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Pay more on Amazon for 5x points?
« on: December 16, 2014, 11:05:32 PM »
I need to purchase something which is about $1700 dollars. Was surprised to see that Amazon sells it as well, however its about $150 dollars more on Amazon than it can be picked up for locally. Practically speaking, is it worth it ordering it on amazon and paying that extra amount to get the 5x freedom bonus? The item isn't prime, so would take a while to ship/receive I guess. Although not in a terrible rush, waiting longer always sucks.

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Re: Pay more on Amazon for 5x points?
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2014, 11:07:59 PM »
Putting the shipping time aside for now, you need to calculate if the extra points you're getting are worth spending another $150.
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Pay more on Amazon for 5x points?
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2014, 11:11:41 PM »
You're maxed at $1500 for the bonus per quarter.

There are better ways to generate UR.

I'd go for $150 cheaper option.
« Last Edit: December 16, 2014, 11:20:13 PM by coralsnake »
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Re: Pay more on Amazon for 5x points?
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2014, 11:12:32 PM »
$1500x.055=$82.5
or 8250 UR points

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$350x.011+$3.85
or 385 points

Assuming you have a checking account
« Last Edit: December 16, 2014, 11:15:51 PM by Shmulie »

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Re: Pay more on Amazon for 5x points?
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2014, 11:14:12 PM »
Ah forgot about the $1500 max. Indeed there are better ways. Thanks that solves it.