mikelz777
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I told myself I wasn't going to do it. I said that I was good with 3 ukes and that I wasn't going to buy any more. Sure, there were some temptations along the way but that only lasted for a while before the temptation went away. Then I saw **"uke X". Suddenly I'm in the process of buying a 4th. It's a sickness! At first I tried resisting the temptation of another uke but then ......... rationalizing set in and my resistance weakened pretty quickly. It kind of made me laugh thinking about how I talked myself into it. Here's me rationalizing myself into buying it:
- My wife and daughters are going on a pricey trip to Disney World next month without me. The cost of this uke would be a small fraction of what it would have cost for me to go on the trip too.
- The balance on my PayPal account from selling a bunch of my stuff on Ebay will cover most of the cost.
- The uke is beautiful and I'll never see another one like it. Do I want to pass up this opportunity?
- I know I don't need it but if we all bought only the things we needed we'd all have a lot more money!
- It's not exactly cheap for what it is but it's not too expensive either.
- I already have 2 all-solids and a solid-top laminate but I don't have an all-laminate.
- This uke is about $150 cheaper than another uke I was fantasizing about for a while!
- I'll look cool playing it!
- I can buy this one and THEN I'm done!
How do you rationalize buying a uke that you don't need and probably shouldn't buy?
**I'm not identifying "uke X" until I actually have it in my hands and have paid for it. It's in a small town music store about 45 minutes from home and I'm not able to get there until next week. I don't want to jinx it!
- My wife and daughters are going on a pricey trip to Disney World next month without me. The cost of this uke would be a small fraction of what it would have cost for me to go on the trip too.
- The balance on my PayPal account from selling a bunch of my stuff on Ebay will cover most of the cost.
- The uke is beautiful and I'll never see another one like it. Do I want to pass up this opportunity?
- I know I don't need it but if we all bought only the things we needed we'd all have a lot more money!
- It's not exactly cheap for what it is but it's not too expensive either.
- I already have 2 all-solids and a solid-top laminate but I don't have an all-laminate.
- This uke is about $150 cheaper than another uke I was fantasizing about for a while!
- I'll look cool playing it!
- I can buy this one and THEN I'm done!
How do you rationalize buying a uke that you don't need and probably shouldn't buy?
**I'm not identifying "uke X" until I actually have it in my hands and have paid for it. It's in a small town music store about 45 minutes from home and I'm not able to get there until next week. I don't want to jinx it!
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