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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: PeterAit on May 10, 2018, 10:26:47 am

Title: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: PeterAit on May 10, 2018, 10:26:47 am
B&H is offering a whopping $20 off the price of a Sony A7Riii kit. That's a whopping 1/2 of 1% discount!!
Title: Re: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: Rob C on May 10, 2018, 11:11:00 am
In the early 80s, there existed one of the early hypermarkets down in Palma (Continente), about 60 klicks away from our place in the north of the island. Folks here would remark that it was only the Brits would drive 120 klicks to save a few pesetas on a couple of bottles of wine. And that was well before the motorways were built.

The idea of a "bargain" overpowers common sense, in many cases.
Title: Re: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on May 10, 2018, 12:18:13 pm
B&H is offering a whopping $20 off the price of a Sony A7Riii kit. That's a whopping 1/2 of 1% discount!!

I'll take two. Think of the profit I could make by reselling.

I'm reminded of a sign outside a tyre shop: "buy any three tyres for the price of four and get the fourth absolutely free!".

Jeremy
Title: Re: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: MattBurt on May 10, 2018, 04:26:02 pm
I'll take two. Think of the profit I could make by reselling.

I'm reminded of a sign outside a tyre shop: "buy any three tyres for the price of four and get the fourth absolutely free!".

Jeremy

I usually see the equivalent joke at drinking establishments.
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Title: Re: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on May 11, 2018, 03:06:06 am
I usually see the equivalent joke at drinking establishments.

Yes, I've seen that too. Another is "Tonight's special offer: buy two drinks and pay for them both!".

Jeremy
Title: Re: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: Otto Phocus on May 11, 2018, 06:55:08 am
Any discount is better than no discount.

I am surprised that they are offering any discount on that camera.  I don't think they are having a hard time selling them.
Title: Re: How can you resist this deal?
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 11, 2018, 08:41:57 am
Perhaps the money is actually via a coupon for future purchases?