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Do you make big purchases on your phone?
- Thread starter Uncle at Nintendo
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Replace laptop with PC and yeah I agree. I gotta have multiple tabs maybe even a calculator or something for a big trip. If it's something basic I'll buy it on my phone. But usually I'm doing big research on electronics or some shit so im constantly searching which is harder on a phone.
Snap decision stuff or fast-going items? Phone sure
Snap decision stuff or fast-going items? Phone sure
Yeah. The first one was a $1.5K drone and accessories kit that I purchased in the middle of the night and didn't realize until the morning when I saw the confirmation email and panically canceled it.
- The $2k Macbook Pro I'm typing this on.
- $400 PS5
- $650 Disneyland Magic Key Pass
- And several other ~$500 purchases
Totally get the odd feeling when doing so, like the purchase ain't even real.
- The $2k Macbook Pro I'm typing this on.
- $400 PS5
- $650 Disneyland Magic Key Pass
- And several other ~$500 purchases
Totally get the odd feeling when doing so, like the purchase ain't even real.
Web pages format differently, so I don't see all the info on a phone, especially not on the screen all at once.
But I bought my ps5 on my phone.
But I bought my ps5 on my phone.
I want to explore the case in which investments feel exempt from this phenomenon. Even when you are spending considerably more. Maybe that reveals something about your brain treating investing more like gambling than purchasing goods.
No? What an absurd demarcation. I have no issues using my phone for purchases in the several thousands and am not sure why I would, especially when it's so easy to open my banking app to check on financials.
I literally don't use any other device for the internet.
Apple Pay makes it a better experience on my phone anyway because my card details are just there.
Apple Pay makes it a better experience on my phone anyway because my card details are just there.
Obviously depends on the number of letters in the ticker.
Of course I buy plane tickets on the phone.
I also do all my banking and stuff on my phone.
I did do my taxes on the computer, so I guess that's the line for me. Haha.
I also do all my banking and stuff on my phone.
I did do my taxes on the computer, so I guess that's the line for me. Haha.
I bought plane tickets on my phone like two weeks ago.
I bought my current phone while on a walk around the block using my previous phone.
I can't relate to this at all. The only thing I've used my PC instead of my phone for recently aside from games/entertainment is to do my taxes. And that was kinda just for the convenience of the desk to sort the paperwork on.
I bought my current phone while on a walk around the block using my previous phone.
I can't relate to this at all. The only thing I've used my PC instead of my phone for recently aside from games/entertainment is to do my taxes. And that was kinda just for the convenience of the desk to sort the paperwork on.
I don't have anything against doing them on my phone necessarily, but I'm just generally a PC over phone person if I have the option. If I'm doing a bunch of research with multiple browser tabs or scrutinizing product images or something, I'd prefer the bigger screen and a real keyboard. If it's just a big transaction and all that kind of pre-purchase research is done or unnecessary, then whatever.
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I'll buy food on my phone. I'll buy random Amazon crap on my phone. But large purchases? Yeah, typically I do that on a computer. But then I also browse social media on the computer (more than my phone), so I'm a bit of an outlier.
Yeah, I use my desktop pc for basically ANY online purchase, let alone just important ones. I don't really use my phone for much at all, aside from texting, actual phone calls, Spotify, and GPS.
For me, it's a few things:
1. My eyes aren't what they used to be, even with glasses on. Much easier to use a pc with a monitor than to have to squint at my phone.
2. It's just a lot easier for me to navigate through websites, and have multiple tabs open to compare products (if necessary), on a desktop.
3. It is simply easier for me to do this stuff with a mouse and keyboard than a touch screen. Hell, even making edits to posts on this website is a hassle on a phone; wouldn't want to miss something important and have to do the corrections on a phone.
For me, it's a few things:
1. My eyes aren't what they used to be, even with glasses on. Much easier to use a pc with a monitor than to have to squint at my phone.
2. It's just a lot easier for me to navigate through websites, and have multiple tabs open to compare products (if necessary), on a desktop.
3. It is simply easier for me to do this stuff with a mouse and keyboard than a touch screen. Hell, even making edits to posts on this website is a hassle on a phone; wouldn't want to miss something important and have to do the corrections on a phone.
I'll buy expensive shit on my phone if it's something that doesn't have many options to choose from, but otherwise I prefer using my PC since I'll probably have a few tabs open for price comparisons/reviews and want more screen space
My phone always unless it's something that requires me to go back and forth through several tabs/windows to properly plan, then it's to the table with the laptop.
My biggest purchases are typically plane tickets for international trips and I don't make them on my phone because navigating the apps and filling out forms is a pain in the ass, otherwise I would. And I would absolutely buy a fuckin couch on my phone, like what is he talking about.
Apps and mobile sites like to obfuscate shit to the point of unusability.
For example, I was trying to go Amazon returns yesterday on PC parts, and trying to return it from my phone kept trying to set me up to creating an individual return for each item whereas once I got home to my computer, I could create a lump return order with a single QR code for the UPS people to scan.
Same stuff comes into play when making purchases. Not to mention all of the device metadata they flag in order to change prices, oftentimes making it more expensive.
