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Valve Restocks Companion Cubes

Replica23 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:56:08 MDT

When Valve asked me to pay $20 shipping to Canada for a fucking mug I laughed and closed the browser. That cube should be priced at $15.95.

Replica23

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zer0zen — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:33:33 MDT

I just ordered my WCC! I'm so happy, I will glee on this page!

I couldn't resist the Orange Box soundtrack either...

zer0zen

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2NinjasTapedTogether — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:26:38 MDT

Would like one... But not for that much. If it were twice the size, I'd probably pay $30... But I don't have much spare cash, so I'd rather put the cash toward something else now...

2NinjasTapedTogether

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Zombie_Crunch — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:15:00 MDT

I already got mine. Heh.

Zombie_Crunch

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TheNocturnalSun — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:01:46 MDT

I loved the Weighted Companion Cube but this costs to much money esp. for a product of crain game quality

TheNocturnalSun

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Wookiee1 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:50:55 MDT

@ltcmurray: Thats what I said the first time. "Where I live".

Wookiee1

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Ktzero3 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:43:47 MDT

Thank you Kotaku for the heads up!

Ktzero3

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49er_477 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:26:56 MDT

Not buying one. Waste of my money. I didn't even like portal.

49er_477

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ReVivAL — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:01:54 MDT

Sweet I missed out on these things the first time. Now I can waste my money on these dust collectors that will only have the purpose of showing my friends how big of a nerd I am. Yes!

ReVivAL

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Jaesin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:56:01 MDT

I was actually stopped in the parking garage at UCF here, because someone had to tell me how awesome my companion cube fuzzy dice are. Got them the first time around because the cube plush was sold out... Actually happier with the hanging fuzzy dice :).

They're fairly sizable, larger than your average mirror dice.

Jaesin

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Cathosach — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:15:39 MDT

I pray for the day when they release a Weighted-Companion Cube bean-bag... *sigh*.

Cathosach

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ltcmurray — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:14:51 MDT

@Wookiee1: ahem,

where you live...

ltcmurray

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Wookiee1 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:37:05 MDT

@Atsumi:
More specifically, objects hanging from the rearview mirror are illegal.

Wookiee1

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weatherman — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:35:12 MDT

@vr0oM @manusdei: oh c'mon - the price is in American dollars so it's like half price for you canucks anyway!

weatherman

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Z-Word — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:06:16 MDT

@manusdei, @Magwidgeon, @vr0oM, @Sullyville: Just for grins I placed an order and selected the ship to Hawaii/Alaska rate -- really, it shouldn't cost much more than that to send a small, light package to Canada. I fully expect the order to be cancelled, but maybe Valve will realize that we shouldn't be charged the same shipping rates as friggin' Australians and let it through.

(Note: Nothing at all against Australians, I just picked them because they live very, very far away.)

Z-Word

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WontonWonder — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:59:32 MDT

"Free shipping with $50 purchase? Awesome!
Just let me buy a few more things...
... What the... do I count as international?

... Oh Goddamnit..."

WontonWonder

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lanion — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:58:31 MDT

$3 shipping here. I'm in!

lanion

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Sullyville — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:50:03 MDT

@manusdei: Yes, me too. I had my credit card out and ready when I got kicked with that as well. $29 for the thing. $27 to ship. And who knows what customs on top of that. When getting the item to you costs more than the thing itself, it's not worth it. Whatever happened to free trade?

Sullyville

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vr0oM — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:44:18 MDT

Yeah $27 for International Shipping (and I'm in Canada).
The cube isn't so nice at twice the price...

vr0oM

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GeeCee — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:53:34 MDT

Oh no, the parking permits are back in stock too. I ordered a poster and a parking permit and a WCC plushie. It's all your fault, Fahey! I'll see you in court.

GeeCee

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Elite Wombat — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:46:04 MDT

PayPal FTW

Elite Wombat

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HaydenTenno — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:31:18 MDT

Valve plushes are FAR too expensive. They're pretty darn tiny, too. Fuzzies for $30? =\ No thanks!

HaydenTenno

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skrame ☆ — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:10:44 MDT

Is this the same Valve that everyone was praising for saying that their Team Fortress DLC could be free, but it was up to MS and Sony?

No wonder they can afford to give DLC away for free; they're busy raping their fans who want plushies.

/I understand that this is a capitalistic society, where prices are based on the supply and demand of a product, and the demand of this product justifies the price.

