Don't Back Down

So I'm looking for something like the Tritton TRI-NSS160. That link is to the product at Tiger Direct. The price is $199, with a $20 rebate. Not bad. But the shipping and tax combines to push the price over $225. Meanwhile, the same product at Global costs the same, but there is no tax, so it's only $210.

Why is this interesting? Because it seems to me that both TigerDirect and Global are the same company. Maybe this is common knowledge, but I didn't know about it. The layout, the script names and locations and even the SKU numbers are the same. But because Global (apparently) doesn't have a presence in North Carolina, there is no sales tax.

In any case, NewEgg has it too, and their delivered price is just $199. So do I take this price, knowing that I hate rebates and that it probably isn't worth the hassle to potentially save an extra $10? Or do I go for the Global drive and the lowest ultimate price?

I'm leaning towards NewEgg at the moment. But I don't know just yet.

Neil has apparently turned the corner with his second upgrade of the 3.2 beta. The first didn't go quite so well. This is a conversation that pops up all over the place when this sort of thing comes up. Invariably there are problems and everyone is scrambling to get back to where they were. With Movable Type, I don't understand.

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For the third time in three or four days, I received a reasonably well-thought-out comment, which wasn't heavy-handed in any way, but it was talking (on and on) about something that only peripherally approached the content of the entry. The first two were certainly spam. They were nearly identical. The third wasn't so much - it was more of a rant, which is fine - but if you're going to rant, at least have the courtesy to rant on the same topic as the entry. Thanks for your cooperation.