[HPFGU-OTChatter] thinking of buying

[Melissa McCarthy]

Sophia wrote:
> Though short on cash at the moment, I can't help visiting Alivan's
> every once in a while, or the Pobjoy Mint site.(They made the
> wizarding money for the movies.) You see, when my ship comes in, I'm
> thinking of buying a holly wand and ordering some wizarding money,
> you know. Still, I've had my doubts as to whether these items would
> be worth the money (Though in my heart of hearts I'd love to own
> them, there's a persnickety voice of "reason" telling me that I
> should use them for other things I need, like some new clothes...I'm
> actually down to my last pair of wearable trousers, and they are
> going down hill.)So, in order to  justify my spending money on a wand
> and those loverly coins, I thought I'd ask if anyone on this list has
> ordered any of these items from the abovementioned sites, and whether
> you were happy with your purchase(s)?

Reason, schmeason!  Wands are important!  I bought my wand from The Wand
Shop (http://www.thewandshop.com/).  The Wandmaker there makes custom wands
with actual inserts (of dragon whisker, unicorn tail hair, fairy hair, or
phoenix feather), they have a wide variety of wood types, the prices are
reasonable (starting at US$12 for a "prefab" wand), and they ship very fast.
I'm not getting paid to say that, I just really adore my wand :D and I
haven't had a better experience with any online seller.

Melissa, whose wand is also made of holly!