“For my birthday I bought myself a driver that I re ally wanted to use to ‘attack’ with when golfing. But a go od club just doesn’t make a good golfer. So I probably will never improve my mediocre game after all.”
“I bought myself a practical, bright red ‘beach wallet’ for the beach - a slim, waterproof thing made of plastic for keeping your credit cards and money in. Accompanied by a small neon-green mobile phone from Nokia, the swimming trunks are no longer overloaded and I’m equipped for the beach season.”
“My purchase of the year in 2008 was my iPhone! Most of all, I like the pioneering design and the way it is absolutely simple to use, which even enables people like me who are not highly technically proficient to find important information within seconds.”
“We needed our own garden for the children. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find it in one of our shopping centers, so we bought our own little house in Hamburg in 2008. Certainly a good investment for retirement - besides the DES shares in the custody account.”
“A Panasonic Micro Hifi music system with a crystal clear sound for a heavenly listening experience.”
“In 2008 I bought myself a typical gadget: a Seiko electronic dictionary. With business English and the Oxford Dictionary I am very well prepared for my future tasks, which will have a more international focus. The new functions, such as leafing through lists and automatic word recognition, are also great fun and make work so much simpler.”
“I bought a new sunshade for our terrace - a huge one, so that the whole family can finally sit in the shade. To match, I bought a really comfortable deckchair. Unfortunately, my husband thinks so too, so we’ll probably need a second one this summer ...”
“As an enthusiastic hobby cook, I treated myself to four particularly beautiful cookbooks from the publisher Teubner that contain lots of worthwhile knowledge: big books on meat, seafood, fish and herbs and spices. So I certainly won’t be lacking recipe ideas for a while!”
“With my new media receiver I’ve come a little closer to the television of the future. Thanks to the function that allows you to pause programmes while they are running and to simply rewind, you are guaranteed never to miss anything important again.”
“I fulfilled a dream and finally bought myself a piano – a black Yamaha Silent model that both looks and sounds great. And if I ever want to play at unusual times of the day, this ‘normal’ piano can be switched over to headphone mode ...”
“I’m totally caught up in the iPod: I went and bought myself two of the little wonders. So now I always have a musical companion in my handbag to keep me in time !”
“Last year I bought an HTC S730 Smartphone that I use to retrieve and send e-mails. I’m very happy with the device and it’s also very practical, especially on business trips.”
“In times of crisis such as these, many things suddenly lose their value while others become more important. The silver coins I bought myself are attractive to look at and should hold their value in the inflationary times I am expecting. My wife would have been more in favour of a nice piece of jewellery instead, but that’s a different story ...”