Originally Posted by
e3NiNe
so ...
option 1
Best Buy
80 GB model
$290 out of pocket
$0 GC left
net cost: $290
option 4
Amazon
80GB model
$400 out of pocket
$150 left in GC
net cost: $400 - $150 = $250
Yeah, I disagree with that philosophy, but whatever.
It's all point-of-view.
The difference between the out-of-pocket costs is $110. In order to grab the lowest OOP, he needs to fork over all of his gift cards ($150).
If he's going to use the gift cards anyways, that's $40 ($110 cash vs $150 card) lost for nothing.