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I was planning on trying for a fancy one myself until I found out the prices when the site was down. The sucky thing is I had about $250 in my account but when I figured it out with the shipping and Canadian exchange rate, it would have cost me about $280 to get a fancy one so I didn’t have enough. I was really hoping they would be under $150 but at least the plain ones were less so I could get one. I still had to pay over $180 to get a plain one though so this low dollar now is killing me! When the U.S. and Canada were on par it was so nice to be able to be able to buy more stuff from the U.S. I really hope the grab bag cougars aren’t over $200.
I heard that. 😐 When I did the math, a fancy would end up costing $100 more than a plain tanuki, and that’s assuming that they slip past Customs without any added duty (which seems to happen less and less now). I was leaning towards getting fancy tanuki, but I couldn’t stomach the price it would cost after currency conversion and customs fees.
I had a fancy in my cart last night when the site crashed. So disappointed, but so happy this morning when they were back up and I snagged a fancy tanuki. Really looking forward to getting it.
I’m so glad that Melody and the Windstone folks decided to put them into two batches. That is so much more fair, and equitable since there is a price differential that is more reflective of the investment in time in making it. When I have received a plainer one in the past in the combined grab bag batches before I have at times felt I overpaid since there wasn’t a price differential in a combined batch, I supposed they averaged the overall price. This approach totally fixes that. Thank you! I hope to see it continue in the future.
I was planning on trying for a fancy one myself until I found out the prices when the site was down. The sucky thing is I had about $250 in my account but when I figured it out with the shipping and Canadian exchange rate, it would have cost me about $280 to get a fancy one so I didn’t have enough. I was really hoping they would be under $150 but at least the plain ones were less so I could get one. I still had to pay over $180 to get a plain one though so this low dollar now is killing me! When the U.S. and Canada were on par it was so nice to be able to be able to buy more stuff from the U.S. I really hope the grab bag cougars aren’t over $200.
I heard that. 😐 When I did the math, a fancy would end up costing $100 more than a plain tanuki, and that’s assuming that they slip past Customs without any added duty (which seems to happen less and less now). I was leaning towards getting fancy tanuki, but I couldn’t stomach the price it would cost after currency conversion and customs fees.
Yes, being in Canada makes it VERY hard to be a Windstone Collector… the Dollar is so bad. I think its like .75cents to the US dollar? *ughhh* …. with the exchange, and THEN the customs fees (which I agree, we almost always get hit with that now…) its puts the price wayyy up. So add on another $50 cnd for customs fees… and it really hits the pocket books. Im hoping by some chance the box sneaks past customs, lol ! I did splurge and got a Fancy…. I still cant believe I did it… but oh well, and after HOURS of trying to get into the store and snag one (thank god Mom was here to help keep an eye on the website for me!) Wondering what I will get ! 🙂
Wait… This always confuses me. Thankfully I don’t like traveling!
The Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar.
So if Windstone sells something at $100 US dollars, wouldn’t Canadians be only paying $78 CN dollars?
I understand the higher shipping and customs, but the initial price should be less, right?Wait… This always confuses me. Thankfully I don’t like traveling!
The Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar.
So if Windstone sells something at $100 US dollars, wouldn’t Canadians be only paying $78 CN dollars?
I understand the higher shipping and customs, but the initial price should be less, right?It’s the other way around. Something that costs $77 US now costs $100 Canadian. It used to be roughly equal. Ahh, those were the days. 😛
Wait… This always confuses me. Thankfully I don’t like traveling!
The Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar.
So if Windstone sells something at $100 US dollars, wouldn’t Canadians be only paying $78 CN dollars?
I understand the higher shipping and customs, but the initial price should be less, right?It’s the other way around. Something that costs $77 US now costs $100 Canadian. It used to be roughly equal. Ahh, those were the days. 😛
OH! Well, go USA!!! 😀
I think I managed to snag the last plain tanuki! 🙂 I saw all the website problems last night and figured that I would be out of luck, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a couple of plain tanukis and a few fancies still in stock this morning.
I saw the “Notify” button this morning for the “Plain” tanukis. They must have rounded up some more today because two Plain ones are in the store now!
Either that or maybe they had to double check everyone only had one tanuki ordered. Or they held some back because of all the craziness last night to make sure they didn’t oversell. Either way, it’s awesome that some people can still get some who couldn’t sit on the Internet for hours while the site was offline.
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I was rather mystified that there were still some available until I saw your possible explanation – that makes a great deal of sense. Given the headaches I am sure they were having last night, holding a few back as insurance seems very reasonable.Yaaaaaaaaaa!
I was one of the people whose Fancy Tanuki order went through in between the Crashes…I just got my ‘It Just Shipped!’ notification from PayPal! 🙂
Hopefully my Tanuki will be here by next Monday! Yea!IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon*~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
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I was one of the people whose Fancy Tanuki order went through in between the Crashes…I just got my ‘It Just Shipped!’ notification from PayPal! 🙂
Hopefully my Tanuki will be here by next Monday! Yea!Ela_Hara, I got my shipping notification too! Can’t wait!
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
I was planning on trying for a fancy one myself until I found out the prices when the site was down. The sucky thing is I had about $250 in my account but when I figured it out with the shipping and Canadian exchange rate, it would have cost me about $280 to get a fancy one so I didn’t have enough. I was really hoping they would be under $150 but at least the plain ones were less so I could get one. I still had to pay over $180 to get a plain one though so this low dollar now is killing me! When the U.S. and Canada were on par it was so nice to be able to be able to buy more stuff from the U.S. I really hope the grab bag cougars aren’t over $200.
The low dollar here is killing me too with 1AUD to .73 USD 🙁
I passed on these, but looking forward to seeing the photos.mine should be going out tomorrow! can’t wait to see it!
4 things I'm looking for:
1. Mother Meerkat
2. production color Sitting Young Oriental dragons to be made in more colors besides VF, Brimstone would be awesome!
3. Female Griffin – Siamese with White
4. September Raffle Prize 2022 AHD Male GriffinMine’s gone out! It SAYS expected delivery day is Friday but my local post office often reads “Friday” as “Tuesday.” Maybe I’ll get lucky this time and actually get it Friday!
Seeking Test Paints & GBs ! Please get in touch if you'd trade/sell. I'll remove pieces from list by owner request
ANY Red Eyed Unis
ANY Test Paint Bat
UNIS:
The Purple/Yellow Baby Uni of Awesome
Male- Snow Leopard TP
White Lighting Male, Pony, Colt and Grand - I have Mom, Baby, & Young
Ponycorns: Golden Zebra and/or Spotted Skunk
Mother: Okapi
Gothic - Mahogany
PEGS: Male Midnight Calico, Male Bloodstone, Mother Starlight Rain
DRAGONS: Male Coyote
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