12 Jul
2019
12 Jul
'19
7:12 p.m.
They confirmed my order. Fingers crossed they actually
ship them, and it doesn't
turn into an argument about honoring transactions. Though probably, a higher postage
cost would be fair. 88 floppies and covers will weigh a bit. (Should have bought 100.)
4 Pack of 5.25" Floppy Diskettes with Sleeves
COM1147 22 $0.89 $19.58
Subtotal: $19.58
Shipping & Handling: $6.95
Tax: $0.00
Order Total: $26.53
They DID ship them. Just received notice of shipment.
You know, the postage from Garland, Texas to LA, CA for a box of 88 floppies would
have been more than $6.95. How much more, I don't know.
Could they have made a loss on that transaction, hence the price bump?
That's not the same BG Micro we bought stuff from
in the
early 80's, is it?
bill
The one with the yellow photocopied catalog?
That's the same one.
The owner/founder passed away a year or two ago and I believe his daughter is running it
now.
Will
Can anyone estimate the likely US postage for that package? Please let me know.
If BG Micro are badly out on that transaction, I'll contact them and make it up to
them.
Would not if it was some big corp, but BG Micro are clearly honest. Such a rarity.
Funny, I was thinking of Diogenes and his lantern just the other day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes
Guy
13 Jul
13 Jul
9:43 p.m.
On Sat, 13 Jul 2019, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
Without the exact zipcodes and weight, can't get exact postage.
However, it is likely to be "zone 6", for which parcel post for 1 pound is
$7.62. There are ways of getting some discounts, such as online ordering
of postage, instead of the counter at the post office.
A Priority Mail small flat rate box would be $7.50
A Priority Mail flat rate envelope is $6.95, but rather tight.
So, the postage might be a LITTLE low, but not by much.
I don't know how much the online discount is.
I don't know how much UPS currently charges.
I don't know how much Fedex currently charges.
Plato defined "MAN" as "featherless biped".
So, Diogenes handed him a plucked chicken.
Plato refined his definition to include broad toenails.
Plato said that Diogenes was "A Socrates gone mad".
Nothing that Diogenes wrote has survived, so we rely on third party
accounts, mostly by those who were adherents of others.
Alexander The Great asked Diogenes what he could do for him.
"Move over; you're blocking my sun."
They confirmed
my order. Fingers crossed they actually ship them, and it doesn't
turn into an argument about honoring transactions. Though probably, a higher postage
cost would be fair. 88 floppies and covers will weigh a bit. (Should have bought 100.)
4 Pack of 5.25" Floppy Diskettes with
Sleeves
COM1147 22 $0.89 $19.58
Subtotal: $19.58
Shipping & Handling: $6.95
Tax: $0.00
Order Total: $26.53
They DID ship them. Just received notice of shipment.
You know, the postage from Garland, Texas to LA, CA for a box of 88 floppies would
have been more than $6.95. How much more, I don't know.
Could they have made a loss on that transaction, hence the price bump?
That's not the same BG Micro we bought stuff
from in the
early 80's, is it?
bill
The one with the yellow photocopied catalog?
That's the same one.
The owner/founder passed away a year or two ago and I believe his daughter is running it
now.
Will
Can anyone estimate the likely US postage for that package? Please let me know.
If BG Micro are badly out on that transaction, I'll contact them and make it up to
them.
Would not if it was some big corp, but BG Micro are clearly honest. Such a rarity.
Funny, I was thinking of Diogenes and his lantern just the other day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes
11:30 p.m.
At 06:43 PM 13/07/2019 -0700, you wrote:
Without the exact zipcodes and weight, can't get
exact postage.
However, it is likely to be "zone 6", for which parcel post for 1 pound is
$7.62. There are ways of getting some discounts, such as online ordering
of postage, instead of the counter at the post office.
A Priority Mail small flat rate box would be $7.50
A Priority Mail flat rate envelope is $6.95, but rather tight.
So, the postage might be a LITTLE low, but not by much.
Oh good, so it wasn't a loss for them. Thanks.
Btw I emailed them and also asked what kind of quantity of those floppies
they have, and would they do bulk deals at the original price. 'For a friend'.
Still doing my best to keep driving the price up. :)
Plato defined "MAN" as "featherless
biped".
So, Diogenes handed him a plucked chicken.
Plato refined his definition to include broad toenails.
Plato said that Diogenes was "A Socrates gone mad".
Plato was a humorless twat. Diogenes sounds like a really cool dude.
Today he would have been a hero-level philosophical Troll. Perhaps a great
leader for Gen-Z. Certainly Twitter and Facebook would have banned him,
and Amazon would be working on hunter-killer drones just for Diogenes.
Nothing that Diogenes wrote has survived, so we rely on
third party
accounts, mostly by those who were adherents of others.
Alexander The Great asked Diogenes what he could do for him.
"Move over; you're blocking my sun."
One of my favorites.
I'd like to get a print of that Waterhouse painting, Diogenes, the pot, and lamp.
Guy
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