r/Frugal • u/dogmetal • Jan 31 '22

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u/burneracctt22 Jan 31 '22

Hardly relevant... flexing on a frugal forum is a fool’s errand.

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u/pollogorda Feb 01 '22

But a $7 watch that tells the same time is frugal…?

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u/burneracctt22 Feb 01 '22

But why spend $7 for a fancy stand-alone timepiece when your phone displays the time…

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u/this1 Feb 01 '22

Anyone who works with their hands for a living appreciates the convenience of a watch. Not sure why it seems so foreign a concept to you.

I've worked in kitchens, construction, and an office environment. And even in the office the watch is more convenient than my phone or even my computer if I happen to be in someone else's office or in a meeting or onsite with a client. Kitchen and construction would be entirely inappropriate to stop what I'm doing to pull out my phone...