Reinventing the Sundial....

[vanillafluffy]

I was browsing the Coke Rewards site, thinking of spending some points, when I ran across a "Coca-Cola Vintage Style Watch in Collectable Tin Case". Okay, it was pricey, but within my means. I clicked on it and was treated to the following copy: "Always having to fish out your cell phone to look at the time? Now simply glance at your wrist and read your collectible Coca-Cola® watch!"

As one of the twenty or so people in North America who doesn't HAVE a cell phone*, I found this hilarious. (I have a pocket watch on a chain clipped to my wristlet.) I shouldn't be so surprised---when we were baking cookies, J used her cell phone's timer to alert us to when batches were done---but once again, I'm being poked by the sharp stick of technological inadequacy. It also bugs me to think that something as common as a wristwatch is suddenly "quaint". That's what it boils down to, isn't it?


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*...Blackberry, Bluetooth, iPhone, Treo, etc. I have a landline. And it's not even cordless.
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Comments

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

That's a really cute watch. I do have a cell, but it's a Tracfone and I last used it in May. Wouldn't use it to check the time because it's always at the bottom of my handbag. :)

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I figure it's a cute watch, but not THAT cute. I keep hearing about Tracfones, but darn it! If I get a cell phone, I want one with a camera, so I can get a double-helping of technology in one fell swoop.