What's making you smile/laugh today? - Page 586

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496917

By bmstinton93 - Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:22 pm

- Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:22 pm #496917

I'm always serious.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496918

By The Deadly - Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:07 pm

- Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:07 pm #496918

The price of the new Xbox one has made me laugh. It worries me that people will actually pay that ludicrous release price.

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Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496931

By Bruvva - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:18 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:18 am #496931

Nope. Nothing funny about his name or the company at all.

It just reminded me of this dreadful female called Yudster (cm.net / aled.info), who would spend all day just fussing over grammar points, and doing nothing constructive of any kind.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496933

By bmstinton93 - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:36 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:36 am #496933

The price of the new Xbox one has made me laugh. It worries me that people will actually pay that ludicrous release price.

Really? Do you have a smartphone? Surely you're paying more than that for it?

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496935

By dimtimjim - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:38 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:38 am #496935

Don't most people get phones for free?!?!

I've actually met Chris n shook his hand. This fact is still causing slight issues in my trouser dept.... :wink:

Best post ever.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496937

By Nicola_Red - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:40 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:40 am #496937

No. You pay for the phone and they disguise the cost by splitting it monthly and calling it 'line rental'.

She's the Tina Daheley of chrismoyles.net

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Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496938

By chrysostom - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:41 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:41 am #496938

After spending ~£900 on a 2 year contract.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496939

By bmstinton93 - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:42 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:42 am #496939

No. You pay for the phone and they disguise the cost by splitting it monthly and calling it 'line rental'.

O2 have recently brought out the O2 refresh scheme where they no longer disguise the price of the phone and it certainly backs up my point that the majority of us are all spending £450+ on our phones.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496940

By Nicola_Red - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:45 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:45 am #496940

Oh yeah, after I had my bag stolen with my then 6-week-old smartphone in it and stupidly had no insurance, I had to pay £400 for the replacement. Gutted.

She's the Tina Daheley of chrismoyles.net

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Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496941

By The Deadly - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:55 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:55 am #496941

The price of the new Xbox one has made me laugh. It worries me that people will actually pay that ludicrous release price.

Really? Do you have a smartphone? Surely you're paying more than that for it?

My iPhone is contract so i got it for free but it is worth more than the Xbox one. Difference is I use my phone almost every 10 minutes and with the Xbox I use it purely for gaming. For the price Microsoft want me to pay it just wouldn't be worth the money for me. The other thing is after Sony's e3 presentation they are probably going to trounce the Xbox in terms of sales so I'm hoping Microsoft panic and reduce the price by next summer. If it goes down to £350 I'd consider buying one.

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Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496942

By bmstinton93 - Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:58 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:58 am #496942

But I'm betting your contract is £30+ a month. I still value my console at more than a phone. Yeah I may use my phone more but what for? Twitter, Facebook and texting. I get so much more entertainment out of a console. For me I'm perfectly happy with the price of it for what I'm getting.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496945

By chrysostom - Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:11 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:11 am #496945

I'm surprised that £80 makes such a difference in the grand scheme of things, especially as a console should last 4-5 years.

Hardly like it's buying a house/car where the difference will make a significant impact to your finances.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496946

By bmstinton93 - Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:01 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:01 am #496946

Thursday is probably my final chance at a placement for next year. I got invited to go to an interview today on Thursday morning in Bristol. I had pretty much given up on the whole placement search and have kind of confined myself to just going and carrying on my 3rd year. If I'm honest I'm not going to get worked up either way now and whatever happens is fine. It is nice to have one more interview though as I doubt I'll get anymore after this now.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496948

By dimtimjim - Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:40 am

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:40 am #496948

Good luck wee-man.

I've actually met Chris n shook his hand. This fact is still causing slight issues in my trouser dept.... :wink:

Best post ever.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496959

By JayE - Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:24 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:24 pm #496959

The price of the new Xbox one has made me laugh. It worries me that people will actually pay that ludicrous release price.

I agree with this. £429 for a new game's console, no thanks, I'll stick with my 360.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496960

By The Deadly - Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:36 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:36 pm #496960

I think once Microsoft realise the massive error they have made the price will come down a bit. All the buzz surrounding the PS4 must be worrying them.

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Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496961

By chrysostom - Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:19 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:19 pm #496961

I agree with this. £429 for a new game's console, no thanks, I'll stick with my 360.

Would £349 be too much for you too?

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496962

By JayE - Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:20 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:20 pm #496962

Naaaaaaaa.£349 is quite reasonable for a brand new console, I'll probably buy a pre owned one when it goes down in price.

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Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496963

By bmstinton93 - Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:20 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:20 pm #496963

I agree with this. £429 for a new game's console, no thanks, I'll stick with my 360.

Would £349 be too much for you too?

That all depends on whether it would be too much for Deadly or not.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496964

By JayE - Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:25 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:25 pm #496964

You know what I'm not even going to come back to that. Not worth my time and effort.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496965

By dimtimjim - Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:40 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:40 pm #496965

I smell a merge coming on...! :wink:

I've actually met Chris n shook his hand. This fact is still causing slight issues in my trouser dept.... :wink:

Best post ever.

Re: What's making you smile/laugh today?#496966

By The Deadly - Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:58 pm

- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:58 pm #496966

I agree with this. £429 for a new game's console, no thanks, I'll stick with my 360.

Would £349 be too much for you too?

That all depends on whether it would be too much for Deadly or not.

Are two people not allowed to share the same opinion?

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