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Parallax 25% Off Sale, 10% Off, and Free Ship Ends Monday

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2014-12-19 11:34 in General Discussion
Don't miss out in the Christmas rush. Stuff your own stocking. Nab an S2 for $97! Snag a BS2 or Prop Activity Board for $36! Grab a BoeBot for $120! Or a $149 Activitybot! C'mon, spare Santa the trip, that old fellow is busy enough these days...

Plus that ever-loving free WS2812B RGB LED Module with every order.

http://parallax.com/catalog/featured-items

See also http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/158256-BIG-Sale-on-www.parallax.com

Comments

  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,392
    edited 2014-12-14 11:17
    My team must have gone crazy with these discounts. Quite a risky behavior.

    Gonna have to call a corporate meeting and bring Chip in to help settle the chaos.

    Ken Gracey
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-12-14 12:40
    Para-LOCO!
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2014-12-14 14:58
    I wish the sale would last just a bit longer. I have clients that I bill every December which my profit from them I consider my yearly bonus. That is what we normally use for Christmas shopping. So, until those checks arrive I have to hold off on buying anything as I have other bills to pay!!! Gotta keep the lights on! A few years ago one of the larger checks did not arrive before Christmas. We shopped for the grandkids and put our own stuff on hold until after the Holidays when it finally arrived. Worked out OK though since the ring I bought for my wife was $200.00 off what it had been before Christmas!!!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-12-14 15:20
    Post-Christmas deals are usually better than Black Friday.

    Especially for Christmas decorations. :)
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2014-12-15 04:31
    The Propeller Activity Board for $37.49 sucked me in, then I had to spend another $12 in order to get the shipping for free. So now I have new wire cutters and a 5-way switch coming too. I can definitely use the wire cutters but I have no idea what I'll do with the 5-way switch.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-12-15 08:25
    RDL2004 wrote: »
    I have no idea what I'll do with the 5-way switch.

    You'll do the RIGHT thing, Rick. A 5-way switcheroo.
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2014-12-15 09:16
    RDL2004 wrote: »
    The Propeller Activity Board for $37.49 sucked me in

    The best $37.49 you'll ever spend.

    Just don't try to make a robot out of it, though. You'll find it too easy, and you'll have to look elsewhere for headache-inducing challenges.

    For the 5-way switch, add an XBee set and you can control your robot wirelessly. (You could do it with wires, of course, but then make sure your robot is made of plywood. Wired bots require construction from plywood.)
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2014-12-16 19:20
    Ask and you shall receive!!! I see they extended the sale just for me to 12-22-2014. Now, hopefully that bonus check I rely on soooooooooo much will be here so I can place MY Christmas order. Even if I do not get it by Christmas, at least I will know what I am getting. The Elev-8 V2 is looking REAL promising but I just do not know that I will have the time to mess with it enough to justify the costs.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2014-12-16 20:33
    Crank up the Wayback Machine! Parallax must really be mining some old email addresses to promote the extension of their sale. I've gotten three notifications from them so far, but none to any address I currently use. One email was addressed to Browser, another came to the enigmatic Dr. Mu, and the last was to Scrooge. Scrooge? Really? Bah! I don't ever remember using that one, but I must have at some point in time.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-12-16 20:48
    Email notifications from Parallax? I don't get any emails! Nobody loves me!
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2014-12-16 21:00
    erco wrote: »
    Email notifications from Parallax? I don't get any emails! Nobody loves me!

    Here I'll share mine.

    Holiday Sale Ends Soon!
    Equip Your Genius

    Sale Extended to 12/22/14
    Our Holiday Sale has been extended. You still have time to get:
    • 25% off selected best sellers
    • 10% off everything else in the store
    Discounts have already been taken, no coupon codes necessary.
    Sale ends Monday, 12/22/14 at 10 a.m. PST.
    www.parallax.com

    A note on shipping
    To guarantee shipment by Christmas, please consider an air method if you are ordering after 2:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, 12/18/14. You can call our Sales Department toll-free at 888-512-1024 (Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm, PST) to place your order too! Our office will be closed 12/24 through 12/26 for Christmas.

