Cell Phone Confusion

I'm confused by people who buy their cell phones in stores when they can save so much dough by buying online. Oh, I get the ones who gotta have one now. That makes sense. It's convenient. But what about everybody else? Why don't they shop online and save the money? Is 100 bucks that superfluous these days?


Think about it. Each carrier has their own store practically within walking distance of each other. So they each pay rent and electicity; have basically the same cell phones, counters, computers, rugs and more. Does that make sense to you? What else do you buy that has it's own one product, one brand store. I mean do you go to each underwear brand store when you shop for your underwear? BVDs, no. Victoroia's Secret, yes. But let's face it Vicky's secret is special. How inconvenient is it to shop around for a cell phone when you have to go to a different store for each brand? It's crazy.

So, please save your $ for a rainy day or a much deserved vacation or food or a movie or whatever but don't waist it needlessly in a cell phone store, go online. If you have to see it and touch it, then, by all means, go to the store check it out, then go home, go online and buy it in half the time and at a much lower price.

By the way, if you are a member of a group like an alumni group or an association, check to see if you can save money by buying through it. You can do it with insurance, credit cards, Dell computers and more. Why not your cell phone?