Re: [Nolug] Need a new HDD

On Thursday 30 October 2003 07:01 pm, John Nix wrote:
> 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

Buy the one at Office Depot, and return it to wherever you got it still in it's
shrinkwrap. They outta take it as long as it isn't opened, and you get the
difference back, in a roundabout sorta way.

Andy

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