…which most other people seem to have done:
- Used a car’s embedded navigation system. (Okay, I did try — once — to use the Tiguan’s navsys, but gave up after three tries and resorted to the phone instead. To be fair, the VW system was very clunky — 2013 era — so maybe it has improved since then, but now I just use the awful Waze app to venture to Parts Unknown because I became familiar with it during the Uber Years. And New Wife’s 2015 Fiat 500 has no such thing on its spartan dashboard.)
- Bought anything from TEMU. (A lot of Millennials and Gen Z kids seem to love this Amazon-like thing, but that Chinese factory-direct-to-user model… I trust it not. Plus long delivery times, especially when compared to Amazon, and from what I gather, returns are almost impossible — “not worth the hassle” seems to be a common statement, and with that renowned Chinese build quality? Pass.)
- Bought or used any Apple product. (My purchase of an Apple IIe computer back in 1982 doesn’t count, because it was the only PC available at the time, and I only used it for 6 months before dumping it for an IBM PC. But the modern Apple products like MacBook and iPhone? Not one.)
Feel free to add your list of “never used or bought”, in Comments.
Paid in a store, restaurant, or anywhere else, with my phone. Because, why would you?
Used a bluetooth device … earphones, speakers, handsfree phone in the car … nothing.
Asked an AI for information or to write something for me.