I'm just saying, is all.

skrame ☆

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ParasiteEv3 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:09:00 MDT

I feel the main problem with this plush companion cube is not the price but the size. 6" x 6" x 6"? What do you expect me to do with that, buy three and start juggling? What I really wanted was a plush companion cube that was 24" x 24" x 24"; that way I could hug my companion cube every night before going to bed... so ronery.

ParasiteEv3

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Norellicus — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:59:31 MDT

I gave in :(

Cube awesomeness is too awesome to ignore.

Norellicus

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Absent Blue — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:51:33 MDT

I almost bought this the first time around, had it in my cart and everything, then I thought, "Naw, it's cool, but I'm not that obsessed."

Had I known how obsessed everyone else was going to be I would have got it =\

Now I'm not so sure it'll still sell, but what the heck, worst case situation is that I've now got a faithful companion.

Absent Blue

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Atsumi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:44:43 MDT

@Wookiee1: Is that a joke or some weird law I didn't know about?

Atsumi

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zoz — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:23:44 MDT

I was about to buy one until I realised that shipping to the UK would cost $27! That's seriously lame.

zoz

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Wookiee1 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:08:59 MDT

DAMMIT! Fuzzy dice are illegal in my state.

Wookiee1

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Magwidgeon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:08:43 MDT

manusdei said:
"Oh hey I found them; $29.95 for a cube and then $27 for the "international" shipping to get it to canada. Hmmm I think sadly I may pass on the cube; all of a sudden it doesn't seem worth it."

I KNOW! I was shocked, already to proceed with my order. Almost $30 to ship cloth cube filled with fluff to Canada?

I'm shocked and appalled. Or neither. I forget which.
But either way, a little put off :(

Magwidgeon

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Z-Word — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:58:59 MDT

@manusdei: No kidding. I was all ready to grab one, even at $30, but basically DOUBLE the price just to ship it across the border? No friggin' way.

Maybe some nice Kotakuite will offer to ship them to us. Or maybe I should just get a post office box in Buffalo.

Z-Word

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Blah8 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:55:16 MDT

$30? That's more expensive than the game!

Blah8

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My360broked — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:54:51 MDT

@aden.exe: It's because they probably have some service handling the transactions and such of their store, and that service has dealers who DO sell internationally, and so the program or whatever has to accommodate everyone.

My360broked

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n2Depth — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:49:08 MDT

Well, low supply = high demand. To me $30 is not worth a plushie of an inanimate block.

n2Depth

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aden.exe — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:42:04 MDT

Why does the ordering and shipping section say they wont ship merch outside the USA, but if you go through the checkout, it gives you hundreds of countries, Including the one I need, the UK. I'm confuzzled.

aden.exe

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My360broked — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:37:03 MDT

Wait, nvm.

My360broked

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LowNemesis — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:36:55 MDT

@LittlestLamshi: Yeah but did you know these things go for $200 on Ebay, valve could charge fifty if they wanted to, I'm guessing that they are trying to limit demand.

LowNemesis

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My360broked — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:36:40 MDT

What? I don't see the plush on there. Sold out already?!

My360broked

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Atsumi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:32:17 MDT

@burnman: And you are the type of guy who knows how to keep a girl.

I can tell.

Atsumi

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burnman — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:30:15 MDT

Thanks for this. Wanted to get the fiance' one at Christmas, but they sold out too fast. Now she has one on the way.

$30 is a little price to pay for a huge smile.

burnman

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stephenzerotwo — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:28:41 MDT

the real question here is:

is this buyer going to pay up after his $140 mistake in 2 days

[cgi.ebay.com]

stephenzerotwo

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Atsumi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:24:23 MDT

@lasttimeyouaskedme: I think the shape is cute... probably what they were going for.

Atsumi

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supafrench — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:19:44 MDT

It's amazing how many people think $30 is such a bad price. Yes, it's tiny, but comparatively speaking, $30 is a great price. After the WCCs sold out the first time, they were getting $100+ on ebay easily. Kotaku readers of all people should know that thanks to the internet, the worth of any item like this, which is both unique and tied to a -very- marketable name, not to mention cute, is the collector's worth. And regardless of what cheapasses in this thread think, that worth is significantly more than $30.

Unless Valve is going to sell copius amounts of these in the future, I'd recommend getting one now at $30.. or at the very least, directing your angst towards those who make the $30 price tag appealing by comparison. It's not really a competent complaint to say Valve is asking too much for these...

supafrench

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terraform — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:18:46 MDT

30 bucks seems about right for guaranteed birth control.

terraform

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Muffin_Man — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:02:24 MDT

Asked for one of these for X-mas, got the Aperature Science parking permit instead, which is quite awesome. At least it won't stab me I suppose.

