Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 16:00:59 -1000 From: amirault@laraby.tiac.net (Richard Amirault) Message-Id: Organization: The Internet Access Company Subject: Costco kites! Costco is a wholesale "warehouse" type store (membership is required) I don't know if they have a national presense in the USA but they are at least in the New England area. Some time ago they carried some single line SPECTRA 6' delta ripstop kites at a VERY reasonable price ($10 complete with a spool of 50 lb line) THEY NOW HAVE SPECTRA STUNT KITES! I don't have a membership but a friend purchased a few. I liked what I saw so much that I gave him the $$ to get me one too! The biggest is a SPECTRA COMPETITION EDGE and it sells for $99.99, complete with line and straps! (that's the one I got!) They have other SPECTRA stunt kites at lower prices (I think the SPECTRA INFINITY is the next smallest/cheapest kite) NOTE: There must be SOME reason that these kites are at COSTCO. For instance the single line deltas had minor imperfections (no tail loop despite the package saying there was one .... color pattern not quite matching up to the package description ... and so on) I don't know why these kites are at COSTCO. They may be overstock, or last years models, or 'seconds' ... I don't know. But for the money it is worth investigating. -- Richard Amirault N1JDU Boston, Massachusetts USA amirault@tiac.net "Go Fly A Kite" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 16 Jul 1995 03:09:41 -1000 From: Aaron Bass <76263.3525@CompuServe.COM> Message-Id: <3ub32l$sc8$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Subject: Re: Costco kites! I think that one of the reasons that these kites are at Costco is that the Comp Edge is no longer being made. Spectra Kites has replaced it with the Reactor series (Team Uproar). Not to mention, it is only the Danvers Costco that is conducting the sale. Aaron = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:17:54 -1000 From: rdespo@aol.com (RDespo) Message-Id: <3uk0ai$hhn@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Costco kites! Out here the Price Club (of "Price-Costco") was carrying them. There were there for only a week or two. Funny story-- a friend of mine bought the Comp Edge and really liked it. So another friend bought one and when he got to the checkstand there wasn't a SKU number on it. They sent a bag-boy to check the price and looked on the $19.99 box for the price code!!! I went a couple of days later and sure enough, there were Comp Edges in the $20 box. When I finally got the money and the nerve to attempt such an "honest mistake" (wink-wink.. nudge-nudge) a few more days later, they were gone!! The Comp Edge is discontinued from what I understand. Also, the one my friend has is a second, there was a hole in the sail. $100 is a good price for the Comp Edge, but for $20.........! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =