How to deal with the negativity?

[mini bus]

"Can it tell time???"

When the negative ninnies ask me if it can tell time I say "Sure" then "Hey Siri, what time is it" I read what Siri says and it is generally something that they have no quick comeback for. If you try it, just remember to smile big and proud-and a wink wouldn't hurt either.

 

[tdog4444]

Over the past 24 hours of owning the apple watch, I have received some positive and some negative comments. I welcome the positive comments, but I get really annoyed by the negative comments. I've had two close friends tell me that my watch is "exactly like an iPhone on your wrist" and "it's very ugly and pointless" and "you wasted your money." One of my friends even said "it's an ipod nano on your wrist, how is that new?" The sheer stupidity of that comment makes me cringe.

Another one of my friends wanted me to defend the reasons why I bought the watch and continued to nitpick and press-on when I refused to defend myself by simply saying, "I got an apple watch because I wanted it and I can afford it. I don't feel the need to defend my purchase."

It's been bothering me that people have the nerves to insult my new watch even after I tell them that I don't want to argue about it. What suggestions do you have to deal with the negative comments?

just reply yes, it is a iphone on my wrist. and leave it at that. why do you care what they think about your watch?

 

[matt550]

Guy at told me I was stupid and the watch was dumb and a wast of money. I asked him how much money he spent gambling and drinking each month. He got really quite and walked away... I said thought so. Everybody has their thing. He was better after that.

 

[ttexxan]

Sorry to say they are prob right-----It is kinda like an Ipod Nano with some beefed up innards...No one really needs the watch and its by far not an elegant time piece....So really it comes down to you wanted it and can afford it who cares what others think....

I own one and dont really care what others think

 

[ob81]

You get extra ticked off about the nano bit because it is! Cheer up op. You got it because you wanted it. Mine will be here tomorrow!

 

[HenryDJP]

Sorry, replied to the wrong person.

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Over the past 24 hours of owning the apple watch, I have received some positive and some negative comments. I welcome the positive comments, but I get really annoyed by the negative comments. I've had two close friends tell me that my watch is "exactly like an iPhone on your wrist" and "it's very ugly and pointless" and "you wasted your money." One of my friends even said "it's an ipod nano on your wrist, how is that new?" The sheer stupidity of that comment makes me cringe.

Another one of my friends wanted me to defend the reasons why I bought the watch and continued to nitpick and press-on when I refused to defend myself by simply saying, "I got an apple watch because I wanted it and I can afford it. I don't feel the need to defend my purchase."

It's been bothering me that people have the nerves to insult my new watch even after I tell them that I don't want to argue about it. What suggestions do you have to deal with the negative comments?

I think you should check deep down and be honest with yourself that these people aren't really your friends. Just sayin'.

 

[silverblack]

Here would be my response.
"I know it is not for everyone, and a lot of people won't ever want one. Just like a convertible or a motorcycle. At least my watch is much cheaper that those."

 

[telefono]

With one of my friends we are so different to each other, but we have remained great friends because we respect our differences.

I'm getting mine soon and he has no interest in one. I don't have to deal with negativity with most of my friends that know I'm getting one. The ones that show negativity are the ones I don't hang out with much anyway, happened naturally over the years

 

[cmjars]

They said the same thing when the iPad came they made fun of my big iPhone! Now years later they all own one. Make fun of my new wrist iPhone...

 

[CausticSoda]

When the negative ninnies ask me if it can tell time I say "Sure" then "Hey Siri, what time is it" I read what Siri says and it is generally something that they have no quick comeback for. If you try it, just remember to smile big and proud-and a wink wouldn't hurt either.

To be honest, if you did that demo for me, my comeback would be to glance at my watch and tell you the time before you had even finished asking Siri. In 2015, I don't think it is a technical marvel to be able to ask a computer what time it is, but I do think it is basically pointless 99.9 % of the time.

 

[southflguy]

This is how I look at it: I don't really care what other people think. Why? Well for the obvious reasons.. but... you've got people that spend their money (hundreds) on drinking, smoking, partying, etc.. and that's their right to do so as they please. I might think it's stupid to spend hundreds on cigarettes but that's their thing. This is my thing. Oh, and a year or two from now I can sell my "stupid" investment whereas the drinking, smoking and partying are non-refundable. Enjoy your  Watch!

