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Offline Timotheos

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PM USA Has a much improved free gift
« on: January 06, 2009, 14:30:17 »
I just completed my reluctant, impetuous order from PM USA (you know, the kind of order you bump up to $150 because you can't bear to pay $12 shipping).

The free gift, instead of being a keychain, is now the sort of boxed set that would be valued around $5.99.

Set 4979 - PM DB explains it as a diver game, but the bottom line is it comes with a diver and six flounders, or halibuts, or whatever those flat fish are.

OK.  It didn't exactly make my day.  But, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with yet another pirate keychain, so I am reasonably consoled.

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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: PM USA Has a much improved free gift
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2009, 15:31:24 »
The free shipping in the UK starts at £50 of stuff, about $75 - wonder why the US is so high?

Still, that sounds better than yet another unwanted keychain. Another reason to order something soon. I see the same set is on the UK site too. Divers are always good for bathtime play.
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Re: PM USA Has a much improved free gift
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 01:23:30 »
Quote from: Martin Milner on January 06, 2009, 15:31:24
The free shipping in the UK starts at £50 of stuff, about $75 - wonder why the US is so high?

PM USA dips down to $75 free shipping every July, and this year for early December.

I don't understand why they don't dip down to $75 permanently.  The only bright side is that it gives retailers like the fallen-from-glory Ridge Road Station a means of competing.  Immediately after PM imposed the minimum pricing policy, Ridge Road dropped its shopping threshold from $75 to $30, which effectively slashed its prices by about 5% (assuming you spend above the threshold).

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Re: PM USA Has a much improved free gift
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 02:07:26 »
The free shipping seems to be the only way online retailers have a chance to compete, I had a hard time getting up to the $150 level at PM USA so I just went to Ridge Road and bought what I wanted there with the free shipping.



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Offline Rasputin

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Re: PM USA Has a much improved free gift
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 04:54:59 »
If you recently ordered , did they send you the calendar ?
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Re: PM USA Has a much improved free gift
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 06:55:08 »
I just ordered today, after Timotheos's post I tried to fluff up an order over at PM USA but it was taking up too much energy so I went to Ridge Road. Will let you know if I get a calendar although I did see a small activity book at a local dealer's the other day (small 8 page color and game type thing).



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