…and it was delicious.
My taxes were figured today and I found out how much my tax refund is going to be. It’s going to be direct deposited into my bank account in ten days which means that I will have it before I have to pay my next Amex bill. And that means…
I can buy the new Macbook I’ve been coveting for so long.
So…
I did!
I bought it today! And I’m so excited!
I was going to just drop by the Apple Store on my way home from work until a coworker tipped me off to an alternative which came with three pro’s and only one con. And that alternative was amazon.com. Who woulda thought to buy it there?!
The Pro’s:
- Amazon, somehow or other, doesn’t charge any sales tax
- Amazon offered a $150 mail in rebate with the purchase
- Amazon only charged me $4 for overnight shipping
When stacked up against the only con of not being able to have it immediately, a one day delay seemed like a small price to pay in order to save the several hundred I was able to save via Amazon. And it’s just one day to wait. Although the fact that I’ve been unable to think about anything else since hitting "Purchase" today is making this one day wait feel like months.
I spent all night so far compiling a list of the programs I will need to install on the new computer, and coming up with a game plan for transferring all of my files over. I realize I could go to the Genius Bar at Apple and have them do it for me (for a small fee considering I didn’t buy it directly from them, in which case it would have been a free option), but as odd as it is, I kind of enjoy the whole process of setting up and programming new gadgets.
Every time I get a new phone, I always bypass the option of having my phone numbers and stuff transferred for me. I actually enjoy manually adding all of my contacts and what not. I have a secret fetish for organizing things, and while I don’t quite understand how I got it, I accept it and enjoy getting to use it from time to time. So the next few days with a new laptop that needs fully personalized and organized is going to be like a wetdream for me.
Shut up.