Teasers

This is a tried and true technique (for me, anyway) for getting stuff you want. Those teaser bits are what I call *bait*. I like to think that buying part of something acts as bait for the rest of it. Frinstance, before I had a Kaypro, I found a padded blue nylon cover for one at a garage sale for two bucks. Of course, I bought it. Sure enough, a few weeks later a Kaypro turned up at another garage sale. Maybe this is too metaphysical for common sense, but it works for me. On the practical side, buying part of something means that you can take advantage of a cheap price when you find the rest of it that's missing the bit you have. Of course, it requires a lot of storage space for all the useless junk you think might come in handy someday...