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Mine had a 5, and I just went out, bought him a 6 and told him to use it.
He likes it now.
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Awwww. My family always gave New Year money to me and my cousins based on our ages. Older kids got more, but since I was one of the older kids, I got more than my younger male cousin.
I was afraid I was going solo with the Apple watch, but I think I've managed to convince my partner to get one too. In any case, I'm ordering two, because I'm not sure which size I want, so I'm making my partner wear whichever one I don't use, and hope he gets addicted to it.
Yeah... part of it is age. They get money by age. But, part of it is most definitely that she's a girl. I hate to say it, because her grandma is really sweet, but her brothers were getting way more money at her age. They see them a few times a year, and without fail, the two boys were getting much more cash by the time they were her age. It's taken the past year for them to stop giving her 10 or 20 bucks and actually give her something close to what they get.
The funny part is that the middle kid (male) RARELY spends money. He just saves it. He's loaded by this point. His sister has far more stuff she likes to buy (being a girl costs money!) and she gets so much less.
Fortunately, the boys totally understand when big stuff like this comes up and we have to help her buy it if she wants it. She could buy one now, but she'd not have too much left in her personal spending account. So, I might just help her out.
They're the only grandkids, so I don't know how this would work if there were boys younger than her in the mix. She gets a pretty good amount for New Year, but the rest of the year, her brothers make out like bandits.
Yeah... part of it is age. They get money by age. But, part of it is most definitely that she's a girl. I hate to say it, because her grandma is really sweet, but her brothers were getting way more money at her age. They see them a few times a year, and without fail, the two boys were getting much more cash by the time they were her age. It's taken the past year for them to stop giving her 10 or 20 bucks and actually give her something close to what they get.
The funny part is that the middle kid (male) RARELY spends money. He just saves it. He's loaded by this point. His sister has far more stuff she likes to buy (being a girl costs money!) and she gets so much less.
Fortunately, the boys totally understand when big stuff like this comes up and we have to help her buy it if she wants it. She could buy one now, but she'd not have too much left in her personal spending account. So, I might just help her out.
They're the only grandkids, so I don't know how this would work if there were boys younger than her in the mix. She gets a pretty good amount for New Year, but the rest of the year, her brothers make out like bandits.
Very interesting. Being an only child, I haven't had the chance to compare money received other than at New Years. I do know that my parents wouldn't have given girls less money than boys when they visited their relatives. And my mom tended to buy things for my cousins that they wanted instead of giving them cash. So the money value of the things they got might be different, but I think they were each happy to have what they wanted.
How old are your kids, if you don't mind sharing? Most of the discussion here on MacRumors about the watch has been by adults, talking about how they plan to use it, but I've been interested in if anyone planned to get it for their kids, and how they might use it. Could it become the next "must-have" thing at school? Will sending doodles to each others' watches during class become the digital equivalent of passing notes?
Yeah... my daughter was always happy with the few little trinkets and so forth that she got... plus going shopping with her grandma whenever they were in the country. They're moving here now for retirement, so they'll get to see one another more often in the future. She just started to notice over the past year or so how much money the boys got compared to her. And, it bugged her. I think because she's become more of a shopper and she's growing up. Her grandma told her the other day that she had to remember that she (my daughter) isn't a little girl anymore, and she's becoming a young lady.
My kids are 24, 17, and 14. My eldest is still in college (he took a break and worked FT for awhile during the recession) so he's living at home and paying rent. He's got our guest suite, so that works for us. He's very helpful at home. He will buy his own watch and he's sorting out which one. My 17yo is a junior in HS and he's assessing the benefits. He's a careful shopper. He's not super social, but he's said his friends might get them and it would be handy to see messages without pulling out his phone, since some instructors frown upon phones in class. My daughter would probably get the most use from it with her friends, because (I think this really is a girl thing) they just tend to communicate more. Thing is, she might have to lead the charge on this because she's often the first to get new tech stuff in her peer group because we are all such gadget freaks in this household.
I definitely think there's a huge market for these with teenagers. I could see there being a good market with the tweens as well. Maybe younger kids if they ever came out with the Watch version of the iPhone 5C because let's face it, it's easier to get a younger kid to notice a watch notification than it is to get them to see that their parents are texting them. It's easy to say you didn't feel/hear your text alert go off on a phone that is in a pocket or purse, but the wrist notification is impossible to ignore unless you're unconscious.
The truth is, these watches (especially the sport) are not extremely expensive. Particularly for kids from upper-middle class/upper class income types of homes. Which is a good chunk of Apple's bread and butter audience anyway, if MR polls are any indication (and though we are a micro-colony, I think this one is still representative).
