Don't Back Down

Way back during the Super Bowl, we saw an ad for Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. For the last few weeks, we've been looking for it without success. Finally I went to Walgreens to pick up a prescription, and lo and behold they had some in stock!

So I picked up a couple bottles and brought it home with me. Denise and I had some over ice, and found that, well, it wasn't that special. It tasted like a slightly flat version of regular Dr. Pepper (and we had the regular, not the diet). The cherry was very apparent - a red tint to the drink, and the bubbles generate a very strong cherry scent. The flavor, however, was not terribly strong. I can't say that we noticed the vanilla at all.

Very disappointing.

I've always been a bit of a sniper myself - just made things easier, since I don't have to sit and watch the auction feverishly the whole time. So it was with a bit of surprise to see someone actually come up with a service to do the work for you.

A quick glance shows that they appear to let you have 3 wins for free, then you pay a percentage of the price after that. Interesting concept. I wonder how it works if more than one sniper customer wants the same product - I would assume that the higher bidder wins, just like with a regular auction.

I wonder if they charge you a fee if you don't win. I'd imagine they couldn't, but I'm guessing that as the service grows, they need to pay for that growth somehow - the problem being what happens when you get multiple customers on the same auction - only one would end up paying you for the service.

Regular expressions, that is. Thanks to Shelagh for sending me the #1 item on my wish list, Mastering Regular Expressions, apparently for the MT-Notifier plugin.

Thanks so much! I had to update the wish list to reflect the purchase, but that's a problem I like to have. If that's why you're waiting, don't let it hold you back - I'll figure it out!