It's subjective whether or not this is a "deal". Right now Levenger has a site-wide 30% off sale which brings this item to$48.30. With tax and S&H, you might still be better off buying it here, but probably not by more than a dollar or two.
What would be awesome (just spitballing here) would be free personalization. That's a $6 value and probably wouldn't cost Levenger much, if anything, additional. If you want to get real in-the-weeds about it, personalization really helps the manufacturer as it drives down resale value (fleabay) and encourages dedication to the brand. Just my 0.02.
TomaCzarWell I just priced it at the Levenger Site After discount plus Tax and Shipping (FedEx Ground Cheapest Option available) is a total of $60.68
I think I just get the slower shipping from here and a better price, My pens are not going anywhere ;)
TomaCzarIf you are from Canada though it can be useful. Tried to going through checkout on the levenger website for just the wrap and it came out to 32 dollars for just the basic shipping. Mass drop is saying their shipping would only be 5 :)
TomaCzarHey @TomaCzar -- Your suggestion about offering personalization is a great idea.
We can definitely ask about this on future drops, although it does add a layer of complexity to gathering, placing, and fulfilling the order as compared to shipping identical units to everyone.
If we can do this effectively and still offer a great value, we'll try to make this available.
JonasHeinemanHi @JonasHeineman ,
Did we not have an opportunity to speak with the vendor about free personalization, did we reach and they declined, or was it deemed not worth pursuing? Just out of curiosity.
TomaCzarHey @TomaCzar,
Generally speaking, sometimes the way that we're able to make these prices possible is because we place large orders for a single item that doesn't require any special handling by the vendor.
In this case, it's not possible now because we'd have a difficult time capturing the information, passing it to the vendor, and making sure each member got the correct one.
Sorry that didn't work out, we'll ask again when something changes that could open the door for this.
What would be awesome (just spitballing here) would be free personalization. That's a $6 value and probably wouldn't cost Levenger much, if anything, additional. If you want to get real in-the-weeds about it, personalization really helps the manufacturer as it drives down resale value (fleabay) and encourages dedication to the brand. Just my 0.02.