Beat_Dominator
5,000+ posts
Yea, thats Mecha Godzilla
Well I decided to make a thread for this because I felt I would philosophize on the purchase of a $40 mechanical pencil.
As a student and Physics major, I almost exclusively use a pencil on a daily basis. I have had my current pencil for almost 5 years now and it's looking pretty grubby because it is a $3 pentel. Now, since I have my tax refund in and I'm trying my hardest not to spend it, I satisfied my duties as an American consumer and bought something.
As I see things (all purchases including car audio) I cannot ever justify buying a lesser good when I can spend 2-3x as much and turn ANY item into a long term investment. Why would I buy the 50 pack of bic pencils that I'll toss every month when I can buy a substantial instrument made of solid brass that I know I will own for 5+ years? Likewise, why would I buy a $100 Jensen deck when I can afford an Eclipse or top end Alpine and have the measurable "benefits" (tuning options, quality, etc.) for a longer period of time?
Of course the astute will say "but what about obsolesces?" Well, my pappy taught me a very useful lesson years ago. There will ALWAYS be something newer, faster, better, shinier, sexier, etc. When does it stop then? It doesn't. I'm a freak for technology and new STUFF, but I have learned to practice restraint and stick to the things I have already "invested" in.
Just sharing the inner workings of my consumerist mind. Hope you weren't too bored by it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif
.....and without further ado, here is my new pencil! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
As a student and Physics major, I almost exclusively use a pencil on a daily basis. I have had my current pencil for almost 5 years now and it's looking pretty grubby because it is a $3 pentel. Now, since I have my tax refund in and I'm trying my hardest not to spend it, I satisfied my duties as an American consumer and bought something.
As I see things (all purchases including car audio) I cannot ever justify buying a lesser good when I can spend 2-3x as much and turn ANY item into a long term investment. Why would I buy the 50 pack of bic pencils that I'll toss every month when I can buy a substantial instrument made of solid brass that I know I will own for 5+ years? Likewise, why would I buy a $100 Jensen deck when I can afford an Eclipse or top end Alpine and have the measurable "benefits" (tuning options, quality, etc.) for a longer period of time?
Of course the astute will say "but what about obsolesces?" Well, my pappy taught me a very useful lesson years ago. There will ALWAYS be something newer, faster, better, shinier, sexier, etc. When does it stop then? It doesn't. I'm a freak for technology and new STUFF, but I have learned to practice restraint and stick to the things I have already "invested" in.
Just sharing the inner workings of my consumerist mind. Hope you weren't too bored by it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif
.....and without further ado, here is my new pencil! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
