What do you upgrade more often?

[jet2ks]

And how often? A couple of recent threads got me thinking on this topic.
(First time trying to start a poll, I hope this works right)

 

[ficklefaye]

neither, i think i upgrade my cell phone more than anything

 

[D&T]

Date: 7/17/2009 1:11:16 PM
Author: ficklefaye
neither, i think i upgrade my cell phone more than anything

oooh... ditto at least every two years come renewal time.

 

[jet2ks]

I did think about cell phones, but figured that would skew the results, so tried to stick to bigger ticket items.

EDT: For me it would be computers. I am looking for a new laptop, which will only be my third new computer in the last eight years--I upgrade components in the computers about once a year, it seems like. Once upon a time it would have been cars.

 

[decodelighted]

I think most people''s answer would vary from year to year ... mine would. In this case, now, I had to upgrade my computer most recently so I voted for that. Over the years I''ve had more computers than cars. (Or diamonds). And even cell phones really! Luckily my latest computer was a nearly brand new hand-me-down from hubby when he got a new one from his work. Yay!

 

[D&T]

ok, not to skew your result, I will vote for Cars. I''ve had 6 cars in the last 10 years.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I don''t really "upgrade" diamonds, but I certainly have been adding to my collection more than I''ve upgraded my laptop (mine is 3.5 years old), car (just bought it, but I buy a new one every 3 years), or cell phone (got one for my birthday last October, but I had a RAZR before I got my iPhone that had to have been 4.5 years old).

 

[LGK]

Computers for sure. I am hard on them, and we use... umm... four at work which I have to take care of and purchase, three at home (one laptop for me, one laptop for him, and one music computer for him). So there''s always one that''s about to kick the bucket.

Cars, I drive til they die. Always. I just had an ''02 Ford Focus die in a very final manner at me. Finally learned to drive a stick, adopted the old Honda we had, and am currently in the process of waiting for it to die next. I think the boy changed the oil in that car maybe four times? and it''s well over 100K miles. It''ll die soon, trust me. So far I''ve driven an ''87 Hyundai into the ground, a ''97 Geo Prism which got totaled while parked, and the Focus. I gave the Focus''s carcass to a friend who is married to a mechanic and he got it moving- it has a population of jumping spiders which live in the dashboard, spawning new generations, a portable lake in the passenger side, and a mold garden in the back, as well as a bunch of poppyseeds that sprout periodically on the back floorboards. But, it moves now. Which is more than her old car did!

My ring is not gonna change in the forseeable future. With a 3.55ct OEC, I''m done.

Don''t own a house. We do own commercial property, though.

 

[Ellen]

I think computers and diamonds are tied for me.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 7/17/2009 1:48:00 PM
Author: LittleGreyKitten
I gave the Focus''s carcass to a friend who is married to a mechanic and he got it moving- it has a population of jumping spiders which live in the dashboard, spawning new generations, a portable lake in the passenger side, and a mold garden in the back, as well as a bunch of poppyseeds that sprout periodically on the back floorboards. But, it moves now. Which is more than her old car did!

LMFAO! That is AWESOME.

I go through computers like mad. Like, one every one or two years, and constantly updating the hardware. My husband is a big techie and likes to upgrade his stuff, so I always get his old stuff - which is fine with me!

 

[Dancing Fire]

jet,you forgot....bf/gf and/or husband and wife.

 

[lyra]

Laptops. New one every 2 years.

 

[jet2ks]

Date: 7/17/2009 2:12:45 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
jet,you forgot....bf/gf and/or husband and wife.

Saving that one for you, DF!

 

[Lorelei]

I voted computers as I am done upgrading diamonds....for now......

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/17/2009 2:59:35 PM
Author: jet2ks

Date: 7/17/2009 2:12:45 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
jet,you forgot....bf/gf and/or husband and wife.

Saving that one for you, DF!

 

[musey]

Date: 7/17/2009 1:11:16 PM
Author: ficklefaye
neither, i think i upgrade my cell phone more than anything

Ditto, but I voted house (even though technically I''m still an apartment dweller...) because I''ve moved twice since my last computer purchase.

I don''t upgrade jewelry, I buy new items if anything. I''ve only ever had one car. I''ve had the same computer for 3.5 years, the last one I had for 2 years before giving it to my brother. I''ve moved about every year and a half on average for the past 7 years, but college took up more than half of that.

Actually come to think of it, I only upgrade my phone when eligible for subsidized pricing, which is every two years. So my housing still qualifies as the most frequent upgrade!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 7/17/2009 1:48:00 PM
Author: LittleGreyKitten
I gave the Focus''s carcass to a friend who is married to a mechanic and he got it moving- it has a population of jumping spiders which live in the dashboard, spawning new generations, a portable lake in the passenger side, and a mold garden in the back, as well as a bunch of poppyseeds that sprout periodically on the back floorboards. But, it moves now. Which is more than her old car did!

BWAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!!! That is classic!!!

I''m a gamer. My computer gets regular upgrades.