Techno Smart – Dollar Foolish
I hate being lost, having bad or wrong directions – so I thought it was time to update my Garmin GPS maps – they’re almost two years old.
Yes, I know about VZ Navigator on my cell phone, but that failed to work in a location with no cell service – just when I needed it — and when I was lost. Also when VZ Navigator is working, any text messages or phone calls blows the navigation map away. That’s why I bought a real GPS, they work everywhere.
So, onto the Garmin site to update the maps, I paid $119 for updated maps (for the next year) – big mistake.
While shopping at BJ’s today, I saw a whole display of new shiny GPS’s for $119.
Map updates was pretty a dumb move. I could of had a whole new GPS for the same price and gave my “old” GPS away – or sold it on ebay for a few bucks.
I am really pissed off at Garmin for charging as much for a map update as Magellan does for a new GPS. I am also pissed off at myself because I failed to do my normal research before buying something like this.
I also now notice that Magellan updates are half the price of Garmin’s is.
Worse yet, I have a feeling that everyone already knows this, but me!