I bought those at BB, not walmart, and it was a sale on something that normally costed more, you act like as if being a bargain hunter is a bad thing to do. Difference between bargain hunting and buying cheap ****** is that it's A BARGAIN, meaning that you're getting something that is worth considerably more for a lower price and not getting some cheap ****** at an inflated price.
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Those weren't a bargain. They were like normal sale price.
You said "I'll only spend a good amount of money on something if I believe I can get good use out of it for quite some time."
You spent $1200 on harddrives with no specific plans for them.
Do I need to mention how you wanted to get something like a Denon 5805 ~$5000 for your ~$300 5.1 set?
I only spent $1200 on the HDDs because I planned on selling them and I guess keeping a few of them. The cases weren't being sold for normal price and were on sale, they sell normally for $60 yet I obtained them for $20 each.
My gf and I had an almost identical experience. We took a trip to vegas this past summer, and she bought herself a $300 purse. I criticized a little, saying that was excessive. She turns around and says upgrading computer hardware was excessive. The conclusion we came to was not the function the hardware provides but the enjoyment derived from the hardware. The enjoyment she derived from buying herself a prada purse could be related to the enjoyment I get out of upgraded graphics. The point was to not compare the functionality of the two but on terms of enjoyment you'd get out of the item being purchased.
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How much fun can you have with a fricken purse? I completely understand the desire for an expensive purse but I don't think the price was justified especially for something that looked like it was dug out of a 'memories box' from the 70s..
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She could say something like what kind of fun could one get out of play video games on high graphics when one doesn't even play video games. You don't carry purses, she doesn't play video games but that doesn't mean neither of you don't have 'fun' with what you're doing. Fun =! Enjoyment.
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I meant the harddrive prices were nothing special. Maybe $20 off? So you bought 18 of them? Why would someone buy from you rather than a real store? Your target market would have to be someone who knows enough about computers to install a harddrive, but not smart enough to check prices. If they know how much it costs normally, you're going to have a very small profit margin on this deal especially if you consider shipping if you're not going to try to sell locally.
Whatever... I'm just offering this as evidence of something computer related that you spent a lot of money on recently that doesn't seem to fit your requirement of getting good use out of it for some time.
seriously are you 12? how is it you cannot understand the concept that people have different ideas of value, enjoyment, and have different priorities and preferences? some people derive fun from driving, collecting, mountain climbing, or purchasing pez dispensers over the internet. just because you personally don't derive enjoyment from the same things doesn't mean it's wrong. just because you don't think it looks perfect doesn't mean she doesn't think it does. she will enjoy the purse by being able to walk around town feeling proud of it, and showing it off to her friends and coworkers. i'm sure your friend thinks video games are ridiculous and are not fun in any sense at all. yet she doesn't deride you for it, and is just trying to get you to understand that $300 can be spent in all sorts of different ways and people will find enjoyment in their own way.
reading your posts in this thread reveal you to be an irrational, close-minded, argumentative prick who won't listen to anyone else's opinion but his own. reading the other thread about the hard drives also shows you to be greedy and inconsiderate (not to mention a poor bargain hunter).
grow up.
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I guess if you're limiting youself to B&M retail stores...
They were going for $80 online at the time you made that thread I think.
That will last for all of a week, if I've learned anything about women, most feminine women in general are extremely fickle, she may like it today but in 6 months from now, I can guarantee it it won't be fashionable. To be honest, I wouldn't criticize someone who spent their money collecting things because collecting is far different from getting something because 'it's the latest'. Computer hardware is expensive because it's rightfully so, sure they can be inflated but for the most part they're not. There are tons of things out there that aren't inflated in price and then there are other things out there that are extremely inflated in price, like cars, jewelery and fashion.
The difference between fashion and technology is that it's not always painfully obvious that you're 'outdated' as much as it is with clothing. The cost of the item is just not justified for how little it costs to make it. Clothing is seriously just as bad as diamonds are, both ridiculously expensive yet are so cheap to make/find.
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Well whatever... all you have to do to shut me up is tell me that your sales went well and you made a profit on them.
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Those drives are normally around 33 cents / GB everywhere else except B&M stores, so $85. You got them for $15 off. If you plan on reselling these, you HAVE to take into account things like paypal fees, eBay fees, lowering of value in the HDD market, shipping fees, opportunity cost of time, etc. In the end after all the fees you'd be lucky to make $5 on a drive or even break even, not to mention this BB sale will probably saturate the market for 250GB seagate drives on eBay for some time to come, driving down the selling price of these drives. Trust me, I've got personal experience with this.
