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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Thanks for the rec, but I'm only interested in getting a BT speaker that doesn't use batteries. I want to leave it plugged into the wall 24/7.
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You
can leave it plugged in 24/7 even though it has a battery. That's what I've done with the free one Comcast gave me a few years back. The only time it's not got power is if the power's out. Think of it as a bonus feature: if the power goes out, the speaker will still work without needing to be plugged into a UPS.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
Oh wow, for some reason I was thinking that the 7 percent mentioned was a separate rebate for no-rush shipping, on top of any credit card cash back. Which seemed like a pretty good deal, so I was puzzled by the complaints!
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That was how I read it, too, but it still didn't sound as generous as a flat $2 credit, depending on your order of course. For smaller orders the $2 credit could be significantly more than 7% of the total.
On deliveries: I had an online friend years ago that was a UPS delivery driver, so I learned a fair bit about how things work from their end. They have to keep working until everything's delivered, so time is of the essence. That leads to them knocking on the door, but not waiting to see if anyone answers. Or at least they're
supposed to knock, but some of them don't bother. I know the guy on my route doesn't, because I had a package arrive while I was in the kitchen and would have heard it. My experience with FedEx is they
never knock, unless the package requires a signature. And maybe not even then.
I don't have many problems with deliveries. The biggest is the mail carrier cramming something in the mailbox that's a bit too big for it. I ordered some CD storage boxes recently and they managed to shove them in the mailbox. The packaging was ripped to shreds, but fortunately the storage boxes themselves were fine. I need a new mailbox, and I'll probably try getting a larger one, since I get so many deliveries.