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

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I meant to get back with you about that. I have about three email addys for you and wasn't sure about that one. Seeing as it's legit, I'll give it a whirl.

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

Didn't mean to hound ya - I just wanted to make sure the email didn't get lost in the junk mail folder or whatever. And I do have several email addresses. Can't remember which one I sent it from, but they all usually have my first name as the sender. ;-)

Yep, it's legit. I saw a commercial on TV and checked into it, then qualified (due to being a single parent with a kid on reduced lunch at school). Since I already have a cell phone thru Verizon, I passed it along to my mom for emergencies. It's perfect for her. She gets 68 minutes a month (more can be added, if need-be) and there's absolutely NO charge to her (or me) whatsoever.