A dealer in the UK should step up and place an order with Sonex.
I wish we had them in the States as well.
They are the nicest looking pots for the SJ conversion, IMO.
Well I would not get too excited about Sonex.The Sonex brand is imported to Australia. Kind of.
I could find very little on the web about Sonex in Australia, but Head Office is in Pakistan, and they do have a web site. Kind of.
So after a bit of looking, this appears to be 'the pot'.
http://sonexcookware.com.pk/product_image/1321618151.jpg
So I then emailed Sonex in Pakistan, and got a prompt reply from their export department, advising of their Australian Importer, and his contact details.
Also the Export Department sent a copy of my email to the Australian Importer with my request for price and availability.
This was encouraging.
Then came the best game of 'Cheese Shop' I have played in years.
I also sent an email to the Australian Importer (and a copy to the Export Department) requesting price/availibility.
A week passed, nothing.
So I phoned. Much confusion at the other end. I think this was caused by my actually wanting to buy something.
I gleened that it seems that Sonex tend to sell their pots in sets i.e. you have to buy more than one to get the pot you want.
To get the '6' I would have to buy a set including a '7' & '8' as well.
Thats OK, I said, (well you can't have too many cooking pots in the kitchen), but I want a 'Traditional' No. '6' 28 Ltr pot, and on the web site, No. '6' is the largest pot in the 'Traditional' series, there are no No. '7' or '8' pots. (No.7 & 8 do exist in other sets)
"O, you want the traditional" was the reply.
"Yes" was my optimistic reply, I followed with, "Could you please tell me the price and availability, or where I could buy a set of "Traditional" containing a'Traditional' No. '6' 28 Ltr pot.
I then received their masterful reply, "O, the boss is away today, you will have to ring tomorrow. He will be here tomorrow. Good-by."
OK, game on, I thought.
So the next day I phone the Australian Distributer again.
This time I get straight through to 'the Boss'. He immediately acknowledges that he did get a copy of my email and the email from his Export department in Pakistan, he did not reply to me as it would have 'obviously' too expensive to ship a pot to me, as I lived on the other side of Australia.
???????
Good play, but I countered by advising him that I had just imported a Vasconia pot from the USA, which cost $70USD freight, and that I was aware of the cost of freight in Australia. (I stopped short of informing him of something called 'Australia Post')
Then he hit me with "We have no stock till the container arrives in one month."
I returned with "Fine, could you please tell me the cost" (of a set or one pot, whatever)
Then came the staggering "How many would you want to buy?"
I reeled from this blow. " One pot or set to start with to make sure it fits the purpose, then another 5 or 10, depending on the cost. How much do they cost?" I shot back.
Then came his master play, "O, the accountant has just gone home, I cannot tell you, I will telephone you tomorrow. I will also try and phone my friend who has a shop in Sydney and see if he will sell you one, I promise I will ring you tomorrow"
Me "You will ring tomorrow"
Boss Man "Yes, Good-by"
Me "Thank you for your help, and I look forward to your call."
I immediatly confirmed our telephone conversation, and his promise to phone "Tomorrow" by email. (and sent a copy to the Export department in Pakistan, including a link to Sian's excellent build on this site, pointing out that people were trying to buy the Sonex pot in the UK and also having problems...)
So, as you would think, tomorrow has now been and gone, and I am still awaiting a phone call. Kind of.
