Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 13:20:49 -0330
Reply-To: Tom Rowsell <nfld_exile@WARP.NFLD.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tom Rowsell <nfld_exile@WARP.NFLD.NET>
Organization: Exploits Image Communications
Subject: Re: Optima Yellow Top 34/78 Battery found in Canada!
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Go to Canadian Tire's website, ( www.canadiantire.ca ), search for "optima" and you'll see that the Optimas are there, but labelled as "not sold in stores". i.e. web orders only.
Tom.
>Subject: Re: Optima Yellow Top 34/78 Battery found in Canada!
> From: Bruce Ralphs <bar@ISLANDNET.COM>
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 08:36:00 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>HEHE, well what happened with can Tire on Sunday when I went to their
>store and inquired right at the parts counter and they told me they had
>no such batteries and further no gel-cells at all.
>
>Hmmm, you in Quebec...a different Canada! OH OH, DUCK BRUCE! Now I
>have stirred it up!
>
>Cheers, Bruce
>
>
>On Friday, May 23, 2003, at 04:51 AM, Doug Alcock wrote:
>
>>
>> Shame on you Bruce ---- like any other red-blooded Canadian male you
>> should have gone first to Canadian Tire --- they not only have the
>> yellow top, but if you watch the sale flyers it comes on sale for $179
>> about once a year........... :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doug
>>
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>> Well Gang, maybe this will help some: Doing the Auxillary Battery
>> Dance thing this weekend.
>>
>> I have spent the last few days trying to find a supplier for Optima
>> Battery up here and called our local Interstate and was quoted a 'firm'
>> $299.99! HOLY SMOKES! ~$220 US! Looking at shipping something up
>> from the US and paying for shipping/customs etc..., 'bout $180 US I
>> figured...better by about $70 after taxes than Interstate. But my
>> 'instant gratification' switch was on so Interstate it would be
>> tomorrow...
>>
>> I went to Costco tonight to pick up some BULK party junk for a big
>> reunion we have this weekend...and walking by the battery shelves there
>> were 3 Yellow-topped batteries...34/78 model....I could not believe it!
>> $199.99 Can, about $145 US. And I have it and can install it this
>> weekend!
>>
>> Thought I would pass this on. I know Costco is a swear-word for many
>> (I own a small business) but what a blessing to find this thing sitting
>> there!
>>
>> Cheers, bruce
>>
>> '85 Westy
>> '02 Snap Beetle
>> Victoria, BC, Canada, truly a Westy ;-)
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