[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by tierneygreen

I typically cherry-pick Legends and Star Wars, so the $50 has been worth it to me. Other shops have a minimum $ amount I seldom hit in a single transaction before they offer free shipping. With Pulse I've been able to nab anywhere from 1-3 items at a time with no extra shipping costs. Given how I shop, I'd have paid well over $50 in postage this year ordering from EE, BBTS, etc.

Regarding the Hellfire set, I do hope a Pulse "membership" means we get a heads-up email before the orders open up and not an hour or two after...

While I understand and appreciate your sentiment, my hope is that membership comes with more perks than free shipping. I factor shipping into my decision to purchase anything online whether it's from Ebay, BBTS, Dorkside, Target, Walmart, Etsy, etc. Shipping functions as an offset for the gas, effort, and frustration saved chasing after Hasbro's (and other manufacturers) seemingly deliberate distribution inadequacies.

The way I see it, I'm really expecting more than just run of the mill 'rewards'. Especially after ordering and paying for 5 Sentinels (mind you with a willingness to wait a year for delivery), having a pending pre-order for 2 Pyro/Rouge sets (which I may cancel given BBTS having made good delivering my order from them), and anteing up on an additional $50 upfront.

This opinion of mine isn't from a place of entitlement. Rather, it's a fair expectation (IMO) as someone that has shown a considerable measure of good faith to Hasbro (and the Marvel Legends brand) for nearly twenty years. They can throw me a bone and give me early access, at least, to an SDCC set I'll likely buy two of...