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news breaks of sc nomad being released at 10 am. Order placed at 1030, after a 20 min chat with the lbs about what options I'd like.
For me the decision is pretty instant, it's finding the funds that takes the time.
Oh years and years
I'm very lucky. I love the research and know that mainly its toys that I will be get bored so don't mind not buying.
I've wanted a compact camera with RAW for years. I think its taken 3 years to make a purchase. Saving at least 70% of the purchase price..
I have been pontificating about buying a new full susser for so long, that in the meantime my boiler has broken down, so now I'll be getting one of those instead.
I only agonise for as long as it takes the Other Half to transfer the necessary money to my account - not long normally 🙂
the-muffin-man - MemberThe only time I agonise is when the wife's reaction to said purchase may be a negative one.
The dilemma is usually based on whether the purchase is worth weeks of agro!
This +1
Apparently if I get a fourth bike, it means I don't love her or my children and will be the end of our marriage and our family.
Frankly, I wouldn't get this amount of grief from a fourth bike! 😕
From actually seeing something to saying YES/NO on buying? Anywhere from 5 seconds to 5 years!
I keep up to date on so much "stuff" that I know the prices and the tech so can normally know a good deal within seconds and have a pool of stuff that I would "like"/"need" and when presented with a price can buy ridiculously quickly.
However on stuff that I buy infrequently, and changes in tech...suspension forks or graphics cards I can ponder and research for days/weeks before I buy a particular thing.
Worst I've done was a few years ago after a bad day in the office on a Friday, headed home at lunchtime which was finish time, drove past the BMW dealer, stopped, traded in the family car for a Z4 Coupe all without really thinking about it or mentioning it to the missus. Then had to trade in her car for something slightly bigger a week later. LOL
Kudos that man! Now that's impulsive...
Can it be justified? If so it will take a long time before I buy after plenty of research. if it's not justifiable than I will probably buy it on the spot.
This is very much the approach I've started to take. If it needs to be justified, it has a lot of criteria to be fulfilled, including value for money, potential cost of ownership, depreciation, performance/£ ratio in relation to what it is replacing etc. this can take months!
However... When I want something, simply because I just want it, the buying decision is almost instantaneous. I've usually decided I want it within seconds, and the ability to afford it (or not as is usually the case), then becomes the deciding factor in how long it takes to get one...
I extensively research nearly every purchase, not a problem over £50 but I can waste hours on low value purchases or trying to save 2 quid. For some reason I can't seem to put the same effort in to actually earning or investing money.
I've been the same for years. Would agonise over saving 10p on a pint of milk even up until recently! Possibly as a result of parents who were both ridiculously impulsive purchasers, but my Dad doesn't think before spending money even now, he just buys something. Even if it was £10 cheaper in the shop next door, he wouldn't walk the 20 paces!!!
I've improved drastically within the last year or so since I started my own business though. I've had to look at things less in terms of their cost to my wallet, but more in terms of opportunity cost. For instance, the GF's car needs new rear brake pads right now... I could buy them, spend a couple of hours fitting them myself using my trolley jack and some borrowed axle stands, and be proud... Or I could take it to the garage over the road, who will only charge me about £20 labour anyway, and the car will be in and out in half an hour, and I can use the two hours I would have spent fixing it far more productively myself...
By spending it typing on this forum of course... 😉
In all seriousness though, struggle with enough time to follow up all of my current leads in the normal working day as it is, I've learnt to buy things a lot quicker in order to just be able to get on with my life...
Forever 🙁 . It's the downside of the internet, just too much info. and most of the time it doesn't actually apply to me. If I actually valued my time properly I'm sure I wouldn't mess around so much
but... the other problem with modern life is that some products are put out there waaaayyy before they are ready so a bit of investigation can be worth it. If only I know what a 'bit' was
Depends.
Cars and bikes normally months, over 6 months on my next car.
Weeks for car or bike parts and any thing expensive
But the other day seconds on a TNF parker, even with £100 off it was still over £200
Been debating a NAS drive for about two years, but talk myself out of it by the time I've priced up all the drives and a suitable back-up drive.
Same with a wireless speaker...
Not often that I don't have a good look around before buying stuff and ponder for [s]a while[/s] ages...
Just bought a flat (subject to ontract etc.) about half an hour after seeing it. Normally I'm a bit less rash.
Price and cashflow for me.
Got a new bike before christmas, deal was too good sorted in a few minutes.
Helmet? As long as it takes to try it on.
Previous bike took longer as it was part of the saving up process.
Seeing the amount of [s]crap[/s] & [s]uninformed opinion[/s] buy what I have that appears on a what what for what thread I only post one if I really need some feedback.
After many many years wanting a kayak I finally decided to get one last August. Received the go ahead from the head of finance shortly there after. Still not actually decided which one to get. So many choices. Tried a few. They're all good.
Often spend so long researching and procrastinating that a new, upgraded model has been launched and the process starts again. This has happened in the last year with both a tablet and a new road bike.
I also buy some stuff which I am likely to need in the sales and don't use it for months. I've got a pair or walking boots and a pair of trainers both still in their box after buying them in about 4 and 8 months ago respectively.
