Aug 10, 2006 21:58
How my mother goes about buying electronics:
stage 1) she complains that the one she bought "only" five years ago needs replacing
stage 2) she asks for my advice
stage 3) I ask her what she needs, at what price
stage 4) she shouts at me and tells me she doesn't want any fuss & that I should just do it
stage 5) I research everything I can , ask friends etc, then get back to her with the best thing for her target price
stage 6) she wanders into an electronics shop in between two errands and buys the first thing any guy in a name-tag bullies her into getting, ignoring every spec I gave her.
stage 7) it breaks
stage 8) it's MY fault
stage 9) I get shouted at
stage 10) I fix it
11th and final stage) My mother reckons she "got a great deal" when buying
This is why, I have to kill these people.