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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2004Petco.com -- Free S&H gone?
Didn't they used to sell certain items with free S&H, no minimum purchase needed? Is that gone now? I bought quite a few things when they had that around. -- "Hilary Duff is the covergirl for an international youth industry" -- Unknown Chris Benoit will win the Royal Rumble 2004 and is the next WWE Champion. >Didn't they used to sell certain items with free S&H, no minimum purchase >needed? Is that gone now? I bought quite a few things when they had that >around. Hey, it's 2004. Everyone wants to suck every last drop of your money out of you !!! Thats the name of the "times". Actually, Petco offers the free shipping periodically. It was never a permanent offer. I only order food from them when they do offer free shipping....6x/year or so...maybe more, maybe less. >Actually, Petco offers the free shipping periodically. It was never a permanent >offer. I only order food from them when they do offer free shipping....6x/year >or so...maybe more, maybe less. I would point out on of the reasons I shop at brick & mortar stores instead of more on line is the shipping charges. When I buy a 25lb box of litter i'm not going to pay for shipping it, i'll go down the street to Petco and get it. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >I would point out on of the reasons >I shop at brick & mortar stores >instead of more on line is the >shipping charges. When I buy a >25lb >box of litter i'm not going to pay for >shipping it, i'll go down the >street to Petco and get it. Some of us don't have cars and aren't near any store that sells litter....even a supermarket. I shop once a week and pay for an $8 taxi ride to ferry me back w/my groceries....cat supplies, included. >Some of us don't have cars and aren't near any store that sells litter....even >a supermarket. I shop once a week and pay for an $8 taxi ride to ferry me back >w/my groceries....cat supplies, included. And your grocery stores don't sell litter? Then maybe you should move. Around here we have many grocery stores who have litter, also CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, K-Mart. And then there are numerous pet stores. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. NickKnight@hotmail.com writes >And your grocery stores don't sell litter? Then maybe you should >move. Yes..brilliant idea..I'll move just so I can get cat litter conveniently! Doh. >NickKnight@hotmail.com writes > >>And your grocery stores don't sell litter? Then maybe you should >>move. > >Yes..brilliant idea..I'll move just so I can get cat litter conveniently! Doh. But if you can't get cat litter easily than it would follow that there would be hundreds of things you can't get easily. If your local store doesn't have litter then it 1. must be a very small store. 2. is they must be marking up the price of what little they do have alot. When I'm looking at an area to move to check out things like where the nearest stores are, how many of them there are, and what they charge for prices. The last thing I want is to move to some isolated area where some clown has a virtual monopoly and gouges his customers as a result. Been there, done that. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. NickKnight NickKnight@hotmail.com writes >When I'm looking at an area to >move to check out >things like where the nearest >stores are, how many >of them there are, and what they >charge for prices. 19 years ago, when I moved to where I am today, I had a car. I no longer have a car (since August) and don't expect to have a car 'til late '04. When I do go to the supermarket, which is 10 blocks away, I walk to the store and take a cab back (with my groceries). 4 of the 10 block are uphill, which is why I don't take a cart and walk my groceries back home. This arrangement is better than buying a car now and spending $100 month a garage space (necessary, for this area) plus $2,000/year insurance (average, for this area), etc. Why don't I move? I live in a co-op and would take a minimum $20 grand loss if I sold at this time. That should answer any responses you wish to post. >for this area), etc. Why don't I move? I live in a co-op and would take a >minimum $20 grand loss if I sold at this time. So instead you'll spend many thousands shopping at local stores who overcharge you....... Look at how much you overpay at the local store, the cost of taking a cab, the cost of your time and you come darn close to the thousands you would loose if you sold at this time. BTW, if you would loose $20 grand if you sold, then did the property loose value, or did you pay an amount that was considerably above the market rate? Around here even with the depressed job market the value of property is rising fast. It's a sellers market, many houses are sellling in one or two days of going on the market. Maybe your mistake was buying a co-op instead of buying a house? If so if you're going to take a loss maybe you should sell now and take a smaller loss now instead of a much larger loss later? -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. To: NickKnight NickKnight@hotmail.com Either you're chatty or really interested... The circumstances that existed when the co-op was purchased have changed since the purchase almost 20 years ago. Back then, the building just turned co-op and everyone was in it together...we had a common bond of newness. We set policies, knew our neighbors, had outdoor functions as a group, etc. The surrounding neighborhood was residential..mostly houses...transportation was near, etc. I had a car and was very mobile. Now, almost 20 years latere, 90 percent of those who purchased in the beginning have sold to people we long-termers do not know. The 24-hour doormen service is now whittled down to 3-4 hours/day, etc. I stay because currently I am involved in a series of dental implant surgeries and need to be near the dentist. When I move, I want to move out of this area entirely. Also, I am currently enrolled in a postgraduate program and don't wish to make it harder on myself by moving farther away. Most importantly, I am not working presently and would be an idiot to sell a co-op at a loss and move with no income coming in. I hope that does answer all the question you asked/wanted to ask. I will have a car eventually...when I get a job again. For the time being, it's cheaper to go out and continue the practice of shopping by cab...as opposed to staying in the house 24/7 and never going out at all. >farther away. Most importantly, I am not working presently and would be an >idiot to sell a co-op at a loss and move with no income coming in. But it sounds like the building is such that if you don't sell now your loses will be greater. Not working is a problem too. Although it sounds like if you don't sell soon in a few years instead of taking a bath for $20,000 it may be many times more. I would point out I do work as a financial adviser. It also bugs me that some store owner will take advantage of someone like you and jack up their prices. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >I would point out I do work as a >financial adviser. Why didn't you say so? <g> Advice given by a professional is more welcome (and, perhaps, valid) that some yokel posting an opinion! |
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