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In reply to the discussion: When you are poor and have an iPhone.... [View all]catrose
(5,065 posts)My husband's iPhone was free because a new version had just been released.
I've read that post previously, and I burn every time I think about it. When I do the Christmas-for-those-who-can't afford-it gift, I try to get something nice, because life ought to have some pleasure, even if you're poor.
I used to work for what used to be an orphanage, and we were publishing a book about its years, kind of a multi-yearbook for the former residents, full of pictures and stories. One boy told about the year when All the Cool Kids were wearing a certain sweater from the priciest department store in town. Said store donated a pile of those sweaters for the orphans' Christmas. Imagine how proud they were to go back to school in January, dressed like the rich kids! The rich kids never wore those sweaters again.
People suck.