Comments on: Kyle’s Coupons: Would Your Dad Stand in Line for an iPhone?

By: bridesmaiddresses

bridesmaiddresses — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:28:54 +0000

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By: finallygettingtoeven.com

finallygettingtoeven.com — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:54:14 +0000

I have never stood in a long crazy line for anything and never will. What is the point exactly? Will your life be any different the day after, or the day after that because you were one of the first to have a shiny new ‘toy’. Those of you that can’t wait and pay premium prices for ‘new toys’ are nothing more than ‘sheep’ and I hate to be the one to tell you but the manufacturer’s are laughing all the way to the bank with your hard earned monies. So what if you ‘have’ it to spend and don’t want to live a life of sacrifice because you don’t have everything you want right now. Actually I should be thanking you because ‘YOU’ are the ones that are driving up the stock prices of the stock that ‘I’ own with my investments because ‘I’ am saving for the future. Thanks! Because of you I retired at 36 years old to live a life that I wanted to start living. All that ‘sacrificing and suffering’ that you think that I was doing…well I will be thinking of you come Monday morning when you have to go to the office, and I don’t.

So go ahead, enjoy your iphones, your x-boxes & wii’s, your shiny new cars and your designer duds….as for me, I will enjoy my days wondering if I should sleep in today, or maybe talk a long walk in the park, or perhaps just sit under a shade tree and read a nice long book.

By: kris

kris — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:43:58 +0000

Yes, and when you lose your high paying job in the next downsizing, the line you will be waiting in is the welfare line and we will all get to pay for your inability to save money because you needed the latest and greatest toy. But I personally appreciate your post, it definitely represents the shortsightedness that is the cause of the financial problems in our country.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:34:54 +0000

To wait or go through trouble to see something of limited time/quantity or something impermanent like a celebrity is different then a mass produced device that’s going to be available for public sale until it’s technology level is outdated. The only good thing about the new Iphone is that the previous model will probably go down to a more reasonable price now.

That said, given how feature rich the device is, I could see the point to like Iphone parties where people share apps, learn about new features or tweaks from others & enjoy the features of the device with other users.

By: Luke Holzmann

Luke Holzmann — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:16:25 +0000

Sam, my point in pointing to the Bible is that people have been doing this kind of thing for a long time. Granted, some things are more worth standing in line for. But, again, the example I gave was merely for the thrill/opportunity just to see a celebrity (Jesus). He wasn’t there for healing, a profession of faith, or even to try to get His attention.

Kyle, I don’t know. I guess you’re right. …but how long does it have to be to be “real” patience? I think this is much more a matter of the heart than any kind of time-frame. You could be just as impatient and still wait 6 months to buy one.

For what it’s worth… [smile]

~Luke

By: Joanna @ Starving Student Survivor

Joanna @ Starving Student Survivor — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:42:21 +0000

Yes. I certainly am not pounding down any doors to give someone my money for a gadget, but I can see that for some people it’s the thrill and excitement of waiting as a group for something highly anticipated. For many people I would guess it’s less about the product and more about the “fun” of the event.

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By: Laura Brennan

Laura Brennan — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:35:18 +0000

Hi Lynnae,

I can tell you that my Dad would definitely not queue up for a phone! In fact, he doesn’t even want a mobile phone…. maybe so that Mum can’t track him down!

We have a friend who must buy the latest DVD or XBox game on the day it is released… so he has bragging rights over everyone else. I don’t get it either! Would much rather wait until the price comes down, if it’s something I really want.

BTW — Have been a long time reader (here in Australia) and I loved your podcasts too!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:03:22 +0000

This has got to be one of my favorite frugal posts of all time! I’m a non-conformist—I want to be the *last* person to get the newest thing, not the first. And be the time I get it, it will be old news to everybody else!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:49:24 +0000

Great comments everyone!

Luke, I would make the argument that real patience is the ability to wait until there is no line to stand in at all. A bonus from doing this: “Often the immediate impulse to buy something will wear off.”

For me, time is a commodity. I couldn’t imagine standing in line on a Saturday for a phone and losing that time with my wife and kids. Especially if I knew I could wait a few days and there would be no line.

And I am not saying that I never have stood in a long line for something. I remember standing in a long line for concert tickets on more than one occassion. But it was because I was trying to get great seats to my favorite band and there were only a limited quantity available.

Also, I understand the “experience” is part of the thrill. I guess I just have a hard time relating. Or maybe I am just getting old! But I definetely have a hard time relating the experience of climbing a tree to see Jesus and standing in line to get your hands on an iPhone. That is an uncomfortable stretch for me.