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Perhaps this is a good demonstration of why buying based on price is not in your long-term best interest?

• hkmurakami 13y ago
  and yet even when we understand this, it is still very hard to buy the more expensive option. That demonstrates how hard this dilemma is to solve.
  • TheRealDunkirk 13y ago
    And within this one microcosm, you've captured the entirety of the problem that we now face with the US government. No one is willing to sacrifice their vote for the greater good or long-term viability. All they care about is THEIR pocketbook, RIGHT NOW. "More stuff" is going to break the federal government, as surely as it has some countries in Europe, and now some of the largest cities in the US. Paying a little more from Newegg over Amazon is an easy call for me to make. I wish more people valued the benefit to society the extra $50 or $100 could bring over the few grande triple-shot mocha frappachinos it represents to them personally.
    • hkmurakami 13y ago
      You're absolutely right and I admit fault and guilt on all counts. I even made multiple "selfish" votes last fall even though I knew it was bad for the country (ex: voting for that idiotically unfair car insurance price segregation proposition in California). It's as if I'm an addict. I know I have a problem but I can't stop.
• artimaeis 13y ago
  With the Newegg vs Amazon debate for a purchase there's another factor to consider beyond price: customer service. That's something that Amazon has won me on countless times now. Slight problem with a product that they ship me? They'll pay for the return fee and send a replacement out on the fastest available shipping. Newegg has proven slightly more difficult in that regard so in this I still find myself leaning more towards Amazon.