Dragging my Feet
@just4him (317041)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 19, 2015 9:25pm CST
Now that Pip is no longer having surgery, the money I have saved for it is freed up. I can now think about a new computer.
I looked at some online this morning, even put it in a art on Amazon, and there it sits.
I did ask my son about buying a computer on Amazon and he said NO. It's better to see, touch and look at what you're getting. He also said Dell would be a good option because I could get it custom built.
Custom built sounds expensive, and though I want new, I don't want to pay an exorbitant amount for it. I will however go back to Amazon and take that one out of the cart.
So I'm dragging my feet. I know I need a new computer and I will be getting one. It's just going to take me a little while to let loose of the money to buy it.
Do you drag your feet when you need to do something involving money?
Thanks for reading.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 15
If you wait til just after Christmas you may get a better bargain in the sales?
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
20 Dec 15
They are having good sales on computers right now so why wait until after Christmas.@garymarsh6
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 15
@Marcyaz Arr they usually take a dive just after Christmas day here in the UK.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec 15
I buy Dell. Why? Be cause once I worked for a department of HP and what kind of computers did they use in that department? Dells. I buy only Dell.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 ..To each his own I suppose. I like my Dell and have had very few problems with it.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Dec 15
I've been highly considering Dell. I've had HPs and they've always given me problems. Every workplace I've been in used Dell and I never once needed a tech to come and fix it. The only time they were down was when they were uploading new info.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Dec 15
@just4him I am using an ASUS computer, they say in the computer world that they have the best mother boards, and my other computer companies use ASUS mother boards, I like my ASUS. I have never owned a Dell.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Dec 15
my son did tha with my desktop computer after we had a r at io ur room and Orkin could not trap it with the flimsy traps.It feinnalyleft but not before it chewed through the wires on mycomputer and caused a melt dowmn. S o my son rebuilt from all new parts.and my monitor too. Thank God we never saw that bad word rat again.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Dec 15
Wow that's a really long time for a computer.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 15
I agree, which is probably why I haven't done anything about a computer yet.
@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 15
@sugartoes I won't be buying it online. But I did have another suggestion put to me just a little bit ago, and that is getting it custom built by a computer guy right here close to home and it will most likely save me a lot of money as well doing it that way.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
20 Dec 15
Yea I don't spend it unless I absolutely necessary.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
20 Dec 15
@just4him If you are interested check HP see what they have.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 15
@softbabe44 I've had a lot of trouble with HP. I've have two of them crash on me now. I'm leaning more toward Dell or a custom built one from a local dealer.
@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
20 Dec 15
Oh, yes I have a hard time with that. My computer guy said the same thing though about custom made from Dell. I went cheap and I constantly regret it and wish I had it to do all over again.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Dec 15
Yes dell is really good Im told my desk top computer was a samsung and its really old.myson was working for three
young men who ran an exercise equipment factory and they were putting in new computers so they gave him free two computers and two monitors the old clumsy heavy monitors so mycomputer a desktop is really old b ut its works fine. and monitor is a led two years old and just wonderful
@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 15
There's a local computer shop that does custom built computers as well as computer repair. I'm considering that one.
@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 15
I know what I need. It's spending the money on it.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
21 Dec 15
Several sites had really good deals recently-Your son makes an excellent point. Dealing/buying locally might be a good idea for something like a computer.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 15
There's a computer repair shop close to my home that also custom builds computers. Hopefully I'll be able to get a new computer at a good price. I also need to take my hard drive from my desktop and get the files retrieved from it. Most of my files got saved to Dropbox, but there are a few that weren't saved there, like my pictures.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Dec 15
eh, amazon is not necc a bad idea, but look at it this way, if something breaks you cannot just go back to the store. Custom is better, and only cheaper if you build yourself, but again same boat, harder to get fixed. Dell does have some rebuilt ones, that are quite nice, and prob have warranties of some kind. or perhaps best buy
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Dec 15
our desktop computers are given as hand-me-downs by my big brother, and they function fine still.
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@Driftr (201)
• Coimbatore, India
20 Dec 15
I'm exactly like you as I drag my feet till the last or penultimate day for bills and even my computer is randomly shutting down but still postponing my purchase as I have a lot more important things to do. I go by the configuration not by the brand.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
20 Dec 15
Is there alternative?
can you buy the parts, and then use the parts to upgrade the current computer?
If you just need a hard disk or RAM, then there is no need to buy the whole set.
Keyboard and monitor are quite durable, it is the hard disk that always cause problem.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Dec 15
I do drag my feet, as I need all the money I can get and when I have to spend it when I don't want to, it really hurts. I had to buy a water heater a few months ago, for my rental, and I just didn't have it, but I had buy it even though I didn't want to. I was trying to save my money up, but no, I had to spend it, but now that it has been replaced, then it is good for quite a few years. I would like to get an hd tv, as the one I have isn't, and my son said they are much eaiser to hook up than the conventiona ones. I just can't afford it right now, so I am stuck with the one I have until I do have the money. I could have got one on black Friday, but i refused to be at Target at 5:00 am, so I just didn't get it.
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
20 Dec 15
I have that "dragging the feet " feeling when I have to spend money for something not fair :) Like when you have to pay another technician to fix a problem again because the fist one did not do a good job - But for buying a new computer! Spend it with pleasure because that will make you enjoy your online activities more :)
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Dec 15
I certainly do research online when considering an expensive buy. You should let your son help with the right one to buy. Kids are just smarter about computers then us old timers.