Over the past 24 hours of owning the apple watch, I have received some positive and some negative comments. I welcome the positive comments, but I get really annoyed by the negative comments. I've had two close friends tell me that my watch is "exactly like an iPhone on your wrist" and "it's very ugly and pointless" and "you wasted your money." One of my friends even said "it's an ipod nano on your wrist, how is that new?" The sheer stupidity of that comment makes me cringe.

Another one of my friends wanted me to defend the reasons why I bought the watch and continued to nitpick and press-on when I refused to defend myself by simply saying, "I got an apple watch because I wanted it and I can afford it. I don't feel the need to defend my purchase."

It's been bothering me that people have the nerves to insult my new watch even after I tell them that I don't want to argue about it. What suggestions do you have to deal with the negative comments?

 

[Lucifer666]

This is such a can of worms. I'll pass

 

[zmunkz]

Sounds like jealousy to me... I've never felt the impulse to evaluate somebody else's purchasing choices. To quote the philosopher T. Swift… "haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate." Shake that **** off, my friend.

 

[CharlieCat666]

"Well, I like the fitness tracker on it a whole lot. I mean, I think it's great that you're so comfortable in your own skin but I... you know, want to look good."

 

[adammull]

They said the same thing when the iPad came they made fun of my big iPhone! Now years later they all own one. Make fun of my new wrist iPhone...

They made fun of me having a Mac. Now they have Macs.

They made fun of me having an iPod. Then they had iPods.

"iPhone? No Blackberry is so much better." Now they have iPhones.

"iPad is pointless, it's just a big iPhone." Now they have iPads.

Do you see a pattern here? You're an early adopter. Everyone in this forum is. And eventually, all your "friends" will have an Apple Watch and they will pretend they always had one and that its the greatest thing ever.

 

[Jordan921]

You need better friends.

 

[CrAkD]

It's funny how people will drop hundreds on their own hobby without batting an eye, but when you buy an Apple product that you thoroughly enjoy and use several hours every day, they throw a fit.

my buddy is this to a tee. he's a mechanic. he has like 3 cars he's redoing for himself. they sit in his driveway for months and months at a time and he orders thousands of dollars in parts for them and it makes him happy. I don't question it. He found out I spent $1000 on the 128gb 6+ and then $400 on the watch and he berated me for a half hour about how much of a waste of money it is and he only gets phones that are free and blah blah blah. I go but you need 3 vehicles and then he says "but my truck can 4 wheel do that with your iPhone blah blah blah" haha. I have zero interest in that like he has zero interest in apple products. Difference is I don't give him crap for his hobby.

 

[SisterBlue22]

Over the past 24 hours of owning the apple watch, I have received some positive and some negative comments. I welcome the positive comments, but I get really annoyed by the negative comments. I've had two close friends tell me that my watch is "exactly like an iPhone on your wrist" and "it's very ugly and pointless" and "you wasted your money." One of my friends even said "it's an ipod nano on your wrist, how is that new?" The sheer stupidity of that comment makes me cringe.

Another one of my friends wanted me to defend the reasons why I bought the watch and continued to nitpick and press-on when I refused to defend myself by simply saying, "I got an apple watch because I wanted it and I can afford it. I don't feel the need to defend my purchase."

It's been bothering me that people have the nerves to insult my new watch even after I tell them that I don't want to argue about it. What suggestions do you have to deal with the negative comments?

Your friends suck.

I carry Coach bags. Hardly the height of luxury compared to, say, Hermes or Chanel, but certainly more expensive than the average JC Penney purse. I get the same types of comments here and there. I usually end it with something like "Thanks for your opinion!" then turn around and walk away. Or "Good thing I bought it and not you!" There's a million ways to deal with negative people like that, and many of them are great fun.

 

[smchan]

Perhaps an appropriate response is...

"You're right. It sucks. It can't even run Flash."

