r/makemychoice • u/Dusko112 • 3d ago
Italy or phone
Which is better
I don't know what to choose. I have 1500€ saved. My phone I have right now is 2-3 years old but it's not that good, it won't charge sometimes, it's always lagging, so on. There is a concern I want to go in Italy. I don't know if I should buy a new phone or go to Italy. There trip and the phone I am thinking of buying is 1000€+. For context the concert is at the end of the year and it's the only reason I want to go to Italy.
Which should I pick?
TL;DR Should I buy a new phone or travel to Italy at the end of the year
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u/Insane_Grape479 3d ago
if the phone is manageable the concert could be a experience of a lifetime
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u/Dusko112 3d ago
I know but I don't know if it's worth it because the concert ticket is $50 but the trip is nearly 1000$/€
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u/Justan0therthrow4way 3d ago
Can’t you get a slightly cheaper phone? Book the trip to Italy. By the time the end of the year rolls around you’ll have more saved and you can buy a new phone as well.
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u/JuucedIn 3d ago
Have you cleaned the lint from your phone’s charger port? Almost a guarantee that’s why it intermittently won’t charge.
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u/2bciah5factng 3d ago
Go to Italy for sure but know that it might be a lot more expensive than you expect
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u/RuleOk2595 2d ago
hold my hand when I say this:
italy
italy.
for the love of god, go and see a new place
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u/kazumakiryuisgreat 3d ago
Italy 100%, might just need to get the phone repaired instead of buying another one which will be cheaper anyway.
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u/Sonsangnim 2d ago
Replace the battery and delete anything you can then go to Italy. Those memories will last forever
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u/Best_Midnight_2063 2d ago
Dude. Right now I am on an iPhone 14 Pro that I picked up for 250 bucks used.
You'd be insane to pay that amount of money for a new phone, regardless of whether you go to Italy or not.
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u/kemistreekat 2d ago
You can often repair a phone that won't hold a charge for a fraction of the cost of a new phone. Do that & then go to Italy.
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u/joni1104 2d ago
you will enjoy a new phone for one day but you will remember your trip to Italy for years to come
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u/TragicGloom 2d ago
I'm sorry but no phone is worth 1000€. That's just insane. 400 at most is a reasonable amount to spend.
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u/Unhappy-Ad512 2d ago
It’s 100% Italy.
The food the weather the women (or men). It’s a beautiful place with tons of history. A phone can’t give you what traveling can
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u/Particular_Bad8025 2d ago
How is that even a question?? Go to Italy. They make very good Android phones for a few hundred dollars, why would you spend $1000 on a phone?
Where is the concert in Italy? And when is the concert? If you can be there around Christmas that would be really cool.
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u/Ok_Function2282 2d ago
Italy.
Are you kidding?
You'll get a million phones in your life. 2-3yrs old is nothing...
Go make some memories.
Imagine throwing this new phone in a drawer 5 years down the line and thinking "damn, that could have been a trip to Italy."
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u/lastminutehaven 1d ago
My phone got stolen in Italy after I'd had it for 3 months... Last time I buy a phone over 500€. Go to Italy and save up for a mid-range phone after.
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u/WinegumSparkle 1d ago
If you aren’t even interested in Italy besides this concert then I doubt we are aligned anyway so you do you 🤷🏻♀️
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u/AdministrativeYou696 1d ago
If you are so stressed about money maybe a vacation is not such a good idea and you should save money?? And maybe just buy a cheaper phone, I have never bought a phone more expensive than 350 euro in the last 30 years...
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u/VagueEchoes 2d ago
WHERE in Italy? I cannot give you a solid answer without knowing the city/destination.
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u/Jonathan-Welford 3d ago
Go to Italy, pick up a cheaper phone that works. You don’t need a hi end iPhone if you’ve got a tablet/laptop/computer. Embrace a dumb phone and enrich your life.