DocAndersen
The lowest cost technically acceptable is the reality of consumer market electronics today. We, as consumers, do not want to pay more than we have to to get the things we would like. I know that many people look at the cost of a new cellular phone today and throw up their hands—1300 US dollars for the high-end models for many phones. If you want 5g, it is only available on the highest-end phones.
The cost of technology is always an issue. It is all about what we as human beings need. Need is a funny word, and honestly, except for in an emergency, we don’t need a cellular phone. But, then we have to consider, would we have had a situation where we would need a cellular phone, and suddenly we need one. GPS, camera, and applications also create situations that expand our needing phones.
It is funny, though; I remember the dawn of cellular phones. They were not a need. They were a luxury, and honestly, unlike many luxuries, they did not work well. But when you needed them, back then, and they worked, they were game-changers. The game they changed, in the end, was the work-life balance game. Have you ever played that game? You work from 8 in the morning until 5 pm. Then you go home, except with cell phones, the work world could still reach us wherever we were.
The difference sometimes between want and need is slim. I need a cellular phone for my wife, mother, sisters, extended family, and friends to get ahold of me. I use my phone all the time for work. But, in the past ten years, I have given up a little of my time, because I can always be available for work.
I wonder what the next innovation will do to my time?
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Have you ever bought something that was cheaper and regretted it?
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It is ok to pay a little more, if the quality is that much better, right?
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Do you ever find youself making a list of good and bad before buying something?
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Exactly my thoughts. In India the cellular service started in 1997 and it was too costly for a common person but people started to use it. With the time its price has come to such a low level (especially in India) that you can keep it in FREE category. However, the mobile phone is a must but at the same time has turned one into a SLAVE.
i am not sure I would use the word you used. We are certainly more bound to the connection now than in the past.
but that was the goal we had to create a connection.
it will go back to the middle soon.
Q: HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT SOMETHING THAT WAS CHEAPER AND REGRETTED IT?
Yes (8 votes) – 80%
No (2 votes) – 20%
Q: IT IS OK TO PAY A LITTLE MORE, IF THE QUALITY IS THAT MUCH BETTER, RIGHT?
Yes (11 votes) – 100%
Q: DO YOU EVER FIND YOUSELF MAKING A LIST OF GOOD AND BAD BEFORE BUYING SOMETHING?
Yes (10 votes) – 91%
No (1 votes) – 9%
It always depends on the product and what it is made for. I know sometimes when it comes to technical gadgets and things cheaper is not better. |When |I first came to Florida |I needed a hot plate and so I figured I would save some money and got one at Walgreens. |That lasted about a year and then I ordered one online that promised the low price would be worth it. ||That lasted less than a year. |Finally |I looked at many different hot plates and got myself on that had passed many tests. It cost more but now I am using it close on the two years and no problems what so ever I figure I’ll have it until it decides to retire.
that is the reality of these devices. i wonder sometimes about my decision making with them. I find I often look at cost first.
I often choose the cheaper options and sometimes I have had regrets, like my camera, but at least I don’t have to worry about damaging it.
i have done that as well many times. cheap is sometimes all we can do.
One thing I realized recently is that touch screen isn’t an unnecessary feature. It’s actually pretty useful and often the price for a device with it is not much higher. We keep learning.
touch and voice are critical for me – but for a number of different reasons.
I sometimes look at the price but it depends on what I buy. I did not look at the price when buying technical appliances, renovating the house …
it is what we are comfortable with that matters I agree!!!
I weight out everything in my life, a little too much sometimes.
sometimes it can be hard to pull the trigger!
You are so right about that.
i have learned to wait, if I still need it, the price sometimes comes down@
With us the saying goes, dear friend …. I’m not rich enough to buy cheap … I always look to buy cheap and good … depending on what I need … I’ve never had any money in cars and motorcycles
i much prefer cheap, good to anything else!
It’s the same with phones …. the new model is very expensive in a year, but you already get it at half price
that is very true and all phones that are not 5g are going to drop in price in about three months!
There are things like modern phones I expect to have on offer and then I buy. I do this for almost everything I don’t need urgently.
that is a really smart way to play that! wait for the best offer on what you want!
Some time we get tempted to by thing with low price but we shouldn’t ignore the quality before buying something.
we do sometimes, we have to find value for us!
I do not mind paying more for better made products.
so I do, I always want a product that will last. I still have my father’s and grandfather’s tools. They bought the best they could. and they still work today!
My needs are few. I could still throw away my smart phone. I bought myself a phone at the lowest price but made sure it had all the features I wanted.
I agree with you all things technology which is supposed to make life easier, takes us further from our families and loved ones – like the work life balance you speak about.
that work like balance is always hard. I know that my father struggled in the pre-technology days with the same problem.
Then there was a way to avoid it, but now it lands on you wherever you are.
i started turning off my phone. I don’t have it on Saturday’s now. It really helps!
That is wise. I am sure it does help. I keep telling my husband to do that as well . but then you know… ;/