abacab 1,969 Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) On 10/9/2020 at 3:28 PM, InstrEd said: Back to Amazon now my wife just ordered some lids for pyrex containers we need and yes for that type of stuff Amazon is very convenient. The kitchen store in the mall closed and we would have to drive out to the outlet mall to buy in person. I think that now in the age of Amazon, many local stores only stock fast moving products. I am in favor of supporting local business, but if you are looking for some obscure replacement product, sometimes Amazon (or eBay) is your only resort! Edited October 13, 2020 by abacab 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 1,969 Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 2:17 PM, Peter - IK Multimedia said: B&H is good for computer components too, at least in my experience. I might just be used to that "New York City" experience since I used to live very close and enjoyed buying things on 48th Street. The haggle is part of the fun there. Yes, B&H carries everything from pro audio, to computer components, to pro camera and video. I used to receive their paper catalogs, and they were some serious competition to the old Sears catalogs! When some friends of mine made a trip to NYC, they made a point to drop in to B&H. A full city block of electronic wonders I was told! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin H 511 Posted October 13, 2020 I visited B&H once, I expected to see everything in their catalog displayed. I think I was looking for an Akai sampler at the time. I walked in and they had no musical equipment on display except for a few used things in a display case. Worst trip ever and taxi fare was expensive hehe I heard later they added a few more thing on display but it was nothing like a guitar center or Sam ash which is what I expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSteven 1,639 Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, abacab said: I have bought some camera gear at B&H over the years. Their customer service and fast shipping is top notch. I had once placed an order before a major power blackout shut down Manhattan, and somehow they got my order out! B&H every now & then will have some audio software or thing-a-ma-jig at an absolutely killer price. Worth keeping an eye on their sales even if most of it ain't audio. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmcleod 2,156 Posted October 13, 2020 FYI Amazon UK are doing 2TB Crucial MX500's for £159.66 for the next 10 hours... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wibbles 2,645 Posted October 13, 2020 Buy! Buy! Buy! Jeff needs at least $1 billion a year to play spaceships. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aidan o driscoll 431 Posted October 13, 2020 I know it is obvious But to avail you do need to be a PRIME member ... I have had a few messages on soc media from people saying Amazon Prime sale, great must look at that .. then wind out of sales when I tell them you need to be an amazon prime member to benefit And i know, you can join for 30 days ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aidan o driscoll 431 Posted October 13, 2020 BTW .. In general what does Prime Membership have for Kindle users? You do have Kindle Unlimited. Prime seems to have: https://www.amazon.com/amazonprime Prime members read FREE - Prime members can now read as much as they want from over a thousand books, magazines, comics, Kindle Singles, and more Technically could you go for Prime membership and not bother with Kindle unlimited. As in is there enough free reading in the prime membership? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TerraSin 198 Posted October 13, 2020 So far I'm seeing absolutely nothing I'm interested in. lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZincT 2,108 Posted October 13, 2020 7 hours ago, msmcleod said: FYI Amazon UK are doing 2TB Crucial MX500's for £159.66 for the next 10 hours... Yes I also spotted that one Mark - great price! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RSMcGuitar 663 Posted October 13, 2020 43 minutes ago, TerraSin said: So far I'm seeing absolutely nothing I'm interested in. lol I looked for about 2 minutes and realized I don't want to spend that much time looking through a list of knix knacks 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reid Rosefelt 1,741 Posted October 13, 2020 I bought my third ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB NVMe. It lists for $149, sells usually for $135--I got it for $108. Lowest price I've ever bought it for. If there's something you want to buy anyway, these sales (including BF) can be useful. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dzilizzi 229 Posted October 13, 2020 I like Prime. I usually buy enough that the free shipping is worth it. I also do a bunch of subscribe and save stuff from them. Mostly pet stuff. And Nespresso pods because no one sells them in my area. Buying food from Amazon is hit and miss, so I've mostly given up. And frankly, since the only place to get a lot of things around here is Walmart, I have no problem going to Amazon. 23 check out lines and only 3 are ever open, 2 of which are 15 items or less. Of course, after all this current mess is done, who knows what will still be open. I did a quick look at Prime day sales items. I would like another 6TB 7200 rpm drive, but I didn't see any with good prices. Prices are still high for me on the 2 and 4 TB SSD's, so I'll probably wait. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter - IK Multimedia 999 Posted October 13, 2020 I needed another Echo so I picked up the $10 Flex and some smart lightbulbs. Set for computer components since my 24-core beast will arrive later this week or early next week and has enough drives etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 1,969 Posted October 13, 2020 Save up for Black Friday in 6 weeks... 😁 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Maar 386 Posted October 13, 2020 Nothing for me, but I wanted to use the $10 off coupon I got for shopping at Whole Paycheck a couple of weeks ago, so I picked up a couple of SanDisk 128GB USB 3.0 sticks. That's a lot of backup storage for the $30 I paid. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e-cue 264 Posted October 13, 2020 I copped these thus far... Hersey's Chocolate Assortment $6.99 Sturgill Simpson- Sound & Fury vinyl $15.76 Echo Show 8 with my trade in $9.58 Hoping a Strobe tuner pops up, but I'll probably have more luck seeing that at MF's Stupid Deal of the Hour today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 1,969 Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Well, this probably won't help those who are trying to avoid Prime Day, but here goes... 😁 Here Are All The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals https://www.buzzfeed.com/maitlandquitmeyer/best-amazon-prime-day-2020-deals Edited October 13, 2020 by abacab Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSteven 1,639 Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, msmcleod said: FYI Amazon UK are doing 2TB Crucial MX500's for £159.66 for the next 10 hours... at B&H $22 dollars cheaper than UK price $38 cheaper than US price https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1378551-REG/crucial_ct2000mx500ssd1_mx500_2tb_2_5_ssd.html $183.99 Offer ends Oct 14 at 11:59 PM EDT Edited October 14, 2020 by TheSteven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e-cue 264 Posted October 14, 2020 A lot of Samsung drives are on sale, and BestBuy has price matched most of them. 1TB Samsung T5 Portable USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive $130 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
