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To judge whether I personally want to buy something (not judging its quality) 1. I put it on a note with the current date. 2. I set an arbitrary date that is
by das_shark 6y ago
To judge whether I personally want to buy something (not judging its quality)
1. I put it on a note with the current date.
2. I set an arbitrary date that is 1 day / $100 OR 30 days (depending on which is shorter)
3. I revisit the prospective purchase in my head until the deadline and ask "Do I still want this"
4. I purchase on the deadline
Judging value:
Customer reviews and corporate manufacturing practices and corporate political stance
- PaulHoule 6y agoThat would mean spending 2 weeks to decide to buy a new camera lens, and a month to buy a car. If I crash my car I have about 2 weeks to make a decision about replacing it because I can't expect the insurance to pay for a rental car forever. My family has one car and we live on a farm, so it is not a decision of "do I want to buy a car or a particular car?" but rather a process that privileges expediency as opposed to cost. I know families that have 3 or 4 cars and trucks and they are never in a hurry to buy a car, they take advantage of sales and it is a different experience. A retired agronomic economist who owned the building I worked in bought a Corvette for $30,000 (at least half off) during the 2008 crash because the Chevy dealer needed the cash and he didn't. Sometimes you have to strike when the iron is hot in a case like that and that is what I do with the camera lenses. I almost always buy used and refurbished and I know if I wait long enough I will get a good deal.
- das_shark 6y agoSure, I only wrote what I do. Please take every initiative to develop your own criteria and practices.