Re: I do care how much I pay

["andrew wiechman" <Jovar1701v@email.msn.com>]

But almost $90 total?!  What do they ship it
in, a gold UPS package?  Or does Pete himself deliver it to your door?
(Hey, I'd buy it then!) ;-)

Im sorry but thats hilarious, can you imagine Pete in ups outfit with an
electronic clipboard and an attitude saying just sign the fucking thing I
havent got all DAY!!!
thanks for the good laugh
drew w
----- Original Message -----
From: Marc/Carolyn Hurwitz <hurwitz@ieee.org>
To: The Who <TheWho@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:45 PM
Subject: I do care how much I pay


> >>It was 40 pounds (which roughly comes to $60) plus shipping, which
> came to
> $84 for me. I recall it was originally said to cost $60, which is fairly
>
> accurate...depending on where the dollar and pound happen to stand that
> day.
>
> >eelpie.com, I see the price listed as 40 pounds--and *no* shipping
> cost,
>
> If this is true, I'd feel rather ripped off having spend $24 for
> shipping!<
>
> Mark, and all others who answered this question--Thanks for setting me
> straight.  What must've happened is that I totaled up the price *with*
> shipping and it came out to around 60 quid, which is where I got that
> figure.  Now can I bitch a little?  What is WITH this huge shipping
> cost?  If it were being sold for the American equivalent of 40 pounds
> sterling at my local Best Buy or whatever, I could probably scrape up
> enough to afford the box.  But almost $90 total?!  What do they ship it
> in, a gold UPS package?  Or does Pete himself deliver it to your door?
> (Hey, I'd buy it then!) ;-)
>
> Seriously...I wish eelpie could reconsider either lowering the shipping
> cost (I'd be happy to risk damages; I've received CD's in the mail with
> much lower costs several times and have never had a problem yet) or
> making the box available, perhaps in a limited edition, through Amazon
> or Best Buy or something.  S'what TAFKAP (Mr. Funny Symbol, used to be
> Prince) did with his box.  Got it for $40 + 5% tax for 4 discs...not
> bad, but the real "Bargain" was the Beach Boys' GOOD VIBRATIONS...five
> discs for $40 at my local warehouse club.  What a buy *that* was!
>
> Thanks again, all.  Sorry for the confusion.
>
> --Carolyn
>
>