    ________________________________________
    Contact Us
    Parallax Inc.
    599 Menlo Drive
    Rocklin, CA 95765
    United States
    T: (888) 512-1024 or (916) 624-8333
    parallaxian@parallax.com
    Follow Us



    This email was sent to the best forum member ever, Xanadu. Unsubscribe from future Parallax mailings.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2014-12-16 21:06
    xanadu wrote:
    This email was sent to the best forum member ever, Xanadu. Unsubscribe from future Parallax mailings.

    None of my emails had a line like that one. So they're not just saying stuff like that to everyone to flatter them, which means you really are the best forum member ever!

    -Phil
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2014-12-16 21:50
    Wow, I didn't even notice that line! I should get a project started, or finished...
  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2014-12-16 21:53
    My email only had a blank (dark grey) picture/box. At least I knew by the heading what it was about.
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2014-12-17 01:37
    I didn't get that line either.. but I did get an email to an old email address, the one Parallax wouldn't recognize a couple of years back, so that I had to create a new one (which is the one I have ordered from the last few years). I got the email on the current address too though.

    -Tor
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2014-12-17 12:22
    Sometimes I just can't figure out the Post Office tracking system. The last time I checked this (yesterday), they were estimating delivery on Friday and the most recent update was "Shipping Label Created ROCKLIN". Notice that this was after it arrived in Sacramento. I just checked it again not even 24 hours later and it's "Out for Delivery". It might even actually be in my mailbox, I'll have to go over there and check. At any rate, excellent fast service from Parallax (and the USPS).
    December 17, 2014 , 8:57 am Out for Delivery Somewhere in MS 39xxx 

December 17, 2014 , 8:47 am Sorting Complete Somewhere in MS 39xxx 

December 17, 2014 , 7:48 am Arrived at Post Office Somewhere in MS 39xxx 

December 17, 2014 , 5:20 am Departed USPS Facility JACKSON, MS 39201 

December 16, 2014 , 10:50 pm Arrived at USPS Facility JACKSON, MS 39201 

December 15, 2014 , 8:52 pm Shipping Label Created ROCKLIN, CA 95765 

December 15, 2014 , 8:46 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95799 

December 15, 2014 , 6:47 pm Picked up by Request ROCKLIN, CA 95765 

December 15, 2014 Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS
  • Jen J.Jen J. Posts: 649
    edited 2014-12-18 09:05
    Did we add the email addresses from our Forums to our newsletter mailing list: Absolutely

    Can you unsubscribe from these mailings if you no longer wish to receive them: Yes. Please do.

    Do we share your information with anyone else? Absolutely not.


    If you are receiving blank emails from Parallax please forward your blank email with the following information to webmaster@parallax.com:
    • Name and version of your operating system
    • Name and version of your email client
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2014-12-18 10:27
    RDL2004 wrote: »
    I just checked it again not even 24 hours later and it's "Out for Delivery".

    After that you get this one:

    December 18, 2014, 3:20PM Package picked up by neighbor, who is now enjoying your goodies.

    Anywho, the PO updates their database only several times a day, so it's quite possible to get the package before it says it's arrived in your town.

    I think I get Parallax newsletters, but somewhat sporadically. I won't get them for the longest time, then all of a sudden, they'll return. Not that I need it -- I cruise here and the shop pages often enough to know the good deals.
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2014-12-19 09:07
    Well Murphy's Law was certainly in effect.

    On Wednesday the mail didn't actually get delivered until almost 6:00 pm (!?). The apartment office was closed by then, so the mail person left a note saying "no secure delivery option available" or something like that and said I needed to come to the Post Office and pick up the package within 15 days.

    No problem, since the Post Office is only a mile from where I shop for groceries. I went to get it yesterday, but they didn't have it and weren't sure where it was. They said that most likely it's out for delivery again and just wasn't re-scanned. Okay, no problem. Sure enough, it was delivered late in the afternoon.

    This morning, I finally opened the box only to find that one of the items is not the correct one. I was charged correctly, but instead of the $5 Keiba wire cutters they sent the $12 Klein cutter/stripper. I'm not sure what to do because I really wanted the smaller cutters, but it almost doesn't seem worth the trouble to be shipping things back and forth.
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2014-12-19 11:34
    Hi Rick- Sorry 'bout that!

    PM me with your address and I'll get you a correct set pronto :) No need to return the error.

    Our Shipping Staff has been shipping out more shipments than I have ever seen shipped before - They're bleary-eyed and real trouper's to the end!

    Marketing truly did push them to the limits of Shipper's Endurance!

    -MattG
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