Comments on: Beat Impulse Purchases http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/22/beat-impulse-purchases/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:47:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/22/beat-impulse-purchases/#comment-417048 Rarst Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:43:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5497#comment-417048 Ok, spam filter ate my long thorough comment again (it seems to be especially paranoid with purchase-related words). Short version - method works. :) Ok, spam filter ate my long thorough comment again (it seems to be especially paranoid with purchase-related words).

Short version – method works. :)

]]> By: Ken http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/22/beat-impulse-purchases/#comment-417023 Ken Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:13:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5497#comment-417023 This will come in handy, I'm incorporating it right now This will come in handy, I’m incorporating it right now

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/22/beat-impulse-purchases/#comment-416732 Rarst Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:02:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5497#comment-416732 Yep, postponing purchase usually has good results in the end. I was brooding over buying e-ink book reader when they became available... In the end I bought one year+ later, 30% cheaper, with better (next generation) screen. I could buy it right away - and end up with very new and unpolished product with sub-par specs (original screen sucks comparing to later ones). There is very little justifying of buying anything on release day. Especially with electronics and such. I think balance between price and functions is reached roughly in the middle of release day and stopping production. Yep, postponing purchase usually has good results in the end. I was brooding over buying e-ink book reader when they became available… In the end I bought one year+ later, 30% cheaper, with better (next generation) screen.

I could buy it right away – and end up with very new and unpolished product with sub-par specs (original screen sucks comparing to later ones).

There is very little justifying of buying anything on release day. Especially with electronics and such. I think balance between price and functions is reached roughly in the middle of release day and stopping production.

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