Too Many Options
Today I went to Amoeba records in San Francisco to sell back some DVDs and CDs. I suppose I could have tried to sell them online for a better price, but that's a lot of effort for a couple dollars more per item. I ended up with a 60 dollar gift certificate to spend on new entertainment, but then I realized I forgot to bring something very important: a shopping list.
Going to the used record and movie store without one can be dangerous. "Oh yeah, I wanted that too. And I haven't heard this yet. What the heck- I'm here, so I'll buy it."
Luckily, I no longer fall victim to buying too much because I didn't bring a list and I can't choose only a few items. I have myself trained to just leave the store when there are too many options. I'll come back with a list of specific items to buy later. In the age when you can download whole albums or at least samples of several songs on an album, there is no reason to make an uninformed CD purchase.
And now I can make a Christmas shopping list just for me, and I'm pretty sure I'll get everything I asked for.
Going to the used record and movie store without one can be dangerous. "Oh yeah, I wanted that too. And I haven't heard this yet. What the heck- I'm here, so I'll buy it."
Luckily, I no longer fall victim to buying too much because I didn't bring a list and I can't choose only a few items. I have myself trained to just leave the store when there are too many options. I'll come back with a list of specific items to buy later. In the age when you can download whole albums or at least samples of several songs on an album, there is no reason to make an uninformed CD purchase.
And now I can make a Christmas shopping list just for me, and I'm pretty sure I'll get everything I asked for.
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