I reverse flipped this. Had a smartphone and never used the extra widgets. I got tired of paying for extra widgets not being used and went back to a dumb phone.
Now if the phone derps would let me have that phone without being forced to pay for internet and stuff then I would go back to using that phone. I do have games and music on it
“God does not give one patience. God gives one the opportunity to be patient.” -God
Simma dawn na son.
I like my pits the way I like my grapefruit: fresh, juicy, with a good bit of zing.
This one has none of these characteristics. I demand to see the produce manager.
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I might be a fucking Luddite, but I stick by the idea that shit like Twitter and snapthingy are a fucking waste of technology. :mad:
I got to water the grass, so you know what to do.
^ This.
Make your choice, but be considerate of other people when you do so.
It takes me less time to write a check than it does for the nimrod in front of me to put all her coupons on the counter and then ask for item x to be rung up separately because she’s too fucking stupid to make change when she gets home.
At work, the cash registers will actually print the check for you - just hand me the damn thing, I’ll feed it through the machine, and hand it back to you as a receipt. Update your little book when you get home, m’kay?
Actually, the big delay today wasn’t a check writer or Luddite - it was the nearly deaf (but not using hearing aids) old lady who I suspect might also be a bit daffy. MA’AM, YOUR TOTAL IS $62.53. I SAID $62.53. Then her husband has to get into the shouting, and get her to look at him because I suspect she’s actually doing quite a bit of lip-reading… honestly, sir, why aren’t YOU handling the money here?
I don’t know whether to blame Luddism or not… But the poor bastard ahead of me at a Burger King had a smart phone…but couldn’t figure out how to use it to bring up a discount coupon. The cashier was trying to explain it to him…and it just wasn’t happening.
So… Credit to him for trying to use modern tech, right?
(I was the only person behind him in line, and I wasn’t in any hurry. I smiled at the cashier, to assure her there was no need to rush anything.)
Must have been a really long time since you have been to a bank. Most just ask for a driver’s license and you tell them how much you want to withdraw. I haven’t used a withdrawal slip in years. Or a deposit slip. I just give them my paycheck and driver’s license and say to deposit this in my account.
Remington Steele was doing that 30 years ago, but I think it was a matter of discipline in his case.
I really would like to see membership cards and discount cards all integrated into a smart phone. Right now, I have to carry around a little business-card file with all my cards. There’s no reason for that in the information age.
One personal ID card…and all the others should be digital: Zoo, museums, grocery stores, department stores, ACLU card, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund card, etc. etc. Why carry two pounds of plastic and cardstock?
(Ha! Exaggeration. A few ounces.)
You got me there. I did visit a bank this summer to cash some checks (which I know you can just photograph with an iPhone and email them in, Im not such a technologist that I trust THAT with thousands of dollars) and yes, there were no slips and I was quite out of my element.
That said, I drove to the bank to make a multi-thousand dollar transaction not to withdraw a few hunny in cash.
BTW, I think what is lost in the top 3/4 of my OP is I don’t CARE if you prefer to not have a cell phone, prefer to go to the bank to get money, etc etc. Just don’t mock us that choose not to do so.
Loudly.
At a party.
Shut the fuck up.
Maybe Russia is still using dial-up?
There are computers at the library, too. Benefit-- no internet bill. Cost to consider-- fuel.
Maybe they’re confident that 99% of the time, someone in their vicinity will be able to dial 911 if need be. Sparing themselves the phone expenses.
Maybe they don’t want to become dependent upon technology to navigate.
Maybe they don’t want to buy a car or a house. Maybe they like writing checks, so they can unnecessarily hold up the line behind them.
What if I told you that some people manage their time to where they don’t go out of the way and waste fuel unnecessarily. Also, maybe they like the danger of heightening the probability of being at a bank while it’s robbed.
It is your right to call someone stupid because they don’t share your fancy methods.
Maybe they prefer to spend the extra time scanning and uploading receipts versus using an app because it keeps them gainfully employed. Not necessarily an idiot for doing something in an unconventional manner.
Maybe it’s easier to ‘play dumb’ and have you e-mail it rather than perform x amount of steps more to access the same material. Email: click and open. Shared server: probably have to scroll around a bit initially to find it, then who knows what else.
