I'm not a miserly person. When going out with friends I consider myself generous. I also have the occasional impulse buy of something that I don't actually need (right now).
But on the other hand I'm also very price-aware. I don't spend any more money than I think the item is worth. So even when I wanted I certain movie, I would not pay €17 (the current standard asking price in our electronic stores) for a Blu-ray because I think it's too much. I wait until it drops below €13, even if that means waiting for a few months.
So, now I'm in a predicament about my price-awareness. I'm considering the whole series box of The West Wing.
On Amazon.com it costs $95 plus shipping plus customs. The catch is that I have a lot of gift certificates which would pay for the DVD price and the shipping completely. Which means only the customs which makes roughly €14.50 for the whole set.
On Amazon.co.uk the whole set plus shipping would cost me roughly €60.
Looks like an easy choice. But here's the catch: Including shipping and customs the .com set actually costs me €90, it's only due to the gift certificates that it appears to be cheaper.
I'd hate to throw away €30 just because I don't really notice it in my wallet but on the other hand I wouldn't really know what else to spend the gift certificates on anyway.....
