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11-25-2011, 11:48 PM | #1 |
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Ok so a back story,
I am a cheap bastard. I can make boogers come out of lincolns nose becasue i squeeze my pennies that hard, I have a sears card so i planed on midnight in the cold on black friday at kmart (you can use a sears card at kmart in case you didnt know) to score a deal on a 40in tv. they opened at 5am so i was planning on gettign there at midnight. But kmart didnt have there adds out yet. So I go into sears on wednesday and he shows me the black friday add. they basically had this for $430 Amazon.com: Samsung LN40D503 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV: Televisions & Video I purposly want a 40 inch due to this is how big I can go in my entertainment center. I currently had a 32 inch elements tv that was pushing 5 yrs old (I got this on a black friday that year for 400). It was ok but between the kids coloring on the screen and the wife wanting a bigger tv it was time to upgrade. I asked the guy if kmart would be the same deal and they wont have a 40 inch cheaper and he said probobly not due to them being the same company they have same stuff. I took him on his word. He let me have one for the black friday price so i didnt have to come back in the cold on midnight thursday. So anyways I look through the adds thursday and really dont see anything for a 40inch for a better deal. So i think its a good buy. I go to kmarts website later that night and see an elements 40 inch for 299. im pissed off. its 130 less. then to top it off i went to kmart the next day before work (around 8:30 am) and found out they had the tv's till 30 minutes earlier when the last one was bought. This means if i would have waited I would have gotten this for less. So Im mad at myself. I need you to tell me it was ok to spend the extra money. Pros for the Samsung...... Better brand. I do notice the blacks are really richer then the elements we have. Sound is also much improved. also I didnt have to freeze my balls off in the kmart parking lot. Cons.... 130 bucks more and elements even being a cheaper lower quality brand would have worked. Oh yeah the old 32inch is in the room now. We took the 27 inch sharp (old tube tv) out and its going into the garage. Seriously should I be kicking myself or should i accept i spent the more money and got a good deal on a better brand.
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11-26-2011, 12:00 AM | #2 |
Crimson Guard
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in my defence me being so cheap and having cheap enbedded in my brain is from 5+ years of being the sole income for my 3 kids and wife. in this economy you have to make it stretch.
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11-26-2011, 12:08 PM | #3 |
G.I.Juggernaut
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yeah,blue is so cheap,he only wipes with one square of TP.
;) yeah there almost always is a better deal out there.usually happens after you commit to the other.
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11-26-2011, 05:40 PM | #4 |
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i bought a 42 inch HP plazma shortly after they first came out, paid $1500. It lasted 5 years. Earlier this year got a 46inch Sony Bravia for like $1300. I think you did just fine. FYI i have no issue with a good deal, but don't buy the off brand electronics. You really get what you pay for in this department. TV wise you cant go wrong with a sony samsung lg or vizio, trust me i look at tvs all day long.
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11-26-2011, 06:58 PM | #5 |
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Look at it this way, if you buy a TV every five years, divide the $130.00 by 1,825 days. When you do that it is just pennies per day. You cant buy a cup of coffee, or help Sally Struthers feed a third wold rug rat for that.
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11-26-2011, 09:49 PM | #6 |
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I'm due for a new one in 2021, I better start saving.
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11-26-2011, 09:59 PM | #7 |
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$130 equals more Joes in your collection.....
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11-26-2011, 10:00 PM | #8 |
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11-27-2011, 06:33 AM | #9 |
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I'm still using the Samsung 46" rear projection that I bought way back in 1998 as my primary television. I would kind of like one of those fancy new flat HD ones. However, I just cant justify the purchase when the one I have is (knock on wood) still working fine.
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11-27-2011, 09:13 AM | #10 |
G.I.Juggernaut
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i got a sony wega 60 inch in fall of 97.awesome tv still but the optical block went out last year.lucky for me sony was still covering that part,extended the warrenty on it.the other thing that saved sony,it was a contracted part.other brands had same part.
my next tv might be the sharpe aquos,but hopefully i still got lots of time left.
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