CONSUMERISM
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Topic: CONSUMERISM
Posted By: Magoo
Subject: CONSUMERISM
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 4:26am
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And spending money I don't have! I wanted a new X-Box 360. My sister took our old one across the state. I went to Best Buy to get one and a copy of Fable III. I walked out with: - 250 GB 360 Slim - Fable III - Shaun of the Dead for Blu-Ray - LG Blu-Ray player - 42" LED 1080p flatscreen TV - Wall mount and cables for aforementioned products. Yayyy me! |
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 7:17am
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Spending money you don't have catches up to you. But aside from that.....nice haul. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 7:56am
...Could have been consolidated into one, informed purchase of a PS3, which would have likely cost you less than just the 360. I've been looking at buying a 360 as well, though. All of my friends are on Live rather than PSN, and I don't need a blu-ray player, while my parents could use one for the living room. ------------- 
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Magoo wrote:Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:27am
| Have you considered making yourself a budget? |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:45am
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Two things: 1) Holy crap man. 2) Is Blu-Ray really the next DVD? ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:48am
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Blu Ray is getting pretty popular.
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Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 8:57am
Granted, but the 360 and game came free with the TV, which was already discounted. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it. It's all stuff I wanted to get sometime anyway, and with the Best Buy card, I have 3 years to pay it all off with no interest. I quite seriously saved almost a grand off the normal store prices... And honestly, I prefer the 360's game selection, though I will admit all the latest popular titles are coming out for both the PS3 and 360, so even that's becoming a moot point. Most of my friends do have XBL over PSN, though. As for Blu-Ray, mayhaps I could have passed entirely on that, but it really is something I've been wanting as well. The players are coming down in price, and they reached that "Meh, why not?" point. It all works out quite nicely, provided I don't miss a payment. Edit: Whale, I really should. I really need to practice some form of self-discipline... |
Posted By: The Reaper
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 9:10am
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I spent some coin this weekend. Picked up a 5 foot shower base which retailed for $210 at lowes, and a shower surround that retails for $228 at lowes, and got both for $150 total after haggling with the Lowes manager, and paying cash.
Then spent most of the day Saturday with a concrete saw...
 Finally got it installed, and started filling it back in
 And put up the new wall, and started installing the shower walls.
 Also purchased about $200 in other supplies.
So my cost is around $350.
Retail to hire someone to do that... over $2,000.
I also picked up a new mattress/box springs. Retail was $2,489.00. Got it with the frame for $350 cash at HH Gregg after haggling with the manager. ------------- 
Try being informed instead of just opinionated. How long before you admit that Obama was a mistake? |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 10:19am
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Interesting shower reaper, never seen one like that. And Magoo, did we get you with our 18 months no interest financing for purchases 429 and over? If so, pay it all off before the 18 months is over or like any other credit card you will get hit with major interest rates. For some reason the gubment decided to put my on TDY for training I've already completed so I went back to Best Buy where they have been holding my position for me. Looks like I get to work Black Friday again...DAMN ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 10:19am
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Nice haul, I'm sure you're giddy as hell. I'm a total technophile, I love making huge hauls like that.
I think Blu Ray is just the final step in hard media. I think to that extent it is the next DVD, but I also don't see the various DVD collectors of the world phasing out their copies of Death Wish 5 on DVD to upgrade. So I don't think you're gonna see the mass purchasing you saw with DVD, because if the source material wasn't HD, the difference is negligible. Digital media is the future, it's just getting Internet connections and storage hardware up to task / price. I believe that, within the next decade, you're going to see hard media phased out in favor of digital delivery. Its cheaper for both the developer and the consumer, and the only people fighting in are the retailers. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 10:30am
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Can Xbox even do 1080p? -------------
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 11:39am
How many cores does it have? |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 3:42pm
| What cables did you buy..... |
Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 4:56pm
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<<Whoops, wrong cables.>> It should be noted, I didn't pay full price. That's all I'm sayin' about that... |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 5:23pm
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Facepalm. ------------- |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 5:40pm
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I bought a gold tipped HDMI when i got my PS3....it was the latest type too....for $1. ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 5:48pm
| Believe me, I did NOT pay full price. I'm not THAT desperate. |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 5:49pm
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Than how much did you pay? Or did you cop it? ------------- |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 6:15pm
| If you paid more than $15 for your HDMI cables, you got ripped off. |
Posted By: GroupB
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 6:17pm
| All HDMI cables are created equal. Since it is a digital signal, you can afford to lose some of the data to the connection without it affecting quality. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 6:18pm
| Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. |
Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 6:43pm
Fortunately, I didn't. I can get them for cheap. No worries, y'all. :) I've done some stupid stuff, but I'm not "$130 on cables" stupid... |
Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 9:58pm
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 11:12pm
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>>Meh. Shouldn't have posted the info I did...<< |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 11:33pm
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I need to get me a tv like that. |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 1:06am
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That means you work for BBY. Which also means you just gave away our cost on a public forum...which means you can get fired. ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 1:10am
Well, at least now y'all can see why I was hesitant posting what I paid. I kinda gave in to everyone's whining. I edited my post to reflect that. Poor form on my part. |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 1:28am
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What store are you at? And what dept? I'm at 498 as an Autotech until the AF decides to release me due to my crumby knees. Then I'll decide if I wanna try and find a law firm that will hire me. ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 8:14am
| So a thing I learned in this thread: Best Buy sells $5 cables for $75. |
Posted By: The Reaper
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 8:40am
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Not just best buy... ALL stores rip you off on cables, even wal-mart... I buy all of my cables online.
For example, I needed a 50 foot HDMI cable for my movie theater in my basement, at bb they wanted $270 for said cable...
Wal-mart could order it for $180.
I purchased it on ebay and got it in 2 days...
For $49.00 including shipping.
Monoprice.com is an excellent source for cables, if you don't know what to look for... -------------
Try being informed instead of just opinionated. How long before you admit that Obama was a mistake? |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 9:45am
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Ahhh... Cables... http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM - http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM Read the customer reviews. Serious gold-plated hilarity. I know it's been posted before, but it's worth the repost. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Snipa69
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 12:28pm
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Of course all places have mark-up, it's called business. TVs and Computers no longer have the mark ups that they once did and accessories cost pennies on the dollar to make. because of this businesses are still around because they are able to attach accessories to the major sales. RocketFish equipment is Best Buys brand so yes they will be horribly marked up. But that doesn't mean the company is bad. Best Buy is just doing what it needs to survive. ------------- http://imageshack.us - [IMG - http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/857/sig9ac6cs1mj.jpg - |
Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 1:14pm
| Aaaaaand now I feel bad. :( |
Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 2:44pm
------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 3:08pm
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In my work the curry comes out of a packet that costs less than £1 to make like a gallon of the stuff and we sell it for nearly £10 a bowl. This is now a "Stuff people shouldn't know about your work" thread. |
Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 3:40pm
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It costs me about $50 max, to do a 3 hour wedding as the photographer. I charge $800. I'm still the cheapest in the area. (hooray no mortgage.) ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 4:36pm
Don't. You SHOULD feel bad when you sell those cables to someone. Don't feel bad when they figure out how much a cable should cost and go elsewhere. |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 09 November 2010 at 7:15pm
| At Tim Hortons the only thing that is made in-store is the egg salad and the chicken salad for the sammiches. Everything else comes off the truck boxed and frozen, or dry and packaged. |