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by Green Gecko » Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:38 pm

I think it's increased quite a bit over the years so you're probably fine. Naturally I expect it to go down so every time I think about importing something I double guess it and my assumption is I'll get ripped off anyway.

Don't mind paying tax but the situation I described with the t-shirts was ridiculous, that's when it sucks.

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by Vermilion » Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:51 pm

Well we'll be sure to find out at some point anyhow, as the shop emailed me to say the goods have been dispatched (shipping time though is estimated at 2-4 weeks).

I just hope that if i do have to pay duty, then it won't be very much.

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by Mafro » Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:38 pm

My Hacktoberfest 2020 t-shirt, stickers and coaster finally arrived :toot:

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Vermilion » Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:41 pm

Really liking the shark, very neat.

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by Green Gecko » Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:12 pm

I end up with stuff like that from Unity in Brighton, you can build up a neat geektastic collection :cool:

My favourite is probably "Open Sauce - Sponsored by Sainburys" :lol:

Is that a flourecent pink ink?

I can get florescent colours done in sublimation now. Should try it at some point, but I have effectively UV transfers as well.

I did this glow in the dark which is strawberry floating mental

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Shame about 90% of what I do is just white because modernity.

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Mafro » Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:41 pm

Green Gecko wrote:I end up with stuff like that from Unity in Brighton, you can build up a neat geektastic collection :cool:

My favourite is probably "Open Sauce - Sponsored by Sainburys" :lol:

Is that a flourecent pink ink?

I can get florescent colours done in sublimation now. Should try it at some point, but I have effectively UV transfers as well.

I did this glow in the dark which is strawberry floating mental

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Shame about 90% of what I do is just white because modernity.

Aye it's flourescent pink.

You could choose between a white or blue t-shirt but I went for the white since the one from last year's Hacktoberfest was blue.

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by RichardUK » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:43 am

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Victor Mildew » Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:44 am

Mafro wrote:My Hacktoberfest 2020 t-shirt, stickers and coaster finally arrived :toot:

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Saint of Killers » Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:57 am

I actually have a t-shirt with a shark on it :lol: The head portion of the shark breaking through glass and there's lots of bright pink gloopy stuff breaking through with it. It's a pretty out there design.

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Saint of Killers » Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:09 am

Wah-hoo!

A day late but I'll take it.

21 Jan 2021
12:03am PST
At local FedEx facility
LEEDS, WY LS9

19 Jan 2021
10:35pm PST
In transit - Package available for clearance
STANSTED, ES CM24

19 Jan 2021
9:07pm PST
At destination sort facility
STANSTED, ES CM24

19 Jan 2021
8:23pm PST
Departed FedEx location
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
8:03pm PST
In transit
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
1:21pm PST
At local FedEx facility
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
12:18pm PST
In transit
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
11:56am PST
In transit
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
10:12am PST
Arrived at FedEx location
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

18 Jan 2021
10:07pm PST
At local FedEx facility
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

18 Jan 2021
7:34pm PST
In transit
SENNAN-SHI, 59400

18 Jan 2021
7:27pm PST
In transit
SENNAN-SHI, 54900

18 Jan 2021
12:41pm PST
In transit
SENNAN-SHI, 59400

18 Jan 2021
6:12am PST
In transit
NARITA-SHI, 28200

18 Jan 2021
3:15am PST
Left FedEx origin facility
TOKYO-KOTO-KU, 13600

17 Jan 2021
10:15pm PST
Picked up
TOKYO-KOTO-KU, 13600

16 Jan 2021
9:14am PST
Shipment information sent to FedEx

16 Jan 2021
4:19pm
Tracking number provided

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Mafro » Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:17 am

Victor Mildew wrote:
Mafro wrote:My Hacktoberfest 2020 t-shirt, stickers and coaster finally arrived :toot:

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It’s a sticker

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Victor Mildew » Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:57 am

No it's a shark, it's got fins and teeth.

