+mcallahan Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I'm wanting to do one more Vivid order and its perfect timing for those of you who have corals/fish on your christmas list! Vivid Aquariums has a great selection of just about everything, including FISH so peruse their website, then place your order keeping in mind the following: - Order closes, Monday, Dec 14th, @12p - Pickup will be @ my house, 8422 Jamestown Dr, 78758 or if we have enough people, I can coordinate a central pickup. - if we have enough "southies", I'll coordinate a southern pickup. - The shipment usually arrives @ 10:30a so if you can schedule breaking away from lunch or working from home, its a great way to get your goods early! - minimum GROUP total order is $150. So if we don't get enough interest to have a total order value of $150, it won't go - $225+ qualifies for free shipping, otherwise shipping is a flat $30. After the free shipping discount, they will just charge us $10 for the box. We'll split this charge among everyone involved. - $500+ gets us a 10% discount EXCLUDING WYSIWYG items or "pack" items - e.g. reef cleaner packs, acro packs. - Dry goods DO NOT count towards our order total, DO NOT get the 10% off and DO NOT get free shipping. Payment works as such: I have to order and pay for everything myself. They won't let everyone pay individually then group our orders together (like @ reefcleaners.org). So I'm requesting that everyone either pay cash or paypal directly to me before 12p on 8a on Monday, Nov 9th. Once I get everyone's order, I'll confirm it with them, then send the order off. PLEASE NOTE: If you are paying via paypal, be sure to add 3% for paypal fees OR use the "personal" option. I'll let people chime in with pictures of what they got from vivid in the past. I've had GREAT customer service from them and MORE than generous frags so you won't be disappointed. MAKE SURE you check out their WYSIWYG picks. They are adding new inventory all the time and their stuff looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Hmm...how long can I leave a package from Vivid wrapped under the tree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstick Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 If you are paying via paypal, be sure to add 3% for paypal fees OR use the "personal" option. A note on the personal option. When you do personal, it automatically charges you 3%. However, if you validate your account (i.e., tie it to a bank account), then all transaction fees go away. If you are nervous about doing that, here's what I did: 1. Setup another checking account at your bank (it really needs to be an online account with no minimum balance or fees). 2. Do not setup or disable overdraft protection for this new checking account. 3. Tie the PayPAL account to this checking account. 4. Transfer in small amounts of money as you need to pay for PayPAL stuff. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but with all the PayPAL scams out there, I don't want my money being sucked dry from PayPAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 A note on the personal option. When you do personal, it automatically charges you 3%. However, if you validate your account (i.e., tie it to a bank account), then all transaction fees go away. If you are nervous about doing that, here's what I did: 1. Setup another checking account at your bank (it really needs to be an online account with no minimum balance or fees). 2. Do not setup or disable overdraft protection for this new checking account. 3. Tie the PayPAL account to this checking account. 4. Transfer in small amounts of money as you need to pay for PayPAL stuff. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but with all the PayPAL scams out there, I don't want my money being sucked dry from PayPAL. Additional note, you can ONLY avoid the 3% by paying with a linked BANK ACCOUNT. Paypal always charges a fee if you use a Credit Card as the fund source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 joker palys and electric blue hermits!! sign me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 corey...sounds good. I'll collect payment as we get closer to the order date b/c you might want more stuff (highly likely) and we'll probably qualify for 10% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hmm...how long can I leave a package from Vivid wrapped under the tree? Hmm....what do I have to buy my wife to get away with a vivid order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstick Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Corey -- Mama has electric blues in stock right now. I think a tad (maybe $1 or $2) cheaper than Vivid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jknight1 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) I'll take this paly, its a WYSIWYG 22.99 Buy Spiderman Paly Online | Vivid Aquariums Edited December 2, 2009 by jknight1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 ok cool. sounds good. thanks for the heads up doktor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hmm....what do I have to buy my wife to get away with a vivid order diamonds are a girl's best friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstick Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 ok cool. sounds good. thanks for the heads up doktor No problem. In fact, they are about $5 cheaper from Mama. Mark: With the holidays coming up I'm on a tight schedule and I can do this order, but I can't tolerate a day or two delay in placing the order. Are you going to be pretty hard-*** about getting the order in on the 14th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm sticking to the 14th as the order date. I'd like to see the order ship on the 15th, but no later than the 16th. Mostly the order date gets shifted b/c Vivid wants to make sure the fish are ok, or tell me that they are super busy so that if we wait a day, we get better coral selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm in for at least $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Mark...we'll take: Vivids Red Pepper Montipora Size 1/2" Frag for $34.99 Thanks...Belinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstick Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 As of right now, I'm sitting at the $50-70 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Mark...we'll take: Vivids Red Pepper Montipora Size 1/2" Frag for $34.99 Thanks...Belinda Is that a WYSIWYG item? If people want WYSIWYG items, please let me know so I can have Vivid hold them. They're already started our stash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 ok, 1 one polyp frag of jokers palys 19.99 1 tiger tail cucumber 16.99 1 porcelain crab 8.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneb Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Put me down for 1 - Eagle Eye Zoos 1 - Hawaiian Tropic Zoos wayneb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Rainbow Acan Subechinata (WYSIWYG) 1 polyp $ 33.99 Markey...me want.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Rainbow Acan Subechinata (WYSIWYG) 1 polyp $ 33.99 Markey...me want.... Still going Acan crazy I see. ugh...I'm gonna crack and order something...I know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Still going Acan crazy I see. ugh...I'm gonna crack and order something...I know it. dont resist it, but go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I might jump in on this order for about $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpio69 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Count me in for these Rainbow Palys (Palythoa sp.) 2 Polyps: $ 69.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolut_racer Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Please add 2 polyps of Disco Fever Aussie Acan (Acanthastrea lordhowensis) @ $69.99. Sending pm for paypal information. Thank you for setting up this group order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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