What We Want vs What We Need
I'm not an impulse buyer--unlike a certain husband that shall remain nameless.
But sometimes...I wish I could be deliriously impractical and just buy something for the heck of it.
Today is not that day, but I came close. LOL
I was browsing online for sales when I came across a Worm Factory Composter. Some women want jewelry. Others want shoes or designer clothes. Me? I want a worm factory.
It was on sale for $71 at Jet.com, down from over $100. At first glance, a multi-tiered condo for future chicken food for 70 bucks seems like a great buy. But I know that the whole apparatus is a facade of marketing genius.
The only nice things about the whole contraption is that the bins are stackable and it sits on a base. The rest is fluff. I could make the same contraption (not nearly as pretty) for about ten bucks.
It sucks to be practical. My heart still wants to spend the money on the worm tower, but my brain says: Get off your bum and build it yourself.
Do you ever catch yourself wanting to buy something you know you could make cheaper?
Have you started shopping yet? What's the one impractical thing you'd love for yourself?
Aside from a worm farm, I've always wanted one of those electric pressure cookers. The one I want is still too expensive but I've got it on my Amazon wish list, waiting for it to go down in price. I'm patient. Sooner or later it'll go on sale.
But sometimes...I wish I could be deliriously impractical and just buy something for the heck of it.
Today is not that day, but I came close. LOL
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I was browsing online for sales when I came across a Worm Factory Composter. Some women want jewelry. Others want shoes or designer clothes. Me? I want a worm factory.
It was on sale for $71 at Jet.com, down from over $100. At first glance, a multi-tiered condo for future chicken food for 70 bucks seems like a great buy. But I know that the whole apparatus is a facade of marketing genius.
The only nice things about the whole contraption is that the bins are stackable and it sits on a base. The rest is fluff. I could make the same contraption (not nearly as pretty) for about ten bucks.
It sucks to be practical. My heart still wants to spend the money on the worm tower, but my brain says: Get off your bum and build it yourself.
Do you ever catch yourself wanting to buy something you know you could make cheaper?
Have you started shopping yet? What's the one impractical thing you'd love for yourself?
Aside from a worm farm, I've always wanted one of those electric pressure cookers. The one I want is still too expensive but I've got it on my Amazon wish list, waiting for it to go down in price. I'm patient. Sooner or later it'll go on sale.
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I do like kitchen gadgets, but I don't let myself buy any...okay, buy many...since I really don't do much cooking. :)
betty
But I hear you about thinking what I'm leaving behind too.
Like Betty, above, I used to be a sucker for the Amazon daily kindle deal. I've mastered that by scrolling down to the sour one star reviews, and hold back. :)
The one impractical gift I'd like is a maid. That would be the best gift ever!
I got so much more work done when I bought one of those Ikea desks. It's big enough for my computer, my giant monitor, printer and assorted accoutrements. Be nice to yourself. You deserve it.
I'm patient too. I'll wait years for the right price. There's nothing so dire that I need it right now. It's not like I'm shopping for a kidney or other vital organs. :)
Re: higher prices is Oz
That makes no sense. Why can't the book just be printed in Australia and distributed from there? Surely publishers can use print on demand there to save money--and subsequently make money because more people would buy.
I resolved this year not to buy any gifts for anyone this Christmas -- since summer I've been hand-making all my gifts for the family using materials I already have on hand -- and it's been very tough to resist shopping, especially today. I think it's better for me to stay out of debt, though, and it's pushed me to be more creative.
I can't read the Levenger catalogs that come in the mail because of all the gorgeous (and expensive) pens they carry, but the one impractical thing I'd buy is one of their True Writer Royal fountain pens in amethyst. I don't have to look at the catalog to remember how pretty it is. :)
There's nothing like a well-made pen. It's a piece of art in itself.