this is so stupid man! 1,300 odd bucks for a flag pole?

@yanjiaren (9031)
February 21, 2007 4:51pm CST
i wanted to make my flag..and get a pole with it.. you know how much they are charging for one ruddy flag pole? 1,300 odd dollars u.s..i can't believe it!! i was very dismayed and shocked cos i wanted a YANJIAREN FLAG WITH POLE!!!!!!!!!!! now i have decided to make an applique one for the wall instead..one day when i have money ..i will get a proper one done.. i mwanted one for my video production i wanted to do..ohhhhhhh does anyone know of a cheaper place to get flag with flag pole? anyone? help me please if you do.. thanks..
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@elisata (568)
• Netherlands
22 Feb 07
Any particular reason why you want your own flag? Founding your own little Yanjiaren State? Or having one in case you reach the 2000 posts?
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@yanjiaren (9031)
22 Feb 07
hehee yes i am founding the Yan Dynasty..at the moment we are two members and we reside over a one room palace in manhattan..when i am in exile in the u.k i stay with parents lol...
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• India
22 Feb 07
Ohh thats too high price .. i could have helped u if u were in india cause it is very cheap out here, just 1500 bucks.. So any time u are plannig to come here u can buy it right from here what say?
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@GardenGerty (159885)
• United States
21 Feb 07
Hi, friend, my brother made an interesting pole for his American flag. He bought PVC pipe of the appropriate length, and an umbrella stand for your patio furniture at Wal Mart. He attached the flag to the pvc, and can set it upright in the holder which he has screwed to the decking, so it will not fall over or blow down. I do not know if that would help, but the cost is probably under $50, and the PVC is white, never needs painting.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
ellie, i think gardengerty has a wonderful idea about your flagpole. PVC pipes aren't that expensive, right? so, by a low cost, you can have your flag on the pole you made yourself. will make you even feel better since you did everything yourself, the flag and the flagpole, too.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
21 Feb 07
yes very good..
@yanjiaren (9031)
21 Feb 07
thanks for that usefu tip lol
@shywolf (4514)
• United States
22 Feb 07
Wow, thirteen hundred dollars for a simple pole? That seems crazy. Have you tried Ebay, or anything like that, yet? I can't imagine that you couldn't get a flag pole for cheaper than a thousand dollars. But if you can't, I think that your idea of making a applique flag for your wall is a great one, until the day when you can really make your flag life-size. Would this pole do? http://cgi.ebay.com/20-ALUMINUM-TELESCOPING-FLAGPOLE-EXTENDABLE-FLAG-POLE_W0QQitemZ130081204228QQihZ003QQcategoryZ43536QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem That's what I found just looking for a minute or so on Ebay. I hope that you find something good! ^_^
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@yanjiaren (9031)
22 Feb 07
oh i will cehck it out..thanks you are an ace lol.. when can i read some of your poems by the way? are you gonna get them published?
@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
24 Feb 07
If you get a stand alone flag pole that they have infront of a business, they will cost aroun that much, but I have seen them cheaper. If you want one for your porch they should not be too much like around 30 dollars. Try United-states-flag.com
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@yanjiaren (9031)
24 Feb 07
great lol
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
22 Feb 07
Under normal circumstances I would post this, bu i see you are quite in a hurry, so here it is. Sori Hun can't send a pole but here is my private jet, only the best for the best:D
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@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
22 Feb 07
I don't know what happened but here it is again
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
flagpole for 1,300 dollars? gosh ellie! i calculated it in pesos and come up with this: 63,700 equivalent in my currency. wow! that's more than 10 months of my salary! gosh. what a flagpole it is. i bet no storm nor disaster can put down that kind of flagpole. haha! it should be. for that price? sue them if it goes down when bombed. lol anyway, what's a yanjiaren flag mean? what do yanjiaren mean? sounds interesting since you did a flag on it. should mean something more than just a name. it's nice to put it on your wall as of now. that's kind cute. how about if you have it framed? you don't seem to like the idea? well, i find it nice to be framed, too and hanged on your wall. video production of what? there are lots of interesting things to know in your discussion. haha! well, if you're in the philippines, a flagpole might only cost you hmmm.. about 5thousand pesos or less. like 104 in US dollars. but that's here in the philippines. hehe. take care!
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@sunita64 (6469)
• India
21 Feb 07
That is indeed too much, but anyway when you really want to have something it is always costly, at times I do drop out things from my want list for the high price.Hope you might find a cheaper substitute.
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• China
22 Feb 07
I think that it is really too expensive to make a flag pole. I suggest that you search online and find some information so that you can make it yourself.
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@shopkaro (284)
• India
22 Feb 07
no may be he may have some emotions for that.
22 Feb 07
That is just crazy money for a flag an dI dont think you should entertain the guy by buying it. I live in Scotland and I cant actually remember the last time I seen a flag. Its pretty disappointing how we never have the scotland flag anywhere so i dont know anything about poles. But cant you just get a big stick and paint it white or something. Surely your effort would be appreciated even if it looks a bit shoddy!!!
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• Canada
21 Feb 07
Pay it, if you want iit egt it, sometimes you have to spoil your slef even if things are overpriced in your mind. Your freind, M0thakap0p
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@yanjiaren (9031)
21 Feb 07
i wish..if i had that kinda dosh..at the moment we need to save money so we can live together in the same country..my hubby and me..
@gunnchri (57)
• Canada
21 Feb 07
i would pay
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@yanjiaren (9031)
21 Feb 07
i would too..but i ain't got that kind of money..not yet..not for a flag..i designed the thing so it means alot to me..one day i will but is there a slightly cheaper alternative at the moment?..the Yan Dynasty has only a few poor members in it lol..and we live in a one room kingdom at the moment..the empire is pretty small lol