mysteriousaliways: (Sparkly Edge)
mysteriousaliways ([personal profile] mysteriousaliways) wrote2005-05-02 11:39 pm

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I do not need an iPod.
I rarely travel on public transport, and I shouldn't listen on headphones while I'm driving.
My kids get little enough attention as it is, if I have my headphones plugged in I won't hear them if they're trying to attract my attention.

The iPod is overpriced (I could get an MP3 player a hell of a lot cheaper) and the battery has a limited life expectancy.
I certainly don't need a U2 iPod, as it's an extra £37 just for a different colour and reproductions of their autographs on the back.
Having a U2 iPod is just sad.
If I get one I will more than likely order The Complete U2 from iTunes even tho I have almost all the stuff on there already in one form or another and that would be another £80 or so down the drain, even after using the £40 voucher that comes with the iPod.

Getting a docking station and speakers for nearly £50 would be an indulgence.

I know I got money for my birthday, but it would cover less than half the total cost of the above (not including the music) plus a carry case.

I don't need it. I can't afford it.

I don't need one.
I don't need one.
I don't need one.
Retail therapy is just pandering to the excesses of consumerism. Just cos you've had a bad day, shelling out all that dosh will not make things better.

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Ah sod it.
*orders U2 iPod from Amazon, complete with carry case and docking station with speakers *

[identity profile] kyrillion.livejournal.com 2005-05-02 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
*has just ordered an iRiver today*

[identity profile] mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com 2005-05-02 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
What's an iRiver?

*is so out of touch you wouldn't believe*

[identity profile] kyrillion.livejournal.com 2005-05-02 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
my preferred form of mp3-player money-wasting -investing.

roughly the same price as an iPod but just recommended to me by a friend.

[identity profile] mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com 2005-05-02 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I've just looked it up - looks quite impressive :)

[identity profile] juanita-dark.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I had thought the same thing, but then my parents bought me one anyway. And I do love it. Here's hoping you get as much use as of yours as I get out of mine!

[identity profile] mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope so too :)

I'm so looking forward to it arriving! *bounces*

[identity profile] juanita-dark.livejournal.com 2005-05-04 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
I bet. :)