Sam

 

[M-5]

I was at work today, when one of my coworkers came up to me to discuss something. We were talking for a bit, and then I received a notification on my wrist w/ the little "ping."

He then noticed the watch and said " Noooo!" in a sort of disappointed but jokingly kind of way. I half-chuckled a bit in response, and he said "You dork." and that was it. He was obviously playing around, but it still kinda made me little embarrassed.

I've only had the watch for about a day and a half, so I've only worn it for one full day at work, but this was the first time I've had anyone acknowledge it (besides one of my friends who knew when my watch was arriving and is currently waiting for his.) But I love wearing this thing. I think it's beautiful, and it's an amazing piece of tech. It amazes me how much they were able to cram in such a small space (38mm), yet they still managed to make it absolutely beautiful.

 

[tknice]

The older I get, the more I realize this is just how people are. You may get lucky and be in a circle of friends who don't tease you about stuff or be secretly jealous--or maybe they just need something to talk about and right now, your watch is it, but that's rare. You are an early adopter of something that people are just starting to understand why they would want one. In a few years, most of those guys will have something similar, if not from Apple!

Don't worry about it dude, just rock it with confidence and tell them you like it and that's all that matters. If they are interested to hear more, tell them what you like about it. If not, whatever. It's not a waste to you.

 

[Poochi]

Over the past 24 hours of owning the apple watch, I have received some positive and some negative comments. I welcome the positive comments, but I get really annoyed by the negative comments. I've had two close friends tell me that my watch is "exactly like an iPhone on your wrist" and "it's very ugly and pointless" and "you wasted your money." One of my friends even said "it's an ipod nano on your wrist, how is that new?" The sheer stupidity of that comment makes me cringe.

Another one of my friends wanted me to defend the reasons why I bought the watch and continued to nitpick and press-on when I refused to defend myself by simply saying, "I got an apple watch because I wanted it and I can afford it. I don't feel the need to defend my purchase."

It's been bothering me that people have the nerves to insult my new watch even after I tell them that I don't want to argue about it. What suggestions do you have to deal with the negative comments?

"Who cares. It's a nice toy and I piss off this $xxx in a few pub nights anyway"

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The older I get, the more I realize this is just how people are. You may get lucky and be in a circle of friends who don't tease you about stuff or be secretly jealous--or maybe they just need something to talk about and right now, your watch is it, but that's rare. You are an early adopter of something that people are just starting to understand why they would want one. In a few years, most of those guys will have something similar, if not from Apple!

Don't worry about it dude, just rock it with confidence and tell them you like it and that's all that matters. If they are interested to hear more, tell them what you like about it. If not, whatever. It's not a waste to you and that's all that matters.

Most of my friends are wealthy enough to even care about price tag of this watch. Let alone thinking about it's a waste of money or not.

Look at ladies spent thousands on shoes they only wear once if even that. And all those expensive handbags and purpose. Apple Watch in comparison is a drop in a bucket.

Buy a new car, by the time you drive it off the lot it's many generation worth of Apple Watch gone in a blink.

 

[AZhappyjack]

Over the past 24 hours of owning the apple watch, I have received some positive and some negative comments. I welcome the positive comments, but I get really annoyed by the negative comments. I've had two close friends tell me that my watch is "exactly like an iPhone on your wrist" and "it's very ugly and pointless" and "you wasted your money." One of my friends even said "it's an ipod nano on your wrist, how is that new?" The sheer stupidity of that comment makes me cringe.

Another one of my friends wanted me to defend the reasons why I bought the watch and continued to nitpick and press-on when I refused to defend myself by simply saying, "I got an apple watch because I wanted it and I can afford it. I don't feel the need to defend my purchase."

It's been bothering me that people have the nerves to insult my new watch even after I tell them that I don't want to argue about it. What suggestions do you have to deal with the negative comments?

As I see it, you have two options.

1. Get new friends.
2. Grow tougher skin and stop being offended by the opinion of others.

Did you buy the watch to show off to your friends? Did you buy it to please them? If yes, well, there you are. If not, don't sweat their opinion.

 

[armandxp]

Ignore immaturity. It's just jealousy in disguise!