tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post4404683275165116813..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Winding down the lifttowniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-61748551894456803852010-07-05T20:19:50.696-04:002010-07-05T20:19:50.696-04:00@Melodie: it's crazy that I have never done se...@Melodie: it's crazy that I have never done sealift, isn't it? But I know many that haven't either. We simply don't have the room. We did food mail, though. And we travel south A LOT so we pick up things bit by bit.<br /><br />@pSRjK: Wow, $800 sounds cheap for food for a whole year! It must be the bare-bare essentials?In Iqaluitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-8799451928673024242010-07-05T17:52:51.078-04:002010-07-05T17:52:51.078-04:00Thanks. Good advice. Future Shop has 'em for...Thanks. Good advice. Future Shop has 'em for $1499 here in St. Jns.ViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-91782984731013051612010-07-05T11:07:08.376-04:002010-07-05T11:07:08.376-04:00Great to hear everything is going well with your s...Great to hear everything is going well with your shopping. Was Costco as helpful as predicted when you mentioned the magic word "sealift"?<br />@Melodie: this is our first year in Nunavut and we planned to do the sealift. However, our shopping list only came to $800 in total (just food for 2 adults for a year). When you take into account all the fees for TSC and sealift, at that amount it is just cheaper to buy locally. I read somewhere that you need at least $2000 in shopping to break even. Maybe if we needed extra things for the house, like Craig and Cathy, it may be worth it.pSRjKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-36648844124721521012010-07-04T20:40:36.649-04:002010-07-04T20:40:36.649-04:00I hope you enjoyed the 30°C today in Ottawa (and s...I hope you enjoyed the 30°C today in Ottawa (and southern Ontario in general). I would have laughed if it was only 10° in Iqaluit, but it's actually quite 'warm' over there...17°! Wow, that must be considered a heat wave over there right?<br /><br />Anyways, enjoy your sealift all next year!<br /><br />@In Iqaluit: How do you live in Iqaluit, and not do a sealift? I thought that was the normal standard for people up there? You must pay even worse prices than Townie if you're having to pay at the Northern...(or Arctic Ventures)! Enjoy your little heat wave too! (If you don't think it's too hot, that is).Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765004925673883980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-4479737065171375272010-07-04T14:55:32.092-04:002010-07-04T14:55:32.092-04:00Funny, it never occurred to me that this would be ...Funny, it never occurred to me that this would be crass consumerism - you're buying supplies for a year that you just can't get where you are! Of course you have to go on a bit of a spree to get it all at once.<br /><br />But I wince a little bit that you're supporting Wal-Mart... they are really quite evil actually in many, many ways. Any chance of choosing a slightly less evil alternative next year?Kirstenhttp://www.outsideinthesun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-37167255531017843182010-07-04T09:13:13.775-04:002010-07-04T09:13:13.775-04:00I opted to go with this one - a Samsung UN46C5000....I opted to go with this one - a Samsung UN46C5000. The reasoning being Samsung's LED sets are constantly are near the tops for reviews. And the only difference between that set and a UN46C6300 is the amount of Mhz available - 60 vs. 120. From reports I've read only, and seeing it for myself, the difference visually is small, but the difference in price is about %600.<br /><br />I'm not even bothering with the 3D sets. Too expensive and no content worth speaking of. Plus, I don't know if they're going to catch on.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-58121111327691448902010-07-04T08:20:53.788-04:002010-07-04T08:20:53.788-04:00For those of us also thinking of making the TV pur...For those of us also thinking of making the TV purchase, which one did you decide on? Tks.ViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-4998503865316287202010-07-03T23:02:02.878-04:002010-07-03T23:02:02.878-04:00I have lived here my whole life and have never don...I have lived here my whole life and have never done sealift so I am positively fascinated with the process. I know shockingly little about it. <br /><br />If only we had more room in our house for sealift supplies...<br /><br />Now I know where to go when I need flour or a can of diet soda... I'd like to see your receipts so I know what else I can get. Heheheh.In Iqaluitnoreply@blogger.com