OK, I confess!!

[nevergonnaleavetn]

OK, I confess!! I confess that I pre-ordered a Protege within hours of them going up for sale.
Why did I wait to come out in the open with this fact instead of proudly announcing it like everyone else?
Because I don't pre-order things!!! Never have, never thought I would.

I'm the type of person who reads, studies, researches and ponders before I make a purchase.
I read virtually every review on the internet about every product I buy. My family says I'm
obsessive-compulsive and that I take the fun out of buying anything. I want to know everything
that can go wrong with a product before I plunk down my hard-earned cash.

And then of course, after every purchase, I immediately get buyer's remorse. Should I
have waited for this, should I have bargained for that, what is coming out next week? Will I get
my money's worth, will it hold up over the long term?

So what made me buy the Protege on impulse before the first hands-on review has been done?
I console myself with the following reasons:
1. Made in the USA (TN no less, ya gotta love it)
2. Everyday customer service witnessed first-hand on this forum (good job Steve & Casey)
3. Rugged stainless steel construction
4. No fancy electronics to fail
5. 6 month warranty
6. Versatility with different adapters
7. Reasonable price
8. Compact size but should have decent battery life
9. Locally serviceable
10. Readily available, fairly inexpensive batteries
11. It is just so dang cute

Actually, looking over my list, maybe this wasn't such an impulsive purchase.
Maybe I should be patting myself on the back rather than hiding in the shadows.
I wondered why the buyer's remorse never reared it's ugly head after clicking the submit button.

Anybody else have a confession to make? Come on, it'll make you feel better. ;-)

 

[kardjunkie]

Personally, I can never make a decision when it comes to spending money, drives my wife crazy. The Protege I didn't even think about it. The stainless sold me right away. I did order a PT with it and am now having remorse about it now that they might be making a stainless version. BTW, I love stainless steel, I use it everyday at work, well when i worked, currently on the unemployment line. The value was the next thing that didn't make me bat an eye at ordering it, it should literally last years upon years. I don't think aluminum would hold up long with me, dropping and all the other thing that live in my pocket go through....So...make me feel better about getting a PT instead of waiting on the stainless or else I will be another headache for Casey.

 

[nevergonnaleavetn]

Yeah, the PT in stainless sounds real tempting doesn't it?
That doesn't help much does it? Sorry

 

[ButchBoy]

I'm the type of person who reads, studies, researches and ponders before I make a purchase. I read virtually every review on the internet about every product I buy. My family says I'm obsessive-compulsive and that I take the fun out of buying anything.

50% of the fun of purchasing something is researching it. The other 50% is waiting for it to be delivered. Then after it's here, I usually toss it onto a shelf in the closet and start the process all over again.


Butch