Switch and Bait
Jun. 14th, 2007 12:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
frustratedpilotHey.
A while back, at a car dealership's promotion, I won a $2000 dollar gift certificate to Worldwide Shopping Network. I've had it for months and haven't done anything with it.
The reason is because WSN is a little peculiar. 1) They don't carry many products. I bet they have less than 100 products in their current catalog...even fewer than the last time I got anything from them.
2) Their prices don't mean anything. The gift certificate only covers the price, you have to pay Shipping and Handling, which then becomes the de facto price.
So whatever they got, chances are you could buy something similar locally with a price close to what WSN charges for S&H. It's not a sucker's deal, but it's not a great deal either.
I've gotten very good at going shopping and not getting anything. It's too bad I can't make money off such a skill.
FP
A while back, at a car dealership's promotion, I won a $2000 dollar gift certificate to Worldwide Shopping Network. I've had it for months and haven't done anything with it.
The reason is because WSN is a little peculiar. 1) They don't carry many products. I bet they have less than 100 products in their current catalog...even fewer than the last time I got anything from them.
2) Their prices don't mean anything. The gift certificate only covers the price, you have to pay Shipping and Handling, which then becomes the de facto price.
So whatever they got, chances are you could buy something similar locally with a price close to what WSN charges for S&H. It's not a sucker's deal, but it's not a great deal either.
I've gotten very good at going shopping and not getting anything. It's too bad I can't make money off such a skill.
FP
