I have a 1 inch foam insert DDR Pad.. The ones that aren't flismy like the $15-$20 pads, but have some foam in them..

Now though I want to get a metal one so it will be similar to the arcade.

I just looked at this item here.. here for $84..

I thought it was a good price.. Until I read down more. "Buyer pays $40.00 for shipping and handling fee for this item to be shipped to lower 48 states by UPS" So if I live in CA, U.S I have to pay $40 shipping?

And it gets even worse.. "California residents please add 8.25% Sales Tax."

Or maybe not.. Thats just normal sales tax, or is that additional tax on top of the normal tax?

How about this pad? Here

I'm looking for just a metal pad.. But I don't have huge bucks to spend. One thats basically similar to the arcade--so I can get some practice from it and then when I play at the arcades I will be used to it since I played on the metal pad. Since I have the 1 inch foam pad, and I can get A's on standard songs and get "C's" or "B'" and even a "A" on two songs on Heavy mode.. But when I go to Arcade I have a hard time passing any Stadard mode song.. I fail songs that I normall get a A on-- so I need metal pad practice badly.

So those items that are $150 or more for just the pad.. Too much for me. Especially since I have to add about $40 shipping and taxes onto it..

I could go to a store and buy it and not have to pay the shipping and stuff-- but I don't know any places in CA that sell metal pads for a good price.. Or even sell them at all (not sure where to look).

Any ideas? Good price ones?

BTW, my birthday is coming up.. So I'm going to get it-- I'd just get this.. The "suprise stuff" doesn't matter, hehe. I can get "them" to pay for it and get it, but of course its only if they can afford it meaning I can't buy anything like $200 metal pad.. Argh whens that job when I need it.

*Edit* I got one from frys! I saved up my money finally. They took like a month to get a metal pad in.. At least I save $50 on shipping.






This message was edited by Josh17 on Sep 15 2004.

Thanks, hehe I'll try them.

I want some practice from the Metal Pads. Its sad.. LOL..

I can get a "AA' on a song such as Breakdown on Standard with 1.5 speed.. I try Breakdown on standard with 1.5 speed on the arcade.. I fail it, and if i'm lucky I can get a D or a C.

Also for the Arcades.. Do they ever replace the metal dance pads? Since how could it last for so long with people playing it basically all day-- and all different weights. Thats why I wondered if the pads aren't responding well anymore-- but it doesn't seem to be that way as I see people with 300 combos and stuff all the time. Then I play and I can hardly do it. I'm almost sure its because I'm used to a foam pad-- since it feels so different that I play bad. So I need the metal pad so I can practice more. (I play DDR all the time at my house)

I know that if I buy one for my house it should last for a long time. Not sure how long, but for a while.