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What's A Waste of Money, But People Keep Buying It?

Complaining about the cost of phones is kinda weird to me. They are expensive, but these days, people basically live their lives through their phones. It might be the single most important piece of tech most people own. Most people don't even pay full price for phones. I get a new phone every 2 or 3 years, and I probably haven't spent more than $500 out of pocket for any of them.
 
Al G. Rhythm said:
Ehhh with calisthenics and other body weight exercises you can do a lot for yourself without even going to a gym but I was being graceful lol
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The problem with what you're saying is that ability to stay motivated is what really determines whether people will work out consistently or not. Sure, you can come up with a cheap exercise routine to do at home, but a lot of people will get bored of that and slack. Most of the more expensive gyms come with a lot of bells and whistles that keep people interested. My wife pays $50 for hers. That is a lot, but at the same time, they offer so much I basically have to drag her out of that place. Between the classes, the different machine setups, the pool, the spa, the massage lounge...she can spend like 3 hours there easy. Now, maybe only an hour and a half of that is actually spent working out rigorously, but that's probably 45 mins more than she would spend if she was coming to Planet Fitness with me.
 
Rubato said:
Depends on what your goals are, that wouldn’t really work for me for more than short term
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The Lonious Monk said:
The problem with what you're saying is that ability to stay motivated is what really determines whether people will work out consistently or not. Sure, you can come up with a cheap exercise routine to do at home, but a lot of people will get bored of that and slack. Most of the more expensive gyms come with a lot of bells and whistles that keep people interested. My wife pays $50 for hers. That is a lot, but at the same time, they offer so much I basically have to drag her out of that place. Between the classes, the different machine setups, the pool, the spa, the massage lounge...she can spend like 3 hours there easy. Now, maybe only an hour and a half of that is actually spent working out rigorously, but that's probably 45 mins more than she would spend if she was coming to Planet Fitness with me.
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Okay guys
 
Anything you don't intend on utilzing

And I abhor conspicuous consumption its a stupid waste of money
 
The Lonious Monk said:
Complaining about the cost of phones is kinda weird to me. They are expensive, but these days, people basically live their lives through their phones. It might be the single most important piece of tech most people own. Most people don't even pay full price for phones. I get a new phone every 2 or 3 years, and I probably haven't spent more than $500 out of pocket for any of them.
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A good phone is like a computer, there's only 3 major factors

RAM
Storage
Processor

When you laser focus on those three things it's easy to get a GOOD phone for under $150.

Most phones upcharge you on shit you don't even need or know what it does..

Boost like $90 a month, 10 for each additional line...

You do not have to break the bank on a phone
 
Duwop said:
A good phone is like a computer, there's only 3 major factors

RAM
Storage
Processor

When you laser focus on those three things it's easy to get a GOOD phone for under $150.

Most phones upcharge you on shit you don't even need or know what it does..

Boost like $90 a month, 10 for each additional line...

You do not have to break the bank on a phone
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I see what you're getting at, and from a business standpoint that would be true. However, people aren't really that simplistic with their phone use. For example, if a person is big taking and sharing pics, the camera probably matters more to them than it might to you. If that person watches a lot of movies on their phone, they probably care more about the display quality than you might.

Also, "good" is relative. I'm going to disagree that you can find a unsubsidized phone with a high end processor for less than $150. You might not need a high end processor if all you do is make calls and check email. However, if you game on your phone, which surprisingly a lot of people do, you're going to have to shell out more money.

It's all about how you use it. Your comparison to computers is accurate. You can probably get a decent computer for $300, but it's going to be limited for sure.
 
The Lonious Monk said:
Complaining about the cost of phones is kinda weird to me. They are expensive, but these days, people basically live their lives through their phones. It might be the single most important piece of tech most people own. Most people don't even pay full price for phones. I get a new phone every 2 or 3 years, and I probably haven't spent more than $500 out of pocket for any of them.
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My last three phones cost me less than $200 each.

Also, it's incredibly stupid that people live so much of their lives through these phones instead of in the real world.
 
konceptjones said:
My last three phones cost me less than $200 each.

