First, let's get one thing straight. Of course I would be upset of someone stole my phone, if someone stole your cheap phone you would be upset too. And if ever stolen I will just purchase another one. However, it is not the cost that upsets a person it is the violation of the personal attack or space of someone stealing or attempting to steal something from you. I had someone break into my house in Michigan many years ago, I was not upset with the required cleanup of the mess that resulted from his break in I was upset that the idiot violated my personal space. Heck, my insurance covered almost all of the costs for carpet replacement, wall repair, etc. But again, it was the violation of my personal space. That phone in my back pocket or in my truck, house, etc. is within my personal space.
Am I afraid of what someone would say if they saw me with a cheaper phone? Is it a status symbol? Dude, WTF, 99 percent of the people have no idea what the price of my cell phone is when they see it, and I do not flaunt it. Even if I answer a call when in public, I spend little time on the call since I am more concerned with what people might hear me say than what phone I am using. So, I call them back when I have privacy.
Even if visible in my back pocket, the greater majority of the people have no idea what phone I have and what it would cost. If someone gets close enough to read the name SAMSUNG on it they would still not have any idea what model it is.
In fact, I have never had anyone, including close friends ask the cost of my current S22U or any other phone I have owned; (other than my Satellite phone). The greater majority of my friends have an iPhone, and from the looks the larger model; however, I have no idea what it cost since I do not care what the price of an iPhone is or what models are available. As long as they are happy with their phone, so am I.
If I did worry about what other people thought about me, I would walk around in a suit and expensive dress shoes, wearing a Rolex, but my normal attire is jeans, a plain shirt, hiking boots, Casio watch and a baseball cap. So I’ll leave the pretentiousness to others. I personally have never given a thought to what other people think about me. When I was working, I could have easily stated, most people I met, hated me to the point they wanted me gone (dead). Didn’t bother me one bit. Now that I am retired, I care less what people think.
I guess for some small minded individuals it might be a status symbol, never really crossed my mind that a phone could be a status symbol. I purchased my large phone BECAUSE I WANTED A LARGE PHONE. I prefer a large phone, and I only purchase new phones from companies I feel I can trust will make a good product. I require a phone with what I have researched to be the best modem for a call signal. That usually denotes a newer phone since modems do get better with each new model phone. Older cheap phone might not work where I live. Not everyone lives in an area where there are multiple cell towers; I live in an area where there are only two cell towers for me to connect till I head toward the small city I live by. (One reason why I am no touting a Pixel 6 pro…the modem was questionable.)
And yes, I made a typo and will end up in hell for that terrible act, I’m sure you would never make such a drastic error. I totally apologize for terrible error and can only beg for exoneration.
I meant to say "price of an object does not necessarily determine the 'SIZE' of any object." Case in point; my GMC Denali PU is the same size as a GMC SLE PU; however, it costs approx. 20K more and the SLE diesel would be able to do the same job of pulling a large trailer through the mountains. Therefore, cost does not always related to size and I believe this thread was started on size; not cost. So, are you happy now that I corrected my error and begged for exoneration from having created such a grave error in my typing?
I believe we can move on and agree to disagree on this subject. You can continue to purchase cheap used items; that is your thing and that is most likely your right to do so where you live. I will continue to purchase the new items that might, or might not be expensive since it is my right and I can afford to do so, without harming others.
So have a nice day, or I would guess evening (approx. 4PM), if I can be as presumptuous to believe you are in England (due to stating pounds’ sterling in a post) since here it is currently 9:15 AM MST.
For me, time to take a 2 hour drive into the city.
Or I just get on my scooter for local around the city, I can go anywhere, and bypass all the car drivers stuck in the traffic jams, or can even just rent a public bicycle, and still get there quicker than a car.
