If I only had $1000 with me... - Blu-ray Forum

dg5150 · 12-26-2009, 06:52 PM

So I was at BB today spending the last of my gift cards when I stopped by the Magnoila Department to look at the Pioneer Elite SC25. They had it marked down from $1699 to $999! I asked the clerk how long it was going to be at that price. She looked on the computer and said it was supposed to be $1499, but if I wanted one I could have it at that price and that she was going to change it as soon as I walked away.

Needless to say, I did not have an extra $1000 with me.

So anyone who might - check your local Magnolia - they might have made the same mistake!!!

SellmeyourDVD · 12-26-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dg5150

So I was at BB today spending the last of my gift cards when I stopped by the Magnoia Department to look at the Pioneer Elite SC25. They had it marked down from $1699 to $999! I asked the clerk how long it was going to be at that price. She looked on the computer and said it was supposed to be $1499, but if I wanted one I could have it at that price and that she was going to change the price as soon as I walked away.

Needless to say, I did not have an extra $1000 with me.

So anyone who might - check your local Magnolia - they might have made the same mistake!!!

This is beyond ymmv; this is dumb luck.

Turnda643 · 12-26-2009, 07:09 PM

That kind of stuff never happens when you HAVE the money.

BDestroyer8418 · 12-26-2009, 07:14 PM

dang you should of applied for a BB card. I would sell my Denon for that baby...

dg5150 · 12-26-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BDestroyer8418

dang you should of applied for a BB card. I would sell my Denon for that baby...

Nope, it's cash or nothing in our house. Been down that road, don't want to go back!

HAMP · 12-26-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dg5150

Nope, it's cash or nothing in our house. Been down that road, don't want to go back!

Some might say "should have bought it and then cut the card up", but then one deal turns to another deal.

Like you said, "Been down that road", then with the interest, the deal is not as good as you started

dolphinc · 12-26-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dg5150

Nope, it's cash or nothing in our house. Been down that road, don't want to go back!

Good for you, I am on that path as well.

BDestroyer8418 · 12-26-2009, 07:29 PM

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Good for you, I am on that path as well.

Yes I'm getting there as well. I only carry 1 card with me just for emergencies (car,hotel etc) with only a 1k limit all the big cards stay at home locked up. Yea BB makes some good money when people don't pay off there promo in time. They can easily make a good 1K+ on a TV over 3years of interest adding up.

mywhitenoise · 12-26-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HAMP

Like you said, "Been down that road", then with the interest, the deal is not as good as you started

All you need is a little self-control. Ive been using credit cards for about 4 years and have never bought anything that I couldnt pay off right away. I treat mine like a debit card.

krazeyeyez · 12-26-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mywhitenoise

All you need is a little self-control. Ive been using credit cards for about 4 years and have never bought anything that I couldnt pay off right away. I treat mine like a debit card.

Unfortunately credit card companies are getting wise to people like us who use their money and never pay a dime in interest, one of my cards just sent out a notice saying interest is gonna accrue now from the day of purchase. Can't abuse their system anymore. I screwed up my credit pretty good when i was 18, ran up a large debt. But if you use it wisely, and only use it almost like floating a check, as in don't buy anything you won't have payed off before the bill arrives, it can be a great thing. At least for now, i am sure more cards will fall into line soon to figure out how to financially rape the few people using their credit the right way.

nathanp · 12-26-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Unfortunately credit card companies are getting wise to people like us who use their money and never pay a dime in interest, one of my cards just sent out a notice saying interest is gonna accrue now from the day of purchase. Can't abuse their system anymore. I screwed up my credit pretty good when i was 18, ran up a large debt. But if you use it wisely, and only use it almost like floating a check, as in don't buy anything you won't have payed off before the bill arrives, it can be a great thing. At least for now, i am sure more cards will fall into line soon to figure out how to financially rape the few people using their credit the right way.

And it's reasons like this why we all admire Tyler Durden so much. Just blow the suckers to kingdom come!

dg5150 · 12-26-2009, 09:39 PM

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And it's reasons like this why we all admire Tyler Durden so much. Just blow the suckers to kingdom come!

Talk about coming full circle, the reason I was in BB in the first place was to get Fight Club!!!!

Wingman1977 · 12-26-2009, 09:44 PM

The rule of thumb is to "never use the card if you don't have the cash on you". Trust me from personal experience, having cc debt is like have a elephant hanging over your head. I've finally cleared my cc debt and I currently own 4 CC (one of them is the Circuit City CC and never used it since CC went belly up) and whenever the bill arrived, I payed it completely off. Also, CC companies are closing accounts of people who don't use their cards for a extended period of time (both my parents were contacted by their cc companies stating that if they use their cc's by a certain date, they would have their accounts closed).

