Q:

Subject: Question re Quick Books 2007

 Kerry,

You said in last weeks E-Mail to upgrade to 2007 so I am

 

I checked the QB website and they said for me to upgrade to Pro 2007 (the Basics edition was phased out in 2006) will cost $199.00 as an upgrade.

 

Is there any place to get it cheaper than that?   I thought if you already owned QB, you could download a cheaper update than $199.00….should I check Sam’s Club and just buy the software again? 

 

Thanks for your suggestion,

A:

2005 was the last year they sold the basic version. That was a shame because it did everything we needed for tax return purposes, so I always recommended that one.  I guess Intuit was so upset that so many buyers were choosing that inexpensive version that they had to dump it in order to squeeze more money out of buyers who now only have the Pro version on the lowest price end.

$199 is the regular retail price.  Historically, it’s always been possible to beat the normal retail prices  at warehouse clubs, eBay and via the banner ads on my websites.

As a test, I just checked those prices and here’s what I came up with.

Sam’s Club shows it as available on 10/16/06 for $158.18.

Clicking the square banner on my blog, it had the Pro 2007 program as $169.96.

 An eBay search came up with a bid price of $120 and a BuyItNow price of $169.99.

Since you have a Sam’s Club right there in Springfield, I would probably pick it up there and not have to worry about shipping costs.  We have to drive 1.5 hours to reach a Sam’s in person, so I would probably buy it from them online.

I hope this helps.

Kerry
 

Follow-up:

Kerry,

 

Sam’s Club in Springfield did not have the 2007 version, but were selling the 2006 Pro QB for $149.98……I’ll go online and see if I can buy it….

 

thanks for the info.

Q:

Subject: Big Red Consulting / Quickbooks Question

 

Hi Kerry –

 

Came across your comments on your website concerning Big Red Consulting‘s tool to transfer transaction files between companies and was looking to purchase that. I am, however, always a bit hesitant on downloading a third party tool that comes in contact with company files etc. Also curious on your experience on this tools functionality.

 

– Essentially have two copies of the same company and need to update one computer with some but not all transactions for some vendors (payments, address changes etc) and also invoices. Simply said Computer A contains 90% of the invoice/payment transactions but need to update it with the 10% that is on Computer B without wiping out/replacing the 90% info that is on Computer A.

 

The Big Red website seems to indicate that this is what this tool is designed to do but wanted to see what your experience is on this.

 

Very much appreciate any feedback on this…just want to be sure to get the right tool the first time.

 

Best Regards,

A:

I purchased my first programs from Big Red in April 2002 and have never had any problems when using them.  They have always performed as advertised.  Neither have I ever heard of any problems from others who I have advised to use those programs to perform their specialized tasks.

To be on the safe side and to protect the integrity of your original data files, it would be a good idea to make copies of them to work with in any process that you may be unsure of.  That way, you will always have to option of going back to the pre-modified state.

I hope this helps you feel more comfortable in utilizing the handy tools that Bid Red has for working with QB files.

Good luck.

Kerry Kerstetter

Follow-Up:

Thanks Kerry – Appreciate you get getting back to me.