http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/ Building my Internet Worth Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:04:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/#comment-117 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:01:22 +0000 http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/#comment-117 Pennywise and pound foolish. That's the trap. Is it cheap or CHEAP? I've found many a real gem buying seemingly off-brands that are manufactured by the outsourcing company, usually offshore, that has been contracted to make items by the name brands. Pennywise and pound foolish. That’s the trap. Is it cheap or CHEAP? I’ve found many a real gem buying seemingly off-brands that are manufactured by the outsourcing company, usually offshore, that has been contracted to make items by the name brands.

]]> http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/#comment-109 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:01:33 +0000 http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/#comment-109 I love the Kitchenaid brand. Generally, the stuff is built like brick outhouses. So when I saw a hand can opener on the clearance rack at Target for a great price, I bought it. I have one already that I use all the time, but you know how things get misplaced. So I figured I'd have a backup. But now I know why it was clearance--the damned thing doesn't work! It punctures the can okay, but it's crooked or something because I can't get it to turn around the edge. Of course it figures I lost the receipt. But I intend to mail it to Kitchenaid to see if they'll replace it. So the cost of postage plus the clearance price means I'll be paying about as much as I paid for my original one. Phooey. I love the Kitchenaid brand. Generally, the stuff is built like brick outhouses. So when I saw a hand can opener on the clearance rack at Target for a great price, I bought it. I have one already that I use all the time, but you know how things get misplaced. So I figured I’d have a backup. But now I know why it was clearance–the damned thing doesn’t work! It punctures the can okay, but it’s crooked or something because I can’t get it to turn around the edge.
Of course it figures I lost the receipt. But I intend to mail it to Kitchenaid to see if they’ll replace it. So the cost of postage plus the clearance price means I’ll be paying about as much as I paid for my original one.
Phooey.

]]> http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/#comment-106 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:28:08 +0000 http://2cworth.com/2006/03/23/bargain-seeking-in-retrospect/#comment-106 I wrote a similar post last week about buyer's remorse. And then followed it up with a post about stuff that I was happy that I purchased. Hindsight is always 50-50. And no matter how much research I do, sometimes it just comes down to personal preferences. I wrote a similar post last week about buyer’s remorse. And then followed it up with a post about stuff that I was happy that I purchased. Hindsight is always 50-50. And no matter how much research I do, sometimes it just comes down to personal preferences.

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