tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983961238587540191.post5783204202380803935..comments2023-10-28T11:26:40.393+01:00Comments on Getting off the couch : I need answers!Chris Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022217660977937299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983961238587540191.post-28491279604633697782010-07-04T14:48:58.080+01:002010-07-04T14:48:58.080+01:00Dave: I'm with you on the postage, I feel ripp...Dave: I'm with you on the postage, I feel ripped off when I buy something and get to the checkout to find I have to pay more.<br />The second one is not so cut and dry for me though I can see the pitfalls if things go tits up!Chris Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022217660977937299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2983961238587540191.post-31444486657249776802010-07-04T14:18:23.198+01:002010-07-04T14:18:23.198+01:00First question: Obviously, I'd have to first w...First question: Obviously, I'd have to first weigh up how much the free postage was worth, and if the value exceeded the discount offered or not.<br />Also, if the discount was on 'future purchases' I'd go for the free postage, since I detest mechanisms designed just to make me shop again.<br />However if the value of free postage equated to the same as the amount discounted, I'd probably go for the free postage. Often when I buy something online, I'll get impatient waiting for it, and upgrade my post & packing option, spending more money that I never intended to in the first place. Free postage removes that temptation.<br /><br />Second Question: Hell no! friends are friends but business is business. If it's cheaper retail then I'll buy it retail. I get some kind of protection buying retail, just in case what I've got turns out to be a turkey. If that situation arose when I'd bought from a friend, we might just end up falling out over it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203970952129824noreply@blogger.com