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Guys, you may have noticed that an Amazon.com banner appears at the end of many threads. That's there to help raise money for the site. The way it works is, if you click on the banner and purchase something from Amazon, a small percentage of the purchase price comes back to help support site operations. Spend $100 and we see $5.00 give or take a few pennies. That commission is helping pay for a new dedicated server for all your forum posts and ads.
So, I encourage you all to consider clicking on the Amazon button or banner and seeing what Amazon has to offer. (We only get credit if you start by clicking the button or banner first.)
You may be thinking, "Hey, I can't find much gun stuff on Amazon and I'm not a book guy so why should I shop at Amazon?" Well, I could explain that prices are very good, and shipping is fast. Or I could tell you that Amazon, the most comprehensive e-commerce site on the internet, will generally have what you're looking for, at close to the lowest price you'll find anywhere.
Can Amazon-sourced products benefit you, a gun guy? You bet. Want proof?
Here's a snapshot of the daily life of an Amazon-shopping gun guy -- namely me.
A Day in the Life of an Amazonian Forum Boss
With the beeping of the built-in alarm on my Casio FE10 watch, purchased on Amazon, I woke up to face another day (and another round of Bulletin updates). I made coffee in a French Press purchased on Amazon. I then put on a fleece hoody and Propper Cargo pants -- both purchased from Amazon. I printed a letter on a Canon Pixma MP560 Printer (super-reliable!) purchased on Amazon, and made some phone calls on a "new old stock" Motorola RIZR cell-phone purchased on Amazon ($69 and no plan contract!).
With coffee mug in hand, I sat down at the computer and started working with a keyboard and mouse purchased on Amazon. As I started writing the Merkel RX Helix story for the Bulletin, I needed footage from Media Day, so I turned on my Samsung netbook purchased on Amazon, and downloaded movies and photos I had taken with a Canon G10 camera purchased on Amazon. These digital files were moved on to a 16gig SDHC Class 10 Ram card purchased on Amazon, and then were transferred to my main computer using a Transcend USB card reader purchased from Amazon.
At lunch time, I ate a sandwich while reading an eBook on my Kindle purchased from Amazon. I logged into the Amazon Kindle store (via WiFi) and loaned one of my titles (Shooting Star: The Rise and Fall of the British Motorcycle Industry) to friend Vince Bottomley in England. In the late afternoon, I got in my car, put on my drivers' sunglasses purchased on Amazon. I got directions to the UPS depot using the Garmin GPS I purchased on Amazon. Arriving there I took out my Swiss Bags hipster wallet purchased on Amazon and paid for a shipment. (Really nice wallet by the way -- and it was amazingly cheap at $9.00).
At the end of the day I backed up the Bulletin to a 1 terabyte Iomega USB 3.0 portable hard-drive purchased on Amazon. I then walked the dog, after changing into my Rockport walking shoes purchased on Amazon. On my return I made a call to JayChris, our site IT guy, using a portable (non-cell) Panasonic phone purchased on Amazon. Then I set my DVR, purchased on Amazon, to record the Season 4 premiere episode of Top Shot. I headed to the garage and plugged in my Honda bike to a Battery Tender Jr. purchased on Amazon
Before I turned in for the night, I switched on my electric blanket purchased on Amazon, then brushed my teeth and "flossed" with a fantastic water jet gizmo, the QuickBreeze irrigator, purchased on Amazon (this, BTW is very, very effective -- my dentist joked that she's lost a couple thousand dollars worth of business since I started using the thing).
Then finally I settled down with a new fiction book, The Kennedy Rifle, by Forum member (and annealing machine inventor) J.K. Brandon. Yep, you guessed it -- the book came from Amazon.com.
By my rough count, over a 16-hour span in one day, I used 25 products sourced from Amazon. All of these, I should add, were top quality items -- usually my first choice for the job, given my spending limits. In almost every case, the listed Amazon price was within a few bucks of the lowest price on the web, while the delivered price was often the lowest, considering Amazon's free shipping offers.
Running this site puts me in front of a computer 7 days a week (as much as 12 hours a day), and when I'm not working on the computer I often have a digital camera in hand. Accordingly, I suspect my gadget needs are greater than those of most Forum members. On the other hand, all of you need pants, shoes, wallets, cameras, cellphone accessories, appliances, handyman tools, auto supplies, and yes, even a book or DVD once in a while. All these things are available from Amazon.
Remember, for every dollar you spend at Amazon.com, a small percentage is returned to help us run the site. I bet that many of you guys might easily spend $600.00 a year on Amazon, and save money in the process. That would have the effect of donating $20-$25.00 to the site.
Need I mention that Amazon's prices are very competitive, and generally speaking, you don't pay sales tax in most states (at time of sale*). Plus, for a large selection of Amazon merchandise, shipping is free with orders of $25.00 or more. That's hard to beat.
So consider clicking on the Amazon banner and see what items you may find. Here are links to a few of the items mentioned above (or more current equivalents) that I use on a daily basis :
Bodum French Press ($19.74)
Casio Casio Men's FE10-1A Watch ($17.88)
Propper Cargo Pants ($39.99)
Canon Pixma MP560 Printer ($174.88)
Canon G12 Camera ($439.99)
Iomega 1TB USB Hard Drive ($129.99)
QuickBreeze Water Gizmo ($24.95)
Kindle Touch B/W eReader ($99.99)
*Some states say you must report and pay "use tax" on online purchases. Compliance has proven to be a major issue.
