Originally Posted by
fireworksboy
Funny thing is that same TV probably went down in price by 30%. I don't even need a new TV and I'm having trouble keeping myself from buying a new one. 42' plasmas used to go for $2-3K just a year or two ago.
Slightly OT, but.... me too!! Seeing 42-inchers in the $800-900 range - new, including shipping - is tempting.
I try not to grumble too much at the Marriott catalog: it's not targeted at people like us who enjoy traveling and maximizing return for our points. It's targeted at people who have millions of points and don't really want to stay in hotels when they don't have to. To them, redeeming for more travel would effectively make their points worth zero. But redeeming for merchandise - even at very poor rate - is a nice touch that some other programs don't offer at all.