What A Time To Be Alive
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my tv just broke and im depressed as shit
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You should take this deal OP, instead of a crappy broken tv, you could have a world famous broken tv. Just make sure to tell the ladies you have the broken tv from Neogaf and they'll be all over you
That's sucks I guess. Years ago when I was broke and pathetic, all I had in the way of entertainment was my old laptop. I legit had a breakdown when my stupid ass spilled soup on it and destroyed it. I had no tv, a very limited data plan, and no money to go out and entertain myself. Shit was life shattering to me at the time.
Transistor
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That's pretty sad
Princess Carl
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whatever you say cool guy
blame space
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this guy likes himself 🤣
Marty Chinn
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This is terrible advice.
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Fuck the best buy credit card and their zero interest bullshit.
I say this as someone who used to get screamed at about interest charges/promotions expiring on them.
How do they scam you?
Robdraggoo
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Just wait the week, use the 250 to get out of the house.
I hear pokemon go id all the craze these days.
I hear pokemon go id all the craze these days.
psynergylover
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CadetMahoney
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it's about g-sync monitors and trolling the net nowadays.
Not so much a scam but more of muddying up the details. Read the fine print, talk to the customer service teams about the interest on promotions, etc. Basically - don't stack multiple promotions, as the one that is expiring first will get all of your payments towards it until it is paid off. If I remember right, it went something like...
Purchase A) $1000 purchase on 12 months no interest in Jan.
Purchase B) $500 purchase on 6 months no interest 3 months later, in Apr. (9mo left on first promo)
Purchase C) $200 on 6 months no intestest 3 months later, July. (5mo left on first promo)
Any and all payments go towards the No Interest Promotion that is expiring the soonest. So if you were making payments towards the Purchase A) $1k but got another promotion for 6 months no interest (B), you're now paying towards that (B) and payments on (A) stop. Pay that off (B) in 6 months and you go back to the original (A), but you've had no payments on it for the past few months. If you purchase another thing at 6 months (C) no interest but still have $700 left to pay off from that initial $1,000 (A) but you just got 6 months no interest on $200 (C)....the original promotion only has 5 months left, versus the new one at 6 months (C). If you only pay minimums, you're paying towards that $700 (A) remaining without even touching your new $200 (C) one. Finally, you wipe out the 1yr no interest promo (A)...and have one month to pay off $200 (C) on your third no interest promo. At least, that's how it was when I was there. When you make a payment in store, you never hear anything about your promotions. Nothing on a printout. You're supposed to check your statement, which most people never did. They'd just see their "balance due" on the screen and make a payment. You could check it online as well, but it only shows you the first soonest-expiring promotion. You have to dig a bit to check the others.
People would stack promos up and make them cut into each other, and then get mega assmad and scream at customer service reps because they got hundreds in interest due to a promotion they didn't pay attention to. Many people thought you'd pay off the lowest amount first.. I've had people yell and swear and throw things and have personally been hit by an Xbox 360, grabbed over the counter, had cards thrown at me, etc. If you know what you're doing and are fully aware of the cards and all their "promos", you can manage it pretty well and get points and all that jazz.
So, my prior post isn't "don't ever do this i got scammed!" and more a dramatic "don't do this for an impulse purchase on something you can't afford." Perhaps I was over-dramatic. Hopefully that makes sense though.
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spawnsniper
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Now you can use that old ass tv as a door stop..shiiiit the one u got off ya homie on cl is prob better anyway.
I kid
if it ain't stolen
I kid
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Deleted member 1235
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because hes living paycheck to paycheck. without wasting money on illogical shit this isnt easy to maintain.
Spoiled Milk
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goddamn son
BladeoftheImmortal
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It's stupid, but let's not think an extra 125 is going to lift anyone out of poverty.
Marty Chinn
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People always say this to justify unwise spending.
What A Time To Be Alive
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U in columbus
Monocle
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Can microbiologists operate electron microscopes? I forgot.
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Deleted member 1235
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thats exactly how it works over time actually
Shin K Dash
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I'm dying!
Ha, 125 here 125 there etc over a year you get some nice savings but many are too consumed by entertainment. But I dont know OPs Situation so I wont hold that against him. The start is the hardest part.
couldn't you just buy a used tv on craigslist?
a panasonic 32" lcd is like $30
You could be ultra cheap and buy a roku box at target and then return it in two weeks?
a panasonic 32" lcd is like $30
You could be ultra cheap and buy a roku box at target and then return it in two weeks?
If you live in Seattle I will give you a free Vizio smart tv.
Great. What about his tiny wanker? Goodwill?
Fuck. I just bought 49" UHD TV
GKSilKamina
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Okay so without a TV your dick is feeling extra small. Does that mean it's gonna feel extra big when you get another TV? And like, DOUBLY extra big when you get your other TV back from the warranty people?
Damn, sorry to hear that.
This happened a few years back to my neighbors. Huge, expensive TV stolen right out of their house. In broad daylight. Apparently they had left the back door unlocked so the thieves just waltzed right in when they were out getting groceries.
Damn, sorry to hear that.
This happened a few years back to my neighbors. Huge, expensive TV stolen right out of their house. In broad daylight. Apparently they had left the back door unlocked so the thieves just waltzed right in when they were out getting groceries.