now i'm pissed

As I may have mentioned, I often play video games.

Originally, my next gadget was going to be an Iphone. They go on sale in Korea this weekend. Then, my friend, cunt that he is, planted an idea in my brain. Playstation 3. I hadn't considered it before, but I have games from PS2 and PSX, so if I buy a new console it might as well be a PS3.

The hard part is convincing my girlfriend to let me buy it. I've mentioned it a couple times and it has started a fight both times. I think she's softening up a bit though. Now, I have to be careful about my timing. I can't mention it when I'm broke. I have to wait until after intensives, because then I'll have plenty of money, and I can make sure that I buy her engagement ring first.

My best approach will be to mention it in conjunction with the Iphone. She was okay with my buying the Iphone. Having a great cellphone is a status thing in Korea. However, I really don't need a new phone. Of course, I don't really need a PS3 either, but the game would be much more fun.

If I make it clear to her that it'll actually cost me less money to get the PS3 than it would be to get an Iphone I might be able to convince her. The Iphone would cost me about $250, plus at least another $50/month for the plan. I currently have a pre-pay phone and I use it for text-messaging more than anything. Because of that, my current phone only costs me about $50 every two or three months. I don't want to switch phones, because I will never be able to get one for that cheap again.

The problem right now is that Korea is about 6 months behind the rest of the world in PS3 prices. I made the mistake of looking at how much a new PS3 would cost me back in the States, and compared it to Korea. I have to pay close to an extra $100 here. It's fucking stupid. Nobody in Korea buys PS3's, yet they refuse to lower the prices.

This is the best buy price in the US:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+PlayStation+3+%28120GB%29/9476952.p?id=1218115837227&skuId=9476952

This is the best price I could find here in Korea:

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=172924349

That's a fucking $80USD difference. Bullshit.

I just don't understand Korean business practices. It reminds me of the bullshit housing costs.

My girl and I have started looking into what we'll have to do to get our own place when we're married. There is an apartment complex near my school that we were considering looking at. They charge around $700 a month for a two-bedroom apartment. The problem is that half of the building is fucking empty. Nobody is willing to pay $700/month for a two-bedroom in that place. Instead of lowering the prices so they can at least make some money, the owners just prefer to have the apartments empty until the market catches up with their prices. It's retarded. They just don't seem to understand the laws of supply and demand. They end up making $0.00 in a 12 month period, when they could make $7800.00 if they just lowered their prices to $650.

Anyways, the damn PS3 prices better fucking catch up with the rest of the world soon. This is really pissing me off.