They super-sized my car radio

The car radio stopped working a few weeks back, so I finally went in today to get a new one. It was just a tape player and radio, so replacements were in the $80 or so range.

But the crafty salesperson commented on how I look like someone who might have a lot of songs on my iPod or on a computer, and wouldn’t I like a system where you plug in your iPod or a USB memory stick, and hey have thousabnds of songs to choose from.

So yeah I am thinking that will be good for the long journeys. And then he sees my phone and asks if I use it much when in the car. I say, yes I do. He then shows me a bluetooth model steros which will automatically link to my phone, access my numbers allowing me to dial from the stereo, and allows me to talk hands free, using the speakers. Well that would be damn useful so I go up another model and price again.

He then went in for the kill – the full DVD steros system, but as this would push my $80 purcahse into a four figure sum, I managed to hold off (plus I think it may not have enhanced road safety as much as the other one) and settled for the iPod stero with bluetooth hands free phone.

So I have done my part for increasing GDP. Quite a lot to pay, but hey I love new toys.