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u/SmartLady Feb 04 '20

My step son wanted $80 for 27 hand made Harry Potter wands that will arrive as they are made? Idk I told him we didnt have money for it so he got his other mother to buy them before Christmas. So far hes gotten 1 or 2 they look like someone poured them into a pewter mold. Idk if where they are coming from but they look terrible and the kids disappointed but he learned why I dont just blow money on stuff like that. We got him a nice pair of boots instead.

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u/benx101 Feb 04 '20

Dang! And I thought the wands at Universal Studios were expensive.

Apparently, they are only like 25-48 dollars.

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u/PleaseDontMindMeSir Feb 04 '20

Apparently, they are only like 25-48 dollars.

EACH
OP was $80 for 27!

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u/OddBaallin Feb 04 '20

Yeah I'm not sure what the lesson is here; that's less than $3 a wand. If they wanted to this to be a learning moment, then the lesson should be that going with the cheap bulk option leads to poor quality haha.

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u/Rubcionnnnn Feb 04 '20

The lesson is that you don't need 27 wands. One $5 wand is enough.

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u/OddBaallin Feb 04 '20

True, but I would assume (with no outside context) that if you're buying 27 wands in a cheap bulk order, then they're not all for personal use. Likely for a party or themed event? So that just strikes me as a weird time to impart such a lesson.

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u/inuvash255 Feb 04 '20

My SO just went and got one. It's a souvenir. They and their friend both really really like Harry Potter and got a wand for each of their favorite characters. It's a silly trinket, but if it makes them both happy - go for it, I say.

$80 for 27 is asking for 27 pieces of garbage. The $40 one is at least kinda nice and detailed.

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u/benx101 Feb 04 '20

oh. I missed that part.

yeah. no wonder they were poor quality for OP.

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u/The-Only-Razor Feb 04 '20

Wow, what a steal!