Help Please! Why do YOU Need a BB??
- Hello,
I need help convincing my husband to buy me a BB Curve for Christmas! Can you list some reasons that a stay at home mom would NEED (or want) BB service? My husband says you only need them for work and since I don't work outside the home, he thinks it's silly for me to have one.
What else will I use it for besides checking my email??
Looking forward to becoming a fellow addict!
***Edited for further explanation***
Thanks everyone, who gave helpful responses!!
Let me just add that I don't need to really convince my husband of anything...I'm not a teenager. I'm an adult and I WILL order it no matter what.
What I was looking more for were fun or useful things that you all do with your BB that keep you addicted (and arn't related to work). I know why I want it, but I'm sure there is so much more out there than I realize.
My husband's first comment when I mentioned getting one was that they are for business. I just wanted a longer list of the "fun stuff" to explain to him why I WILL be getting one and why he would benefit from it too.
Again, thanks for all of the helpful comments! I do appreciate them!!Last edited by AdoreMyFour; 11-30-08 at 11:44 AM.
11-30-08 09:55 AMLike 0 -
- Hello,
I need help convincing my husband to buy me a BB Curve for Christmas! Can you list some reasons that a stay at home mom would NEED (or want) BB service? My husband says you only need them for work and since I don't work outside the home, he thinks it's silly for me to have one.
What else will I use it for besides checking my email??
Looking forward to becoming a fellow addict!
Adore My Four11-30-08 10:09 AMLike 0 - ^2nd that. Or how about because he loves you. How about to rescue you from everyday boredom.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-30-08 10:10 AMLike 0 -
- amazinglygracelessRetired ModLet me see if I got this right. You are asking why any of us need a
BlackBerry so you (who we don't know) can help you justify it to
your husband (who we also don't know).
If you haven't figured out how and what you plan to use it for
by now I'd have to say you really don't "need" it.11-30-08 10:16 AMLike 0 - Because you want one! We all have "stuff" that we don't need but still want. I'm sure that you are no different!11-30-08 10:20 AMLike 0
- To keep track of your:
Hair appointments
Play dates
Nail appointments
Kids sports schedules
School schedules
Dinner with your husband
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Shopping lists
And much, much more..........11-30-08 10:26 AMLike 0 - amazinglygracelessRetired ModTo keep track of your:
Hair appointments - Trivial - Go when you go
Play dates - When did we start scheduling time for our kids to play
Nail appointments - Trivial - Go when you go
Kids sports schedules - OK
School schedules - OK
Dinner with your husband - If it were important you would not need to be reminded
Birthdays - See above
Anniversaries - See above
Shopping lists - What no one knows how to write anymore
And much, much more..........11-30-08 10:40 AMLike 0 - Of course all the other benefits besides email....
GPS while you are out - you can easily look up restaurants etc and get directions.
Internet while you are out - look up phone numbers, etc and I even use it if say for example I am in Best Buy looking to buy something, and I want to know quick and easily if somewhere has a better price... like Future Shop. I just look it up while I am still in the store! Or if I have a question about a certain product that the store employees can't answer (happened quite a few times with electronics... I tend to go too in depth in what I want to kow I guess lol)
Keep in touch with friends with any of the major IM clients
Play games in the doctors office etc while waiting
Always have a good calculator on hand
Note taking on the fly... easily jot down information with the qwerty keyboard
Carry around a digital photo album of the family
Use it as an MP3 Player
Take quick snapshots and small videos
but first and foremost, it's a GREAT CELL PHONE! Call clarity is excellent, voice dial works flawlessly (good for in the car) speakerphone is plenty loud and clear (also good for in car)
...and you can get it in PINK!11-30-08 10:57 AMLike 0 - I need a BB because i want one.
If your husband wont buy you one, why don't you just buy it yourself?
i really dont get it?? I think its diff when a teenager comes on here and stuff and they try to convince their parents, but when you are married, technically, when he buys you something isn't it joint money anyways?? Just buy it yourself, why convince him to do anything?11-30-08 11:01 AMLike 0 - Because it's a good way to keep track of your family's events including holiday gathering, kids sports, doctor appointments, and so on.11-30-08 11:04 AMLike 0
- Let me see if I got this right. You are asking why any of us need a
BlackBerry so you (who we don't know) can help you justify it to
your husband (who we also don't know).
If you haven't figured out how and what you plan to use it for
by now I'd have to say you really don't "need" it.
Why are you such an azz sometimes? I mean really didnt your mother ever teach you if you dont have anything nice to say to not say anything?11-30-08 11:12 AMLike 0 - Thanks everyone, who gave helpful responses!!
Let me just add that I don't need to really convince my husband of anything...I'm not a teenager. I'm an adult and I WILL order it no matter what.
What I was looking for was more like things that you all do with your BB that keep you addicted (and arn't related to work). I know why I want it, but I'm sure there is so much more out there than I realize.
My husband's first comment when I mentioned getting one was that they are for business. I just wanted a longer list of the "fun stuff" to explain to him why I WILL be getting one and why he would benefit from it too.
Again, thanks for all of the helpful comments! I do appreciate them!!11-30-08 11:27 AMLike 0 - avt123O.G.
Listen, you stay at home with the kids and do things around the house. So basically, you really are entitled to anything you want for taking care of the family. If your husband doesn't see this, than you should buy your own BB, and if he has a BB or ever gets one, don't add him to BBM.
If I had a wife and she took care of my kids, I would definitely get her a BB if she wanted one, it's the least I could do.11-30-08 11:29 AMLike 0 - Hello,
I need help convincing my husband to buy me a BB Curve for Christmas! Can you list some reasons that a stay at home mom would NEED (or want) BB service? My husband says you only need them for work and since I don't work outside the home, he thinks it's silly for me to have one.
What else will I use it for besides checking my email??
Looking forward to becoming a fellow addict!
Adore My Four
Most of the items that your family owns, are things that are not needed. So, decide what you want or need and go from there. If it's a matter of paying for the monthly bill for the service, decide what can get cut from the current budget. Sounds to me like this might be where your hubby is coming from.11-30-08 11:31 AMLike 0 - Come on, guys. She doesn't "need" her husband's permission and she doesn't "need" reasons to get a blackberry. This post is more along the lines of "I think I want a bb, but what can I really do with it?" She knows she wants a simple device that will let her check e-mail, make phone calls, surf the web, and "organize her life", but she wants specifics so she can convince herself and her husband it's a good idea.
That said, I loved the first reply.11-30-08 05:09 PMLike 0 - I think we're all reading too much into this. In some ways, the OP wants a light-hearted view on why to get a BB.
Tell him you'd let him play with it I'll bet he'll start to get hooked on one. You two could get matching ones...but I'm sure the "Tim Allen" voice will kick into his head wanting the ultimate BB that can trounce our Curve and be equipped with every accessory and app out there.
I know quite a few friends whose wives stay home and are BB-equipped. Having the BB around makes it easy for them to communicate with the kids and hubby, do the obligatory errands and scheduling, and command info on the go.
But back to light-heartedness, maybe tell him if he gets you one, he can get whatever he wants11-30-08 05:37 PMLike 0
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