Whats your usual order?

[gobey]

I'm cheap.

I just spent $180 on 3 tarantulas. One was an adult female.

That was my most expensive drop at once.

Was 2 different orders technically too.

 

[Streetfighter]

I'm cheap.

I just spent $180 on 3 tarantulas. One was an adult female.

That was my most expensive drop at once.

Was 2 different orders technically too.

Lol i did that last night except all 3 were slings off of jamies tarantulas

 

[eldondominicano]

Lol i did that last night except all 3 were slings off of jamies tarantulas

If you haven't, also checkout swifts inverts, Paul at pet center, net-bug.net, great people and great variety.

---------- Post added 03-24-2015 at 07:06 PM ----------

I'm cheap.

I just spent $180 on 3 tarantulas. One was an adult female.

That was my most expensive drop at once.

Was 2 different orders technically too.

The most I've dropped is around 400$ for 12 spiders, great variety of NWs and OWs

 

[Streetfighter]

If you haven't, also checkout swifts inverts, Paul at pet center, net-bug.net, great people and great variety.

I have looked at their sites and heard great things i just dont buy enough at one time to make shipping worth it. I have heard great things about swift inverts and i have seen Ts i would like to buy there just really not a fan of paypal.

 

[eldondominicano]

I have looked at their sites and heard great things i just dont buy enough at one time to make shipping worth it. I have heard great things about swift inverts and i have seen Ts i would like to buy there just really not a fan of paypal.

I see. Mostly I just save up for big orders, here and there I wil buy smaller, but its usually only when buying an expensive T

 

[LythSalicaria]

My first order was...wait for it...1 sling. 1 $10 sling. And it's not like I didn't know what the shipping costs were before I completed the order, so I can't even use ignorance as an excuse for such a feat of derpitude. Did I pay for overnight shipping? Of course I did. Derp derp...derpity derp derp. Definitely will not be taking it personally if I get razzed for this one; I could have slapped myself when it finally sank in and I became consciously aware of my obvious blunder...about a month later...

My orders since then have ranged from 5 to 8ish - though it should be noted that I haven't made all that many orders yet. I think I've ordered online 3 times in total...any other additions were either pet store rescues or from a local dealer.

Now that I'm starting to seriously plan my first breeding projects, I'll be getting my new additions the same way Poec54 and skippydude do - save up a spider fund and order several specimens of the same species. Will probably go for groups of 6 from a single species, and buy between 1 and 3 species at a time, depending on cost.

 

[gobey]

I have looked at their sites and heard great things i just dont buy enough at one time to make shipping worth it. I have heard great things about swift inverts and i have seen Ts i would like to buy there just really not a fan of paypal.

I saw 2 juveniles of a species I wanted @ petshop on sale. Was enough to justify a buy. Cheaper than the slings I'd even seen on the classifieds.

Paypal is great man! Get one!

 

[eldondominicano]

I saw 2 juveniles of a species I wanted @ petshop on sale. Was enough to justify a buy. Cheaper than the slings I'd even seen on the classifieds.

Paypal is great man! Get one!

Paypal is my preferred method of transaction any day. Leaves me without any doubt of legitimacy

 

[BobGrill]

PayPal is such a pain in the butt though. They make you provide so much proof of identity it's ridiculous. I understand it's for security reasons but come on...

 

[eldondominicano]

PayPal is such a pain in the butt though. They make you provide so much proof of identity it's ridiculous. I understand it's for security reasons but come on...

I liked this comment because I respect your opinion.. But have never felt this way? LOL

 

[awiec]

PayPal is such a pain in the butt though. They make you provide so much proof of identity it's ridiculous. I understand it's for security reasons but come on...

They had me provide my bank account number and then deposited a dollar and asked me how much the deposit was, it seemed pretty painless to me

 

[IHeartTs]

I don't have a set amount either. I spend anywhere from 30-200 on an order. I have an expo bimonthly (probably the same one spiderman goes to) that I can go to and the locals here are great. I don't shop online because I can get more for my money by just staying local.

 

[Mariner1]

I found a breeder not too far from me with a good selection and I will relieve him of 5-6 Ts at a time, plus he always gives freebies.

 

[CBickert]

Do the reptile expos usually carry a sizable selection of tarantulas? I'm interested in Repticon in Dallas, TX along with NARBC.
Also anyone in the Dallas area? Thanks in advance.

 

[Roosterbomb]

I've only ordered online 3 times. I try and spend a chunk of money so I can get a freebie if available and I try and spend as much as I can without getting too many spiders at once. I do that cuz box day is magic for me lol.

 

[G. pulchra]

I won't order less than two online due to shipping costs.

 

[pyro fiend]

i will admit my smallest order i "payed" for was 1 T, picked it and the freebe, and ended up paying 10$ for shiping due to store credit on a forgotten freebie on 2 orders lmao.. i feel like i robbed him a bit but was worth the 10bucks to me lol

 

[Ellenantula]

My first orders were for 1 T each -- shipping often costing more than the T. But it's not a bargain to get more Ts than you are ready for.
My last (and probably my *really* last order for a long while) was for 2 sub-adults females (pricier Ts - GBB and B emilia) and about 50 bucks worth of "surprise" slings -- so -- pricey and well worth the overnight shipping.

Difference was my time spent in the hobby. I would have made a poor choice to invest more in the beginning -- I didn't know in the beginning if I would still be in the hobby a year later - now, a year later, I know I am in for the long haul and adventure.

That said -- at 13 count, I am very satisfied with my choices overall (well, 2 of the slings were more advanced in my last order than I expected) but I have gotten quite attached to them already) so they appear to be keepers.

There is more cost than the financial investment -- it's the cost of time and experience you are willing to commit to.