rampant consumerism
It started innocently enough. Asked to check a work colleague’s Trade Me listing for bidding action (I have somewhat wider access than is usual at work) I rather nosily started looking at the feedback on her previous auctions.
Which led to a seller she’d bought from earlier who was now selling an interesting Russian wristwatch.
Which led to this site.
Which, later at home, led to me seeing what similar stuff was available elsewhere on the web.
Which lead to several hours of marvelling at the range of cool Russian Military watches out there at extremely reasonable prices.
Which led to me checking out eBay, because prices will almost always be even more reasonable there.
Which eventually led to a bid on the watch you see here.
Which I have now won and paid for.
Now I have to hope that:
- it arrives;
- it works;
- it stays working.
And up until yesterday I’d never been the slightest bit interested in obtaining a new wristwatch.
I’m so weak.
Martha
22 October 2005, 13:10 #
Yay! Welcome to my world.
It is a fine place to be.
Mr Reasonable
22 October 2005, 21:38 #
Nice. I hope the picture isn’t to scale or you’ll have to wear it around your leg
Alan
22 October 2005, 22:14 #
Frankly, that is my biggest worry.
Given the exceedingly weedy wrists I have anything too large is going to look a bit odd.
Is it also true of living in MarthaWorld™ that one makes instant purchases that might not be practical?
Martha
23 October 2005, 10:17 #
It is true, but then in MarthaWorld one can simply re-sell said item on trademe and make ones fortune.
It is a jolly place indeed.
ben.run
23 October 2005, 18:17 #
To Mr R: Just how Big is your computer screen that it looks leg size??
Ben.
Mr Reasonable
23 October 2005, 20:20 #
Hi Ben, quite large but I have the added advantage of knowing Alans legs due to his tendancy to wear tight leather trousers (ala Tom Jones, Ricky Martin) to work…jeez, Alan how is a man supposed to eat his lunch with the never ending stream of ladies coming by to check out your pants? Have you no shame?
susan
23 October 2005, 23:28 #
Do you think learning to read it will spoil you for ordinary clocks? Will you you tell casual inquirers “about quarter past 19” just so you get a chance to show it to them? When people notice it and start chatting away will you say “Da, da, mmm, nyet.” and let them assume your exalted career in the Russian military? Be careful, new things get into our brains and rewire our neural connections and there is no undo button there.
Alan
24 October 2005, 09:44 #
Susan, you know that consumerist impulses don’t leave room for that sort of thinking.
Mr Reasonable: if only.
Reshma
28 October 2005, 09:12 #
Nice watch, very classy.
I haven’t yet bought anything online….I don’t think I ever will.
Alan
28 October 2005, 20:34 #
Why’s that, Reshma? It’s lots of fun.
And mostly safe.