$30!
By salam1
@salam1 (1474)
Malaysia
January 21, 2011 10:45am CST
I want to ask people in US, is a $30 watch an expensive item or not?
If not what do you think is the price of expensive watch? $50+ or $100+ or what ..
I am not an American but I write some articles about watches so now I want to write about cheap watch and I need your help.
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5 responses
@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
22 Jan 11
These days you can buy very cheap watches or very expensive watches.
In the Western culture, people only start thinking "Expensive" if it cost over $200.
On average, people earn $30 a hour.
So $30 is peanuts.
In Australia, people are paying $300 or $400 a WEEK in rent alone!
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@salam1 (1474)
• Malaysia
29 Jan 11
15 years ago, during a summer university break, I worked as a cotton chipper in Narabri, NSW. They pay me $10 per hour and I got around $80 perday. I stay there for 20 days but can work 10 days only because it was raining season. Using the pay I bought a Swatch, a bag, a belt and spend several weeks in Melbourne.
People of Australia that I have met are very nice. And Mel Gibson, let me know if in anyway you visit Malaysia, maybe we can have a cup tea..
@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
30 Jan 11
Yes... you would have been paid the minimum wage.
Today you would probably be getting $17 per hour.
Thanks for the offer, but I am not much of a traveller, and there is no chance of me coming to Malaysia.
@spiderlizard22 (3444)
• United States
22 Jan 11
Expensive is when it cost more then you are willing to pay. Cheap is when you are willing to pay alot for it but only have to pay less then what you are willing to pay. It all depends on what kind of watch you want.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 11
Hi salam1, one of my nieces lives in US. According to her current economic situation it's still affordable for her to purchase a watch for 30 us dollar. It's around a hundred local ringgit(dollar) here approximately. for her watch that is practical in her daily life is below $70 in US. She is not the type of person who pursues for branded stuffs as well as watches which are expensive in prices. She needs things which are practical and durable. And of course serve their purpose well as well as it's well designed and fashionable
Happy posting
@sconibear (8016)
• United States
21 Jan 11
You can buy cheap watches here for about $5-$10.....some even less if you want to get REAL cheap.
You can buy expensive watches like Rolex for $5,000 - $100,000+.
So $30, $50, or $100 would be a fair price for a good quality watch.
Not really cheap but definitely not expensive either.
I would say those prices would be a good price.
maybe this will help compare prices:
http://www.walmart.com/cp/Watches/3906
Good luck with your article writings.
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@elysiamarie (147)
• Canada
21 Jan 11
Here in Canada, a thirty dollar watch is not expensive. You can get cheap watches at the dollar store though.
Average cost around $20-100
Expensive is $100 - 300
Out of their minds is $300+