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In lugnet.pirates, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Andrew Pruette writes:
> > While placing an order for various Christmas gifts last week, I noticed that
> > 6854 Alien Fossilizer and 6232 Skeleton Crew were both shown as in stock and
> > shipping in 24 hours at http://www.amazon.com. They arrived today, so I can
> > verify they're available. May be a good opportunity to pick up these kits
> > which don't seem to be in many stores anymore, at least in my area (NC, USA).
>
> Well, here's the not-so-hidden price structure that offsets the benefit of
> such an order, according to the CSR I just talked to:
>
> As a toy, each item has a flat $1.25 shipping charge;
> The whole order has a flat $3.00 shipping charge, whether you buy 1 or 100
>
> As such, the price for 10 copies of Skeleton Crew would cost $45.40, or
> $4.54 per set. Doesn't seem like as good a deal to me now, I'm afraid,
> especially when the total shipping/processing for a $25.00 book is about three
> bucks!
True enough. At the moment, there are many coupon codes floating around for
$10 off, such as PRESENTS-4-ALL, that help offset it to a more reasonable
level. I've also received several coupons in the last few months for $10 off
Amazon toys, so that helps as well.
Andrew
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