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  3. How Many Forum Members to Change a Lightbulb?

    in The looney bin

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    How many forum posters does it take to change a light bulb?*

    1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

    14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

    7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

    6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"

    Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid

    2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

    15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct

    19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb forum

    11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

    36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

    5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs

    15 People to post "I can't see and their own light bulbs

    7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs

    4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
    corrected URL's

    13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

    5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

    4 to say "Didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

    13 to say "Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

    1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that Julia or Tony aren't the brightest bulb.

    4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.

    1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

    1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again. 

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  19. We are paying too much for our reps!

    in General Discussion

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    Agreed 100%.   I don't mind paying a bit more to be assured I'll be properly serviced.   I currently have a shipment from Ryan that shows leaving China on Feb 3, but no further activity (16 days).   While I'm certainly disappointed, I have little doubt that Ryan will make it right after CNY. 

     

     

    I think the fact that our tds ship internationally which means their business is riskier pushes their prices up. What happens when customs takes your watch? You get another one. These guys sell mainly to China and the risk of anything going wrong is minimal.

    So basically if one out of every 10 watches sold by tds goes missing or something goes wrong with, they need to push up the price on all the other watches by 10%


    And yeah there's a big profit margin. We know that. Sead is selling the 512 for around $70 cheaper than Josh for instance.

    But good find op I always did wonder how much they added on top because I know the Chinese are fond of their reps like us

  21. US Customs - Anyone had any problems lately?

    in General Discussion

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    Damn!   That's a great point!

     

    I wonder if there's any way for the TD's to work with EMS to select flights with destination cities other than Chicago?    Maybe avoid shipping on specific days of the week?    This could become a real problem.    I've still got a shipment missing from Ryan, with no activity at all, since supposedly leaving China on Feb 3rd.

     

    Since Chicago is not a seaport, they aren't concerned with containers, as those clear at the POE, like Los Angeles/San Diego, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle, etc. 

  23. semaster 300 choice between 3

    in The Omega Area

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    The first two have the cheapest 21J Chinese movements.   For my own collection, I avoid those, always.

     

    Sead and Toro versions are Miyota movements.   Of those two choices, I would select the Miyota personally.   I have a PO Sochi with that movement and while it does have the issue where the second hand stutters occasionally, it keeps absolutely PERFECT time.   You don't see the stutter issue unless you are absolutely looking for it.

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