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The longest day of my life (so far)
2004.10.18 2:05 PM
I’ve just finalized the “purchase” of my new Powerbook, to be delivered tomorrow. I used quotes, since the distributor, by some act of God, allowed to give me the machine without any downpayment, credit, or check. It seems they know a friend of mine quite well, and have unwavering trust in his “customers.” The story behind that is that I will have the cash by the end of the month. Of course me being me, an impatient bastard, I tried to find ways to get the machine asap without having to give post-dated checks, or having a credit card surcharge. Anyways, to make a long story short – I ended up having to wait till the end of the month since that’s where the actual cash comes in. A friend of mine, however, referred me to this other store – which happens to be a Gold distributor of Apple products. I texted them Saturday night, and they said they’d get back to me monday morning. They also mentioned there was a 5% surcharge (which was lower, but a surcharge nonetheless) A little while ago, I recieved a call from the saleperson saying that since I was referred by this friend of mine, they could do the transaction by word of honor. Meaning I didn’t have to use my card, give any check… nor any downpayment whatsoever. Too good to be true eh? Well it is too good, but it is most certainly true. I could pay them the full amount by Nov 1. at the latest, but for all the effort they’re going through, I’m pretty sure I’ll be giving a downpayment… just so I don’t look pathetic. I mean my case really seemed like a charity case (“Please sir I don’t have money right now” hehehe) So there you have it.
Mind you, it only costs PhP 2,000 more from when you get it from the Apple Store at http://www.apple.com. Also, it comes with a 4200rpm drive, but they will replace it as soon as a 5400rpm unit comes… free of charge! An incredibly great arrangement/deal! So now, I wait… the longest day of my life so far… hehehe. |
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Been quite a while since my last post. Been extremely busy with different stuff.
Right now, I’m gathering some Apple applications from different sources…
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I’ve been contemplating on selling my Powerbook. Not because I want or need to, but because I’ve been lucky enough to have most of the…
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I guess I’m having too much fun keeping the “apple fever” in check. People might start thinking I’m a PC fanboy. So let me post…
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I guess I’m having too much fun keeping the “apple fever” in check. People might start thinking I’m a PC fanboy. So let me post…
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Here’s something you don’t get to see often in real life:
damn, that’s tight!
The replacement hard drive I talked about in my previous post…
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What – no Formspring weekly post? Fortunately I was able to find a topic I could dig deep into that was more interesting than Formspring…
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Here are more useless memes to pass the time.
40 Things (which is actually 39)
from Katz… a long time ago
Have you ever been…
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Nono had a recent post that prompted me [yet again] to qualify my “preferences” in something he asked advice about… namely audio stuff. More specifically,…
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Here’s some webstuff for you. I would have to say Digg is a pretty good source for interesting news. Not necessarily new, or useful, but…
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The Apple lady texted me today and told me about your purchase. I’m glad to be of help. You actually got a better deal than I did! Now, if only they would be so grateful that they give me my next Mac for free. Dumadami na ang ‘customer’ ko, at wala man lang akong commission!
But honestly, I’m very happy with that dealer. Great deals, and great service.
Enjoy your PowerBook.
Once you go Mac, you’ll never go back!