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#53395 - 02/01/2002 10:48 So can US folks get a carrying case now?
iceweazel
journeyman

Registered: 26/11/2001
Posts: 91
Loc: the states
Now that all units are supposedly sold out (darnit!) can we poor US folks get a cool-carrying case from the Int store or
the EMPEG folks? If so, sign me up for one!!!!

Ed
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#53396 - 02/01/2002 12:05 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: iceweazel]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Umm, no. We would sell out instantly.

Rob

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#53397 - 02/01/2002 16:20 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
iceweazel
journeyman

Registered: 26/11/2001
Posts: 91
Loc: the states
Ok.... And thats bad why? Laugh! Isn't that the point?
Or do you still have units to ship that they'll go out with and
I'm missing the point?

Ed
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#53398 - 02/01/2002 19:13 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: iceweazel]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I knew you would say that.

The point is, there is a small amount of stock left in the UK which will be sold soon enough. Why would I spend money FedEx'ing it to the USA just for it to be oversold in the first five minutes and create even more resentment? ..Not that the eStore manager is even going to accept a small batch of accessories for a discontinued product.

I also intend to keep back a quantity of cases to throw at people at owner meets (I'd throw players, but they might injure someone).

Finally, as a UK consumer, I quite like the idea that something is available everywhere but the USA. If you lived here you'd understand why

Rob

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#53399 - 02/01/2002 19:26 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Hey, you buy a UK product, the UK guys get the last laugh. I'm with that. Besides you guys are helping us out in our "war."
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#53400 - 02/01/2002 21:50 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
hybrid8
carpal tunnel

Registered: 12/11/2001
Posts: 7738
Loc: Toronto, CANADA
Awesome. I'm in Canada, that's practically still a British colony (or we're practically a 51st state, depending who you ask...)

So when can I order one? :)

Bruno
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#53401 - 02/01/2002 22:49 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: hybrid8]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14483
Loc: Canada
>Awesome. I'm in Canada, that's practically still a British colony
>(or we're practically a 51st state, depending who you ask...)
>So when can I order one? :)

You / we probably can. I have ordered & received Empeg stuff from the UK store before, no problem. Should still work (?)

But then.. I already have an Empeg carry case, courtesy of Rob (a while back when they sent some old stock gratis to owners).

-ml

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#53402 - 03/01/2002 05:30 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: hybrid8]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
You can order one right now - we have always accepted orders from Canada at the empeg store.

Rob

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#53403 - 04/01/2002 07:34 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
meast
stranger

Registered: 30/12/2001
Posts: 48
I'll be in London next month. Can I buy a case somewhere while I'm there? Can I order it online and have you next-day ship to my hotel?
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#53404 - 04/01/2002 07:36 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: meast]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Standard reply - ask David ([email protected]).

Rob

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#53405 - 04/01/2002 07:44 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Are the RioCars not shipping with soft cases?

Well Rob, to make you feel better, me and many of my friends have been jealous of you guys for: all the CD singles you have with rare remixes that we end up paying $25+ as an import (but I have to state that I think the reason so many CD Singles are made in the UK is silly), the Subaru WRX STi and UK300, the Ford Cosworth Escort and Focus RS, the much more powerful VW's (with 4wd) and Audi's, all the cool WRC races that only recently do we get on TV, the "page 3" girls, the MUCH better Guiness beer, Stone Henge, the Loch Ness monster, the Beatles and Monty Python.

edit: and the fact that with your accent, you can say just about ANYTHING and sound sophisticated!
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#53406 - 04/01/2002 07:47 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
CyberGlitch
journeyman

Registered: 04/10/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: VA, USA
Man. I realy wish I could get another carrying case for my wifes empeg. If they will nto be sold in the US then I've gotta find another way for her to lug that thing around.
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#53407 - 04/01/2002 08:09 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Mmmm. Doughnuts.

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#53408 - 04/01/2002 08:14 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
thenominous
member

Registered: 22/12/2001
Posts: 189
Loc: UK
Are the RioCars not shipping with soft cases?

I got my two in the Uk yesterday, they didnt come with cases.
Should they have?

Cheers

Dave

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#53409 - 04/01/2002 08:16 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: thenominous]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Nope.

Rob

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#53410 - 04/01/2002 08:28 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
thenominous
member

Registered: 22/12/2001
Posts: 189
Loc: UK
oh....

go on, go on, go on, go on, go on...

Dave

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#53411 - 04/01/2002 08:44 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: rob]
vince
stranger

Registered: 23/12/2001
Posts: 67
Loc: UK
Ok, to who do we send Doughy Nuts to?
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#53412 - 04/01/2002 09:17 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: vince]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
That may have been more of a Simpson's reference? I was surprised to find that Richard Burns is a Simpsons fan.

My empeg came with a softcase, but that was a limited promotion... wasn't sure if that was still going. There were also free cases given to certain owners who participated in an interview after the SB buy..
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#53413 - 04/01/2002 10:03 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
CyberGlitch
journeyman

Registered: 04/10/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: VA, USA
Yea, those are the type of case I currently have for my empeg. The nice soft blue perfect fit case with the empeg logo on the front pocket. I would like another for my new RioCar I just got for my wife but from the looks of it there will be no way to get one as I'm in the US. =(
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#53414 - 04/01/2002 10:12 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: CyberGlitch]
ueberjeff
new poster

Registered: 29/12/2001
Posts: 19
Loc: Tucson, AZ USA
I'm thinking about picking up one of these sweet hard cases that I saw on Steve Hartman's empeg site. It looks like you could run over that thing with a tank and not damage it. I found one using mysimon for $69.95.

http://steve.nac.net/empeg/empegcase.htm
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#53415 - 04/01/2002 10:23 Re: So can US folks get a carrying case now? [Re: ueberjeff]
CyberGlitch
journeyman

Registered: 04/10/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: VA, USA
Yea those hard cases are very nice.

Although I would just like the small and soft case that easier to carry around and put into a backback or something. This is for my wife and I don't think that when shes at school she'll want to carry around that big hard case. At least with the small one she will be able to but it in her backpack and easly carry it around with her.

If anyone wants to take mercy on my poor soul and sell me a softcase at a resonable price please do leave me a msg or something. =)
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