stripe Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 My globe has broken off its base and is rather old, so I am considering buying a new one. I am hoping to find a deal. Has anyone seen one? And what's a reasonable price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Check Ross, TJ Maxx, that sort of place when stores start getting rod of thei back to school stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2l&j Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I bought one at Target for $15 last week. I ended up taking it back because it was too hard for me to read the names of the countries and I want the kids to be able to see them clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Wegot ours at wal-mart a couple of years ago. they generally have them during back-to-school sales season (i.e. now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 We bought a geosafari talking globe. SOOOO worth the money. My dd3 is amazing with it, she gets most answers right (it asks locations of capitals, mountains etc). The older kids play with it too, but mostly use it as a regular globe looking up locations of places we are learning about. We have had cheaper globes before ( $30ish CDN) but they always broke, or the tape around the middle peels off etc. This one I paid $115 CDN for and it was worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 If you have a thrift store, see if you can find one there. I got a nice one for $1.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I just bought one today at Walmart. It's nothing fancy and the base is plastic, but for $14.99, it'll do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakotajm Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Any time we get the cheap cardboard Wal-mart ones, the tape around the middle starts coming off, the plastic base breaks from being dropped, etc., until finallly it gets used for a ball, gets a dent, and eventually becomes a hat and floor sled when it splits in two. URGH!:glare: I may consider that GeoSafari globe despite the price. Maybe grandparents could chip in together at Christmas. We have enough hats, after all.:D And yet I can still hear that chorus in the background of Moms of boys telling me how destructive BOYS are-yeah, whatever.:tongue_smilie: Lakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacus2 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'm seriously considering the Replogle Intelliglobe which is on sale at Costco for $65: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11624278&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC|48022|62822|50207&N=4045123&Mo=9&pos=4&No=5&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&cat=50207&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&ec=BC-EC25415-Cat62822&topnav= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Seriously, I still haven't bought a globe!!!!!! I went to Target today, and, when I did not see it in the back to school aisle, I asked the lady there stocking things, who looked it up for me and directed me to the office supplies area. It was fairly small, black, and kind of antiquey looking. Its price is $14.99 (not sale) and it had East Timor but not South Sudan. I didn't like how the paper overlapped in some places. So I didn't buy it. (Link if anyone cares: http://www.target.com/p/threshold-desktop-globe-w-gold-base/-/A-15023389#prodSlot=medium_1_6&term=globe ) Help! I have the globe beach ball things, but my heart yearns for a globe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 We have an intelliglobe from Costco, the ones on Amazon are super expensive, I think we only paid $60 for ours. It's great. I wonder if they'll carry them again. I did see some regular globes last time I was at Costco, I didn't inspect them but they looked nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 You might also try the office supply stores during back-to-school sales. I buy a new one once every few years as the base almost always breaks on the cheap ones ($15; and then it becomes a ball-toy until it finally breaks in half) but I can't bear to buy an expensive one for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I found mine at Hobby Lobby and used my 40% off coupon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarymama Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I was just in our Costco yesterday and they had nice Replogle globes for $29.99! My son was crazy excited to get one finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I will check it out! That's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblesmama Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I haven't gotten a globe yet either. Still looking for a quality yet affordable one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Just wanted to thank librarymama -- I got my globe today (for $26.99) -- my kids were fighting over which color to get, and there were tears. sigh. Otherwise I am so so so happy to finally have a globe!!! My three year quest has ended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaya Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I'm seriously considering the Replogle Intelliglobe which is on sale at Costco for $65: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11624278&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC|48022|62822|50207&N=4045123&Mo=9&pos=4&No=5&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&cat=50207&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&ec=BC-EC25415-Cat62822&topnav= I was just going to post that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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