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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Born2it, post: 4409958, member: 59977&quot;]Generally an excellent reason to buy something, and I applaud your - and your wife’s - taste!</p><p><br /></p><p>A rather grand lady I very much admired told me long ago what she felt were the proper criteria for purchasing something.&nbsp; I’ve</p><p>yet to come up with anything better. I wish I had written down her exact words, but I let my foolish pride dissuade me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, it boiled down to </p><p><br /></p><p>1 - Do you love it? If yes, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>2 - Is it brand new, just released, and so extremely obviously the epitome of the latest fashion that anyone with a television could identify it as such? If no, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>3 - Would a layman be able to tell that it isn’t amateur work? If yes, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>4 - Will it be so difficult, risky, and/or expensive to clean and maintain that one has to be in - or ship it to - a major city to have it done? If no, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>5 - Can it actually be regularly used, or at least displayed? If yes, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>6 - Is it obviously damaged? If no, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>7 - Will a layman require assistance determining its age? If yes, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>8 - Are the people you love most going to be hurt or angry if you buy it? If no, +1.</p><p><br /></p><p>9 - Do you truly need it for a practical and easily explained reason? If yes, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>10 - Do you love it? If yes, +1</p><p><br /></p><p>And it isn’t an accident that loving it is in there twice <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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