Things that are needful for something fun I want to do and that I can reasonably afford: near-instant
Other things: often delayed until I forget about them
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How long do you agonise over purchases?
Just long enough to do a quick check online to see if it is really what i'm after and to possibly read others opinions, as to whether or not i pay heed to those opinions is in direct relation to how much i want/desire/need the product.
I don't tend to **** about , i only have myself to answer to and no gf/kids to drain my £ 😉
Road? Forever and a day.
Mountain bike? Hunch/go for it.
Depends on how much I actually need the item for me. If i really need it it takes a few minutes, on the other hand if it is a luxury or non necessary buy then I agonise over it for ages. I don't really research it as if I want something I normally want something specific, the wait 30 days thing is really good though as I normally stop wanting said item after a week or two.
Iain
I'm terrible for analysing every item I intend to purchase. It took me 15 months to decide what kitchen sink and tap combo I wanted.
However, I decided I wanted a new road bike and after looking online for a weekend I decided I needed a cervelo s3 in my life. The decision took moments but finding a deal took another month 🙂
Ah, just remembered I picked up a nobis jacket last week after a year of deciding if it's the right thing to do 🙂
Colours- dont get me started on colours. If I'm given too much choice thats it. I'm stuck.
Not long enough. Anyone want to buy a load of computer parts?
Dunno, can't decide. Give me a few months to think about it 😉
I'm agonising over a new road bike. Did loads of research, looked at geometries etc & narrowed it down bit by bit until there was one left. Then someone said have you looked at "X", then "Y" & so on and now my original choice is out of the window & I looked at no less than 9 different bikes yesterday alone!
I think it's now between two but not so sure.......
I don't spend too long agonizing/researching and I can be quick to hit the buy button. Only then to experience that sinking feeling of guilt that I'm going to receive another CC bill.
After my experience with STW I don't have much faith in reviews and reports for products. One of my main reasons for no longer subscribing.
Friend of mine in the office spent 2 weeks researching tyres before buying. Drove me nuts.
Just think of all that riding you could do with the time!
It has taken me 19 hours to decide whether or not to read this thread.
Such a dissapointment to find that Kryton wasn't the second post. 😀
[i] fasthaggis - Member
It has taken me 19 hours to decide whether or not to read this thread.Such a dissapointment to find that Kryton wasn't the second post. [/i]
More a relief, I'd of thought.
😉
cheers_drive - Member
I extensively research nearly every purchase, not a problem over £50 but I can waste hours on low value purchases or trying to save 2 quid. For some reason I can't seem to put the same effort in to actually earning or investing money
Christ! I thought it was just me! 99p ebay purchases are a favourite.....WTF
Been thinking about a couple of Ground Effect merino tops for a couple of months now, after I lost an old favorite winter jersey. Hell no! It's March in a couple of weeks. Maybe next autumn?
Last autumn I decided to buy a Fat Bike.
I'll probably buy it next year.
Been thinking about a couple of Ground Effect merino tops for a couple of months now, after I lost an old favorite winter jersey. Hell no! It's March in a couple of weeks. Maybe next autumn?
Pish, you need to wait until March next year when there's more chance of an out of season sale.
My indecisiveness is to the fore again. In the painful process of trying to choose a new pair of shoes I seem to have acquired around 1200 quid's worth of "stock", all of it going back 😳
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somethings I buy spare of the mment, usually if its on sale. Other stuff like a camera i'e been debaiting on a go pro or a garmin for months
Under £75 and a subject I know, minutes. Up to £200 needs the month and do I feel the same passion test to be applied. £200 to £1000 is no mans land and tends to require a knock out deal or ebay to prise the money from my hands.
Over a grand and we are in to a time span not to dissimilar to watching icebergs melt, we are talking years which is why I still don't have a fat bike or Canyon Strive CF 😕
Depends what it is. I want a big #enduro 29er, I've been trying to decide which one for about 18 months. In the meantime I've rebuilt my old 26er completely, with new forks and carbon wheels, because I couldn't decide.
If it's something I need minutes, just a quick check around for prices and I'll buy.
If its something I want.... Under a £100 or so I'll just buy it on impulse. The problem is once something gets into my head I can't let it go 🙁 at the moment its a Campagnolo super record groupset. I know I'm going to have to buy one sooner or later, so I should just push the button and relive the torment.
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That I understand
Tripster ATR?
Stuck in my head, currently working out how to import it without being bummed by customs out here.
I really want it though, cannot justify it, I could sell me current bike to fund it once I have one.
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I've spent three weeks reading up on cat2-3 car seats as I am unhappy with my current one - I learnt lots, that ISOFIX/Latch is only usuable up to 20kgs, that chest straps are mainly up to 18kg.
Britax and Diono do seats which will have the five point harness, secured with seat belts, and latch up to 50kg in booster mode, and 30kg in seat mode.
I never knew any of that, and my research and difficulty in buying things has allowed me to track down a Pinnacle 90 for sale in Bangkok, without having to import it, and for pretty much what the import would have cost me anyway.
Just got to order it now............