Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:17 pm
Well, for those in the States and Canada living without plushies be thankful you're not in Australia. They'll never come here...unless you have a few hundred dollars to spare, have an Ebay account and have made friends over Ebay due to a Neopets obsession that has now almost completely died off due to high USA to Australia shipping bills.
Just my two cents. They're cute, but for someone stuck on the other side o' the seas, they're simply no longer worth it.
Just my two cents. They're cute, but for someone stuck on the other side o' the seas, they're simply no longer worth it.
Sat Jul 03, 2004 2:04 pm
Least you can get them without paying triple over Ebay. I don't even think there is a Limited Too in my country, or even the whole of the UK 
Sat Jul 03, 2004 3:06 pm
Kariiau wrote:Least you can get them without paying triple over Ebay. I don't even think there is a Limited Too in my country, or even the whole of the UK
There's a Borders here in Australia, but they only have the Neopets Board Game (waste of $39.95 IMHO - James and I got it for $18.75 when it first released). The Plushies it seems (and this is what Borders was told) "Will not be released to the Australian public for a good few years. Your best bet is Ebay.com.au." We get the Voice-Activated toys...but for $40 a pop...$50 in some places (Northern Territory springs to mind)?
I'm not sure what's worse - having to deal with a site whose glitches are destroying the very fabric of what makes Neopets 'fun' or having to pay through the nose for something that costs very little in comparison to other parts of the world? I feel for those also in the UK; I have a few friends who live there who have young children desperate for a Blue Lupe Plushie and other plushies of the Neopets range who have been sorely tested by Ebay's so-called 'trustworthy' sellers.
[Off topic: On record, there are only 3 trustworthy sellers on Ebay for Neopets Plushies (from my general experience. I have had 4 people gyp me out of plushies before) and the rest simply spout a lot of hoo-hah and only accept paypal (which is a real <insert term here> when you don't rely on a credit card and you've looking for that particular plushie for a good two years *mutters*)]
Sun Jul 04, 2004 3:20 am
Marinnai, I hope that the UK and Australia start getting those plushies for all of you!
There's alot of plushies I don't have, and yes I'm in the U.S. simply because for certain ones it's Limited Too only released. Since there's not one within at least 30 miles, I don't drive (disabled), I'm kind of out of luck myself unless I go the ebay route.
I do use ebay and will be putting some extra Neo things up. I am an honest person selling and buying. I can only speak for myself regarding out of country and paypal -- it's simply just about the only way for a seller to get the funds in a timely manner and not have to deal with trying to find a place to convert the currency. I've had it happen as a buyer getting certain things from other countries. The absurd cost of postage? Yes, that is definitely a factor unfortunately.
So keep sending in those suggestions to TNT to get those plushies/tcg/stationery/whatever to your countries!
There's alot of plushies I don't have, and yes I'm in the U.S. simply because for certain ones it's Limited Too only released. Since there's not one within at least 30 miles, I don't drive (disabled), I'm kind of out of luck myself unless I go the ebay route.
I do use ebay and will be putting some extra Neo things up. I am an honest person selling and buying. I can only speak for myself regarding out of country and paypal -- it's simply just about the only way for a seller to get the funds in a timely manner and not have to deal with trying to find a place to convert the currency. I've had it happen as a buyer getting certain things from other countries. The absurd cost of postage? Yes, that is definitely a factor unfortunately.
So keep sending in those suggestions to TNT to get those plushies/tcg/stationery/whatever to your countries!
Sun Jul 04, 2004 3:32 am
in regards to canada... I've seen plushies at Claires and at Walmart. I just saw one the other day... it was a blue Acara. I was extremely tempted to buy it since I have a baby acara that was originally blue.. but the $14.99 price stopped me (it was too small for the price!).
Sun Jul 04, 2004 5:18 am
I personally like the Baby Lupe Plushie...
There. Praise.
Now make them available in Australia, now!!!
There. Praise.
Now make them available in Australia, now!!!