I had another browse around online yesterday evening with this information in mind - the watch that Snoskred mentioned did indeed look like it might work for me and at the right sort of price as well coming in even brand new at around £30 cheaper than my preferred Garmin Forerunner model. I'd been keeping an eye for second hand Forerunners on the Bay of E but so far nothing had come up at a price I was happy to pay for a "pre loved" item. I'd already decided that I'd happily purchase the black strap version of the watch rather than my preferred blue, on the basis that I could subsequently buy an after-market strap in my favoured colour in any event.
In the course of my browsing I stumbled across an Amazon link for a "Deal of the Day offer" on this...
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...yep - that's the exact Garmin Forerunner 35 I had been coveting, in the colour of my choice..and the price? £99.99 for a brand new one. No brainer! I'd hit the "purchase" button almost before I could think - this is nearly £30 cheaper than the best price I'd seen, and only £6 more than one of the Second hand ones I'd been watching had sold for!
It should be with me early next week and I'm very much looking forward to getting it all set up and seeing how it works for me!
I've read before that if you search for particular items online Amazon will often personalise its deals to you, and this really does seem to suggest that it's the case - had I bought this when I first looked, in this colour, it would have cost me £134 (£129 in the black) so this is definitely a situation when a "wait for a few days to think about the purchase" approach can pay off! Thanks Snoskred!
Robyn.
2 comments:
Congrats! :) The band looks better on that one than mine, a bit more flexible. I might have to check if I can get a band more like that. :) It looks like it has my most favourite features plus extra stuff mine does not have.
It's got a "Virtual pacer" feature which was one of its main selling points for me and something I really wanted. I'll let you know how it works once I've got it and done a few runs using it!
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