Re: [Hampshire] OLPC B1G1 - UK RIP Off.

Stephen Davies wrote:
> The £50.00 is even worse thn I thought.
>
> 1) It is FAR above the standard Amazon shipping rates for something that
> size & weight
> 2) And even worse, AMAZON US shipps to people in the US of A FREE.
>
> Someone has commented to this on Groklaw earlier this afternoon. They
> are bang on.
>
> As was often quoted in 'The Office', "Are you having a laugh?"
> Taking the piss more like.
>
> I think they have definitely lost some sales from Hants LUG because of this.

I was very keen to buy at least one, but the shipping charge, with no
explanation, really shocked me. It seemed that something else was
going on and although I would have been buying a piece of history I
did not want to subscribe to feel like being conned.

So I stopped and reconsidered. The more I have reconsidered, the more
it seems to me that maybe I did not want one as badly as I had
thought. So I think they have lost my sale anyway.
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alan cocks
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