Forum - View topicINTEREST: Even Adults Will Want to Ride This Giant Pokémon Lapras Plush
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kiminobokuwa
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I read the title wrong and mistook it for something dirty. I'm so childish sometimes...
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Cutiebunny
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I can only imagine what the shipping would be to send this bad boy from Japan to the US....
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FilthyCasual
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DEKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI
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Mr. Oshawott
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That giant Lapras plush is very captivating.
 It looks as if it's swimming through the seas while enjoying the clear blue skies.
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leafy sea dragon
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I collect plushes, and I have more Pokémon plushes than any other franchise. I'd put this on my list, if it weren't for how I happened to be at the NYC Nintendo Store in 2011 and got the flip side: A tiny Lapras.
I might still put the big Lapras on the list anyway so the little Lapras can ride the big Lapras. |
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Haterater
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Very cute! Would have ate this up if I was younger.
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SniperRuleZ
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27,000 yen isn't a problem at all - it's the international shipping fee. And it exceeded most carrier size limitation.
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Lenks
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Considering I work in shipping, the two major carriers, FedEx and UPS, would have no issues shipping this overseas. When I was in Japan, I noticed a lot of DHL. DHL is a parcel service, so this is too big. Most of the height is from the neck and head area. A packer would bend that down to make it shorter. It'll still cost a pretty penny to ship though. |
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leafy sea dragon
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I see plenty of Japanese arcade machines get shipped overseas, and the operators pay through the nose to get them (sometimes equaling or exceeding the cost of the machine itself). This plush would be no problem by comparison, I presume. I mean, it's not a LOT of these arcade machines, but the fact that some pizza places, movie theaters, and shopping malls have the latest Arc System Works fighting games or 2016 editions of rhythm games shows that yes, shipping companies DO have ways of bringing large objects over. |
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Chrno2
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Well, from the size of it looks like only kids can ride on it. Not adults. But yep it's one of the cutest Pokemon. But I prefer Eevee. Always have always will til the day I die. So sorry Lapras, you're cute but not my type.
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Lenks
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Those would be shipped freight. Freight shipments are mostly stipulated by weight. Usually anything over 150lbs will go freight. Arcade machines would definitely fit that criteria. Dimensional weight is what drives the costs. |
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leafy sea dragon
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Huh, is that so? What are the biggest differences between shipping freight and this plush? |
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Lenks
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The fact that the plush is 30x lighter than a standard freight shipment? |
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leafy sea dragon
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Well, no, I don't mean about this plush in particular, but what, in general, causes something to qualify as a freight shipment? Is it weight and size? Is it quantity of items? Is it the distance shipped? Is it something else? What I had in mind was that a few small domestic companies (in the United States, I mean) that make arcade machines will ship them out using USPS, UPS, or FedEx to each individual owner, or using other services if they're delivered overseas. American arcade gaming is so niche (besides redemption machines) that these companies do no mass production or distribution centers, and machines are shipped one by one. They're sent like any other package, only it weighs like 200 pounds (and have massive shipping fees for that reason--in the thousands of dollars sometimes as they also typically have "this side up," "fragile," and "hazardous materials" conditions too, and sometimes "rush" for private owners). Would this be freight as well? |
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