[News] Amazon now lets you finance gaming PCs and PC parts at zero interest

Whoa. Thanks for this info. That's pretty awesome.

That's quite neat. Maybe I will use that service in the future.

Sai che sforzo, inflazione non se ne vede e Amazon è talmente piena di soldi che posticipare di un paio di mesi il flusso di una frazione degli incassi non avrà il minimo impatto.

This is neat, but hardly a new thing, they're not reinventing the wheel, a lot of online stores already offer the option to pay in installments with little or no interest. It makes sense, it's a sound business strategy, gaming computers are expensive, not everyone has the means to buy a 2.000$ or more PC in one go, as they have living expenses to contend with, but with 400 / 500$ a month, it gets a lot more affordable, it allows the store to target and reach a larger customer base.

Having debt is not ideal, especially for what many people would regard as superficial spending, but the fact that it can be payed off in a very short term makes it worthwhile.

The article says "big ticket items" so does it also apply to other things like consoles and TVs?

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I'm not sure how many people would buy a complete $2k PC as their first PC, but anyone who knows a bit about screwdrivers would be able to upgrade their PC in parts if they didn't have the money upfront for the whole set, which is what I did. I think I've already seen installment payments at local computer shops however so amazon doing the same thing is only mildly interesting. Personally, I would only buy online shops+shipping as a last resort, electronics can be fragile and a hassle to exchange online if anything does go wrong.