June 02, 2003
iPaid
When I woke this morning I had no intention of purchasing an iPod. Now I own one. How did this happen?
Here is how this happened: Goat wanted a laptop, a PowerBook G4 to be precise, and I tagged along with him to the Apple Store in Tysons Corner. [Yes, this entire entry is an ad for Apple. ] The helpful salesman, a gentlemen in his fifties or sixties, informed us that as an employee of an institution of higher learning, I was entitled to a $150 discount on the purchase of a Powerbook. And a $30 discount on the purchase of an iPod. And an additional $200 mail-in rebate on the purchase of a a Powerbook and an iPod at the same time.
How could I turn down a $200 discount? I couldn't.
It's just a thing, a chunk of metal and plastic. But as chunks of metal and plastic go, it's one of the more beautifully designed I've seen. Even the packaging is pleasurable to behold, with the possible exception of the plastic sleeve, printed with this command:
Don't steal music.
Ne volez pas la musique.
Bitte keine Musik stehlen.
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How can I not steal music after reading that?
Posted by cradle at June 2, 2003 12:32 AMHad you seen this at the time? (I'm jealous, by the way.)
Posted by: Andrew at June 2, 2003 09:44 AM
Indeed I had.
Posted by: David at June 2, 2003 10:15 AMDavid, I just read your blog.
Thank-you for writing at an eighth grade level on a subject that I am capable of absorbing.
Posted by: Maureen at June 3, 2003 12:49 AMI disagree with your assessment, Maureen!
Did you know that the Washington Post is written at an eighth grade level? So I was comparing your blog to the Post.
Posted by: Momo at June 3, 2003 03:07 PM