ED: The prices now, as of 4/18/18, are even worse. The same kit can be had for $16.48 inc shipping at Exotac, a savings of $3.26 over MD.
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I'm sorry to say, this is not a good deal for US/domestic purchasers. The prices here basically match that of Exotac itself at their website:
http://www.exotac.com/freekey-system-3-pack-bundle/
with some minor variation over shipping costs. Note that shipping is free at Exotac once you hit $50, and you could buy an arbitrary amount of extra packs there, instead of the extras pack choices being tied to the quantity of FREEKey Systems you buy like it is here. So if you're planning on buying in bulk, then it makes absolutely more sense to go with them. If not...well, if you're only buying one, you're literally saving only 24¢ by buying from MD. Is waiting a month or so for these to ship worth twenty-four cents to anyone? I doubt it. I guess maybe avoiding the time investment of entering your info on a new site, and some minor satisfaction from having this listed among your transactions here for easy reference later.
I haven't really done the calculations to know if it makes sense to buy from Exotac if you're outside the US, but it's an open question. I urge people to try to figure it out. The product seems popular enough that it recurs often enough, and this drop in particular seems to be popular (96 sold at time of writing), so either people aren't doing the math/don't care, or there is some value proposition here, somehow.
Chris_SI don't really pay attention to most of them, but none of the one's I've been in had such an obviously questionable value proposition. Maybe it's because I'm an older hand than most...
GrayRaceCatHmm, that demolishes the deal for US buyers. With $3.50 First Class shipping - too expensive for such but wtvr - it comes to just $16.48 at Exotac's site. Here at MD, you'll pay $19.74.
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I'm sorry to say, this is not a good deal for US/domestic purchasers. The prices here basically match that of Exotac itself at their website: http://www.exotac.com/freekey-system-3-pack-bundle/ with some minor variation over shipping costs. Note that shipping is free at Exotac once you hit $50, and you could buy an arbitrary amount of extra packs there, instead of the extras pack choices being tied to the quantity of FREEKey Systems you buy like it is here. So if you're planning on buying in bulk, then it makes absolutely more sense to go with them. If not...well, if you're only buying one, you're literally saving only 24¢ by buying from MD. Is waiting a month or so for these to ship worth twenty-four cents to anyone? I doubt it. I guess maybe avoiding the time investment of entering your info on a new site, and some minor satisfaction from having this listed among your transactions here for easy reference later. I haven't really done the calculations to know if it makes sense to buy from Exotac if you're outside the US, but it's an open question. I urge people to try to figure it out. The product seems popular enough that it recurs often enough, and this drop in particular seems to be popular (96 sold at time of writing), so either people aren't doing the math/don't care, or there is some value proposition here, somehow.