Showing posts with label What to Purchase. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What to Purchase. Show all posts

Mar 21, 2013

About Us

Who We Are

What to Purchase would like to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that has no government affiliations of any kind. Our purpose is to help educate and inform consumers.

Our mission statement is:

"Organize reasons to agree and disagree with specific purchasing decisions to help consumers use their hard earned money for things that will improve their life. We want to help cut through all the misinformation constantly thrown at consumers from biased TV commercials. Our goal is not to sell magazine, or access to product reviews, by making the reader read multiple articles, and put up with authors who wish they were writing novels: we want to present decision making information quickly and efficiently."

We accomplish our mission by researching pros and cons behind specific purchasing decisions, inviting anyone who thinks we have left out a good reason to contribute, and incorporating new information as it comes in.

History and List of other places that I advocate reasons to agree and disagree:
  1. Feb 23, 2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gooddebate/
  2. May 31, 2004 http://groups.google.com/group/idea-stock-exchange/
  3. Nov 26, 2004 http://www.globalideasbank.org/
  4. Mar 6th, 2005 http://www.halfbakery.com/
  5. Sept 9th, 2005 http://groups.google.com/group/good-idea-promoting-algorithm/
  6. Apr 16, 2006 http://illinoisans-4-mitt-romney.blogspot.com/
  7. May 19th, 2006 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Online-Dispute-Resolution/
  8. Oct, 2010 http://ldsdebate.blogspot.com/

Board of Directors
A. Mike Laub, PE
Phone: (630) 621-9591

B. You!

Management and Staff
The biography of What to Purchase researcher, IT Manager, Managing Editor (presented below in alphabetical order by last name)

A. John Doe, Managing Editor
B. Joseph Smith, Researcher Automobiles
C. Jane Doe, Researcher Electronics
D. John Doe II, IT Manager/Webmaster

Interns and Volunteers
Please Join! None to date

Funding
Please give me money!

Mar 17, 2013

The Google chrome book is a good buy +5

Reasons to agree+7
  1. It is light
  2. It starts instantly
  3. It has a good keyboard
  4. Most all hotels have free wi-fi
  5. There is now annoying fan with moving parts that makes noise and breaks.
  6. There is now annoying hard drive with moving parts that makes noise and breaks.
  7. Google has apps to edit documents including spreadsheets, and presentations
Reasons to disagree: -2
  1. It takes getting used to use apps, and keeping your files on Google Drive
  2. It takes getting used to, to use only the backspace, and never use the delete button.
Score:
# of reasons to agree: +7
# of reasons to disagree: -2
# of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: +0
# of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0
Total Idea Score: +5

Don't like the score? It is easy to change the score. Just post a reason to agree or disagree with the overall idea, or any of the reasons and the score will change.

    Nov 17, 2010

    The ClearStream2™ from Antennas Direct is a good deal

    Reasons to agree:Reasons to disagree
    1. For $150 you can get local channels. The cable company will charge you $5 a month for this. 
    2. A 1 year pay back is good, and you don't have to pay for all the other stuff.
    3. [Submit a reason]    (Reason score)
    1. [Submit a reason]    (Reason score: ) 
    R2A (+): __           R2AA (+): __          R2DA(-): __R2A (+): __           R2AA (+): __          R2DA(-): __






    The current price to buy stock in this belief is $0.95 per share
    The Idea Stock Exchange score for this idea is: +3-1=2

    Sep 20, 2010

    The Kindle is better than the Nook



    Just tell me your e-mail address, and you can contribute!

    Reasons to agree: %
    1. The Kindle cost $10 less than the Nook.
    2. The kindle is 8.7 ounces, the Nook is 11.2 ounces (28% heavier). 
    3. The Kindle has new and improved "Pearl" e-ink screen.
            R2A(+): 1       R2AA(+): 0       R2DA(-): 0       

    1. The Kindle can not read files in the EPUB format.
            R2D(-): 0       R2AD(-): 0       R2DD(+): 0        Total Score: 1

    1. Validating the decision they already made.
    Most Probable interest of those who disagree: %
    1. Validating the decision they already made.