I'm not trying to generalize baby-boomers or be derogatory in any way. I am simply saying that you can't attack someone from that generation for being uninformed. I know plenty of people from that generation who are technically advanced, but the vast majority of people in that age range do not know much about today's technology. I was merely discredting the previous posters attitude of "It's their own fault."
Ass backwards for expecting the goods you pay for. What do you suggest, reverting to the barter system? Granted, if a price is too good to be true, it probably is. ESPECIALLY at an un-, little-known, online retailer.
And listing Circuit City, Best Buy, etc., as the types of places that bombard you with offers for warranties, is pretty irrelevent in that they do extort money from you (withholding your item) if you decline. I have never once heard of any major retailer say that they can get your order to you sooner if you get the extended warranty.
And by the way, cut the woman some slack. He said his mother ordered the camera. How many baby-boomers really know how to spot a scam on the internet. Don't get on her case because she doesn't know any better. You must be one of those people who knows everything about everything.
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I'm not trying to generalize baby-boomers or be derogatory in any way. I am simply saying that you can't attack someone from that generation for being uninformed. I know plenty of people from that generation who are technically advanced, but the vast majority of people in that age range do not know much about today's technology. I was merely discredting the previous posters attitude of "It's their own fault."
Ass backwards for expecting the goods you pay for. What do you suggest, reverting to the barter system? Granted, if a price is too good to be true, it probably is. ESPECIALLY at an un-, little-known, online retailer.
And listing Circuit City, Best Buy, etc., as the types of places that bombard you with offers for warranties, is pretty irrelevent in that they do extort money from you (withholding your item) if you decline. I have never once heard of any major retailer say that they can get your order to you sooner if you get the extended warranty.
And by the way, cut the woman some slack. He said his mother ordered the camera. How many baby-boomers really know how to spot a scam on the internet. Don't get on her case because she doesn't know any better. You must be one of those people who knows everything about everything.