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14 December 2019, 07:45 AM | #1 |
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Pepsi is harder to get than Batgirl?
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I have a friend who is working at Rolex AD. And he told me that they receiving more Batgirls than Rolex Pepsis. Any opinions about this? |
14 December 2019, 07:50 AM | #2 |
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BLRO seems to be more difficult to get than a BLNR from an AD.
But only as I cannot get a BLRO, still maybe next year or the year after. |
14 December 2019, 07:52 AM | #3 |
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Yes, check the market price and you will see it’s more expensive to buy a BLRO than BLNR from greys. This is related to the supply/demand I’d imagine.
LVs used to be hard to get at AD and expensive in grey, now relatively easy (compared to BLRO) and grey prices have come down... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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14 December 2019, 07:58 AM | #4 |
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Pepsi is absolutely more difficult, a couple of smiles and some sweet talk and Batgirl is anybody’s
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14 December 2019, 08:08 AM | #5 |
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Not news.
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14 December 2019, 08:10 AM | #6 |
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It may vary depending where you are located, but in these parts the BLRO is more difficult to obtain.
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14 December 2019, 08:19 AM | #7 |
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It may also be that the BLRO cerachrom insert is harder to make, and thus a theory that Rolex produces fewer of them.
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14 December 2019, 08:30 AM | #8 |
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I think it is the case.
My friend recently had a BLNR offered to him and he traveled to go and collect it that evening...whilst he was buying his another customer was also picking theirs up also. Recent incomings would suggest that the BLNRs are seeming like they’re in good supply Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
14 December 2019, 08:32 AM | #9 |
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It seems right. I have seen a surplus of batgirls hitting market lately. My local gray has got 6 in the last 2 weeks but not one pepsi
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14 December 2019, 08:42 AM | #10 |
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Pepsi is harder to get than Batgirl?
Grab that batgirl and some pink tape.
Edit: purple tape
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14 December 2019, 08:47 AM | #11 |
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Yes this is true if you’re looking to get the watch from an AD.
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14 December 2019, 08:59 AM | #12 |
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After Daytona its the hardest to aquire.
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14 December 2019, 09:02 AM | #13 |
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When I bought my BLRO my AD was really trying to get me to take the BLNR instead.
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14 December 2019, 09:08 AM | #14 |
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I thought Blue Sky Dweller is second hardest? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Pepsi is easy. Just throw 50˘ in the vending machine and push the button.
Batgirl takes effort. You have to take her out for dinner and drinks, get to know her friends, meet her parents, buy a ring... she's a lot more work. |
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14 December 2019, 09:20 AM | #18 |
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GMT in general is hard to get
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14 December 2019, 09:25 AM | #19 |
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I picked up Pepsi today from AD!
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14 December 2019, 11:26 AM | #20 |
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Can we please stop calling the BLNR a childish name? It deserves better.
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14 December 2019, 11:54 AM | #21 |
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I picked up a Pepsi yesterday from my local AD. The call was a complete surprise.
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How you guys manage to get them?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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To be honest I had resigned to accept the wait. I was shocked. Ottawa’s tough. Only 1 AD, diplomats and MPs and the highest per capital income in Canada. Way more demand than supply. |
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14 December 2019, 12:13 PM | #24 |
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Pepsi is definitely tough to acquire from an AD. So many factors come to play. Its definitely harder to get than the BLNR
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Seems to be that way.
There have been a lot of "incoming" threads for the 126710 blnr lately. |
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You really want to be associated with below pic, being childish and give your watch a name ?
Gives me the shivers.
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