Oooh. Shiny!

[mandragora]

Have been admiring the new fridge, which was (a miracle!) delivered ontime and with the minimum of fuss. The old one is sitting in the front garden waiting for the Council to come and collect it. Under EU regulations, fridges have to be disposed of in such a manner that the environment is protected, thus leaving the local Council as the only body that actually will dispose of them. They're meant to be collecting it a week on Friday. We shall see whether they actually do. In the meantime the front garden is enlivened? by a fetching, absolutely lifesize model of a modern refrigerator.

I am now writhing (yes, really, positively writhing on the horns of a dilemma). Many moons ago I bought a Palm V and lo, it was good. Until it broke down. But I had protected it with an insurance repair policy. And it was taken away to repair. And many weeks passed, and then months and then years and still there was no sign of it...

It went in for repair in September 2001. Yes, that is 2001. Ahem.

So, today the shop that sold it to me - Comet - that's COMET finally gave me a refund. In the form of vouchers (cheapskates). I could have argued for cash, but lacked the energy after such a long time.

Question is, what do I buy instead? I could buy another Palm V, but after being without one for such a long time wonder whether I really need one. I mean, I've coped this long without it, right?

Or, I could buy a DVD recorder. Cost of Palm and insurance policy works out as pretty much the price of a DVD recorder... And I still haven't got round to buying a DVD player, let alone a recorder, so that could be a good buy.

But I could put the money towards buying a widescreen TV, which I've been planning to buy for a while now. It won't pay for the whole cost, at least not for the one I want, but it'll go a long way towards the purchase price.

Then there's that new laptop I'm planning to buy. Although I had planned to buy it from a small business I know, which will provide me with good support and back-up. So, probably it's not worth putting the money towards that at Comet. Where the back-up is crap.

But still, decisions, decisions. And I'm normally so decisive, too. Sigh.

Comments

[alsoa.livejournal.com]

I take it this means you didn't run with my suggestion of popping a vase of flowers on the fridge and turning it into 'art'...

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

It was a difficult decision. But no. On the basis that a non-working fridge with a vase of flowers on top is a tad less useful than a fridge that, you know, actually works...

BTW, looks like Indian tomorrow night. Off to bed.

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

My advice? Get the laptop from the local place where you know you'll be taken care of properly, screw getting another Palm (as you say, if you've managed without it all this time, you probably don't need it) or at least screw getting another Palm from this Comet hellhole. Go the entertainment route and get either the DVD player or the big TV. Not just because it's good for entertainment purposes but also because something like those is less likely to need a lot of backup than something interactive like a computer or a Palm. Once a DVD player or a TV is hooked up in the first place, not a lot goes wrong with it, because you're only playing stuff on it, you're not fiddling around entering data, installing programs, etc etc. So the crappy backup at Comet will hopefully be less of an issue.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Good advice. We're obviously thinking along the same lines re the laptop, and I've pretty much ruled Comet out re this.

The only thing about a Palm V is that I may be spending a lot of time away from home, so it may become rather more useful than previously. But Comet's insurance policy is definitely a no no.

So, yes, thanks for helping me narrow the choice down. Am out for dinner with a few slashy friends this evening, so no doubt will be whinging on about it asking their advice then.