Big Lots (formerly Pic 'N Sav) on the west coast currently is selling electric scooters for $100 (reg. price $188) and steel framed soft crates for $50....just in time for Christmas! I had a great time on my scooter at the National and many of you told me that you were going to get one. The soft crate isn't quite as tall as my Furrari crates but they are the same width and length. My 95 pound 7 year old boy is quite comfortable in it. Soft crates were discussed a few weeks ago on the list and these are actually quite nice....they even have a carrying handle. Just for your information, I just recently bought a soft crate at a show site and while I was there another person came by and told me that she had just purchased a soft crate for half the price at Big Lots...the vendor said, that is true, but you what you don't know is that those crates had problems with the zippers that were defective and that's why Big Lots has them...now I don't know if this is true or if the vendor was just saying it so that he would not lose a sale; but I thought I would pass it on for what it is worth.... Pauline (Ropaja German Shepherds) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================