Why is it that we want our Belongings to do more than just Function Well?
On the left is an image of my favourite car, the Classic Mini, unfortunately I do not own this car but in my opinion it is the best designed car in the world. Why? well there are better looking and faster cars with better gadgets but there is something fantastic about it, without doubt its a classic car and yet it was made so well that it can still be used today, its an underdog, its small, its fun, it stared in the greatest car chase scene ever.
The most basic car these days on paper is a better car and would function better however these cars seem to lack the heart of the Classic Mini, it may be old and comparatively slow when compared to newer cars but it is a symbol of Britain and not to mention one of the most aesthetically pleasing cars ever.
Why are we Willing as Soon as we can Afford it, to pay extra for things with Appealing Forms?
It is a simple fact that we want the things we own to look good, whether its clothes mp3 players or computers we will pay more for an appealing object. This doesn't make it any easier to use, I would like to use the example of my bass guitar, it cost about £150 while deciding which to buy I found another costing a lot less that sounded just as good and yet I payed extra for mine simply because it looked better and had a better make...
A waste of money? probably but with major things like that, that I am going to use for a long time it is better to shell out more money because you have to live with it and use it for a long time.
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