Jim,
No flak intended. You could always purchase one of the Vectric 'Bundles' and save that way. The more you spend, the more you save! (He said, tongue in cheek.
I always hate that phrase when I hear it on the radio or the television.)
Seriously, though, I purchased the VCarve Pro + PhotoVCarve bundle a while back and have kicked myself several times now for not shelling out the extra for Cut3D at the same time. Oh well, live and learn. My birthday and Christmas are right around the corner, maybe I'll treat myself and finally collect the whole set.
If you want to save some serious cash, you could purchase VCarve Pro and use it to make some spectacular gifts for your friends, family and co-workers this holiday season out of some scrap wood and plastic you probably have lying about the shop. No it wouldn't be the same thing as purchasing VCarve 'on sale' but the savings from all the cool presents you made would be one heck of a rebate.
Just a thought...