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If you purchase merchandise in bulk, the store sells it to you and you do the work of subdividing the product and repackaging it for yourself and your friend. A membership is not the same as bulk merchandise == the buyer can't do the work to repackage a longer membership into smaller pieces for multiple people. The total cost of a 6 month membership and two 3 month memberships is higher than the cost of a full year membership. One reason the longer memberships have a discounted price is the savings to the site of not having to process membership and payment information (and all the related start/end of paid membership processing) the extra times. It is already possible to purchase 9 months of membership for yourself, and give 3 months of membership to a friend. To do so, you would purchase a 6-month membership and a 3-month membership for yourself, and purchase a 3-month membership for your friend. Upgraded: $34.95 + (2 x $19.95) = $74.85 1 year = $49.95 Price difference = $24.90 The savings you receive from purchasing a year of membership is more than the cost of a 3-month membership. It would make more sense to buy the year membership for yourself and buy a 3-month membership for your friend. Since a 3-month Upgraded membership costs the same as a year of Basic, you could alternatively purchase a year of Upgraded for yourself and a year of Basic for your friend. Basic: $14.95 + (2 x $9.95) = $34.85 1 year = $19.95 Price difference = $14.90 The savings you receive from purchasing a year of membership is more than the cost of a 3-month membership. It would make more sense to buy the year membership for yourself and buy a 3-month membership for your friend. For an additional 5 cents, you could give your friend a 6-month membership. Hope that helps. Northernwrites___ ~~Image #6000 Sharing Restricted~~ ~~Image #603504 Sharing Restricted~~ |