Comments on: Help me get my groovetube on!

Question: Help me get my groovetube on!

loquax — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:27:26 -0800

I really love this product (it is cool, isn't it?) - but as a Canadian, it seems just out of my grasp as they won't ship it to me. This site also has it, but again, discriminates against Canadians. Does anyone know anywhere else I can get it, either online or in person (I'm in Toronto) or something similar?

Failing that, I remember some online services that will act as a broker for cross-border shipping, but my searches have come up empty, anyone have recommendations for those?

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:32:09 -0800

You can get a similar effect by hanging any of a number of "optical lens" clear shower curtains in front of the TV.

Some have an array of fresnel lenses, others a grid of concave lenses.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:33:08 -0800

They used to have them at Urban Outfitters, Yonge and Queen. That was 2 years ago, though. You're a little late to the hip. ;)

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:35:43 -0800

From their website under "Retailers" in the "Where to Get One" section:

up to you
1483 queen street east
toronto, ontario

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:36:44 -0800

You could just make your own, which I think would be way cooler anyway.

By: loquax

loquax — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:43:31 -0800

You're a little late to the hip. ;)

I was afraid of that. Urban Outfitters? Really? Ugh. That probably means it was hip about 2 years before they got it!

Thanks JMOZ, I've been having problems with flash, and it made it hard to go through that awkward list, but I swear I checked. My bad. I'll check it out.

I would try to make my own, however I'd have a problem due to my utter lack of any kind of manual dexterity or skill in the craft milieu.

By: antifuse

antifuse — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:58:10 -0800

Just as an answer to at least part of your question, BorderFree is a cross-border shopping broker (run by Canada post now, how bout that?), but they only have specific retailers that you can shop with.

By: necessitas

necessitas — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:13:25 -0800

Loquax, I receive then re-ship stuff for people all the time. My email is in my profile and I'd be happy to do it for you.

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:06:13 -0800

Man, that looks super simple to make ;-P Scotch tape, wax paper, scissors. Pssh!

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:51:57 -0800

I was afraid of that. Urban Outfitters? Really? Ugh. That probably means it was hip about 2 years before they got it!

Actually, I remember seeing this advertised or written up in High Times somewhere in the late '70s to early '80s under the name Channel One. So maybe it's retro again.

By: Yorrick

Yorrick — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:54:51 -0800

shopthestates.com has been recommended as a reshipper here on previous threads. (here & here)

By: loquax

loquax — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:20:15 -0800

That store you mentioned JMOZ does in fact have them. Thanks very much. Thanks also for the offer to reship and the other cross border shipping ideas. I have accepted my essential lack of hipness and will be going to pick one up this afternoon. Happy holidays!