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["Mathieu L." <lejatorn AT smgl.homelinux.net>]

On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 04:31:57PM -0700, Andrew Stitt wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 05:03:32PM -0500, Matthew Clark wrote:
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> > I agree.  Instead of a monetary prize, how about a SMGL shirt, mug, and
> > hat?  Even better: what if said item had a mention of the occasion?
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> Well, that was the original idea. But the response I got was that not
> many people would be interested in pre-purchased gifts, like shirts. And
> there arent many stores that ship to both continents, those that do
> generally charge extra for oversea's shipping.
 
indeed, I know by experience it's not worth the money to buy at
ThinkGeek considering the shipping+custom costs can be even more than
the price of the item itsef (depending on the item of course).

> Maybe gift certificates at one of several stores (some in north america,
> some in europe)?

Yeah, Thinkgeek for American ppl, and http://www.getdigital.de (for
example) for European ppl.

Cheers,
Mathieu

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