Planned the 40-day Europe trip on laptop but had everything accessible on the phone. Brought laptop but never used it.
Laptop is a last resort for most stuff that isn’t legal paperwork these days. Like, if your website is giving me enough trouble with multiple apps/browsers on my phone & I still have need, then I’ll go to the laptop.
Most of the time, I give up after Safari & Firefox don’t work.
It doesn’t depend on the money but the ease of experience. If I need to do a ton of research, I will use my PC mostly. But if it’s just buy something, I don’t care how much it is. It’s usually done on the phone since all my payments and logins are there.
If I’m doing any sort of comparison I want to visually and simultaneously compare things in multiple browser windows. As it stands I cannot currently do that on my iPhone, so major purchases still tend to be desktop based.
Until a few months ago all I had was my phone and my work computer. I dont understand the issue with buying things with my phone. I bank, pay bills, buy things, everything with my phone. I only got a personal laptop top because I'm on a couple of volunteer boards and have to do accounting work for them and I didnt feel comfortable doing that on my work computer.
I just bought a new washer and dryer on my iPhone. But I totally used to use my computer for big purchases. Mobile payment and better functionality in apps vs websites has pushed me to using my phone. I still often to research on what I want to buy on my laptop, though
Yes for the most part, even small purchases. I only make purchases on my phone when its required.. like in-app purchases and you gotta use ApplePay.. or Use ApplePay itself in a store. But generally I do most purchasing on my desktop computer.
My thought process is this: Why would I want to do this on a tiny screen and my finger tips, when I can do it much faster and more efficiently on my desktop computer with my two huge monitors and full keyboard.
For those reasons I dont know how ppl do stuff on their phones besides, light tasks like a quick email, doom scrolling. or browsing the web. I see kids today editing full videos on their phone and I start to twitch, it looks painful to do with your fingers (and is when I've tried it). iPad mebbe cuz the screen is bigger, but your tiny phone? *twitch* No.
Plus I find alot of mobile apps to be clunky and just a front end for a "mobile" web page anyways. Why struggle?
Buying things on my phone is a path towards fiscal irresponsibility. Not saying I never do it, but usually only a quick, “oh, I need this household good”.
One exception is plane tickets. I fly only one airline (miles plan and I live near their hub) and have their app. It’s quick way to be signed in and buy plane tickets.
I've got sloppy and now make major purchases on a phone. Buying a house was especially peculiar, use a laptop, phone, telephone, everything except stepping into a branch. Huge fraud opportunity for you evil people out there. 💀
Yes! When I bought my condo it was all done via email, phone, or web application. I never stepped foot in a branch.. in fact been a member of this bank for a loong time, and have never been into a branch (I'd have to drive 45 minutes just to get to one)
The only thing I did for my condo in person, was meet an attorney at the courthouse to sign the closing paperwork.
I shied away from buying things on my phone until Amazon had a dedicated app because web sites rarely worked on phones (I tried). Then for a while I only made purchases through a dedicated app because mobile web support still sucked.
Now things are generally optimized for mobile so I only switch to a different device if the web site is having issues (sadly, sometimes I need to switch from a laptop to my phone because the issues are with the desktop version of the site...)
I will point out that I was always an early adopter compared to most. I was willing to jump on internet commerce early on (my first Amazon purchase in '97(?) was a book because they didn't really sell anything else yet!).
I don't buy anything important on my phone or tablet. Other than maybe something trivial on Amazon, I make all major purchases on a real computer.
Certainly when it comes to travel I want a browser with tabs so I can easily compare prices and intineraries. Trying to do all that stuff on a phone is maddening.
Also if I am trying to find record of a conversation or something I bought before; definitely going to use the computer - I am convinced that the reason nobody can ever recall previous email conversations is because they're just using a mobile app with poor search features.
I mean this just makes sense. For lots of stuff like airplane tickets, hotel stays, and similar they need you to input stuff that you look up on the phone, where the app can break or timeout if you switch between them, and where there is lots of info to input like addresses and credit card numbers, the phone is more likely to have typos.
I mean we all can do that on a random booking with an app we use a lot. But if I am doing, say, an ANA flight and related immigration information, or SAS + same for Denmark? Just use a keyboard, the website 100% gonna break in ios chrome and often won't accept your stored info anyway.