I think the guy is mostly right, the purse all it does is serve the purpose of holding crap... while the computer you can do more than just game with, you can edit videos/pictures etc...
But it sounds like this girl's more interested in fashion than computer stuff-- if she doesn't care about gaming or editing videos or pictures, spending money on computer stuff would be more pointless than spending money on the purse, which is something she's interested in.
Why do you care anyway, goku? It seems like you both have your hobbies and spend money on what you're interested in.
Your logic is flawed. You can get a cheaper video card to play a game, it might not look as good or last as long with games getting more demanding, but you can play it. Just like the $9.99 purse at Walmart (why do you know how much a purse at walmart costs?) will hold her stuff just like the more expensive one will, it just won't look as good or last as long.
But you don't need a $350 video card to edit pictures or video. You can get a $50 video card to do that.
I'm surprised no one has quoted Fight Club yet. "The things you own, end up owning you."
goku seems to be influenced by the Tyler Durden school of thought. He's thinking of things in a utilitarian sense. A $350 video card is nothing for the sheer amount of entertainment it can provide you for a whole year. $350 is what, two fancy dinners or what a night at a high-profile nightclub costs? Compare that with the (potentially) hundreds of hours of entertainment a gamer can derive from a few good games. We have all heard the stories of CS/Quake/Oblivion/WoW addicts - compared to other hobbies/interests, gaming is pretty cheap.
Of course, different people have different views on what is a reasonable expense and what isn't. Everyone here is hating on goku because he's...goku.
For instance, we all know and love the SoundMan. Now imagine he made a thread on his girlfriend having an argument with him over spending $400 on a pair of Axiom M22s when he could have got cooler/better-looking/more fashionable Bose speakers. Maybe his girlfriend thinks silver, cool-looking cube speakers that complement the decor are more important than what she perceives as 'the marginally better sound that the Axioms provide'. We would all point the finger at the gf because more of us here care for good speakers than goku's ideas
Sorry to drag your name in this ill-conceived analogy but I hope you understand, YoYoYoHowsDaJello
Don't hate on goku just because he's goku. I mean, he's still a kid. I'm sure he can appreciate an expensive coat/suit/dress...it's just expensive handbags/scarves/accessories that make little to no sense to flannel-and-Dr. Martens-wearing Joe-Regular guys.
Goku, for someone whose idea of fun is club-hopping (where your fashion sense decides if the bouncer lets you in or not), don't argue there. But yeah, I've seen some pretty out-of-shape and not-the-least-bit-attractive women shop for some really expensive stuff at designer stores. It makes you wonder, "Does she really think those snakeskin boots are going to add 6 points on her 1-10 scale?" There are episodes of Oprah dedicated to shoppers like those. Any chance this is what this thread was about?
goku seems to be influenced by the Tyler Durden school of thought. He's thinking of things in a utilitarian sense. A $350 video card is nothing for the sheer amount of entertainment it can provide you for a whole year. $350 is what, two fancy dinners or what a night at a high-profile nightclub costs? Compare that with the (potentially) hundreds of hours of entertainment a gamer can derive from a few good games. We have all heard the stories of CS/Quake/Oblivion/WoW addicts - compared to other hobbies/interests, gaming is pretty cheap.
Of course, different people have different views on what is a reasonable expense and what isn't. Everyone here is hating on goku because he's...goku.
For instance, we all know and love the SoundMan. Now imagine he made a thread on his girlfriend having an argument with him over spending $400 on a pair of Axiom M22s when he could have got cooler/better-looking/more fashionable Bose speakers. Maybe his girlfriend thinks silver, cool-looking cube speakers that complement the decor are more important than what she perceives as 'the marginally better sound that the Axioms provide'. We would all point the finger at the gf because more of us here care for good speakers than goku's ideas
Sorry to drag your name in this ill-conceived analogy but I hope you understand, YoYoYoHowsDaJello
Don't hate on goku just because he's goku. I mean, he's still a kid. I'm sure he can appreciate an expensive coat/suit/dress...it's just expensive handbags/scarves/accessories that make little to no sense to flannel-and-Dr. Martens-wearing Joe-Regular guys.
Goku, for someone whose idea of fun is club-hopping (where your fashion sense decides if the bouncer lets you in or not), don't argue there. But yeah, I've seen some pretty out-of-shape and not-the-least-bit-attractive women shop for some really expensive stuff at designer stores. It makes you wonder, "Does she really think those snakeskin boots are going to add 6 points on her 1-10 scale?" There are episodes of Oprah dedicated to shoppers like those. Any chance this is what this thread was about?
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