I'm also realizing that I *could* buy the smartphone through their Web site, since I don't need it right away, unlike The Boy (who needs a new phone ASAP, since his old one bit the dust).
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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Steph L. - Dec 01, 2009 8:22:06 am PST #2080 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2009 8:22:56 am PST #2081 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hadn't fully realised that walking away after asking a price could so clearly be interpreted as code for bargaining. Got me more than 50% off my favourite leather coat--I was seriously just asking the price of something I had no intention of buying, but he took my walking away as hard bargaining. I think I ended up paying 1/3 of list.
Be firm. Honestly mean to walk away.
Is there a reason you're not availing yourself of the web specials? (eta: since answered)
beth b - Dec 01, 2009 8:24:33 am PST #2082 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Smartphones are very hard to bargin over now. They are top of the list of WANT.
and now vs. 30.00 might be worth the money.
Vortex - Dec 01, 2009 8:26:57 am PST #2083 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Also, Steph, if you don't need one right away (or don't need to use the idea of buying two phones to get a bargain), you might want to wait for January sales.
Hil R. - Dec 01, 2009 8:32:51 am PST #2084 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I have no idea about the bargaining.
I took a Vicodin. Mostly, it made me sleepy. A little less pain, too.
Steph L. - Dec 01, 2009 8:33:24 am PST #2085 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I actually don't even need a new phone at all, and didn't even really WANT one until last night. (I had been toying with getting an iPod Touch, but I didn't do that, either.) My current low-end phone does just fine.
But since The Boy *has* to go to the phone store, I started looking on their Web site to see what they have that might be fun.
Hil R. - Dec 01, 2009 8:45:26 am PST #2086 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I had ice cream. Now my mom's ordering Chinese food, and I'm getting noodles.
Options for the rest of the afternoon: nap, watch TV, read Twilight.
Jessica - Dec 01, 2009 8:51:34 am PST #2087 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I actually don't even need a new phone at all, and didn't even really WANT one until last night.
I'm pretty sure the words are in English, but I have no idea what this sentence means...
Polter-Cow - Dec 01, 2009 8:56:22 am PST #2088 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I have no desire for a new phone either! My dragon phone serves me well, and it's RAZR thin and shit, so since I have no intention of paying twenty to thirty bucks more a month for a data plan, I don't need one of those fancy-schmancy phones with the Internet inside them.
Stephanie - Dec 01, 2009 8:58:43 am PST #2089 of 30000
Trust my rage
See, having my phone has totally changed the way I live. I'm always a little shocked to look at my phone bill and see just how much data I use in a month.
Speaking of my phone, I discovered that I can now deposit money in my checking account with an iPhone app. I just take a picture of the front and back of the check and the money is deposited instantly.