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Comment author: turchin 12 October 2015 05:37:03AM 6 points [-]

Add pleasure of buying process: Is the process of buying it give me pleasure? Or I will suffer staying in long line for it?

Other possible questions: May I apply for credit for the thing? Could I earn money using the thing and return some costs?

Is it possible to have the thing in the same postal shipment as other things? What will custom say? Is the thing legal in other countries?

What kind of signalling is the new thing for other people? What other people will think about me than they learn that I have the thing?

Is the thing repairable? How much ownership of it costs?

Comment author: Elo 12 October 2015 07:45:51AM *  3 points [-]

Added pleasure

Added credit

Added profit

Added combined postage

Added signalling

Added customs to laws and taxes

Added repairs

Added maintenance cost

I am surprise how many reasonable considerations I had missed. Thanks!

Comment author: turchin 12 October 2015 08:50:36PM 1 point [-]

Also for me shipping time is important, as I travel a lot. And shipping method - to home (in this case I have to be at home all day and wait the thing), to post office or nearest point of delivery. In US it is much simpler with Amazon prime.

Comment author: Elo 12 October 2015 11:17:35PM 1 point [-]

Shipping time added