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This is very good news!
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Unfortunately after RadioShack has dropped it, I don't see many other retailers selling the Vex kit nationally either. It's all fine for us since IFI will sell it, but I wouldn't count on seeing Vex anwhere on shelves again for along time. |
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yay for IFI!! honestly, i will never buy another thing from radio shack but after i said that, i still bought a vex kit from there, i guess they arent that bad
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are any of the prices for vex stuff going to change now that Dean's empire includes VEX? :confused:
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I would not mind seeing figures of profit made when the price dropped. I went out and spent some scholarship money on a kit and many other of the accessories (275 dollars worth) but I can not afford on my budget anything at the set price. I can see how competition teams, both FRC and FVC, can afford this with sponsorships, and also schools for curriculum. I wonder, however, if this is targeted to high school students as a shelf product if it sold better at a lower price. Which would the majority of high school students buy if given the choice for a $300 Christmas present, an Xbox360 or a Vex kit?
That being said, I am very happy with my kit, and am looking forward to projects in the future. I shall be putting my ps2 controller down for a while during the summer. Go IFI, turn this thing into something BIG! |
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People would rather spend money on TV sets, music players, cell phones, game consoles, etc, than on building sets. They would rather watch TV, listen to music, play games, waste time talking to other people, etc, than to try to invent anything.
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I only hope that IFI will find a way to keep Vex in the non-FIRST retail arena. Best Buy or Circuit City, or some other retailer(s). Vex is still the best tool for recruiting new schools and students into FIRST. I don't want to see Vex revert to another niche market.
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I am also advising all FIRST teams to get a kit plus a programming kit. If you can program the Vex kit, the FIRST RC will be very familiar, just more capable. An excellent tool to educate your new team members... Oh, yes: Am having loads of fun with my Vex kit. Don |
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