My flatmate (also my good friend) and I are both in college, and the track pad on her MacBook broke over the weekend. She took it to the Apple store for a diagnosis, and when she came back to our apartment, our conversation went a little like this:
Me: So, will the store be able to fix it in time for you to finish your term papers?
Flatmate: I'm not going to have them fix it. It costs $90, and it's just not worth that to me.
Me: Well, you can borrow my mouse for as long as you need it.
Flatmate: Don't worry, my dad is just going to buy me a new computer!
Me: ...
So, instead of paying $90 for a new track pad, my flatmate wants to spend upwards of $1000 of her dad's money to entirely replace the computer! I'm sort of curious to see how this goes over with her dad.
I was totally shocked. The computer is still perfectly functional - and only about 3 years old!