Feeling Bad On A Deal!

[AirgunSavant]

I guess because I'm in business I feel bad about getting deals.
I was burning out the early generation SSD Hard drives and back then with enterprise duty I would not get much life out of them so I switched back to the regular enterprise HD's.

The last business computer I built I picked up my standard 1 TB Seagates and they were then around $135 each. Today you can get them for $90-$100 if you shop around. ( 128 mb cache models)

So late last night I was reading reviews on them and I had seen a price of $11 each for new ones down from $90 sale price. I didn't get greedy but figured it was a mistake but ordered two with free shipping- $22 total.

Well they actually shipped them today but the price went back up to normal. I don't know if it was a typo but if they emailed me and said no- I'd be fine with that.

You ever feel like a scum-bag for getting a deal???

 

[HemiHawk]

I've had to correct people at check out lines missing things all the time, or not charging for something. One time I'm at pepboys getting a whole case of oil (I forget if 12 or 24 quarts). The cashier rang it up by zapping one quart, and charging that price. The total came up to like $15 for everything I got, including the CASE of oil. I shook my head and let that one go. Usually I'm honest about it though.

 

[wemay]

Absolutely. Like HemiHawk, I've corrected cashiers in checkout lines for giving more change than due. People make mistakes. *Karma Karma Karma*

 

[KzMitch]

Originally Posted By: AirgunSavant

You ever feel like a scum-bag for getting a deal???


Um, nope.

Do you ever feel fantastic after getting a bad deal?

 

[AirgunSavant]

LOL
I'm so used to getting screwed over by the frauds on the Internet I have learned to enjoy it. Paypal actually promotes foreign customers screwing you with their stupid policies on shipping.

Originally Posted By: KzMitch
Originally Posted By: AirgunSavant

You ever feel like a scum-bag for getting a deal???


Um, nope.

Do you ever feel fantastic after getting a bad deal?

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

I bought a Goodyear/Contitech serpentine belt kit for my wife's Corolla with a 'problem solver' redesigned tensioner and alternator decoupler pulley from Amazon for $25. It's normally $150! I figured it was the wrong description and it would end up just being the belt or something but I grabbed it anyway. Nope, it was a complete kit. I felt a little bad about it initially, but considering how much money I spend there, and that it turns out it was an open box item, I quickly got over it.

 

[AirgunSavant]

Yeah like you I buy off Amazon 3-4 times a week.
Plus it was from HP- I guess they are going solely SSD's for workstations?

Originally Posted By: Bottom_Feeder
I bought a Goodyear/Contitech serpentine belt kit for my wife's Corolla with a 'problem solver' redesigned tensioner and alternator decoupler pulley from Amazon for $25. It's normally $150! I figured it was the wrong description and it would end up just being the belt or something but I grabbed it anyway. Nope, it was a complete kit. I felt a little bad about it initially, but considering how much money I spend there, and that it turns out it was an open box item, I quickly got over it.

 

[Colt45ws]

Nope, no way would I feel bad about that for some Seagate POS. Thats probably about what they are actually worth, so, a fair deal on both sides.

 

[zzyzzx]

I have the smallest violin in the world that I will play for Amazon.com

 

[AirgunSavant]

I hear that often about their basic drives but in my use these outlast all others ( This model only). Never had one fail.
And I go way back before the IBM 15 gb's- they blew up if you looked at them- lol
Now I see the WD Blue is the cheap go to drive- I guess the more expensive black is now junk.
Amazon and others caused most of this throwing them in a bubble mailer. I think my SSD's were killed because of that. No interior packaging just in a plastic bag in a mailer. Stupid!

Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Nope, no way would I feel bad about that for some Seagate POS. Thats probably about what they are actually worth, so, a fair deal on both sides.

 

[Bgallagher]

Originally Posted By: wemay
Absolutely. Like HemiHawk, I've corrected cashiers in checkout lines for giving more change than due. People make mistakes. *Karma Karma Karma*


+1 I can't do it. I don't have great luck as is let alone if I start shaking the karma tree.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Originally Posted By: AirgunSavant
So late last night I was reading reviews on them and I had seen a price of $11 each for new ones down from $90 sale price. I didn't get greedy but figured it was a mistake but ordered two with free shipping- $22 total.

Well they actually shipped them today but the price went back up to normal. I don't know if it was a typo but if they emailed me and said no- I'd be fine with that.

You ever feel like a scum-bag for getting a deal???

I had both feelings, bad and good. I felt bad for taking advantage of seller's mistake, but I also felt good for paying pennies for a dollar worth of merchandises.

But for some big sellers like Amazon or Walmart I didn't feel bad at all. I bought many items on clearance for 70-80% or more discount.

 

[AirgunSavant]

lol!!!!!!!!

 

[BrocLuno]

Originally Posted By: KzMitch
Originally Posted By: AirgunSavant

You ever feel like a scum-bag for getting a deal???


Um, nope.

Do you ever feel fantastic after getting a bad deal?


+1

It all evens out somewhere

 

[Vikas]

Well; in say six months or so, this would be standard price on that drive