I started typing this for a different thread, but figured it might be a hijack...
What makes people appreciate this color scheme over that color scheme with their REOs?
I sometimes sort of wonder what I'm missing out on with the caring about the color... I mean, I know I'm missing something because I've never been able to buy furniture, appliances, or even pillowcases without seeing that look in my wife's eyes that tells me whatever it was doesn't fit the decor.... and honestly, I have no idea what 'decor' is. When I need a new towel or whatever, I grab the one on top of the nearest stack of appropriately sized towels and take it to the cash register. When I need a new shirt, I grab one off the stack of appropriately sized shirts and take it to the cash register (and somehow I'm occasionally told things like a sky blue shirt doesn't "work" with a brown belt, and black shoes... I don't know what "work" means in this context... baffling to me when the items are doing what I want them to do including covering my feet, keeping my pants from falling down, and providing me protection from getting a sunburnt back).
So it has been with my REOs. When I got my mini, they all looked pretty good so I clicked one that was listed as available and bought it. When I got my VVW, I clicked one on the last page for no other reason than I thought the site traffic that had almost melted down the website that night might work to my benefit if I picked one on the last page (and I was right - it was probably the difference between me getting one and not getting one). When I ordered my SL, there were only a few available and I just clicked one. I guess the one I clicked has a similar color scheme as the mini I got a couple of years ago, but that didn't really enter my mind.... Understanding what makes people like or dislike a color or choose one useful thing over another identically useful thing simply based on the paint or pigment is something I need to work on, I think (at least for my wife's benefit, if not my own).
So... all of that said: Is there something you wanted to match with the color scheme? Is there a place you will use it more often than other places where it might need to "fit in"? Would a bright color help you find it if misplaced? Do you want it to attract attention, or perhaps be more camouflaged? Do folks just have "favorite colors" like kids say they do? Does the really nice variety of colors REOs have now make you more likely to get a second (or third or 10th or whatever) one because it's a different color than whatever you have now?
What makes people appreciate this color scheme over that color scheme with their REOs?
I sometimes sort of wonder what I'm missing out on with the caring about the color... I mean, I know I'm missing something because I've never been able to buy furniture, appliances, or even pillowcases without seeing that look in my wife's eyes that tells me whatever it was doesn't fit the decor.... and honestly, I have no idea what 'decor' is. When I need a new towel or whatever, I grab the one on top of the nearest stack of appropriately sized towels and take it to the cash register. When I need a new shirt, I grab one off the stack of appropriately sized shirts and take it to the cash register (and somehow I'm occasionally told things like a sky blue shirt doesn't "work" with a brown belt, and black shoes... I don't know what "work" means in this context... baffling to me when the items are doing what I want them to do including covering my feet, keeping my pants from falling down, and providing me protection from getting a sunburnt back).
So it has been with my REOs. When I got my mini, they all looked pretty good so I clicked one that was listed as available and bought it. When I got my VVW, I clicked one on the last page for no other reason than I thought the site traffic that had almost melted down the website that night might work to my benefit if I picked one on the last page (and I was right - it was probably the difference between me getting one and not getting one). When I ordered my SL, there were only a few available and I just clicked one. I guess the one I clicked has a similar color scheme as the mini I got a couple of years ago, but that didn't really enter my mind.... Understanding what makes people like or dislike a color or choose one useful thing over another identically useful thing simply based on the paint or pigment is something I need to work on, I think (at least for my wife's benefit, if not my own).
So... all of that said: Is there something you wanted to match with the color scheme? Is there a place you will use it more often than other places where it might need to "fit in"? Would a bright color help you find it if misplaced? Do you want it to attract attention, or perhaps be more camouflaged? Do folks just have "favorite colors" like kids say they do? Does the really nice variety of colors REOs have now make you more likely to get a second (or third or 10th or whatever) one because it's a different color than whatever you have now?
also, I have favorite colors....like PINK, so I have a couple of pink REOs.....also, I have one with a door that matches my car.
