So… I gave in and got the new iPhone tonight. A few hours ago I wasn’t even planning on it, but then the opportunity fell into my lap, and now my new phone is on my desk, syncing with iTunes.

A friend/co-worker of Matt had reserved new iPhones a couple of weeks ago at two different places: a Best Buy and an Apple Store. Best Buy got a new batch a couple of days ago and contacted him, so he went there over the weekend and picked up his new phone.

Then today the Apple Store contacted him to let him know that his reserved phone there was ready to be picked up. He no longer needed a new one, and he thought that I might want one, so he emailed me late this afternoon and asked if I wanted to go there with him and buy the phone.

I decided… what the hell. Despite my annoyances and qualms and my protestation that I didn’t really need one (and I don’t)… I gave in and said sure.

So tonight Matt’s friend and I went down to the Apple store and I bought it using his reservation. They didn’t care that one of us had the reservation and the other one of us was buying the phone.

And now it’s syncing up.

I guess a little materialism now and then isn’t a bad thing.