Folks, please remember, only by the grace of Paul do we even have
points in the first place. Consider ourselves lucky to get anything
for free, no matter how long we may have to wait. Don't look a gift
module in the mouth.
> >Will the "points system" be staying the same? With the price
>increases, there
>>seem to be fewer modules that qualify as "freebies". I was hoping to
>>eventually get 440 and 410 kits with my points, but they are now out of the
>>$200 range. Could the limit go up to $220? :-)
>
>I know what you mean. I also planned on taking advantage of the
>points system to double up on modules I wouldn't have bought
>otherwise. What annoys me, is that Paul bases it on modules shipped,
>rather than modules purchased. Not only does that slow everything
>down, it's especially unfair when a price increase excludes modules
>after you've already earned enough points. The old catalog said,
>"For every module you buy, you get one point." If I place an order
>and send in the money, then there is nothing left for me to do on my
>end to "buy" a module. If it hasn't shipped, that's not my fault.
>It's bad enough I'm still waiting for production modules from
>November, but there is no physical reason why points should be held
>up on backorder.