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Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by cjrp on Friday January 13, 2023 @06:15AM (#34366325)
If there's 0% interest, you might be better off buying the camera now rather than in 12 months when the price has increased.
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Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by ivanche on Friday January 13, 2023 @06:38AM (#34366477)
Fair, that could happen. It could also happen that the price decreases, as prices for electronics tend to do.
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Re:The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Bubble Is About to Burst by srmarm on Friday January 13, 2023 @07:19AM (#34366757)
You also get to pay off a real-world lower amount due to inflation. However in for many (most? myself included) the reality is that easy credit like this does lead to over extending in the longer term.
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