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10-16-2006, 12:40 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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whats up with tower? as if they aren't making enough money already, i just went to order some gears for my p.o.s. hitec servos and saw that the standard shipping was up to $8.99!  Last edited by chino63; 10-16-2006 at 12:43 PM. |
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10-16-2006, 12:48 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati
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Use your local hobby shop SHIPPING wont be a problem
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10-16-2006, 12:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Burrillville, RI
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those parts must not have been in the parts express category... the shipping is still the same.
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10-16-2006, 12:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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yeah i noticed shipping went up my last order which included a pumpkin and blackfoot extreme hard bodies. both of the bodies arrived damaged and they sent me replacments no questions asked and let me keep the damaged goods. so with a replacment policy like that i dont mind an extra buck.
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10-16-2006, 01:00 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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i think they have a flat rate shipping. my shipping was also 8.99
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10-16-2006, 01:02 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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from the last time i ordered, it's up a buck or more. i think thats alot considering how many orders are made per day. i guess i will wait to combine my order with someone else i know or order from my lhs.
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10-16-2006, 01:09 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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It's only a dollar. When you spend $122, what's one more? Besides, Discover card will be footing the bill for this last order of mine for a couple years...  Then it'll be more like $300 by the time I get around to paying it. Guess that isn't really funny... |
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10-16-2006, 01:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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10-16-2006, 01:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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ditto, I have to drive about 700 miles to Tammies Hobbies. Only good hobby shop even remotely close to me.:-( | |
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10-16-2006, 01:27 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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I ordered a set of proline mohawks and it only cost 3.99 to ship I ordered a chevy HD 2500 body, 4 cans of paint, miscelaneous parts and a aquacraft Pro fisherman boat and that only cost me 8.99 to ship the box it came in was huge. I have also had numerous times stuff has arrived damaged and they just sent replacements without having to send the damaged back. I usually order almost $200-400 a month from them so 8.99 is cheaper than buying from my local hobby town since they jack up the price and i have to pay tax ( almost 8%) on a overinflated price. To me paying 1 dollar more doesnt really matter. |
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10-16-2006, 01:41 PM
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| Diggin' the new SCX10 II!  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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I haven't used Tower in some time. I order everything I can (some times my LHS does not have a supplier for certain items) from my LHS.
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10-16-2006, 02:17 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Plus, once you become a regular customer they will throw you a bone once in a while to save you some money. | |
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10-16-2006, 02:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Beaver County, PA
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I just pay the $14.99 to join the super saver club. I get free shipping most of the time because my orders meet or exceed the $150 limit, or I make them exceed. Then I get lots of free stuff by spending $xxx.xx and use the coupons they give to super saver members. I got 2 nice tool kits, a drill set, servos, fuel bottles, work table mat, and numerous other items over the past 2-3 years. I also get extra discounts and stuff. Its worth the money to join the club, I just wish they had a wider varity, their inventory seems to have shrunken over the past couple years... but I guess that happens when they drop LOSI and KYOSHO. Tower doesnt carry things unless they know they can keep it in stock, so I guess thats why we dont see alot of the littler items for R/C's that arent as popular as others. While they have excellent prices on their traxxas r/c's other brands such as tamiya are over priced. Oh well, all stores have their pro's and con's. $405 or whatever tower wants for the F350 sure beats $499 at the LHS here. Im still trying to get into the habbit of going to the HS first, Im not used to having one around, didnt have one where I used to live, now I have 2, and neither carry much of what Im after. |
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10-16-2006, 02:25 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati
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WOW we sticker our Hi-Lift at $399
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10-16-2006, 02:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Beaver County, PA
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Its probably for the better right now anyway, I need to buy X-MAS gifts for people before I buy myself an F-350. and I know if it would been ~$389 or so, I woulda bought it a couple weeks ago... along with a new 3 channel radio that would be ~$200 im guessing, so its for the better, for now anyway. | |
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10-16-2006, 02:32 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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10-16-2006, 04:41 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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trust me, i do buy quit a few things from a few of my lhs but when i need something that tower has and i can get it in three days or less, i get it. plus they take paypal now. i have a bit of money in the paypal account from selling things so it doesn't come out of my pocket or the bank account.
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10-16-2006, 04:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno
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i'm not complaining 9 bucks shipped for a evader and a dark impact, thats a steal to me
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10-16-2006, 11:50 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SW Charlotte
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sorry this is kinda off topic, but does tower offer better deals just before or just after the xmas season? i wanna oreder a couple hundred and am not in a hurry lol
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10-17-2006, 06:02 AM
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