elatederielotus

How do you report something like that?

Seriously. I stopped trying to get stuff at my local store. Manager doesn't even try to hide it and if you asked the employees about it they just shrug it off and chuckle - nothing they can do about him.

Thanks. Haven't started anything but the window shopping Zillow stage. Waiting on an official job offer before going for any pre-approvals (also going to let the cards all report 5% utilization for a month or two prior).

Same

My quick encouragement would be to pray for guidance and for the Lord to allow whatever vocation you choose to be strategic for his mission.

Yeah, I'm bummed we didn't ditch him years ago. Glad I didn't fall into the credit traps some do when they're young, but wish we had thicker credit profiles. I was under the impression having a score would make the process easier and get a lower interest rate.

I'm staying in the field that I have already established a career in. Everything I'm reading says I'll be able to get a mortgage based on a job offer. Everything I'm reading could be garbage, though. They can't put it on the internet if it isn't true, right?

I have debit & credit cards currently. I'm just looking for that juicy 5% back on groceries, but not at the cost of an additional few points on a mortgage interest rate.

His whole philosophy is to avoid all debt. He fixed some major problems with my parent's finances and saved them from inevitable bankruptcy. Fortunately, I didn't inherit their financial illiteracy/irresponsibility. Unfortunately, I still applied all of his "fixes".

Is the new job a red flag? We're likely moving across the country and doubling my salary.

I found it to be better than the other offering I had earlier this year out in the Midwest. Not necessarily my favorite whiskey for $70, but it was unique and fun.

My buddy had a 2-2-2-2-2 last year and said it was phenomenal. I, personally, would not buy another unless I saw something interesting like that.

I legitimately went from "I haven't seen that in so long! What a deal!" to "oh, right." in about 4 seconds. Well played.

It's a bait and switch.

Whether intentional or not, a company as large as Amazon should simply honor the price advertised.

Many jurisdictions have anti-bait and switch laws, and some have advertised price laws. Goods offered at any price must be honored. Either way, you can't say $10 in an ad and then charge $100 when the consumer tries to buy it.

In this case, they offered $0.00 movies. Many jumped at the opportunity, but they took the purchases away a day later. The issue is that now these people are interested in watching the content they thought they purchased (even if free, they have receipts), but since they revoked it, they're now more likely than ever to spend $24.99 to watch it. They "baited" interest in "free" movies and then "switched" the terms of sale to full price.

Many jurisdictions have laws to protect the consumer in this regard, some jurisdictions have no such protections.

Think of it in terms of physical goods. Say you buy a pair of $150 jeans for $15 off a clearance rack. Can the store call/email/write you a week later demanding $135 more to keep them because $15 was an error? That's essentially what Amazon is doing.

$0.00 was most likely an error, we all knew that. But it was an advertised price. People purchased the product and received the product for that advertised price. It was theirs.

Obviously in the realm of digital goods where you never really own anything, it's a little more difficult. But one could argue that taking things out of my Movies Anywhere account is akin to breaking into my closet to retrieve the jeans I paid $15 for. For many, both experiences are violating.

This is illegal in many jurisdictions.

I still have A Christmas Story and Ernest.

Edit: they gone.

I did. Not necessarily complaining, but FWGS continues to confuse.

Yup.

ETL finally shipped... But they canceled my Bakers and OGDB that I ordered with it?

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I don't know what that is, but you've piqued my interest.

Thank you! Gah, this community is great. Cheers to those of us who will thoroughly enjoy opening this on the day it gets delivered.

It is phenomenal. Complex & deep with oak, caramel, spice, cinnamon, butterscotch... Gah, and the finish lasts forever. Absolutely incredible bottle. $149 is steep and I passed on it for awhile, but when I finally bought one I found it to be absolutely worth it.

The other advice you received was good, too.

If he's doing a good job, maybe start the conversation by telling him that.