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Working Poor

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts) Thu Feb 11, 2016, 09:34 PM Feb 2016

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If you've ever bought some electronics on a really great sale...

...at a place like Walmart or Best Buy and been happy....

...UNTIL...

You go to buy some accessory or cables that are needed and been left feeling "wallet raped" I feel your pain.

The last time I was able to buy a new TV I needed a couple cables. Why is it the place that sells a 32" TV for under $175 needs to charge over $5 per foot for an HDMI cable. I mean it's WIRE and connectors.

I now plan ahead and buy the cables I'll need from:
http://www.monoprice.com/search/index/?keyword=hdmi%20to%20hdmi

A 3 foot cable is $2 and I can pick what color I want.

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If you've ever bought some electronics on a really great sale... (Original Post) discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 OP

Thanks.... daleanime Feb 2016 #1

You're welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #4

Wow, found much cheaper internal computer cables too. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 #2

I haven't found any cheap sources for software... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #5

games or productivity? w0nderer Feb 2016 #7

I was thinking windows OS discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #8

a lot of prodictivity stuff is getting ported to win and mac w0nderer Feb 2016 #9

Specifically I was looking for cheap copies of Win7 Pro discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #10

ouch w0nderer Feb 2016 #11

yeah, so it seems n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #12

Thanks for the site. rusty quoin Feb 2016 #3

You're welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #6

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. Thanks....

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 09:43 PM

Feb 2016

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

4. You're welcome

Reply to daleanime (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:37 AM

Feb 2016

eppur_se_muova

(37,397 posts)

2. Wow, found much cheaper internal computer cables too. nt

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:21 PM

Feb 2016

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

5. I haven't found any cheap sources for software...

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:38 AM

Feb 2016

...but if you know of any, please share.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

7. games or productivity?

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 03:15 PM

Feb 2016

most productivity needs can be covered with open source (even on windows)

for games sorry no idea

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

8. I was thinking windows OS

Reply to w0nderer (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 06:23 PM

Feb 2016

I have LibreOffice for productivity. I don't do much in the way of pc games.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

9. a lot of prodictivity stuff is getting ported to win and mac

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 06:37 PM

Feb 2016

libreoffice is good

depends on what one needs

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

10. Specifically I was looking for cheap copies of Win7 Pro

Reply to w0nderer (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:12 PM

Feb 2016

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

11. ouch

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:46 PM

Feb 2016

mom and pop puterstores or online an go for the oems

but ya...everyone else is looking for them too, getting as bad as xp pro oem's was

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

12. yeah, so it seems n/t

Reply to w0nderer (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 07:28 AM

Feb 2016

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)

3. Thanks for the site.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 11:37 PM

Feb 2016

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

6. You're welcome

Reply to rusty quoin (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:39 AM

Feb 2016

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