Best enabling one liner?
Watches are completely irrational, unnecessary shiny toys , and nothing more. Yet we can always buy another one because we love them so much. Often the tipping point for a purchase is the enabling whispers of our fellow watch enthusiasts.
A friend of mine is deliberating the purchase of a Porsche Design Chronograph 1, a stunning watch that he has not quite yet, but almost, committed to.
I sent him these uplifting words of encouragement…
”“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
So stuff it! By the watch and enjoy it for the few meaningless days you have left (you are 52 after all).”
Maybe a bit down beat????
What’s the best enabling phrase or rationalisation you’ve heard that’s tipped you over the line?
Tired old guy who likes shiny things that tick.
“You only live once” YOLo…
“You only live once” YOLo…
Yup, that’ll do it. So much more succinct than my waffling 😂
Yup, that’ll do it. So much more succinct than my waffling 😂
Another is.. “Your wife said, it’s Nice!” Always gets me it’s like Green light!! 😂
YES!
“Cheap sh*t ain’t cool, and cool sh*t ain’t cheap”
“There’s no harm in trying it on!”
Go ahead and show this smart ass how much time you can buy.
“There’s no harm in trying it on!”
This gets me all the time like with cars too..”No Harm on test driving it?!”…I know im a sucker …😞😕
"We regret the things we don't do more than the things we do"
Mark Twain
"F#ck it, why not?"
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful... Mae West.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
When people ask me why I like watches so much I launch into soliloquies about how their little mechanical hearts will keep beating after I'm dead, and that's charming
This one I personally hate because I grew up in a dysfunctional house when it came to money and saw how their behavior put us in the poor house, but I heard this constantly said by my parents. "Go Ahead You Deserve It". They may have deserved it, but they couldn't afford it. Enjoy the hobby but don't let it destroy your financial future.
Hope I didn't bring you all down. lol. My passion for almost 30 years is investing, and I can't help myself.
After calculating expenses for the month…”Yea, I think I can fit this watch in.“ Or another old favorite of mine: “I haven’t really spent anything in a while so…”
"It's not as though it is expensive...are you worried you can't afford it?"
Send someone who the friend deeply admires / has a crush on / loves, etc. and just get them to say this:
"That watch looks really nice on you - you should get it!"
Works every time. At worse, a lot of lost sleep will be had later agonising over the impending procurement.
God that was depressing!
Especially when I’m so close to the final act myself. I knew I shouldn’t have kept reading his post once I got past the teenage years 🤣
With the current inflation, better buy now before the prices go up ...
Wife: "Whatever. Does it make you happy? It's YOUR allowance."
Me: "Thanks, Hon!"
Wife: "Whatever. Does it make you happy? It's YOUR allowance."
Me: "Thanks, Hon!"
Haha!! You get allowances too 🍻 😂
You know you want it.
for reverse psychology, "You don't deserve it; it's too good for you" can work well too.
It is all futility and vanity, so just buy the damn watch already.
It is all futility and vanity, so just buy the damn watch already.
This too is meaningless, a chasing of the wind 😉
My favorite saying in times like this. Hey, we are all going to be dead before you know it, enjoy it.
Yeah...I've met a few folks whose hobbies are 'being a**holes'.
Yes and some have attained pro status! 😂😂
Whenever I'm torn I remember what our wise chancellor said
Haha!! You get allowances too 🍻 😂
That's what happens when you "marry up". 🤑😜
Not long into this hobby/obsession a close friend (who is very much not into watches) kept discouraging me; telling me I should “sell ‘em all and buy an Apple Watch” 😱
I found his position on this to be so objectionable it merely spurred me on even further down the rabbit hole 😂
Apple Watch indeed, Pah! He’s come around a bit since 😉