Muffin_Man

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evirustheslaye — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:01:58 MDT

it would be cool if they made like a bean bag chair sized one.

evirustheslaye

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lasttimeyouaskedme — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:01:50 MDT

It amazes me how poor the quality is on these...

it's a gd cube, and you can't even make it square? how hard of a shape is that?

lasttimeyouaskedme

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Communist_Gamer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:01:14 MDT

I loved Portal but I don't get the Companion Cube obsession. It was a nice little thing in the game and that was it. And Stay Alive is a poorly written song thats sorta funny - although the final boss "2+2 = blalblblalb 10* was amusing enough.

Its a fad I don't get lol XD

But I am playing Portal for like the 5th go now.

Communist_Gamer

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Len Bias Cocaine Surplus — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:00:29 MDT

@LittlestLamshi: All I'm saying is that for my money I at least got realistic lady parts.

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

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Atsumi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:59:08 MDT

@Collapse The Control: Then youtube it.

It might get as popular as those console smashing videos.

Atsumi

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Atsumi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:58:17 MDT

I wouldn't mind it...

but I also wouldn't spend $30 on it.

Atsumi

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VashPL — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:58:03 MDT

Me! Want! This! NOW!

VashPL

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Collapse The Control — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:57:13 MDT

I'm thinking about buying one just to throw it into a pit of fire.

Collapse The Control

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Candlejack — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:57:10 MDT

@mikemil828: Of course they don't. I still like to state my opinion on that scheme they're pursuing. Ok?

Candlejack

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def PD — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:53:10 MDT

Does that say free shipping on orders over $30 or $50? If it's, $30, that's mad dick. lol

def PD

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The Vampire Raziel — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:51:24 MDT

my plushie loves me it has the hearts to prove it <3

The Vampire Raziel

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ErskinPig — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:49:35 MDT

Incidently, as far as the price goes, I'm not sure how much Valve will be responsible for that. This is obviously something that will need to be completely out-sourced and presumably made in limited batches, so the price may well be inflated due to the supplier.

Still, it's clearly not worth it.

ErskinPig

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The-Blur — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:49:11 MDT

I'd buy the Hunter plush before the cube.

The-Blur

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ForAllThatEverWas — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:48:23 MDT

what a fantastic time for my checking account to be entirely empty.

ForAllThatEverWas

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DefDealer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:46:12 MDT

I sold my $30 dollar WCC for $175.00 bucks on eBay. I'll order 2 or 3 and hold them for awhile.

DefDealer

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Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:45:37 MDT

@manusdei: Just gank the one from Bloor Street.

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

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mikemil828 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:45:01 MDT

@Candlejack:
They are making gobs of money out of the plushies, so I don't think they would care what you think,

mikemil828

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jonathan. — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:44:57 MDT

Yeah...kinda "over" the whole wcc fad. It was fun at first but now my perception has returned and $30 for a plush is not happening.

jonathan.

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manusdei — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:43:46 MDT

Oh hey I found them; $29.95 for a cube and then $27 for the "international" shipping to get it to canada. Hmmm I think sadly I may pass on the cube; all of a sudden it doesn't seem worth it.

manusdei

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gstaff — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:43:42 MDT

I wonder if they're getting hammered, I cant get my order to go through

gstaff

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JustJake — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:43:41 MDT

That is kind of expensive for a plush cube. Can't blame Valve for pricing them at that price though since they will more than likely sell out.

JustJake

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SAKY — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:39:27 MDT

@SAKY: damn wrong post. :(

SAKY

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SAKY — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:39:10 MDT

With updates like this I'm going to ask Kotaku for a recall vote on the inclusion of posts regarding Wii VC updates.

SAKY

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manusdei — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:38:36 MDT

Am I the only one who doesn't see these things in their store? I can't seem to find them.

manusdei

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ErskinPig — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:38:18 MDT

Make it $29.95 for a fully functional portal gun & you've got a deal.

ErskinPig

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bakakensai — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:37:27 MDT

15cm? That's way too tiny for that price.

bakakensai

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AnonymousFinger — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:36:46 MDT

Is it Aperture Science or Aperture Labratories? Above the elevator (or whatever it is) it says "Aperture Labratories". Wouldn't Aperture Science be the study of apertures and they do the study at Aperture Labratories?

AnonymousFinger