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Thursday, November 25, 2004
[FANGIRL// good things go to those who wait]
...esp in a world where marketing teams & product development specialists conspire together daily to come up w/ (often slight) product modifications (justified as being "added value" for the consumer's benefit) in order to either maintain or increase the product's market appeal & consumer demand. the consumer, therefore, should resist "impulse buys" & any other illogical urges to possess a new product until its "final" (or so we thought!) debut. more importantly, a consumer should stay informed on a product's future upgrades & planned re-releases!
case in point, from the life of n-san whose identity she wishes to remain undisclosed:
a> a certain "star wars episode one podracer" game for the N64, previously purchased at approx $60 at its debut, now sells for less than $10 at local walmart. not to mention the fact that the N64 has already become a "dead system".
b> a certain kpop album purchased at its debut two months (or so) ago is now re-released as a "newly repackaged limited edition" album w/ a bonus VCD (of music videos) & a 44-pg photo album -- all for a couple more dollars than the original.
and now the (most recent) case that causes n-san much grief & heartache..
c> the much beloved "samurai x: trust & betrayal - director's cut" OVA, purchased at sam goodie's for approx $30 two years ago, now sells for $8.99 on www.rightstuf.com. not to mention the fact that the more recent "samurai x" OVA series boxset contains the same film in its superior, original form -- as the separate 'trust' and 'betrayal' OVA's, w/ tons of extras not included in the aforementioned *combined* product.
>>thus, today's lesson is: the importance of *patience*...a.k.a. the folly of impulse buys<<
...unless, of course, it really, truly WAS a limited edition. then if one missed out, one is simply screwed.
...unless, of course, should it later be found on eBay, as a "used" or a suspicious "low-quality-copy" copy... ^_^;; |
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