I view a 5% discount as nice but trivial on the small orders I place.  I'd
rather have it add up to something meaningful later, and then I'll tick off
another wish list item for free on a future order.  I have a large wish
list!  Big tax refunds though, no way!

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben [mailto:syncro@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 7:19 PM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: vendor discount

You must be one of those guys who put 'zero' in your IRS W-9 so you can get
a bigger tax refund at the end of the year. As for me, I like to get my
discount in the present when I'm buying. Like tax refunds, why should I
wait? It's a pet peeve of mine.

It's well known that most people either forget or don't care to use future
discounts. Coupons get lost, etc. The net result is vendor got the marketing
advantage of offering you 'future bucks' as a discount and got nothing extra
when you purchased.

Just my 2 cents. And I want it now!

BenT
sent from my electronic leash