On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
> Here's a tip someone might find useful: I recently bought a Canon A70
> digital camera, which I priced on pricewatch and froogle at $293 plus
> shipping. It was $299 at Best Buy, which was decent, but as an added
> bonus, if I bought it online I got a $50 rebate and picked it up at the store.
> The rebate was a $50 Best Buy gift card instead of a check, so I can't
> buy beer with it. The moral is that if you see something you want at
> Best Buy, check online. You will pay the same price as in the store,
> but it might have a rebate not available in the store, but you still can
> drive down and get it at the store. You just have to do a little research
> first.
>
> Right now I could buy a 200 GB drive for $199, apply the $50 card, and
> get another two rebates totaling $50, so basically I could get the drive for
> $100. Or I could get the 120 GB for $140, apply the $50 card, get
> two rebates for $60, so the drive totals out at $30. At 25 cents a gig,
> it's a deal I'm actually thinking about.
>
> I don't need it yet. I just bought a 160 GB a few months ago, and it will
> take at least another month to fill it up with free <grin>pr0n</grin> and iso's.
>
> Andy
>
Wouldn't you know as soon as I wrote this e-mail I found it a lot cheaper.
I was at Office Depot on St. Charles this afternoon and they have the
Maxtor 7200rpm 120gb/8mb on clearance. $129 minus a $50 rebate. $79 for
the same drive I paid $139 for. Oh well...
John
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