On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:52:13 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:54:05 -0600, "
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:18:32 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

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"harry" wrote
There is no such thing as a zero loan. Somewhere along the line
someone is paying that interest money. If someone offers you a zero
interest loan it means the price on the product has been upped to
cover it. You are a very credulous person if you can't see that. You
don't get anything for nothing. Time to shop somewhere else.

Typical offer is either a 0% loan or a rebate of $2500 or so. Cash is
still king

That's typical for cars but zero interest loans on other items are quite
common (as in, ubiquitous), with no alternate rebate offers.

Whenever I see "90 days same as cash" I understand there is money left
on the table if I pay cash and I ask for it. They usually find that
extra money.

Nope, not often, IME. Someone else is doing the offering. A few purchases
we've made have been price controlled, not a *dime* to be had anywhere (except
the free financing).