05-04-2010, 12:22 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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What happened to Monoprice?!
Did they hire someone from the "make your money off shipping" school of eBay or something?
Shipping is reasonable until I hit 5 lbs, then it jumps by $10, just adding one RCA cable!
I keep adding cables, and the shipping price keeps pace with the actual price, so $40 in cables is going to cost me $40 in shipping too!
What happened to you Monoprice. You've changed, man.
It might actually be cheaper to buy my cables locally now. 
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05-04-2010, 12:27 PM
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Scoring Winger
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That is not good. I hope my parents buy a house in Arizona so I can use them as a US address.
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05-04-2010, 12:34 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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I wonder if that whole credit card thing was just a simple reason to bring down the website and changes the fees, then hope no one would notice.
I'm a bit PO'd, because I put off ordering cables, now I'm stuck.
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05-04-2010, 12:43 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Why don’t you email them and ask them? Almost sounds like it could be a bug in their shipping calculator algorithm.
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05-04-2010, 12:44 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
I wonder if that whole credit card thing was just a simple reason to bring down the website and changes the fees, then hope no one would notice.
I'm a bit PO'd, because I put off ordering cables, now I'm stuck.
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Yes, scaring your loyal customer base off with the possibility of credit fraud is a great way to grow your business.
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05-04-2010, 12:45 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Okotoks
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I ordered from them 2 months ago and thought the price of shipping was a little higher then it should have been. Still cheaper then going to Future Shop or something.
I guess the good thing about the internet is that there is always somewhere else to go...
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05-04-2010, 01:02 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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http://www.infinitecables.com
Within Canada, cable prices are almost the same for what I was looking for (DVI cables, USB extension cables), shipping $10 vs. $40 from Monoprice.
No idea of the quality though.. not much feedback on them from RedFlagDeals. Guess maybe I'll give them a try.
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05-04-2010, 01:19 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
http://www.infinitecables.com
Within Canada, cable prices are almost the same for what I was looking for (DVI cables, USB extension cables), shipping $10 vs. $40 from Monoprice.
No idea of the quality though.. not much feedback on them from RedFlagDeals. Guess maybe I'll give them a try.
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I would assume that it comes from the same manufacturer.
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05-04-2010, 01:23 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Yes, scaring your loyal customer base off with the possibility of credit fraud is a great way to grow your business.
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Not all business owners think logically! 
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05-04-2010, 01:25 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYC
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You can also go onto dealextreme.com
Free shipping =)
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05-04-2010, 01:46 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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I noticed this happened to me a while ago ... the shipping ended up being as much as the order Not cool monoprice.
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05-04-2010, 01:48 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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What the hell were you buying an RCA cable for?
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05-04-2010, 01:52 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Lol, the receiver on my living room TV is pretty old and doesn't decode much beyond Dolby surround, while the Blu-Ray player I got can decode almost anything.. but the only input I can use on my receiver to get that is the 5.1 analog inputs, so I need 5 RCA cables.
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05-04-2010, 02:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Ah yes, haha, the legendary 'direct input' mode. Well done!
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05-04-2010, 02:09 PM
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Had an idea!
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Monoprice isn't even loading right now.
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05-04-2010, 02:18 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary, AB
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I ordered a bunch of iPhone items in December (4 cables, 3 sets of headphones, 2 lighter adapters, 1 silicone skin). The total was 19.31 + 5.59 shipping, which I thought was reasonable. I just entered all the stuff again online, and products are all the same price but the shipping has gone down to $4.61.
This seems reasonable to me.
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05-04-2010, 03:40 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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4 USB extension cables, 3 RCA cables, 3 DVI cables, 10lbs (!?), $50 for the cables, $37 for the shipping
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05-04-2010, 04:12 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
4 USB extension cables, 3 RCA cables, 3 DVI cables, 10lbs (!?), $50 for the cables, $37 for the shipping |
Buy a new amp dude.
rca cables? haha
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05-04-2010, 04:21 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
4 USB extension cables, 3 RCA cables, 3 DVI cables, 10lbs (!?), $50 for the cables, $37 for the shipping |
I use to buy my stuff here a long time ago, B&E electronics
http://www.be-electronics.com/
I would solder my own cables back then. Anyway, you can check them out. I think you need an account, not sure if it cost anything. I used my friends account when I went.
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05-04-2010, 06:54 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Buy a new amp dude.
rca cables? haha
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Why, it's a high quality amp, and it's only for my downstairs TV, not my full home theater. The quality will be better if I have my Bluray decode DTS HD or whatever and send that a short span analog to the amp vs. decoding Dobly Surround.
Dealextreme doesn't have the cables I need, and everywhere else I check is about the same price once I take Monoprice's crazy shipping into account, even just stopping at Memory Express is only like $10 more.
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