At 12:21 PM 5/21/00 -0700, you wrote: >At 01:38 AM 5/21/00 -0500, you wrote: >>At 10:32 PM 5/20/00 -0400, George W. Durman wrote: >> >>---snipped--- >>> If you "buy" Office 2000 for the $300 or $400 or whatever it costs, >>> then they will support you. If you have the OEM version, for which >>> Gateway probably paid $10.00, forget it! >>> >>>SgtGeorge >> >>Ummm...George? If you can buy Office for $300 or $400, I want to know >>where!! <g> > >George is a good shopper. If you use the net right this is about >right. The problem is knowing where to go and what to do when you get >there. If I get a spare moment today, before I have to go back to work, I >will try to find a starting place for the list. > >Jack This is a quickie, you must read the data on each of the sites below, this is a 10 minute search, so is just a representation of what is available. I use two of these sites frequently. Be sure to learn about cycles when you buy from someone like mobshop. On pricematching, learn how to do it right. You can save a lot it you get into it in a good way. I wish I had the time to use it right. Also, some lists have several members scanning local stores of national chains to spot good prices, and spreads the word. A good example was when the Kodak DC265 digital camera went from $899 to $799 in the Office Depot chain, they put the wrong price in the general computer, for $625 as I remember. It showed up on the Kodak list, and in about 30 hours, we cleaned out the stores from coast to coast. Many of us bought 3, and after selling two on e-bay, had a no cost camera left, with money in our pocket. Office Depot realized something was wrong within hours, but was almost 30 before they changed the price. Gave us all a great buy. Here is a short list: Microsoft Office 2000 Professional 32 Bit, the whole banana. http://www.mobshop.com/cycles?cycle_id=270048 Electronics in general. http://www.mobshop.com/ Stepping off point for several. Frequently has % off for several sites, or rebates. http://www.streetcentral.com/ A second starting point. http://www.techbargains.com/ This one a bit much for most, but lots of info. http://anandforums.gisystech.com/ Other odd one. http://www.pricematches.com/ Have fun, but be careful, as not all is it seems at times on the best of sites. Jack