Author Topic: Great service and prices from bob roberts (Read 9079 times)

Sylentwulf · « **on:** June 21, 2004, 09:07:21 pm »

ok, 90% of the people on here are gonna look at me like I'm saying "I breathe air". But for the 10% who DON'T know....
http://www.therealbobroberts.com

is, IMO THE best place ANYWHERE for ANY arcade cabinet part. Best prices, unbelievably fast shipping, reasonable shipping prices quoted ahead of time (USPS Priority), good with answering questions. Hell, he even gave me some mardi gras beads, cups and cookies a few months ago when I ordered.

High quality stuff, by someone who knows what he's doing, sent out VERY fast. If you're ever planning on buying ANYTHING, check with him first.

OK, move along, I'm done.

krick · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2004, 10:51:57 pm »

Quote from: Sylentwulf on June 21, 2004, 09:07:21 pm

Hell, he even gave me some mardi gras beads...

Um, you know what that means, don't you?

According to Mardi Gras law, you now have to take a picture of your boobs and send it back to him.

Onji · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2004, 11:39:31 pm »

Intel_Sebastian · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2004, 03:01:24 am »

The party police are on their way! Hurry!

GameDork · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2004, 03:55:47 am »

Oh no, he did that for me too......

Sylentwulf · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2004, 08:15:04 am »

Don't make me do that, cuz I'll post it here too, and then this topic will not be work safe. Besides, I'm hairy, nobody wants to see hairy nipples. (And if you DO, I DON'T want to know about it)

ani · « **Reply #6 on:** June 22, 2004, 10:49:45 am »

Wait a second, you got cookies!? I totally got ripped off!

delta88 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 22, 2004, 10:50:16 am »

hey now, Ive spent over 1,000 and no beads here?

Minwah · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2004, 11:50:46 am »

Heh, I got 3 bead necklaces, some cookies and a beaker with a fun bear Mardi Gras scene on it...

And I only ordered some bolts

I didn't know the thing about boobs tho...

krick · « **Reply #9 on:** June 22, 2004, 11:59:50 am »

Quote from: delta88 on June 22, 2004, 10:50:16 am

hey now, Ive spent over 1,000 and no beads here?

If you really want some beads, I can send you some and I won't even make you send me a picture of your boobs.

I've got over thirty pounds of them from when I went to Mardi Gras a few years ago.

But seriously, I got some cookies and a plastic cup from Bob on my first order. I don't recall if I got anything on subsequent orders. If you order stuff around Mardi Gras, the odds of you getting something are probably a lot better.

According to his ordering FAQ:
http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/ordering.html

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What to heck is lagniappe?

Lagniappe is a custom practiced here in Louisiana & I'll give you Webster's definition........
"lagniappe or lagnappe n. 1. a small gift given by a merchant to a customer for making a purchase. 2. a gratuity; tip"
Whenever possible, something is randomly thrown in with your order that my wife or I think you may be able to use, or the brownie cookies or trinkets at Mardi Gras time, or sometimes even the shipping container such as the Rubbermaid containers that were used to ship buttons & joysticks several times. You never know what, or when, you'll find some oddball item in your order... calculators... telephones... tool sets... toys... extras of the same part... vid game posters... flyers... boxes of lamps or stuffed animals just to name a few of the items already sent out as lagniappe.

Psychosylph · « **Reply #10 on:** June 22, 2004, 01:07:28 pm »

I'll agree with that - I just ordered a cap kit from Bob and it got here REAL quick. Now to figure out how to install it...

SirPeale · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2004, 03:35:55 pm »

Quote from: krick on June 22, 2004, 11:59:50 am

I've got over thirty pounds of them from when I went to Mardi Gras a few years ago. Here's a picture of me at Mardi Gras with one of my bead recipients:
(Warning, don't open in the presence of the FCC)
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/mardigras/Dsc00183.jpg

Very, very yummy. Did you know her?

fredster · « **Reply #12 on:** June 22, 2004, 04:39:04 pm »

I get stuff from Bob all the time. But I'm distrubed by a couple of messages he wrote about getting ripped off by newbies.

Now he doesn't want to cross ship anymore because of losers ripping him off.

Bob is a big asset to this community. If you are one of those people you should send in your check and keep him happy.

Because when he's gone you have to go to 50 sources to find what he has.

GameDork · « **Reply #13 on:** June 22, 2004, 04:39:38 pm »

Quote from: Peale on June 22, 2004, 03:35:55 pm

Quote from: krick on June 22, 2004, 11:59:50 am
I've got over thirty pounds of them from when I went to Mardi Gras a few years ago. Here's a picture of me at Mardi Gras with one of my bead recipients:
(Warning, don't open in the presence of the FCC)
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/mardigras/Dsc00183.jpg

Very, very yummy. Did you know her?

Peale, take Dsc00183.jpg off the address and check out the outher pics!!

krick · « **Reply #14 on:** June 22, 2004, 04:49:52 pm »

Quote from: Peale on June 22, 2004, 03:35:55 pm

Quote from: krick on June 22, 2004, 11:59:50 am
I've got over thirty pounds of them from when I went to Mardi Gras a few years ago. Here's a picture of me at Mardi Gras with one of my bead recipients:

Very, very yummy. Did you know her?

Nope. A total stranger. She walked by with her boyfriend and I just asked if I could get a picture with her because I thought she was cute. When my friend went to take the picture, she unexpectedly flashed the camera.

SirPeale · « **Reply #15 on:** June 22, 2004, 05:03:12 pm »

Quote from: GameDork on June 22, 2004, 04:39:38 pm

Peale, take Dsc00183.jpg off the address and check out the outher pics!!

I did. No one as impressive as her, though.

Minwah · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2004, 05:05:26 pm »

Quote from: Peale on June 22, 2004, 05:03:12 pm

I did. No one as impressive as her, though.

I prefer Dsc00026

You were a busy chap Krick - good work!

Nefesis · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2004, 08:55:55 am »

not that i'm complaining... but why is everything so cheap?

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2004, 09:13:44 am »

Quote from: Nefesis on June 24, 2004, 08:55:55 am

not that i'm complaining... but why is everything so cheap?

1) Happ gives a volume discount if you buy in lots of 100 (1,000 ?) and he passes some of that discount on to us.

2) He's a helluva nice guy!

dvdapex · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2004, 09:22:15 am »

I just received my first order from Bob. All you guys were talking about getting beads and cookies thrown in...I was actually more excited to see what goodies would be thrown in than to get my joysticks and buttons. I figured my wife would be more accepting of my order if she got some beads or some trinket like that. I opened the box and everything was there. EXCEPT, no free goodies! Wait. There were about 10 free cherry switches in there. So, when my wife asked what I got, I showed her the stuff I ordered. Then I presented her with the 10 free cherry switches and said "these are for you." She asked me what they were and I pretended to be mad that she didn't know and said "I looked all over for these. Don't these ring a bell???" Boy is she going to be mad when I let her off the hook

darktemp · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2004, 09:34:00 am »

Bob has now changed his description of the happ pushbuttons stating he is stocking them through mid-july until his new stuff comes in. Any idea what buttons he will now be carrying?

Nefesis · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2004, 09:38:10 am »

low prices, good sevice, and free goodies... i know where i'm going to be ordering my controls and stuff from!!


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