What Just Happened

[Hans Tucker]

Went into the Samsung Shop to purchase a new phone .. old S10+ has been in the wars and I have been procrastinating about buying a new phone .. finally bit the bullet, metaphorically speaking that is.

I was researching the Galaxy Fold phone ... all about the screen size .. and my crappy eye sight.

Thought I had convinced myself but then I met 'D' .. the young salesman at the store. I asked about the Samsung Fold but somehow, we ended up discussing the Samsung S23 Ultra. Wanna guess what I walked out the store with?

Either I am finally succumbing to age or that kid pulled a Jedi Mind Trick .. or he is an up and coming Steve Jobs.

[glend]

Up selling. They have targets to meet with phones they have in stock that make the most margin for them. Did you try the Telstra Shop? Shop around before you front up.

[xelasnave]

Well I pride myself in not ever getting stung but I went into pay my bill one day and came away with a new phone and a tablet on a plan...I still have no idea how that happened????

Alex

[oska]

On the bright side the night shooting is great :)

[Boozlefoot]

Old Faithful. I can even use it to talk to people. But sometimes I get confused because it still has these new fangled buttons........

[ChrisD]

I have a cousin who has one of those, but his is broken, the touch screen doesn't work.

Chris

[dikman]

Hans, if you get in touch with me I have a nice bridge for sale.......;).

[Constant]

I don't have a mobile phone! Its been a decade since i last owned one of these most intrusive of devices

[Hans Tucker]

Would I be able to get over it?

[FlashDrive]

:thumbsup::D

[AG Hybrid]

Not much of an up-sales man. If you bought the base model. He probably saved you $50.

[Leo.G]

I buy second hand phones mostly, last one a Samsung S8 with a pre-cracked screen.
Disability pension doesn't allow for new phones at $1K plus. It works for what I want.
I could replace the screen myself and I have a friend who owns a technology shop in Young, NSW and he's offered to do it for the price of the parts.
I have enough trouble paying my electricity bills and keeping a 30 year old Falcon (finances not choice but I do love my old car) on the road so it will suffice as is.
I carry it more for security if I break down than use it, other than regularly texting a younger sister it's more a paperweight.