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Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Unfortunately credit card companies are getting wise to people like us who use their money and never pay a dime in interest, one of my cards just sent out a notice saying interest is gonna accrue now from the day of purchase. Can't abuse their system anymore. I screwed up my credit pretty good when i was 18, ran up a large debt. But if you use it wisely, and only use it almost like floating a check, as in don't buy anything you won't have payed off before the bill arrives, it can be a great thing. At least for now, i am sure more cards will fall into line soon to figure out how to financially rape the few people using their credit the right way.

Mind telling me which cc company?

Wingman1977 · 12-26-2009, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nekz

Which company? That is some terrible news if other CCs do the same. I've had a credit card for six years and November 2009 would mark the first time I've ever paid interest on any purchase. I really hope other companies don't follow suit with this.

Rule of thumb: Don't spend money you don't have.

Couldn't have said it better myself. I learned that lesson the hard way years ago.

johnnyknoxsvill · 12-26-2009, 10:52 PM

Not only charging interest from day of purchase but there is one ban, forget the name that is charging a 80% interest rate. Anyone who gets that card is a ra-tard

dg5150 · 12-27-2009, 01:46 AM

All the changes coming with cc companies are due to the policies passed by Obama's administration. Setting limitations on interest rates, late fees, etc. CC companies are not going to be able to charge as much soon, so they are trying to get what money they can before the changes go into effect. This is causing cc compaines to re-evaluate their current customers - of course they are going to drop anyone they can't make any money off of.

The unintended consequences of government meddling.

mywhitenoise · 12-28-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Unfortunately credit card companies are getting wise to people like us who use their money and never pay a dime in interest, one of my cards just sent out a notice saying interest is gonna accrue now from the day of purchase. Can't abuse their system anymore. I screwed up my credit pretty good when i was 18, ran up a large debt. But if you use it wisely, and only use it almost like floating a check, as in don't buy anything you won't have payed off before the bill arrives, it can be a great thing. At least for now, i am sure more cards will fall into line soon to figure out how to financially rape the few people using their credit the right way.

Could you please update us which company is doing this? That would totally suck ass, I like building a good credit score...but if they're going to pull this crap I'm not ever using my card.

JimShaw · 12-28-2009, 03:50 PM

I would have purchased the unit, gone home and tried to re-sell on Blu-ray.com for a small profit, If it did not sell, returned the item.

No matter what, you were protected. But the bottom line was, you probably could have made an easy $100 then picked up a few Blus with it.

12-26-2009, 06:52 PM	#1
dg5150 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Nashville, TN Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:286 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:2 Timezone GMT: -6	If I only had $1000 with me... So I was at BB today spending the last of my gift cards when I stopped by the Magnoila Department to look at the Pioneer Elite SC25. They had it marked down from $1699 to $999! I asked the clerk how long it was going to be at that price. She looked on the computer and said it was supposed to be $1499, but if I wanted one I could have it at that price and that she was going to change it as soon as I walked away. Needless to say, I did not have an extra $1000 with me. So anyone who might - check your local Magnolia - they might have made the same mistake!!! Last edited by dg5150; 12-26-2009 at 07:14 PM.

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12-26-2009, 07:09 PM	#3
Turnda643 Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Victorville, CA Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:773 Blu-ray reviews:2 Timezone GMT: -8	That kind of stuff never happens when you HAVE the money.

12-26-2009, 07:14 PM	#4
BDestroyer8418 Power Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Chicago,IL 4K collection:728 Blu-ray collection:3254 DVD collection:3 Digital collection:427 iTunes collection:13 Trading Score:231 Timezone GMT: -6	dang you should of applied for a BB card. I would sell my Denon for that baby...

12-26-2009, 10:52 PM	#15
johnnyknoxsvill Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:AZ Trading Score:73 Timezone GMT: -7	Not only charging interest from day of purchase but there is one ban, forget the name that is charging a 80% interest rate. Anyone who gets that card is a ra-tard

12-27-2009, 01:46 AM	#16
dg5150 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Nashville, TN Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:286 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:2 Timezone GMT: -6	All the changes coming with cc companies are due to the policies passed by Obama's administration. Setting limitations on interest rates, late fees, etc. CC companies are not going to be able to charge as much soon, so they are trying to get what money they can before the changes go into effect. This is causing cc compaines to re-evaluate their current customers - of course they are going to drop anyone they can't make any money off of. The unintended consequences of government meddling.

12-28-2009, 03:50 PM	#18
JimShaw Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Menifee, CA 4K collection:49 Blu-ray collection:1069 Trading Score:141 Timezone GMT: -8	I would have purchased the unit, gone home and tried to re-sell on Blu-ray.com for a small profit, If it did not sell, returned the item. No matter what, you were protected. But the bottom line was, you probably could have made an easy $100 then picked up a few Blus with it.

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