Watch Series 9

An Apple® Watch Series 9 was procured this afternoon from Target® (on sale for $329). Well, the saga commenced on Monday when a special trip was made to Ala Moana Center to purchase the device. The salesperson at Target® stated that the device could only be purchased on-line because of the hullabaloo over the blood-oxygen sensor. So, an attempt was made to order the device. The charge went through and the order was confirmed. However, the order was cancelled shortly afterward for no apparent reason.

After much internal debate for two days, the decision was made to purchase the Watch SE (on sale for $199) since the device could be purchased in-person. So, another trip was made to Ala Moana Center. A different salesperson was encountered. Just before purchasing the Watch SE, the sales person was queried about the puzzling on-line order cancellation. He responded that the Watch Series 9 could be purchased right there, no problem. So, that’s how the latter device came into personal possession.

Well, long story short, the entire ordeal was just another test of the impenetrable miserly ways. There is a desire to spend money more liberally, but not on useless crap (e.g., portable Bluetooth® speaker). And, really, there isn’t much else that an old codger really needs. The Watch Series 9 is somewhat useful. The need to use the iPhone 15 Pro as a clock is no longer necessary. And, the heart rate and EKG monitor on the device may detect the sporadic heart palpitations. The blood-oxygen “app” still resides on the device, but it could disappear when the firmware update is performed.

On a side note, the Braun® electric foil shaver was donated at the Goodwill kiosk in Kahala Mall last Friday afternoon. A quick trip was made there just to donate the latter and the AC outlet timer. The notorious stairway that caused the last torn calf muscle incident was avoided.

Addendum: The Sleep “app” on the Watch Series 9 will be used to monitor the ongoing sleep deprivation issue. 

Miscellany: A box of disposable foam earplugs was recently purchased at Longs® using the CVS® gift card. Sometimes the simplest analog solution is best.

Update: The model number of the Watch Series 9 was verified to not be included in the deprecation of the blood-oxygen “app.”