Tuesday, April 15, 2008

karma chameleon

I read an article on consumerist that amazon was refunding $50 in amazon credit to people who purchased an HD DVD player before February. I never received an email from amazon, even though I fit into that category. So I sent them a witty email saying I wasn't trying to be (too) greedy, but hey, where's my credit? I got an email back less than an hour after I sent it saying I now had $50 to spend on amazon.

There are a couple of things that thrill me about this.

The first is, of course, that it brings the total cost of the HD DVD player and 10 HD DVDs down by $50. And for "dead" technology, that's doable. Especially since I sold all but 1 of the 10 DVDs on eBay and thus brought the cost down even further.

The second is that now I have an extra $50 to spend. It's like free money, even though it's not. But the trouble now is what to spend it on.

Y'know when you get a gift certificate you don't just want to buy any old thing? You have to make sure it's something you realllly realllly want so you don't waste it.

Do I get all the books on my amazon wishlist? Probably not. How about towards the new camera? Maybe. I'm just glad the credit is good 'til 2009 so I don't have to worry about making the decision now.

3 comments:

  1. Ain't it funny how that happens? When you don't have money to spend you can think of so many things you wanna buy... then when you do have a set amount you can't decide what to use it for.

    Have fun spending your $50. =)

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  2. you know i vote for the books...but their makeup/fashion section is good too...perhaps some new yoga shoes? =)

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  3. I couldn't wait till '09 that's for sure! When I got my last amazon gift cert I couldn't wait to spend it!!!

    Happy shopping! Maybe you need some sushi making supplies?

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