Ease of use and trust are the two things I care about when making major purchases. So if I'm doing a bunch of research before buying something, I'd probably be on a laptop / desktop anyway. For some things, like flights, I don't trust the developers of the phone app to make me aware of everything I need to know or expose all the options that I might have.
Lol, I mean yes... I USED TO. It was just more comfortable. Then one day after a Saturday lunch, I bought a car using only my phone. So I guess the fear left me.
Not really. I don't make many "major purchases" online to begin with, I guess, but for concert tickets and plane tickets, I find the apps somewhat less aggravating then logging into Ticketmaster's website on an honest-to-God computer
PersonalityAlive6475@reddit
Not since 2019.
Planned the 40-day Europe trip on laptop but had everything accessible on the phone. Brought laptop but never used it.
Laptop is a last resort for most stuff that isn’t legal paperwork these days. Like, if your website is giving me enough trouble with multiple apps/browsers on my phone & I still have need, then I’ll go to the laptop.
Most of the time, I give up after Safari & Firefox don’t work.
frawgster@reddit
If I’m buying anything that requires more than like a minute of “shopping” in front a screen, I’m doing it on my PC connected to a big monitor.
Same goes for things like travel. If I’m researching flights, hotels, things to do, etc, I’m parking in front of a large screen.
guyincognito121@reddit
Yeah, I don't know how people do that stuff just on a phone. It's objectively an inferior tool for the task.
jerseysbestdancers@reddit
And then they gaslight us into thinking its some boomeresque behavior!
guyincognito121@reddit
Because the computer is only better if you can actually use a mouse and keyboard, which many of them can't.
Goya_Oh_Boya@reddit
There might be fine print to read. Need the bigger screen for that!
ChiefBroady@reddit
It doesn’t depend on the money but the ease of experience. If I need to do a ton of research, I will use my PC mostly. But if it’s just buy something, I don’t care how much it is. It’s usually done on the phone since all my payments and logins are there.
folksongcat@reddit
I use my iPad or phone. I have a laptop but it’s old and I rarely use it
_shaftpunk@reddit
I don’t even own a desktop OR laptop anymore.
BoysenberryKind5599@reddit
I own a laptop, but it's just for writing. Basically just a huge tablet with keys, so i don't even think about it as an additional tool.
All that to say, I'll use my tablet/ phone to purchase anything.
oidoglr@reddit
If I’m doing any sort of comparison I want to visually and simultaneously compare things in multiple browser windows. As it stands I cannot currently do that on my iPhone, so major purchases still tend to be desktop based.
DuranDourand@reddit
If it involves a lot of reading then I’ll go to something bigger like an iPad, laptop or, pc.
dequiallo@reddit
Can I buy it with 2 clicks on the side of my phone via apple pay? Fine. Awesome.
Do I need to enter a whole bunch of bullshit via a popup keyboard? Pass.
JeffTS@reddit
All purchases on a desktop or laptop. I hate browsing the web on mobile most times.
Pinkkorn69@reddit
Until a few months ago all I had was my phone and my work computer. I dont understand the issue with buying things with my phone. I bank, pay bills, buy things, everything with my phone. I only got a personal laptop top because I'm on a couple of volunteer boards and have to do accounting work for them and I didnt feel comfortable doing that on my work computer.
crazycatlady331@reddit
I only use my laptop for purchases.
I have no shopping apps on my phone.
ChristyLovesGuitars@reddit
Yeah, this one never landed with me. I’ll spend thousands on my phone, no worries.
ironic-hat@reddit
Yeah my phone works just fine for 99%, although occasionally I’ll run into some horrible user interface problems that force me to use my laptop.
jtmann05@reddit
I just bought a new washer and dryer on my iPhone. But I totally used to use my computer for big purchases. Mobile payment and better functionality in apps vs websites has pushed me to using my phone. I still often to research on what I want to buy on my laptop, though
feldomatic@reddit
No physical keyboard, no major transaction
cybah@reddit
Yes for the most part, even small purchases. I only make purchases on my phone when its required.. like in-app purchases and you gotta use ApplePay.. or Use ApplePay itself in a store. But generally I do most purchasing on my desktop computer.
My thought process is this: Why would I want to do this on a tiny screen and my finger tips, when I can do it much faster and more efficiently on my desktop computer with my two huge monitors and full keyboard.
For those reasons I dont know how ppl do stuff on their phones besides, light tasks like a quick email, doom scrolling. or browsing the web. I see kids today editing full videos on their phone and I start to twitch, it looks painful to do with your fingers (and is when I've tried it). iPad mebbe cuz the screen is bigger, but your tiny phone? *twitch* No.