The neatest thing about the Apple Watch to me is that you don't have to carry your phone around while in the house to receive calls and notifications. That's HUGE.
We all use our phones to communicate here because nobody wants to run up and down floors and through the length of the house to find everyone for dinner or what have you. Our house isn't enormous, but it's big enough that yelling isn't always gonna cut it.
And yelling is annoying anyway.
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That's a very good question. I think we may see more of this in the lead up to Christmas.
First I have to get hubbie off the Note 3. (Oh, the shame!)
He is asking about new trade-in program, as Lollipop update threw the Note 3 into s-l-o-w-m-oooo...
He is asking about new trade-in program, as Lollipop update threw the Note 3 into s-l-o-w-m-oooo...
I'm excited to use some of the more personal features that only others with AW's will be able to. Yet, none of my friends are buying right now. I'm always the early adopter, and then maybe later they will. Guess I'll be waiting a while to use these features. Maybe cool to make some techie friends on here or someone else just to test out the tech and be silly about. LOL
Nope your definitely notI hope I'm not the only one who originally thought of this when seeing the thread title.
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I definitely think there's a huge market for these with teenagers. I could see there being a good market with the tweens as well. Maybe younger kids if they ever came out with the Watch version of the iPhone 5C because let's face it, it's easier to get a younger kid to notice a watch notification than it is to get them to see that their parents are texting them. It's easy to say you didn't feel/hear your text alert go off on a phone that is in a pocket or purse, but the wrist notification is impossible to ignore unless you're unconscious.
Ha, good luck with that! I suspect you will be hearing a lot of "Sorry, Mom. My watch was out of battery / in power save mode."
Agreed. Especially if phone companies give a good rate on family phone/data plans. I think kids will take to the new watch-to-watch communication modes much quicker than adults. After all, it was teens/tweens who started the texting craze, wasn't it?
The neatest thing about the Apple Watch to me is that you don't have to carry your phone around while in the house to receive calls and notifications. That's HUGE.
We all use our phones to communicate here because nobody wants to run up and down floors and through the length of the house to find everyone for dinner or what have you. Our house isn't enormous, but it's big enough that yelling isn't always gonna cut it.
And yelling is annoying anyway.
That reminds me of Sound of Music, and the whistle the Captain uses to call his children. Now, we can just give everyone an Apple watch instead!
Hope to hear more about your family's experiences with the watch once you get it!
This is why I'm buying my fianceé a SS apple watch. It's a wedding gift
She not that into tech,well once she has it she loves it. Lol.
But to me, the apple watch has some intimate features that I'd like to share with her (heart beat..ect) so I'll grab her one. However,if she declines my gift,we can be watch buddies (TM)
She not that into tech,well once she has it she loves it. Lol.
But to me, the apple watch has some intimate features that I'd like to share with her (heart beat..ect) so I'll grab her one. However,if she declines my gift,we can be watch buddies (TM)
Ha, good luck with that! I suspect you will be hearing a lot of "Sorry, Mom. My watch was out of battery / in power save mode."
Agreed. Especially if phone companies give a good rate on family phone/data plans. I think kids will take to the new watch-to-watch communication modes much quicker than adults. After all, it was teens/tweens who started the texting craze, wasn't it?
That reminds me of Sound of Music, and the whistle the Captain uses to call his children. Now, we can just give everyone an Apple watch instead!
Hope to hear more about your family's experiences with the watch once you get it!
Hahahaah... mine know better than to pull the "out of battery" thing on me. I'm the one who bought them all their first gadgets. I know better.
I think I'd prefer the Apple Watch to the whistle. I guess we will have to wait and see!
My wife and I are both Apple fans and long-time users (since 1986!), although I'm more of a power-user than she is. I'm also IT Tech support for our household.
I'll be getting her an Apple Watch as a Mother's Day present. She wasn't very happy with her FitBit, so the idea would be to have her use it more as a fitness monitor than anything else. I don't see it replacing the diamond watch I gave her for Christmas a couple years ago.
I'll be getting her an Apple Watch as a Mother's Day present. She wasn't very happy with her FitBit, so the idea would be to have her use it more as a fitness monitor than anything else. I don't see it replacing the diamond watch I gave her for Christmas a couple years ago.
Sad to say, being in an older age group means that no one I am aware of is getting the Watch. Trying to convince my intrenched in android hubby to get one just so I can constantly tap him on the wrist! Really want to play with these features!
I sent a watch buddy message.
I am a lonely UK geek
Married (cool your jets their boys n girls). But tech lonely.
I am a lonely UK geek
Married (cool your jets their boys n girls). But tech lonely.