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 Post subject: GIJCC Subscription Service: Cardboard Shipping Box
PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:48 pm 
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I'm not sure if this story has already been covered, but in between figure reveals, the GIJCC posted how you will be receiving your subscription figures:

http://gijoeclub.com/images/2011/FSS-box2.jpg

For those collectors who don't care about their figures being MIP, this part of the "cost" for the figures may be upsetting. However, as a person who recently ordered a 30th figure from Toys R Us's website, only to receive the figure in a shabby pouch that destroyed the bubble of the figure card, I can live with the elaborate shipping container.

It would not surprise me if the general reaction is, "There's got to be a cheaper way to ship these figures securely". My main concern is that with the box being so long, my mail carrier is not going to have to leave it exposed to the elements on my front doorstep.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:55 pm 
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Aw man. I thought this was the mystery 13th subscription figure :cry:

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:13 pm 
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Holy crap! What a stupid thing to post! (them, not you)

I mean WHO CARES?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:19 pm 
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Mysterious Stranger wrote:
Aw man. I thought this was the mystery 13th subscription figure :cry:


Yeah, me too. My first reaction was "Wow, the club is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for code names".

Wonder if their next post will be "Over inflated shipping costs".

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:58 pm 
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Lance Sputnik wrote:
Holy crap! What a stupid thing to post! (them, not you)

I mean WHO CARES?


Given that these are clearly collector items and that many online dealers, including the club, have packed things pretty poorly in the past I think this is good information to know. And I'm not even getting the subscription. It shows they are placing some thought and effort in to ensuring you get your carded figures undamaged. I don't think this is stupid at all and I am certain a lot of people care.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:52 pm 
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I can't complain about this. People have complained about their shipping methods becore. If they are charging a premium for the figures having them packed securely makese sense.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:37 pm 
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The only complaint I have is the same as always. How much? It's like a build up to justify an outrageous price.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:35 pm 
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WHAT? That's the crappiest figure ever!

And again I say...WHAT? Only one figure revealed this week?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:36 am 
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I don't care what they ship these figures in. I am a loose collector. All they are doing is attempting to justify the exorbitant shipping costs they will add to the (potenitally exorbitant) subscription price.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:00 pm 
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sbarrett4 wrote:
I don't care what they ship these figures in. I am a loose collector. All they are doing is attempting to justify the exorbitant shipping costs they will add to the (potenitally exorbitant) subscription price.


+1 (on all of it)


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sbarrett4 wrote:
I don't care what they ship these figures in. I am a loose collector. All they are doing is attempting to justify the exorbitant shipping costs they will add to the (potenitally exorbitant) subscription price.

Pretty sure that would do it, since you'll now pay for the double box and priority rate shipping (still the best value, but guess who gives free Priority shipping boxes even for non-flat rate stuff?)

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