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I am about to purchase a new recurve rig. No local pro shops deal with recurves. Was about to buy from Lancaster - but then found Alternative Archery (from the UK I believe) on the web. Their prices are WAY lower, but being outside the US, I worry about shipping time, shipping costs, any other fees, etc. The website says it is quoting in USD, so I don't expect an exchange rate issue.

I haven't yet bought anything significant from LAS, but they seem like they have a team of customer service people that can help answer questions and help set up my rig. Which, for me, is a big plus in their favor.

But, I need to be prudent in spending money right now.

Has anyone had experience with buying from Alternative Archery (good or bad) ?????

Thanks.
 
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I've purchased spendy items from both LAS and Alternatives (I know, lucky me). I'm a bit of a fan of Lancaster Archery Supply. They have a great stock of equipment and are very helpful both on the phone and e:mail. I can't say enough good things about them. I've ordered things from Alternative that weren't readily available in the US, like a Best Zenit barebow riser and Curly vanes (sp?). I've had excellent service from Alternatives and for whatever reason the shipping costs always seemed pretty good. The only problem I ever had, and it wasn't Alternative's fault, was the Zenit riser was bent when I received it; obviously dropped or something during shipping. Alternative told me to ask the PO to return it without charging me but the local PO wouldn't do it. I wound up paying a small fortune to ship the riser back to the UK. Alternatives replaced the riser and shipped it back to me, I believe without further charge. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from Alternative again, especially if what I wanted wasn't availabe from LAS.
 
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Yes I've order a few items from Alternative sporting services in the UK.
Although it took a little while for the ILF carbon limbs I was after to come in to stock, due to phasing out that line, they were diligent in keeping me posted on the progress and offered me an 'alternative' if I was impatient.
As I live in Australia, their prices were very good in comparison to the same product in the US...
(Australia doesn't even come close to anyone... way over priced)
Shipping was very reasonably priced as well. Limbs arrived perfect.
I'm sure you be satisfied with the service they offer and the product.

Rich
 
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I've bought a couple of things from Alternative and found that they were as good on shipping time as almost anyone except LAS.

This may not be a fair comparison since I live just a couple of hours from LAS and usually get things by the second business day.

I wouldn't hesitate to order from Alternative again.
 
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Two of the best resorces to buy from IMO. No problem ever for me with either. Obviously Alt Services will take a couple days more, in my experience anyway, but never a problem. Lancaster gets it to you in 2 or 3 days, Alt Services figure a week. Both have been great vendors for me.
 
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To rehash an old thread:

Had anyone been dinged with after the fact import duties/fee's when ordering from Alt Services? Or did you just pay the cost of the product + the shipping charge? Their prices seem very good, but I'm hesitant to order in fear of additional hidden fee's.
 
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Jeb-D. said:
To rehash an old thread:

Had anyone been dinged with after the fact import duties/fee's when ordering from Alt Services? Or did you just pay the cost of the product + the shipping charge? Their prices seem very good, but I'm hesitant to order in fear of additional hidden fee's.
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I have ordered a ton of stuff, several risers and limbs... no extra fees. If you lived in Canada then you would.
 
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