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orkishlyorkish wrote:I know a place called ricks crafts and aquariums in renfrew that's having a 40%-50% off sale on GW stuff.

And do they have a website where we can all get that deal?

Just looked on maelstrom, and they dont have the Imperial strongpoint listed anymore, unless I just couldnt find it.

also, while Maelstroms prices are great, shop around some, cause dont forget that paypal adds 2.5% to your total for their exchange fee.

my $99 order turned into $110 after paypal went through. so I canceled the order and went with http://www.thebrokenforge.com and it came out to $103, so I saved a few extra bucks. this was before the 17% off coupon though.

dashrendar wrote:also, while Maelstroms prices are great, shop around some, cause dont forget that paypal adds 2.5% to your total for their exchange fee.

And that's Maelstrom's fault how?

Simple answer:

Don't use PayPal.

I use PayPal and Maelstrom, and at least for the Euro to Pound conversion, no 2.5% is added on by orders/bills.

The only thing you have to watch out for is, that PayPal uses the current exchange rate, while the exhange rate on the Maelstrom site doesn't update as frequently. This can cause the price in Euro/Dollar to be slightly different on the site than on your bill. But the price in Pound should be exactly the same, so you can convert yourself on a currency site if you care about the minor difference.

Damn them and their discounted goodies. Stuff bought...

Maybe it's a pattern, don't order shiny new stuff until a week afterwards when Maelstrom hands out the vouchers?

H.B.M.C. wrote:

dashrendar wrote:also, while Maelstroms prices are great, shop around some, cause dont forget that paypal adds 2.5% to your total for their exchange fee.

And that's Maelstrom's fault how?

Simple answer:

Don't use PayPal.

Maybe he doesn't have a credit card?

THINK before you post. Don't let your obsession with that place cloud your eyes.

Speaking of obsession, how does H.B.M.C. afford such large quantities all the time?

UltraPrime wrote:Maybe he doesn't have a credit card?

There are alternatives to credit cards that don't involve PayPal.


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BrookM wrote:Speaking of obsession, how does H.B.M.C. afford such large quantities all the time?

Probably because I only buy things from GW once or twice a year. So rather than buying things every month in dribs and drabs, I buy everything at once, in bulk.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BrookM wrote:Speaking of obsession, how does H.B.M.C. afford such large quantities all the time?

Probably because I only buy things from GW once or twice a year. So rather than buying things every month in dribs and drabs, I buy everything at once, in bulk.

This year must've been a special year then with Planetstrike and Guard.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

dashrendar wrote:also, while Maelstroms prices are great, shop around some, cause dont forget that paypal adds 2.5% to your total for their exchange fee.

And that's Maelstrom's fault how?

Simple answer:

Don't use PayPal.

I didnt say it was their fault, just pointing it out.

Redemption wrote:I use PayPal and Maelstrom, and at least for the Euro to Pound conversion, no 2.5% is added on by orders/bills.

you might want to double check that.
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-fees
paypal always adds a 2.5% charge for currency conversions.

UltraPrime wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

dashrendar wrote:also, while Maelstroms prices are great, shop around some, cause dont forget that paypal adds 2.5% to your total for their exchange fee.

And that's Maelstrom's fault how?

Simple answer:

Don't use PayPal.

Maybe he doesn't have a credit card?

THINK before you post. Don't let your obsession with that place cloud your eyes.

You don't need a credit card.

At least in the USA if you have a Checking Account you will usually get a debit/check card associated with it. Generally they'll be backed by VISA or MASTERCARD allowing you to use it just like a credit card, except it withdraws funds directly to your account so you can't spend more than what you have.

THINK before you post.

Lagduf wrote:

UltraPrime wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

dashrendar wrote:also, while Maelstroms prices are great, shop around some, cause dont forget that paypal adds 2.5% to your total for their exchange fee.

And that's Maelstrom's fault how?

Simple answer:

Don't use PayPal.

Maybe he doesn't have a credit card?

THINK before you post. Don't let your obsession with that place cloud your eyes.

You don't need a credit card.

At least in the USA if you have a Checking Account you will usually get a debit/check card associated with it. Generally they'll be backed by VISA or MASTERCARD allowing you to use it just like a credit card, except it withdraws funds directly to your account so you can't spend more than what you have.

THINK before you post.

Might not have debit card either. Tool.

Alpharius wrote:Those prices in AUD$ sound so high.

Is the cost of living that high in Australia?

Are wages at a comparably high rate too (Ha! I know...)?

It's a tax we pay for having the nicest beaches.

I had a look at this last night and put over £200 of goods in my basket, input the voucher code and found that 17% was deducted (rather that the usual 10%), but then found that the 4% bulk discount was removed? I didn't proceed with the order as I was assuming (this being the operative word here!) that the 17% was a further discount to that already listed on the site or I would at least get the bulk order discount?

Has anyone else found this to be the case or have I got the wrong end of the stick completely?

Tiered discounts are disabled when using a voucher code. It says so right in the email with the voucher code.