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palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:25 pm

Goofproof wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 7:05 pm

He didn't Save anything, " The save was a sales gimmick", he paid for the overpriced product, over twice what the one that would do the job correctly would have cost. Jim

Apparently you've forgotten how discounts on purchases work...

I don't know where you were home schooled but, in public school they taught us how to Cipher, abet we had to do it on Coal Shovels using homemade soap.

The meter in question costs $299 on the web site, He (WON) $75 off that price! According to my shovel, that chiphers out he had to pay $224 for his meter.
More than enough to buy 2 of the type you posted for $81 each with the $62 dollars left over. you could buy a very nice calculator, or some nice shovels. Jim

Man, you guys really take the gloves off in here ....


I find that if one is going to spend much more than the $80-$90 for the wrist worn one on amazon, may as well buy a 6 parameter patient monitor for $350 from eBay ...blood pressure, pulse rate, SPO2, Resp. Rate, 3 lead ekg, temp...

Does anyone use a patient monitor, or even a used pulse oximeter like the ones they use during triage at emergency rooms? Or is that too over the top?

Bjjpapi wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:47 pm

Man, you guys really take the gloves off in here ....

Yeah, well, it's just some people who're unable to understand the term "save" in context.. *shrugs*.

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

When deciding whether to buy higher-quality gear vs not so good stuff,
I consider what I NEED. I have a quality cpap, but a cheap phone.
My oximeter was a cheapo, because my need did not warrant quality.

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:05 pm

When deciding whether to buy higher-quality gear vs not so good stuff,
I consider what I NEED. I have a quality cpap, but a cheap phone.
My oximeter was a cheapo, because my need did not warrant quality.

How can you define Quality when you buy a product, COST not always, high profit doesn't doesn't mean Quality. If two items, do the same job reliably, paying more is a waste of money. Tech isn't always rocket science. Jim

Of course price is not a fair indicator of quality--that is why we read reviews.
(When we can trust them to be genuine)
Sometimes, the presense of obviously phony positive reviews is itself a red light.
I believe it would be wise to accept palerider's reviews, as he seems knowledgeable.