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DaFunkyUnit
09-17-2002, 03:29 PM
Over the weekend, I was shopping for a book on Amazon. I clicked on the Gold Box for the hell of it. I got the KDS RAD-5 15" LCD monitor for ~$315. .... I could reeeaally use another LCD, buuut, my credit is maxed out (I only had $5 measly dollars left on the card :eek: )

deals come and go right? so anyways, I pays my credit balance yesterday online (it was in the 4-digit range, not counting the cents, very brutal) and I'm proceeding to buy the book, a camera case, and a CD, coming out to ~$25 (free shipping of course). Naturally, the gold box catches my eye, and (know where this going?) I click-ity-click.

The first thing I got was a Leatherman for $35 or so. I think it was one of the PST ones. I sit on it for maybe 10 minutes, then I say "Nahhh, I dont really need it." So I click on "next offer".

Guess whats next?

Another damn Leatherman!!! this time the Juice C4. Originally priced $59.99, i get it for ~$45 'coz of the gold box. By this time, my immunity is worn out, and I cave in and fork over the $$$.

So I end up getting a camera case, a book, and a pocket knife, totallying ~$58. I spent more than twice than what I had originally inteded.


Damn you Amazon!!!

Burzhui
09-17-2002, 07:29 PM
Amazon: "All your moneys are belong to us"

Freelance Superhero
09-17-2002, 09:17 PM
yes, the internet is a scary place for impulse shoppers...

DaFunkyUnit
09-17-2002, 09:32 PM
whoever came up with the "Gold Box" concept is a marketing genius and a bastid at the same time

sbp
09-17-2002, 11:16 PM
A few months down the road a thread like this is put up.
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=50180