Re: WTD: Lots of new 3.5" DSDD and 5.25" DSDD disks

[Jay <Someone@somewhere.com>]

Rubywand wrote:
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> Jay writes ...
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> > Rubywand wrote:
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> > > Jay wrote:
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> > >  ....
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> > > > I just purchased 100 new 5.25" DSDD diskettes for $2.60 + shipping,
> > > > and 500 new 3.5" DSDD diskettes for $15 + shipping,
> > > > both from online retailers.
> > > >
> > >
> > >      Those are very good prices! What is the retailer's URL?
> >
> > I purchased 500 new 3.5" DSDD diskettes for $15 at Meritline:
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> >         http://store.yahoo.com/meritline/floppydisk.html
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> > And 100 new 5.25" DSDD diskettes for $2.60 at Allbusiness:
> >
> >         http://allbusiness.firstsource.com
>  ....
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>      These are very (very) low prices. So, how did your order turn out? Did
> the diskettes arrive okay and do they work as expected?

The 3.5" DSDD diskettes arrived perfectly, wrapped 50 to a bag. 
The ones that I've tried work great!

The 5.25" diskettes did not do so well.  Allbusiness.com did some
false advertising and meant $2.60 for a box of ten, and not
$0.26 for a box of ten.  I ended up with ten diskettes....

Cheers!

--> Jay