Saves you money

Things are expensive. I know, pretty obvious statement but it's very true. I do my best not to buy expensive things. Most of the time that means I just don't buy anything but other times it means I find ways to spend less on expensive things. Today I have two examples of things that I bought this weekend for less than the sticker price.

First: Planet Earth on Blu-Ray. On BestBuy.com the collection costs $79.99 but thanks to a special one day deal on WalMart's website I was able to get it for $37.99. Walmart.com had run out of copies by the time I found out but my girlfriend and I printed the screen and took it to Best Buy. At try to avoid going to Best Buy at all costs as I can't stand the way they run their business...but I make exceptions when it comes to price matching. I see it as my opportunity to take a little bit of their money. After searching the store for around 45 minutes we finally found one of two remaining copies. Took it to the customer service and after a little convincing we got it for aroudn 40 dollars. Very happy with our purchase. Looks incredible on my roomate's TV.

Second: Guitar Hero World Tour Bundle for Playstation 3. For the last 3 years I have avoided buying plastic video game instruments. Rock Band and Guitar Hero games have always seemed fun but I could never get over the price. The Guitar Hero World Tour bundle costs around a hundred dollars no matter where you look. On Sunday I was at Target buying some deoderant and I checked out the electronics section out of habit. There wheren't any good markdowns in the game section and nothing good in Dvds so I started to walk to the register. Then tucked away in an end cap where two copies of the game and one guitar for only twenty two dollars. So I snatched one up and took it to the register. On my way home I stopped by a Hollywood video and lucky me they had Guitar Hero drums on sale for only ten dollars. So I got the whole bundle for a third of the price. I'm pretty excited about it.

Feels good buying $180 worth of stuff for only $70.

Thank you Sony

I play a lot of video games. Call it silly. Call it childish. I love it. Always have. Hopefully always will. I don't even want to begin to think about how much money I've handed to the video game industry in exchange for their goods. It's a lot. Usually I'm pretty good about being patient and waiting for the right time to buy though. I check clearance, search craigslist, compare prices, and if there is a video game within 30 miles it is safe to say that I know about it.

This summer however I jumped the gun. I wanted a Playstation 3. I had already started my summer job and I had the money so I started doing research. I found a bunch of different bundles and discounts and picked out the one I wanted. Amidst all this searching I also stumbled upon some rumors. Rumors of price drops, and one of a complete redesign of the system. I went back and forth in my mind. Should I just splurge and buy now...or be patient and then get the better end of the deal. Well of course I just went for it.

Now cut to today. I'm standing in a Best Buy kicking myself as I stare at the newer, smaller, and much much sleeker Playstation 3 consoles. Oh and it's also 100 dollars cheaper. Am I bummed? Yes...very.