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Offline Eagler

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HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« on: February 26, 2009, 08:32:01 AM »
any consideration given to a reduction of cost if say we prepay for a year?

what about $150 up front for the next 12 months instead of 180?
You could even throw in a fancy T-shirt like FA used to do :)

just want to pay for my fix while I still have a job.... <S>

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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2009, 08:33:05 AM »
They already give you a discount if you prepay for a year.
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2009, 08:36:57 AM »
My guess is the crappy economy is affecting HTC just as much as any other company...perhaps more so since they are a small company.  They already give a discount for yearly pre-pays (which they don't have to do in the first place)...don't take more food out of their mouths.  We are all affected, and some re-alignment of priorities may be necessary from us all.
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2009, 08:38:10 AM »
...and not to put a further damper on this thread, but $15 a month is nothing.  

If one cant easily find $15 a month to play this game after all the other bills are taken care of and food is on the table, etc, then it is time to trim your beer budget, smokes budget, pRon budget, or other such "fun" budget in order to play.  If one stop and thinks about it spending $15 a month to play this sim/game as much as you like is quite cheap vs going to a bar and paying $15 for 3-4 beers in an hour or so should be a no brainer.   ;)

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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2009, 09:15:24 AM »
They already give you a discount if you prepay for a year.

they do? link please?
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2009, 09:18:38 AM »
Hehe I completely quit smokes around 6 months ago.  Its amazing the amount of money I have left over and I was only smoking a pack a day.
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2009, 09:21:40 AM »
Hehe I completely quit smokes around 6 months ago.  Its amazing the amount of money I have left over and I was only smoking a pack a day.

I'm next.  Been battling pneumonia for a spell here now, so it's real easy to find the motivation.
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2009, 09:50:45 AM »
lol

I don't smoke - just trying to save everywhere I can (been a member since AH was $30 a month way back in the old days)

anyone know how to pay for a year in advance? what's the cost savings for any of you that have?

15 bucks is not a big deal now  - just hoping/planning it will never be ..
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2009, 09:57:48 AM »
Just paid for 6 months.  Got the 6 month for I think 20 cents.  Heck of a deal until my wife sees the statement.   :D
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2009, 10:54:05 AM »
I beat up a panhandler to get the money to pay for this monthly.  :(
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2009, 11:09:30 AM »
i search under the sofa cusions each month to find the bill. (not really i get my girlfriend to pay it)
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2009, 11:45:00 AM »
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2009, 12:39:01 PM »
my guess would be that if everyone would stop harping on the crappy economy, and spend money on something...anything, then the economy wouldn't be so crappy.
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2009, 12:41:28 PM »
...and not to put a further damper on this thread, but $15 a month is nothing.  

If one cant easily find $15 a month to play this game after all the other bills are taken care of and food is on the table, etc, then it is time to trim your beer budget, smokes budget, pRon budget, or other such "fun" budget in order to play.  If one stop and thinks about it spending $15 a month to play this sim/game as much as you like is quite cheap vs going to a bar and paying $15 for 3-4 beers in an hour or so should be a no brainer.   ;)
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Re: HiTech - with today's crappy economy....
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2009, 03:29:46 PM »
my guess would be that if everyone would stop harping on the crappy economy, and spend money on something...anything, then the economy wouldn't be so crappy.

That's the solution in a nutshell.  Because everyone is worried about losing their job they are hording cash.  This just leads to less revenue for companies meaning they must reduce their costs.  Hence the job cuts, and so more fear, and more hording of cash.

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