Why I hate working retail during the holidays... - Page 4

Ghoulish Delight · 12-24-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Unfortunately my price limit for a watch is about $400 so maybe I'll go watchless for the next 22 years and then buy that one.

But how will you know when the 22 years has ended with no watch? It's a catch-22 I tells ya'.

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Okay, you've totally left me hanging... what did she end up buying? Was it a deep electric skillet???

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Originally Posted by Jughead P. Jones

(JPJ needs whole bottle of Excedrin now at this rate...FINALLY, we find the item...which is a ROASTER and NOT an ELECTRIC roasting pan)

Alex · 12-24-2006, 11:35 AM

I use watches to tell the time. I use calendars to tell the day.

That's part of why buying watches is difficult for me. I want plain simple elegance.

No digital. Digital is the opposite of elegance.
No numbers on the face. I know where they're supposed to be.
No date indicator on the face. I know what the date is.
No day indicator on the fact. I know what the day is.
No second hand. I don't need that level of precision.
No little doohickys where the numbers would be if there were numbers. Like I said, I know where the numbers go.
No barometers, compasses, calculators, depth calculators, etc.
Thin, low profile. I'm not compensating for a small penis with a huge SUV watch.
Metal band. Leather is uncomfortable.
Clasp band, not stretching. Stretching metal bands just pull the hair out of my arm.
Circle face. Putting a round device into a rectangular face is just stupid.
Preferably a black face but I'm open to variety.

All of these make Movado a prerfect brand for me, but the entry point for Movado is about $800. Skagen has in the past had some good designs (and that is what I lost) but none in stores right now.

Citizen has some good Eco-Drive watches with blank faces (since they are fancy solar watches with the solar panel built into the face lack of decoration helps) but the solar panel element is apparent under bright light.

This is a good watchface for me, though this specific model is thicker than I'd like:

I don't wear jewelry except watches and I recognize I'm horribly picky.

tracilicious · 12-24-2006, 11:57 AM

That's a very nice watch, the band isn't very thick. Not that I agree with your big watch=small penis analogy. I think it's just a matter of taste.

You must be impossible to buy gifts for.

Alex · 12-24-2006, 12:01 PM

Watches are about the only thing where I'm so picky. But of course it is a matter of taste. I don't care if other people wear giganto watches that will do dishes and tell you the phase of the moon as viewed from Mars. I just don't like them.

I'm impossible to buy gifts for because there really aren't a lot of things that I want and I make enough money that I simply buy them as the want occurs to me.

Fortunately for the people who might buy me gifts they all accept that I don't really want any anyway so they're not inconvenienced.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-24-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tracilicious

You must be impossible to buy gifts for.

Which I'm sure helps accomplish his goal of convincing his friends that he doesn't want to receive gifts.

I'm also picky about watches, though I don't have a point-by-point list that identifies an ideal Greg watch. I just know it when I see it. Definitely prefer classy to flashy I'm not against numbers and second hands, but the size of most watches confounds me and having more dials than a steam engine ain't for me.

Alex · 12-24-2006, 12:10 PM

I didn't have one either, but after a day at malls with Lani having to explain why watch after watch wasn't quite right I developed one.

I knew we were in trouble when the first display case she went to at Macy*s was the Tag Hauer (a brand that epitomizes ugly watches) display.

For a while I actually bought several Disney watches since they frequently meet most of my preferences but after three failed to meet the important requirement (that is: ability for function for more than six months) I stopped doing that.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-24-2006, 12:18 PM

Is this too much phantom number indication for you?

Jughead P. Jones · 12-24-2006, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Okay, you've totally left me hanging... what did she end up buying? Was it a deep electric skillet???

A roaster. A nice one made by General Electric for $39.96.

And, if anyone else asks me about them again, I swear to god, I'll beat them over the head with a frozen turkey!

Alex · 12-24-2006, 02:14 PM

It is more than I'd like but within the range of consideration.

However, I will never own a Fossil watch again. Every one I've ever owned (three, two were gifts) has proven to be even more fragile than Disneyland watches.

MouseWife · 12-24-2006, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty

I did a bit of shopping yesterday. Aside from having trouble finding a parking space at the grocery store - it wasn't too crowded. What did surprise me was all the Valentines day stuff out at Big Lot's and Target.

Already? Hmmm...that must mean they are already marking down the X-mas stuff.....

12-24-2006, 11:35 AM	#32
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I use watches to tell the time. I use calendars to tell the day. That's part of why buying watches is difficult for me. I want plain simple elegance. No digital. Digital is the opposite of elegance. No numbers on the face. I know where they're supposed to be. No date indicator on the face. I know what the date is. No day indicator on the fact. I know what the day is. No second hand. I don't need that level of precision. No little doohickys where the numbers would be if there were numbers. Like I said, I know where the numbers go. No barometers, compasses, calculators, depth calculators, etc. Thin, low profile. I'm not compensating for a small penis with a huge SUV watch. Metal band. Leather is uncomfortable. Clasp band, not stretching. Stretching metal bands just pull the hair out of my arm. Circle face. Putting a round device into a rectangular face is just stupid. Preferably a black face but I'm open to variety. All of these make Movado a prerfect brand for me, but the entry point for Movado is about $800. Skagen has in the past had some good designs (and that is what I lost) but none in stores right now. Citizen has some good Eco-Drive watches with blank faces (since they are fancy solar watches with the solar panel built into the face lack of decoration helps) but the solar panel element is apparent under bright light. This is a good watchface for me, though this specific model is thicker than I'd like: I don't wear jewelry except watches and I recognize I'm horribly picky.
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12-24-2006, 11:57 AM	#33
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	That's a very nice watch, the band isn't very thick. Not that I agree with your big watch=small penis analogy. I think it's just a matter of taste. You must be impossible to buy gifts for. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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12-24-2006, 12:01 PM	#34
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Watches are about the only thing where I'm so picky. But of course it is a matter of taste. I don't care if other people wear giganto watches that will do dishes and tell you the phase of the moon as viewed from Mars. I just don't like them. I'm impossible to buy gifts for because there really aren't a lot of things that I want and I make enough money that I simply buy them as the want occurs to me. Fortunately for the people who might buy me gifts they all accept that I don't really want any anyway so they're not inconvenienced.
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12-24-2006, 12:10 PM	#36
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I didn't have one either, but after a day at malls with Lani having to explain why watch after watch wasn't quite right I developed one. I knew we were in trouble when the first display case she went to at Macy*s was the Tag Hauer (a brand that epitomizes ugly watches) display. For a while I actually bought several Disney watches since they frequently meet most of my preferences but after three failed to meet the important requirement (that is: ability for function for more than six months) I stopped doing that.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Is this too much phantom number indication for you? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-24-2006, 02:14 PM	#39
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It is more than I'd like but within the range of consideration. However, I will never own a Fossil watch again. Every one I've ever owned (three, two were gifts) has proven to be even more fragile than Disneyland watches.
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