Crap!!!!

[Snusdog]

There is such a thing as being too clever for your own good. Let me illustrate.

So I was placing my order for the year at Buysnus. Was due to get half off a roll. Realized they were taking the half off the Phantom Blue (my least expensive roll).

That’s when I had a cunning plan………..

I thought to my self: “Self, if you divide the order into two parts and put all your less expensive snus in the first order, you will then get half off one of the more expensive rolls in the second order. As a result, you will save a whooping $6.50 and get a second mystery can for free. Top that off with being naturally good looking, fun loving, and an all around clever chap, and I’d say life is pretty good”

“Self”, I said, that is brilliant! With brains like that and good looks I can’t understand why the wife does not put out more”

And for a moment, all seemed well.

Placed my first order (it was beautiful- form good, looked good doing it, the execution was flawless)…..turned to place the second one and….and….and…

that’s where the whole damn thing started going down hill.

On my second order, I did not get the 10% discount I had on my first order. As such, the total was $5 more than if I had just ordered it all together. Then the credit card would not approve the second order. Thus, I ended up canceling the first one (I think?) only to realize that if I have lost my 10% on the whole thing, it will end up costing me $15 more than it would have had I not applied my college educated, mathematically calculated, cunning business, strategy.


Damn it .………… just damn it


The good news is, that I now feel completely qualified to run for Congress and help architect the financial future for the rest of you

[appleuzer]

i almost died with laughter after i read your last line!

[sagedil]

You know Snusdog, I'm so glad you just helped illustrate a point I like to make.

WTH do folks even care about squeezing out every penny of saving on snus.

I look at it real simple.

Snus saves me money. Snus saves me hell of a lot of money I used to spend on smokes. Maybe $30 -$40 a month now vs $120 a month when I smoked. So just the simple act of using snus saves me money very time I order. Why then, go through the grief of trying to save every nickel when i would just rather laugh, no matter how much I actually spend, cause I still spent a whole sh** load less than when i smoked.

Snus is cheap. Cheap if I spend $30 on a roll and still cheap if I spend $32 on a roll.

[NorSnuser]

I feel for you, man. That was a funny post, but I hope you're laughing along with us. I did find that if you want to do multiple orders that you need to wait a day or let Buysnus know what you're doing or they'll get all fouled up.

During the promo I pulled something similar to get as many free items as possible (I guess I'm just a snus-crazed greedy bastard) and it took some time to iron it all out with the ordering department at Buysnus.

"Oh, sir, did you really mean to place five orders in ten minutes?"

"Yes, ma'am," I replied. I need the General sunglasses (which I gave to my wife), the General shirt (which -sigh- I gave to my wife) and the Skruf money clip (I've never used a money clip in my life). Oh wait, if I order enough I can get a Skruf towel which would probably become a rag to polish my bike with.

I did finally get all my snus, and a bunch of promo crap. I'm sitting here with my Ettan hat on, the Skruf money clip is holding my USB cable for my printer to my monitor, and I'm wearing the General sunglasses I "borrrowed" back from my wife for monitor contrast control. I have my "Snus is the Shit" shirt on but it's just a butt-freeze here so I think I'll look for the Skruf or General towel to use as a shawl. ops:

[cj]

the jew in me wont let me buy at full price if i can save a penny or two believe you me i am going to!!

[sagedil]

And the jew in me finds that post pretty offensive but will just let it go.

[captncaveman]

The jew in me finds it funny, it is quite true. My great grandmother would buy the frozen concentrated juice. One can should make a jug. She would make sure it made 4 LOL.

[cj]

i see nothing offensive about what i said i being of jewish descent will always be on the look out for a deal its in my genes its who i am

[justintempler]

The only mistake I've made since starting snus Nov. 13th 2008 was buying a roll of General Wintergreen and ended up giving away half of it.

Right after Northerner raised their prices I reacted quickly and placed an order with BuySnus before they raised their prices.

And then again when the Camel and Lucky Strike got cut off, I did a quick buy for a roll each of Camel and Montecristo from an alternate and ended getting them cheaper then if I had bought them from Northerner or BuySnus when they were willing to sell them to us.

I've been very very lucky.

[Snusdog]

Norsnuser, brother, now that is the funniest post I’ve read in a long time. Skruf UBS cable clip!!! Epic!!! Simply epic!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

And sage I’m right there with you mate. I am usually not that guy. A voice in my head kept telling me “You’re not that guy. Let it go.”

I don’t know what happened mate. It all went blurry. Time slowed down. I was in a zone….as it turned out it was the Dumb Ass Zone… but it was a zone nonetheless.

Oh and JT for that little “everything’s going perfectly” post that you just dropped in the middle of our gripe thread…..I’m afraid I’m going to have to hit the cyber wedgey button. So start digging em out bro. :wink:

[lxskllr]

I'm sorry to hear of your financial mishap Snusdog :^D

That crap's easy to do when shopping online. You have all the time in the world, and you don't have move an inch. When you go out to buy something, who cares about a few dollars? Shopping online you'll spend the time to save 30¢, and organize things 10 different ways to accomplish that. Unfortunately it bit you in the ass this time :^D

[justintempler]

I’m afraid I’m going to have to hit the cyber wedgey button. So start digging em out bro. :wink:

Wedgies don't work on people who go commando... try again. :twisted:

[Snusdog]

I’m afraid I’m going to have to hit the cyber wedgey button. So start digging em out bro. :wink:

Wedgies don't work on people who go commando... try again. :twisted:

:shock:


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[daruckis]

i may not be a jew, but i am always on the lookout for the best deal. in my case, its called poor.

[lxskllr]

i may not be a jew, but i am always on the lookout for the best deal. in my case, its called poor.

I'm German, and we're just as cheap as the Jews and the Scots :^D