Sigh, sometimes saving money doesn't save you money.

[Keego]

I wanted a car alarm, so I looked around online, found one I wanted, and got it for $60, which is a steal for it's $200 going price elsewhere.
It gets here, and basically it says that if you want any kind of warranty or insurance deduction, you need to have an authorized dealer install it, so I called Audiovox and asked for a list of Oregon authorized dealers. I got one in salem, drove up there, and they said it'd be $190 to install it due to the fact that it doesn't have a door actuator (everything else in the cost was labor). That was kind of high to me, so I bought the actuator parts only ($15) and decided to install that & save $75 in labor, but now the authorized store in Eugene will NOT install the alarm because they don't carry that alarm right now. There's a manual for a reason! They are an authorized dealer and they won't install an alarm? hah!

So I'll probably end up going back up to salem and coughing up $175 to install it unless I want to buy a different alarm alltogether, which would be pointless! 🙁

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

The only real way to save money is not to spend it 😉 😛

 

[kranky]

You're right - sometimes it's too complicated to make it worthwhile.

I have a neighbor who once bought a houseful of furniture from a store during one of those "no down payment, no interest, no payments of ANY KIND for 30 months!!!!!!" deals. I suggested that he try to negotiate a cash price instead of paying for it 30 months later, explaining the store would be motivated to offer him a discount for paying today. He was so in love with the idea of owning the furniture for 2.5 years free of charge, he went for the 30 month deal.

Well, at the end of 30 months he got a bill - for the price of the furniture plus 12% interest accumulated from his purchase date. He forgot to pay before the 30 months were up! The fine print said if he didn't pay in accordance with the agreement, 12% interest would be charged retroactively to the purchase date. Then he complains to me for an hour that the store should have sent him a reminder before the 30 months were up. R-i-i-i-ght.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Audiovox? :Q

 

[Garet Jax]

No kidding. It sounds like the scam pool table shops have going. They will charge you $500 to move and setup a table. However, it is included in any table you buy from them.

So, if a guy is selling a used table for 50%-60% of its original value (which is normally a good deal), then you have to put $500 on top of that to have it moved and installed professionally.

There is a chance to find someone (not affiliated with a store) who is willing to do it for less, but then you are taking some amount of risk.