Also, it's incredibly stupid that people live so much of their lives through these phones instead of in the real world.
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Bro, hardly anyone pays full price for phones these days. After I traded in my old phone, I basically paid $200 for a brand new high end phone. Unless you're totally against signing contracts with the provided, you can pretty much get whatever phone you want at a low price.
 
The Lonious Monk said:
Bro, hardly anyone pays full price for phones these days. After I traded in my old phone, I basically paid $200 for a brand new high end phone. Unless you're totally against signing contracts with the provided, you can pretty much get whatever phone you want at a low price.
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I buy my phones outright, so I only get older phones or cheaper joints and, yes, I'm against contracts. I haven't had a contract on a phone since 2018 and I really don't see the point in getting back into a contract ever again. Phones are just not the centerpiece of my life and never will be, so I see no reason to invest so much into them.
 
The Lonious Monk said:
I see what you're getting at, and from a business standpoint that would be true. However, people aren't really that simplistic with their phone use. For example, if a person is big taking and sharing pics, the camera probably matters more to them than it might to you. If that person watches a lot of movies on their phone, they probably care more about the display quality than you might.

Also, "good" is relative. I'm going to disagree that you can find a unsubsidized phone with a high end processor for less than $150. You might not need a high end processor if all you do is make calls and check email. However, if you game on your phone, which surprisingly a lot of people do, you're going to have to shell out more money.

It's all about how you use it. Your comparison to computers is accurate. You can probably get a decent computer for $300, but it's going to be limited for sure.
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I hate to bring this up... But yeah I worked for best buy and when you start seeing these products from the retail side, you see how crazy the upcharge is

ONLY reason I didn't stay at Best buy is bcuz they bullshit with their commission positions.

Gaming, camera, it doesn't matter what u looking for in a phone I ALWAYS found customers a phone that performed higher for lower money. It's how I was able to so easily attach accessories.

Whatever someone told me their budget was and what they wanted....I could always find then an option with su much left in the budget, they'd go over in the accessories. Like every time. It was easy

Plenty of phones have great cameras. Laser focus on that. Then match the rest of the specs, and when you enter them start from low to high...and ready reviews.

I guarantee theres a phone on the market that outperforms your phone w
Everywhere you want your phone to be strong at for a fraction of the price.. It just is what it is. I did this.... daily. It's crazy how much a brand will upcharge you.

Phones,
Tablets
Desktops
Laptops

It's all the same.. Make sure you got the exact specs you want then start low to high.

You're 100% paying for a brand. And all the brands use the same parts.

There's phones with 6gigs of ram $200 cheaper than ones with 4gigs.

But if the 4 gig is apple.... people gonna run with it, even when a 6 gig will run faster at what single level
 
Duwop said:
I hate to bring this up... But yeah I worked for best buy and when you start seeing these products from the retail side, you see how crazy the upcharge is

ONLY reason I didn't stay at Best buy is bcuz they bullshit with their commission positions.

Gaming, camera, it doesn't matter what u looking for in a phone I ALWAYS found customers a phone that performed higher for lower money. It's how I was able to so easily attach accessories.

Whatever someone told me their budget was and what they wanted....I could always find then an option with su much left in the budget, they'd go over in the accessories. Like every time. It was easy

Plenty of phones have great cameras. Laser focus on that. Then match the rest of the specs, and when you enter them start from low to high...and ready reviews.

I guarantee theres a phone on the market that outperforms your phone w
Everywhere you want your phone to be strong at for a fraction of the price.. It just is what it is. I did this.... daily. It's crazy how much a brand will upcharge you.

Phones,
Tablets
Desktops
Laptops

It's all the same.. Make sure you got the exact specs you want then start low to high.

You're 100% paying for a brand. And all the brands use the same parts.

There's phones with 6gigs of ram $200 cheaper than ones with 4gigs.

But if the 4 gig is apple.... people gonna run with it, even when a 6 gig will run faster at what single level
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I agree for the most part but I think the OS goes a long way. You could have great specs but if the OS is shit or filled with a buncha bloatware the user experience is gonna be ass
 
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