Amazon's Price Match Policy. Slickdealing doesn't end when the package arrives

I know that this had been discussed about a year ago but I felt it was worth bringing up again so that newer members or those who missed the posts could take advantage.

Amazon.com has a great pollicy of price matching against itself if the price of something you bought goes down after you bought it.

For example:

Today you buy a widget for $100. Next week the price drops to $80. You email them and request a refund for the $20. A day later you get it. That easy.

I've been using it for years and it has saved me hundreds upon hundreds of dollars.

There is a great site to help you take advantage of this policy. You type in the items you bought, the priced and the date and they monitor it for 30 days and email you if the price drops. http://www.refundplease.com

Blockbuster service really giving Netflix a run for its money

Yesterday they announced that the monthly coupon for a free rental can be used for movies OR video games. Also, Blockbuster Movies received by mail can be returned directly at any Blockbuster store, you get a free rental on the spot, and Blockbuster still sends out the next movie in your queue Full Story >>>

Computer Repair Fraud

Geek Squad .. SUCKS!

An undercover operation in which folks from this news channel, simply took out the IDE cable and guess what the Geek Squads tell them, ITS A POWER SUPPLE ISSUE. Way to go Geeks! Even compusa/circuit city correctly diagnosed the issue. whew!

This not only showed Geek Squad's incompetency (again) but also shows how news media is more interested in scaring you than actually helping you. It's good that the big chains got this bit of negative press on a local station but you should also applaud the store that did it for free - at least post their name and address and show an interview with the owner or clerk.

Mom and pop shops are usually run by people that are hobbyists first and business-folk second. Whenever someone at my company asks for personal computer help that I don't care to deal with I send them to a small shop in our town - one with Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Netscape Navigator and Word Perfect stickers are mostly-faded on the window. I know they'll be treated honestly and fairly. No charge just to examine a computer to add onto the actual repair.

It's sad how many people/companies are more interested in making the most money from a problem instead of trying to solve it fairly.

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