Jun 30th, 2007
Gadgets: Resisting the iPhone Hoopla
I admit it, I’m a gadget geek. The smaller and shinier the better. Apple’s new iPhone definitely falls into that category.
I drove by my local AT&T store yesterday and looked longingly at the other geeks waiting in line for the iPhone to go on sale at 6:00 p.m. I didn’t get in line, though.
Today, I actually went in the store to hold an iPhone and take it for a test drive. It’s much more tempting than I expected. Grrrrrrr! Even though it’s bigger than I would like and requires signing a two year service contract, the clean Apple interface and overall cool factor nearly got the better of me.
But I resisted. Being the resourceful diva that I am, I reminded myself that the $599 price is quite steep and not a good use of my hard earned cash right now. I decided to wait a month and see if I’m still itching to buy this uber-cool device or if it’s just a passing impulse. So, that’s my resourceful tip for today, folks: avoid impulse purchases by giving yourself a time out. If you find that you still want the item after this self-imposed cooling off period, then it’s likely not an impulse buy and worth the financial resources you’ll spend on it.
The iPhone is real hottie, but I’m going to resist buying it for now. (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…)
iPhone? What iPhone?
The way I have to deal with my unhealthy (to my wallet) addiction to this new wonder phone is to pretend I don’t know about it at all. Deny it exists. That’s a pretty difficult task given all the media Apple has thrown at us over the last several weeks. Good advice, your suggested cooling-off period. Someone get me a fan.
Marty Bird
blog.martybird.com
hi, bo and marty. still no iphone?