Happy Camper or Frustrated Owner?
This thread is a rerun of a thread I ran in 2004 and again in 2005 . I was surprised and pleased that most who posted to the 2004 thread were in the happy camper category when the second thread ran. ...
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I'm a happy camper. I think it's mostly because I have learned to rely on myself for my decisions. That means I do my own research, I based decisions on facts not the opinions of others, I don't trust others to know my needs/wants/thoughts better than I do, I decide my budget based on what I know I can afford not on what someone else thinks I should spend, and I take responsibility for the results of my decisions.
Whether buying new or used, I have used the above to purchase everything from an mp3 player to my house. The only times I have been an unhappy camper are the times I ignored one or more of the above.
As for problems, I believe in the saying "choose your battles". I'm not going to fuss over a small cosmetic blemish, but I will fuss over a functional problem. I don't expect a warranty to equate to perfection or to my not needing to do anything.
Whether buying new or used, I have used the above to purchase everything from an mp3 player to my house. The only times I have been an unhappy camper are the times I ignored one or more of the above.
As for problems, I believe in the saying "choose your battles". I'm not going to fuss over a small cosmetic blemish, but I will fuss over a functional problem. I don't expect a warranty to equate to perfection or to my not needing to do anything.
