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[sjc]

http://www.jtf-whole....co.uk/mailers/

Probably Men Shun range from last year?

[David]

Some of it is Bright Star (also Esco, one of their brands), which have bought the Men Shun brand name.

They also have Astra, who are part of the Cosmic group.

Personally, I'm buying nothing from there, due to.... customer service issues.

[Spyrotechnics]

the "rrp" always make me smile

[David]

It gets better...

They are quoting a pack as containing "70 fireworks" - by counting sparklers and portfires (and pack rockets) individually.

So 6 packs of 4 sparklers, thats "24 fireworks."

They also have some "Titanium Flash" Roman Candles......hummmmmm....

Edited by David, 18 August 2009 - 11:21 PM.

[David]

the "rrp" always make me smile

They are, I think, the Bright Star RRPs for 2009. Other than that, I make no comment, other than to say that personally it's not a price I'd consider thinking about paying.

[sjc]

There are some good ones in their collection. When I have a minute I will list them. Otherwise they are rubbish!

[David]

There are some good ones in their collection. When I have a minute I will list them.

I'd avoid making any comments until you've actually seen this years stock fired!
It may well differ from what you have seen previously.

[sjc]

They are Brightstar fireworks and videos of these can be found on http://www.manchester-fireworks.com

[David]

They are Brightstar fireworks and videos of these can be found on http://www.manchester-fireworks.com

Again, though, until you see some actually gear from this years range being fired, I'd be cautious about expecting a specific effect. Who knows what might have changed?

[chimp]

the "rrp" always make me smile

I particularly like the 56 shot candle barrage at £19.99

These 7x 8shot candle products feature in just about all ranges for between £8 & £10. Mind you JTF are only asking 3.99 each, which I supose isn't bad - but £20 rrp!!

[David]

I particularly like the 56 shot candle barrage at £19.99

These 7x 8shot candle products feature in just about all ranges for between £8 & £10. Mind you JTF are only asking 3.99 each, which I supose isn't bad - but £20 rrp!!

JTF price will be £4.59, the prices quoted in JTF's catalogue don't include VAT (unless their policy has changed.)

They still, I assume, do not sell to the public.

Edited by David, 20 August 2009 - 08:01 PM.

[sjc]

JTF price will be £4.59, the prices quoted in JTF's catalogue don't include VAT (unless their policy has changed.)

They still, I assume, do not sell to the public.

I notice that Epic fireworks are selling some of the naff Men Shun range that were sold by JTF last year (i.e. wedding bells & Diwali Dazzler) at twice the price they were sold at JTF (£29.99 rather than £69.99 at Epic)

So perhaps JTF do have one or two bargains after all!!

[David]

So perhaps JTF do have one or two bargains after all!!

The question, put bluntly, is - are there any bargains in the Bright Star range at roughly half RRP? The videos on the site you link too might be old spec (some definatly are) so it's kind of hard to tell.

The total lack of descriptions in the JTF catalogue doesn't help, either. That said, they are hosting demo nights, which might be helpful for anyone thinking of buying from them.

Edited by David, 27 August 2009 - 07:43 AM.

[chimp]

The question, put bluntly, is - are there any bargains in the Bright Star range at roughly half RRP? .

Probably not. I would use half retail as a starting point.

(By the way, Wedding Bells isn't actually that bad)

Edited by chimp, 27 August 2009 - 01:26 PM.

[David]

Probably not. I would use half retail as a starting point.

(By the way, Wedding Bells isn't actually that bad)

I'd tend to agree (about the half retail as a starting point.) That said, 1000 pen lids for £23, thats pretty competative, and at £8.44 the hexagonal 19 shot barrages are a bit cheaper than similar lines (although they might be of poorer performance- kind of hard to say.)

But yeah, nothing really stands out as being a bargain to me.


As for Wedding Bells, I used it for a wedding, but I misjudged it- put it a bit too far back (150m), and fired it AFTER some big noisy stuff, so it seemed a bit flat.