This is the topic for today: Online or offline, where did you spend most of your mad money this year?
If you’ve been following my posts for the Best of Blog Challenge 2009, then you might already guess where I spent my “mad money” this year. And, actually, it wasn’t one place, but three places: an AT&T kiosk at the Cool Springs Galleria in Franklin, Tennessee, the Mac Authority store, also at the Cool Springs Galleria and the Apple Store at the Mall at Green Hills in Nashville, Tennessee. Yes, almost all of my mad money went to Apple Computer.
Yes, on Tuesday, December 15th, I posted about the best packaging I’d encountered this year and mentioned the iPhone, Macbook and iPod Nano that I purchased this year. Apple wins hands down as the primary benefactor of my mad money spending. In fact, I could even include music purchased thru iTunes as well as the apps purchesed thru the Apps store on iTunes.
Call me an Apple fanboy if you want. I am unapologetic about this. Apple makes fantastic products. They are designed, engineered and built to be both visually stunning and insanely powerful and simple. For instance, after bringing home my Macbook, it was simply a matter of plugging in my Wndows USB mouse and the Mac not only instantly recognized it, but required no software to be loaded to make it work. The new Nano, in the same “foodprint” as the previous generation NOW includes not only a video camera, but also a pedometer for tracking calories burned and steps taken and an FM radio tuner so that should you desire to listen to regular radio, you can! Then, of course there is the iPhone. The only drawback to my iPhone is that I bought it 2-3 months before the newest version was released. Therefore, I can’t shoot video with the iPhone. But, aside from that one bummer, the iPhone has met or exceeded all of my expectations.
So, yes, I definitely gave Apple the lions share of my mad money this year. I don’t anticipate a similar spending spree in 2010, but who knows? I could hit the lottery or get an inheritance from a long lost relative but this is unlikely. At this point, I’m not worried about next year’s online/offline shopping strategies. It will be whatever it wants or needs to be.
Peace!
