January 23, 2009
Kudos to solidsignal.com
I am usually quick to rant about a company that does me wrong. But, sometimes I neglect to give kudos to those who treat me right. So, I wanted to praise a company called solidsignal.com. Back on December 9th, 2003, we got a new, larger TV for a steal from Sam's Club. What we didn't know, at the time, was that analog TV's were being cleared out for the new wave of digital TV's that were going to hit the market. Well, our TV's analog signal will be made obsolete on February 17th, 2009. We're not about to toss these still working, reliable RCA's into the rubbish bin. So, that means we needed converter boxes. After days of searching, reading reviews and comparing, I settled on a Winegard converter box. It got high ratings and I was familiar with the Winegard name from their TV antennas. I went to solidsignal.com and bought two, using our two $40.00 coupons courtesy of the Federal Gov.:
A couple of days, after placing my order, they called me to tell me that those units were no longer in stock. However, they would replace them with a more expensive unit and charge the same price. So, with these images, you can see what I paid and what they usually charge.
A difference of $8.00 per unit. A total savings of $16.00. If we end up having to buy a third converter box, I will definitely go back to solidsignal.com.