Solution: Get euro customers. I can't remember the last time I bought
boosters of any card game that cheaply in a shop (and I'm talking years here
in time scale).

Goblin currently planning another shopping trip to the UK.

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Mark Armitage <shosuro69@...>wrote:

> In this current uncertain economic climate, circumstances beyond our
> control have led to a price increase of at least a third on the cost
> of the majority of our products. Here at Patriot, we are extremely
> sympathetic to the fact that a lot of customers now have less money
> to spend on products that invariably now cost more, and we are doing
> everything in our power to absorb as much of these price rises as
> possible rather than pass them on to our customers.
>
> We have a long and proud history of supporting the Legend of the Five
> Rings CCG, so you can imagine our distress when we discovered the
> cost for a Glory of the Empire booster box would rise by a massive
> 50%, meaning a new RRP of £2.99 per pack. With the new expansion
> being the first dual-bugged set, we feel that increasing the price by
> this amount could cause irreparable damage to the UK Five Rings
> scene. We have explored as many other avenues of supply as possible,
> but to no avail.
>
> Therefore, we have no choice but to announce an increase in the cost
> of L5R boosters. However, rather than inflict the full price rise on
> customers, we are absorbing as much of it as possible, meaning that
> from now on, our L5R boosters will be priced at £2.50 each. We will
> still offer a 10% discount on full boxes of product. Like every other
> store in the UK carrying L5R, we remain committed to L5R and will do
> everything in our power to support the game and ensure its long term
> survival here in the UK.
>
> Thanks for your time and continued custom.
>
> Mark and everyone at Patriot Games
>
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