My sister (RIP) had this attitude 30 years ago. She’d buy something she didn’t need, or even knew that she wanted. “But it was 50% off - how could I NOT buy it!?”
My daughter rents a place with an okay fridge included. She works at a store and they had a display model fridge they were trying to get rid of. It was on the small side, but about the same size as her fridge in the rental. Brand new it was $800 or something. It was down at $300 and she wondered if she should buy it. I told her it would be more hassle than it was worth when she moved some day.
After a few more weeks it was down to $50! She was REALLY tempted to buy it, but didn’t. If I thought she would have the inclination to sell it at a profit I would have told her to buy it.
But she doesn’t have the inclination, and if it won’t sell for more than $50 at a box store she probably wouldn’t be able to sell it for much more than that out of her garage.
Oh. And it was red.
A smallish red reefer? No wonder the box store couldn’t sell it.
Just like people get excited about their tax “rebate”
Part of the fridge conversation I assume involved the length of time she planned to live in the apartment. If the plan was more than two years, I would have done the $300 and worried about moving when I moved out. I would probably leave it.
It is the one time girl math works.