Plus I find alot of mobile apps to be clunky and just a front end for a "mobile" web page anyways. Why struggle?
Less_Likely@reddit
Buying things on my phone is a path towards fiscal irresponsibility. Not saying I never do it, but usually only a quick, “oh, I need this household good”.
One exception is plane tickets. I fly only one airline (miles plan and I live near their hub) and have their app. It’s quick way to be signed in and buy plane tickets.
SB4_Camaro@reddit
I have a home theater pc witha bluetooth keyboard. I use this setup 99% of the time from movies, tv shows, internet, shopping etc.
FoppyRETURNS@reddit
I've got sloppy and now make major purchases on a phone. Buying a house was especially peculiar, use a laptop, phone, telephone, everything except stepping into a branch. Huge fraud opportunity for you evil people out there. 💀
cybah@reddit
Yes! When I bought my condo it was all done via email, phone, or web application. I never stepped foot in a branch.. in fact been a member of this bank for a loong time, and have never been into a branch (I'd have to drive 45 minutes just to get to one)
The only thing I did for my condo in person, was meet an attorney at the courthouse to sign the closing paperwork.
Trashbagok@reddit
Used to be desktop only for almost everything but last few years its just whatever is most convenient.
But like, the other day I ordered an uber from my home desktop, lol.
testmonkeyalpha@reddit
I shied away from buying things on my phone until Amazon had a dedicated app because web sites rarely worked on phones (I tried). Then for a while I only made purchases through a dedicated app because mobile web support still sucked.
Now things are generally optimized for mobile so I only switch to a different device if the web site is having issues (sadly, sometimes I need to switch from a laptop to my phone because the issues are with the desktop version of the site...)
I will point out that I was always an early adopter compared to most. I was willing to jump on internet commerce early on (my first Amazon purchase in '97(?) was a book because they didn't really sell anything else yet!).
OverthinkingAnything@reddit
I don't buy anything important on my phone or tablet. Other than maybe something trivial on Amazon, I make all major purchases on a real computer.
Certainly when it comes to travel I want a browser with tabs so I can easily compare prices and intineraries. Trying to do all that stuff on a phone is maddening.
Also if I am trying to find record of a conversation or something I bought before; definitely going to use the computer - I am convinced that the reason nobody can ever recall previous email conversations is because they're just using a mobile app with poor search features.
More-read-than-eddit@reddit
I mean this just makes sense. For lots of stuff like airplane tickets, hotel stays, and similar they need you to input stuff that you look up on the phone, where the app can break or timeout if you switch between them, and where there is lots of info to input like addresses and credit card numbers, the phone is more likely to have typos.
OnceARunner1@reddit
I have all that info saved to my delta/united/hilton/marriott accounts. And then pay with apple pay or a saved card.
I definitely don’t fit that stereotype.
More-read-than-eddit@reddit
I mean we all can do that on a random booking with an app we use a lot. But if I am doing, say, an ANA flight and related immigration information, or SAS + same for Denmark? Just use a keyboard, the website 100% gonna break in ios chrome and often won't accept your stored info anyway.
bp3dots@reddit
Yup, I know all the saved info is correct. It'd be a lot easier to fat finger typing it again.
somethingdouchey@reddit
Never had a desktop or laptop. Phone works just fine. Ive booked flights, booked hotels, leased my apartment, pay bills....
nonexistentnight@reddit
Ease of use and trust are the two things I care about when making major purchases. So if I'm doing a bunch of research before buying something, I'd probably be on a laptop / desktop anyway. For some things, like flights, I don't trust the developers of the phone app to make me aware of everything I need to know or expose all the options that I might have.
Ok_Percentage5157@reddit
Lol, I mean yes... I USED TO. It was just more comfortable. Then one day after a Saturday lunch, I bought a car using only my phone. So I guess the fear left me.
someguyfromsk@reddit
Even minor purchases.
I can probably count the number of things I buy on my phone in a year on one hand.
Daylight-Silence@reddit
Not really. I don't make many "major purchases" online to begin with, I guess, but for concert tickets and plane tickets, I find the apps somewhat less aggravating then logging into Ticketmaster's website on an honest-to-God computer
S_A_R_K@reddit
Laptop will usually suffice. Unless I'm buying a desktop. That's full size pc territory for sure