I want a Scorchio

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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You know, I love Australia. I wouldn’t trade it to live anywhere else in the world, but …

I don’t the fact that the Aussie dollar is so low compared to the US Dollar. $1.00 AUD will only buy around $0.60USD so whenever I seek to buy something that isn’t handled here in Oz, I not only have to deal with the bad exchange rate, I also get gouged on the shipping costs.

For months I have wanted a Scorchio. He’s a little red dragon from neopets.com.

The problem I have is that he costs around $12.99USD (which makes it around $20.00AUD) and then for shipping please add $10.00USD (or around $17.00AUD) making a total of around $37.00AUD for a little stuffed guy. That’s a tad outrageous especially as he’s only around 6 or so inches high.

Now if I lived in the USA I could just trot our to a shop and buy one, no shipping, no bad exchange rate, no hassle, but no, I have to live in a country that’s about as far away from a Scorchio as I can get and I’m sad.

I did try and buy two Starry Scorchio’s through eBay, but they never arrived and now I’m out $110AUD, so not only am I sad, but I’m also poor.

This is not a rant (although it could have easily been one). I’m just sad that I can’t get a Scorchio.

I probably can’t get more mundane and pointless that that.

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37 AUD??? What’s that in American dollars? Quatloos?

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Well, raisin, the US$ equivalents are listed in the OP. You have to do your own math, but my calculations put it at about $22.99.

You’re welcome.

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Oh, I’ve seen those around here. They are about $10.00 US. Very cute, though I do think that the Harris is much cuter. But considering the prevalence of Koalas in AU versus the prevalence of cute red dragons, I can see where you’re coming from.

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I desperately want a Harris.

I am thankful that we have stores that sell 'em here.

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[for those of you who’ve never seen The Fast Show, please avert your eyes]

You want a Scorchio. I want a Boutros Boutros Ghali.

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Have you ever played the game Boutros, Boutros who’s got the Boutros?

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Sesesesese, sesesesesesesesese Chris Waddle.

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Bueno estente!

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What year is it? Who is the president?

AAAAARRRRRRGGGHHH!!!

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BTW, I bought Tir a dogglefox.

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Yay! And I love you very much for it!
:smiley:

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Ooooh, problematico technico !

Sminky pinky.

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I feel like such a jerk, I saw two starry Scorchios last night at the mall (and didn’t buy them 'cos I am cheap.) I am holding out for one of my actual virtual pets to appear in stuffed form. The employees at Limited Too sure look at me weird when I go in there just to look at Neocrack…