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by Mafro » Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:23 pm

Ordered a new monitor. currently have a 24" and decided to upgrade to this LG 34WN80C-B curved ultrawide 34" 3440 x 1440. May get a VESA mount for it depending on how much desk space I have.

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by Saint of Killers » Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:46 pm

Nice. Biggest thing I overlooked when buying my last monitor but which I will never forget about ever again: making sure it's height adjustable. I'm currently using a mailer box to give it extra height. But it doesn't stop there! I'm also propping the box itself so it leans back a bit so the screen has a slight upward tilt :fp: That's what you get when you buy stuff without doing research and go for a budget brand.

Saint of Killers wrote:Wah-hoo!

A day late but I'll take it.

21 Jan 2021
12:03am PST
At local FedEx facility
LEEDS, WY LS9

19 Jan 2021
10:35pm PST
In transit - Package available for clearance
STANSTED, ES CM24

19 Jan 2021
9:07pm PST
At destination sort facility
STANSTED, ES CM24

19 Jan 2021
8:23pm PST
Departed FedEx location
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
8:03pm PST
In transit
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
1:21pm PST
At local FedEx facility
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
12:18pm PST
In transit
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
11:56am PST
In transit
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

19 Jan 2021
10:12am PST
Arrived at FedEx location
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

18 Jan 2021
10:07pm PST
At local FedEx facility
ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE CEDEX, 95 95702

18 Jan 2021
7:34pm PST
In transit
SENNAN-SHI, 59400

18 Jan 2021
7:27pm PST
In transit
SENNAN-SHI, 54900

18 Jan 2021
12:41pm PST
In transit
SENNAN-SHI, 59400

18 Jan 2021
6:12am PST
In transit
NARITA-SHI, 28200

18 Jan 2021
3:15am PST
Left FedEx origin facility
TOKYO-KOTO-KU, 13600

17 Jan 2021
10:15pm PST
Picked up
TOKYO-KOTO-KU, 13600

16 Jan 2021
9:14am PST
Shipment information sent to FedEx

16 Jan 2021
4:19pm
Tracking number provided


It arrived!

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PostRe: Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases
by Mafro » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:31 pm

You can adjust the height of my current one but at its highest it's only slightly above eye level which is a bit annoying. Not sure if I'll keep this current one, it rotate so I can position it in portrait orientation which is handy for coding but I won't really have room for it and don't see the point in needing two monitors if I'm getting an ultrawide.

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by Tafdolphin » Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:29 am

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Terrible photo, but Elite Controller series 2.

So far so good. It feels strawberry floating amazing in the hand, heavy and clunky in just the right way with responsive triggers and nice buttons. The whole thing can be customised to death: it came with 6 different sticks, 4 back paddles, 2 d-pads and a little tool to adjust the tension on each stick (each has three settings from light to stiff). Through an app, every button can be reassigned to any function, including a shift key which gives every button a secondary function. It also comes with a magnetic charge station and everything fits in the wee carry case it came in.

Going from a dualshock to this is a bit of a shock though as I haven't used a 360/Xbox controller in a while. But the more I get used to it the more I can't see me ever using another controller as it just feels so strawberry floating good.

Unfortunately I did have to go ahead and purchase the separate PC/Xbox dongle as the Bluetooth connection was extremely spotty and after any kind of disconnect, including switching it over to wired play, meant a full reset was needed to reconnect. Bizarre.

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by <]:^D » Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:59 am

damn that is cool. how many snoops?

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by Tafdolphin » Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:53 am

I got it reconditioned from Argos so £120. The dongle was another £20. Brand new they're £160.

It's an...absurd amount for a controller but I came into a mini-windfall when I sold my 1070 for £200. Thought I'd treat myself.

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by OrangeRKN » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:38 am

Cool that it comes with a cross-shaped d-pad! I thought Nintendo had some patent on that

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by Victor Mildew » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:39 am

OrangeRKN wrote:Cool that it comes with a cross-shaped d-pad! I thought Nintendo had some patent on that


They did, it ran out some years ago now.

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