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CVO 1K 2 Million Apr 19, 2006 2:19 pm
Source for Thinkpad Eraser Heads
 
I'd like to find some more but not pay $4.95 (or similar)
shipping.....
Thanks

redburgundy Apr 19, 2006 2:35 pm
Office Depot now carries Thinkpads. Maybe they carry the Trackpoint caps. Otherwise, do a google search on "trackpoint caps".

cblaisd Apr 19, 2006 2:38 pm
Or the ThinkPad mailing list

http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad

ScottC Apr 19, 2006 3:03 pm
Let me make sure I understand. You know where to get them, but don't want to pay $4.95 shipping for them? I really don't mean to offend, but isn't that just a tad cheap? :p

Anyhow, here you go:

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-ThinkPad-Tra...QQcmdZViewItem

$2.50 per cap and $1.31 shipping.

CVO 1K 2 Million Apr 19, 2006 3:32 pm
Originally Posted by ScottC
Let me make sure I understand. You know where to get them, but don't want to pay $4.95 shipping for them? I really don't mean to offend, but isn't that just a tad cheap? :p

Anyhow, here you go:

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-ThinkPad-Tra...QQcmdZViewItem

$2.50 per cap and $1.31 shipping.
No I didn't know where to get them...but was requesting that if it was a mail order source that I wouldn't need to pay more in shipping than for the product...sorry, didn't word it clearly....your option is great, thankyou

ScottC Apr 19, 2006 3:35 pm
Originally Posted by CVO 1K 2 Million
No I didn't know where to get them...but was requesting that if it was a mail order source that I wouldn't need to pay more in shipping than for the product...sorry, didn't word it clearly....your option is great, thankyou
I understand where you are coming from. Shipping charges are my nr.1 source of aggravation when it comes to online shopping. When I see $0.99 products on ebay with $10 shipping I just know it is a scam I need to skip.

Thankfully there are still some honest sellers left on Ebay though...

cblaisd Apr 19, 2006 3:37 pm
Agree.

Or sellers who won't ship at all to Hawaii. Grrrr. One of the reasons that Amazon does get more of my business these days; no no-ship policies on books anyway or ridiculous shipping costs.

Or the sellers who ship by USPS Priority Mail but who won't ship to Hawaii. Why? It's the same price.

OK. Sorry. Back OT.... :D

alanh Apr 20, 2006 3:55 pm
You can get a set of six (two of each kind) directly from Lenovo for $9.99+tax and free shipping.

CMDR_BOND Apr 20, 2006 7:46 pm
Or you can always just go to office depot, and grab one off the demo laptops... then you dont need to pay the shipping

ScottC Apr 20, 2006 8:18 pm
Originally Posted by CMDR_BOND
Or you can always just go to office depot, and grab one off the demo laptops... then you dont need to pay the shipping
Theft is usually the cheapest solution.

birdstrike Apr 20, 2006 9:37 pm
Originally Posted by ScottC
Theft is usually the cheapest solution.
:D

I note that Toshibas seem to come with an extra one.

I wonder if they are all the same?

DEVIS Apr 21, 2006 3:31 am
Originally Posted by CVO 1K 2 Million
I'd like to find some more but not pay $4.95 (or similar)
shipping.....
Thanks
I've got some 50-60 of those forgotten in a drawer in our server room. They come in packets of two, the rough cat's tongue and the wide one with raised dots. I could let go a few in exchange for miles :)

UALOneKPlus Apr 21, 2006 7:58 am
Originally Posted by ScottC
Theft is usually the cheapest solution.
not if it accompanies a fine and a jail term. :D

chazas Apr 21, 2006 9:03 am
Originally Posted by cblaisd
Or sellers who won't ship at all to Hawaii. Grrrr. One of the reasons that Amazon does get more of my business these days; no no-ship policies on books anyway or ridiculous shipping costs.

Or the sellers who ship by USPS Priority Mail but who won't ship to Hawaii. Why? It's the same price.
That was always a pet peeve of mine when I lived in Hawaii. I found it to be the worst when the merchant had an exclusive contract with UPS - which, at least at the time, did not offer "ground" shipping to Hawaii from the mainland, just the reverse. They'd always bump me up to 2nd day air for an exorbitant cost.

Now that UPS offers "ground" from the mainland to Hawaii, I'd hope things have changed a bit for the better. But it's not my problem any more . . . :p

alanh Apr 26, 2006 4:32 pm
I ended up ordering some caps from Lenovo, and the free shipping ended up being a better bargain than I expected. Even though the order said "UPS Ground", they shipped it UPS air directly from China:
Code:
ONTARIO,  CA,  US          04/25/2006    10:39 P.M.          IMPORT SCAN
                        04/25/2006        1:20 P.M.        UPS IS PROCESSING SHIPMENT FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION TO THE FOOD/DRUG ADMIN AND/OR DEPT OF AG PPQ ;BROKERAGE RELEASED SHIPMENT. SHIPMENT IS SUBMITTED TO CLEARING AGENCY FOR FURTHER CLEARANCE
                        04/25/2006        12:30 A.M.        IMPORT SCAN
ONTARIO,  CA,  US        04/24/2006        1:12 P.M.        UPS IS PROCESSING SHIPMENT FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION TO THE FOOD/DRUG ADMIN AND/OR DEPT OF AG PPQ
KOWLOON BAY,  HK        04/23/2006        4:47 P.M.        PICKUP SCAN
HK                        04/24/2006        2:39 A.M.        BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED


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