called a distributor about a certain item i want to purchase...
me: 'i'd like to know how much <item> is, please...'
company representative checks: 'we sell it at <price>, ma'am...'
me: 'do you accept credit cards or just cash?'
company representative: 'cash only, ma'am... but they have it at <retail store> ... there they accept credit cards...'
me: 'do you have the same price?'
company representative: 'they have a higher price, ma'am...'
me: 'by how much?'
company representative: 'maybe around P200, ma'am...'
me: 'oh... so i'll just buy from you then...'
company representative: 'better at <retail store>, ma'am... they have 6 months zero percent interest for credit cards...'
me: 'yeah, but they're higher by P200... i'd rather pay cash and get it at a lower price...'
company representative: 'but if you use your credit card, ma'am, you can still use your cash for something else...'
me: 'well, if i put that amount in the bank it's not gonna earn P200 in a year so i'm better off paying in cash...'
econ 101...
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