A few of mine are. But then I have pull out the phone, turn it on, put in the code, and navigate to the app for the card. It’s s much simpler to pull the card for anything used often. The ones I only use rarely, and usually on the spur of the moment, and are thrown in my glove box would be nice that way though.
I don’t get all the rage here. I know people who do many of the things described by the OP, but it doesn’t bother me for the most part.
I didn’t get a cell phone until late 2004, but it’s my only contact number now, so it’s a necessity. I could see someone having just a landline, I guess, but since a cell phone isn’t much more expensive, I don’t really see the point if you’re only going to have one line. Hell, I just had a conversation yesterday where someone I know was commenting on someone that had a flip phone. Sure, it’s nice to be able to Google anything anywhere or have a gps in my pocket, but the phones and data aren’t free, and even a lot of people I know with Smart Phones seldom use any of the features besides a few games.
Similarly, I can understand not having credit cards. Some people live paycheck to paycheck and never make large purchases. I also know people who do, but they’ve gotten rid of their credit cards because the temptation to spend is too great for them. Some people are just much more comfortable with cash. Me, I generally hate carrying cash because it adds to bulk in my wallet, it increases my loss when my wallet is lost or stolen, and I very seldom run into a situation where cash is accepted but credit isn’t. In the few cases I do need cash, I usually know ahead of time and get enough.
Checks, though, they do still kind of bug me. They seem like the worst of both worlds between cash and credit, at least today. I guess they make sense for people that don’t want credit cards but still need to make large purchases. Really, the only part that bugs me about it though is when people pay for their groceries by check, but they wait until the total is given to them before they even start filling out the check. They can at least pull out their check book and start filling out the parts that don’t depend on the total, like the To line and signature. But that’s less of a Luddite thing than just people being oblivious.
And to the person who commented on thin wallets, I’ve never heard of anyone bragging about a thin wallet, but I’m not sure how a fat wallet is something to brag about either. Usually when I see someone with an unusually thick wallet, they have random business cards and membership cards they never use. Sometimes there’s even receipts or tickets jammed in there from months ago. I, personally, just don’t see the point in carrying around things I don’t need. I do occasionally put things in there, but I try to make a point of cleaning it out regularly. That not only has the benefit of keeping my wallet thin, but if there’s a business card I picked up, it actually makes sure I see it when I’m home so I can do something with it.
As such, my wallet generally just has my credit card, debit card, license, insurance, and CAC (which I need on me for the contract I’m doing now, but generally don’t bother always carrying around). What else do I need to ALWAYS have on me? Even if I had an extra credit card, maybe one for big purchases, I’d probably leave that at home, because I’d only need it for those few situations, and otherwise it’s just one more thing to carry around and that much more of a pain in the ass if something happens to my wallet. And even for random membership cards like at the grocery store or GNC or whatever, they either take a number or one can use a phone app instead. Hell, if I could reasonably use my phone to replace my license and credit card, I’d probably not even bother carrying a wallet at all.
Naw, I’m just as shallow as anyone. If I’m better than you it’s because I watch British telly. 
Blaster Master, again I don’t care what people do. It’s when it affects me that I hate it. I don’t even mind writing checks at the store. I understand. It’s how you roll. BUT, please be efficient. Don’t give me shit about “taking time to smell the roses”. Seriously, that’s what people say. “Relax.” I’ve got places to go and I’ll relax on my own time. Be aware of the people behind you. Have your checkbook out. Have it ready to go, with a pen. DON’T fill out your check register without at least moving down so I can get on with my life.
It’s when people tell me I am being a tool of the government (have seriously heard this) because I have a bank account I get mad. Sorry, I just don’t feel safe keeping it all under my mattress. :rolleyes:
I’ve had a Big Skinny wallet for a few years and love it. It has nothing to do with fashion. It’s all about the comfort. I can sit with it in my back pocket all day and not be bothered by it at all.
Lets go down to the quarry and throw stuff in, what a luddite.
Lets go down to the quarry and throw stuff in please don’t do that again
I use a free app called CardStar for my random discount cards, library card, etc.
It’s pretty great. You scan the barcode of the card with your phone camera, type in the name of the card, and save it. Then when you call up the right card, the cashier can just scan your phone.
I discovered it because the local public library was encouraging its patrons to use it. I guess they were sick of people leaving their library cards at home.