So, I encourage you all to consider clicking on the Amazon button or banner and seeing what Amazon has to offer. (We only get credit if you start by clicking the button or banner first.)
You may be thinking, "Hey, I can't find much gun stuff on Amazon and I'm not a book guy so why should I shop at Amazon?" Well, I could explain that prices are very good, and shipping is fast. Or I could tell you that Amazon, the most comprehensive e-commerce site on the internet, will generally have what you're looking for, at close to the lowest price you'll find anywhere.
Can Amazon-sourced products benefit you, a gun guy? You bet. Want proof?
Here's a snapshot of the daily life of an Amazon-shopping gun guy -- namely me.
A Day in the Life of an Amazonian Forum Boss
With the beeping of the built-in alarm on my Casio FE10 watch, purchased on Amazon, I woke up to face another day (and another round of Bulletin updates). I made coffee in a French Press purchased on Amazon. I then put on a fleece hoody and Propper Cargo pants -- both purchased from Amazon. I printed a letter on a Canon Pixma MP560 Printer (super-reliable!) purchased on Amazon, and made some phone calls on a "new old stock" Motorola RIZR cell-phone purchased on Amazon ($69 and no plan contract!).
With coffee mug in hand, I sat down at the computer and started working with a keyboard and mouse purchased on Amazon. As I started writing the Merkel RX Helix story for the Bulletin, I needed footage from Media Day, so I turned on my Samsung netbook purchased on Amazon, and downloaded movies and photos I had taken with a Canon G10 camera purchased on Amazon. These digital files were moved on to a 16gig SDHC Class 10 Ram card purchased on Amazon, and then were transferred to my main computer using a Transcend USB card reader purchased from Amazon.
At lunch time, I ate a sandwich while reading an eBook on my Kindle purchased from Amazon. I logged into the Amazon Kindle store (via WiFi) and loaned one of my titles (Shooting Star: The Rise and Fall of the British Motorcycle Industry) to friend Vince Bottomley in England. In the late afternoon, I got in my car, put on my drivers' sunglasses purchased on Amazon. I got directions to the UPS depot using the Garmin GPS I purchased on Amazon. Arriving there I took out my Swiss Bags hipster wallet purchased on Amazon and paid for a shipment. (Really nice wallet by the way -- and it was amazingly cheap at $9.00).
At the end of the day I backed up the Bulletin to a 1 terabyte Iomega USB 3.0 portable hard-drive purchased on Amazon. I then walked the dog, after changing into my Rockport walking shoes purchased on Amazon. On my return I made a call to JayChris, our site IT guy, using a portable (non-cell) Panasonic phone purchased on Amazon. Then I set my DVR, purchased on Amazon, to record the Season 4 premiere episode of Top Shot. I headed to the garage and plugged in my Honda bike to a Battery Tender Jr. purchased on Amazon
Before I turned in for the night, I switched on my electric blanket purchased on Amazon, then brushed my teeth and "flossed" with a fantastic water jet gizmo, the QuickBreeze irrigator, purchased on Amazon (this, BTW is very, very effective -- my dentist joked that she's lost a couple thousand dollars worth of business since I started using the thing).
Then finally I settled down with a new fiction book, The Kennedy Rifle, by Forum member (and annealing machine inventor) J.K. Brandon. Yep, you guessed it -- the book came from Amazon.com.
By my rough count, over a 16-hour span in one day, I used 25 products sourced from Amazon. All of these, I should add, were top quality items -- usually my first choice for the job, given my spending limits. In almost every case, the listed Amazon price was within a few bucks of the lowest price on the web, while the delivered price was often the lowest, considering Amazon's free shipping offers.
Running this site puts me in front of a computer 7 days a week (as much as 12 hours a day), and when I'm not working on the computer I often have a digital camera in hand. Accordingly, I suspect my gadget needs are greater than those of most Forum members. On the other hand, all of you need pants, shoes, wallets, cameras, cellphone accessories, appliances, handyman tools, auto supplies, and yes, even a book or DVD once in a while. All these things are available from Amazon.
Remember, for every dollar you spend at Amazon.com, a small percentage is returned to help us run the site. I bet that many of you guys might easily spend $600.00 a year on Amazon, and save money in the process. That would have the effect of donating $20-$25.00 to the site.
Need I mention that Amazon's prices are very competitive, and generally speaking, you don't pay sales tax in most states (at time of sale*). Plus, for a large selection of Amazon merchandise, shipping is free with orders of $25.00 or more. That's hard to beat.
So consider clicking on the Amazon banner and see what items you may find. Here are links to a few of the items mentioned above (or more current equivalents) that I use on a daily basis :
Bodum French Press ($19.74)
Casio Casio Men's FE10-1A Watch ($17.88)
Propper Cargo Pants ($39.99)
Canon Pixma MP560 Printer ($174.88)
Canon G12 Camera ($439.99)
Iomega 1TB USB Hard Drive ($129.99)
QuickBreeze Water Gizmo ($24.95)
Kindle Touch B/W eReader ($99.99)
*Some states say you must report and pay "use tax" on online purchases. Compliance has proven to be a major issue.
