Stopped by my local Radio Shack today and noticed that all VEX was on sale for 50% off!
Starter kit is selling for $149.98!
I bought one just to play with!
Great way to start a VEX team for next season!
Does anybody know if FIRST or VEX gives discounts on VEX kits to any FIRST FRC teams?
They don’t
Was this a special shutting down Radioshack?
Hmmm… i’ll have to stop by and see if my local one is hold such a sale…
Interesting. Do you know the details of the sale? Radioshack.com still says $300.
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Someone from Radioshack called us yesterday and told us about the sale.
We had just requested information from them on the Vex and they were checking to see if we had received the information and to tell us about the sale.
Carolyn Hinckley
Team 1254
Anyway to get that deal to others like myslef?
I just walked into a store and bought one. They also had all the accessories on sale!
Do they have more?! Like willing to ship it to me if i pay ya?
I just called our local RadioShack store. They say the Vex kits and accessories are on sale throughout the retail chain.
I guess I know what I’m buying today!
Anyone know how long this deal is lasting for?
Just ordered a kit and a ton of accesories
Everything was half price…what a great deal!!!
(now I have to wait a month for my sister to bring it here…why did radioshack have to close all their stores in Israel??? :mad:
Why does it have to be the day all the money for nationals is due!!!
Hopfully the sale will go on so i can get crystals, omnis, tank threads and whatever else is nice to have.
I’d love to get one, especaially since its a great way to get kids, (ie my siblings/incoming freshmen) interested in FIRST, but I don’t have the money for one, and I doubt my FRC team would buy me one, or even buy itself one.
When I get a little money I buy robot parts; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
(Apologies to Desiderius Erasmus…)
According to the tag on the price, the sale lasts until April 2nd…so you’ve got some time. I heard about the sale yesterday and verified it today. My local store had at least two of everything major…at least one of the minor things. I really can’t afford this, but I can afford it more than regular price! Oh how that tax refund will be welcomed with open arms…
Kev
Just last week I bought a VEX kit and the programming kit for $400. I went back into the store tonight with my receipt, and they gave me a refund on the difference between the sales price and what I paid last week. I then used the difference to pick up another kit, a power pack, extra crystals, and four shaft encoders. I <heart> RadioShack.
It’s for my kids. Really!
Jeez, its Christmas all over again. Better rip out some $$$ for the kit! 
I work right next to a Radioshack. How convienient.
-Joe