Selfie Sticks

TheRoadDog
TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
edited November 19 in Chit-Chat
Wow. Saw them everywhere when I was on vacation. Taking narcissism to a new level. Wish I had invented them. I could get rich off the total self-involvement of others.

So... You got one?

Or.. What do you think about them?
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  • Noogsofthenorth
    Noogsofthenorth Posts: 138 Member
    Selfish sticks I call them
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I don't get it. I'm on a cruise in the Sea of Cortez and some gal spent the whole evening taking pics of herself. She could have had some beautiful pics if she had just turned her cell phone the opposite direction. I guess when she posts it on FB everyone will be jealous of what's going on over her shoulder.
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  • MommysLittleMeatball
    MommysLittleMeatball Posts: 2,064 Member
    They've had to actually put an official ban on them (on rides) in Disney parks. Not sure if they've brought it to a total ban yet. Not even Mickey Mouse wants to be a part of your selfie sticks!
  • jezzyrae
    jezzyrae Posts: 186 Member
    Had one for a short bit, it's good for those hard to reach places. When I was done, I gave it to the kids! Haha
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I never cared for Go-Pros either, but at least they were recording what's going on around them.
  • Cindy4FunFit
    Cindy4FunFit Posts: 2,732 Member
    It's a practical solution. Every girl should have one. And name it.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    i need one
  • MaxPower0102
    MaxPower0102 Posts: 2,654 Member
    They make OUTSTANDING lightning rods... and I cannot WAIT for THAT news story!!!!!!!!!! >:)
  • Cindy4FunFit
    Cindy4FunFit Posts: 2,732 Member
    ^ Strike a Pose!
  • Noogsofthenorth
    Noogsofthenorth Posts: 138 Member
    Do they come in pink rubber lol
  • Cindy4FunFit
    Cindy4FunFit Posts: 2,732 Member
    Noogsofthenorth wrote: »
    Do they come in pink rubber lol

    She gets the implication. Ya, know. The implication.

  • DoreenaV1975
    DoreenaV1975 Posts: 567 Member
    They're handy if you're trying to include yourself in a photo and have no one around to take it. I find I'm often left out of the vacation photos because I am always the one taking the picture! :/ And if you are going to say, "just ask a random person to take it for you" ... yes this can be done, but you'd be surprised how many people truly do not know how to take a decent photo... ::sigh:: So for those reasons I am all for a selfie-stick! I just haven't purchased one yet.
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  • DoreenaV1975
    DoreenaV1975 Posts: 567 Member
    @BFDeal See, you get it!
  • no_pink_skirts
    no_pink_skirts Posts: 914 Member
    I don't understand WHY they exist...like you could EASILY ask someone "hey can you take a pic of me and my friends" and they would oblige. I don't believe there are that many people out there who would steal a phone. Everyone already has their own!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    Cindy4FunFit wrote: »
    It's a practical solution. Every girl should have one. And name it.

    Winner!
  • DoreenaV1975
    DoreenaV1975 Posts: 567 Member
    no_pink_skirts wrote: »
    I don't understand WHY they exist...like you could EASILY ask someone "hey can you take a pic of me and my friends" and they would oblige. I don't believe there are that many people out there who would steal a phone. Everyone already has their own!

    But there are a lot of people who don't know how to take a decent photo!
    I have experienced this on many a vacation!
  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    edited June 2015
    ....double post

  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    edited June 2015
    Brace yourselves!

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  • no_pink_skirts
    no_pink_skirts Posts: 914 Member
    @DoreenaV1975 I don't understand what you mean by this? Can you explain?
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  • amg10299
    amg10299 Posts: 5 Member
    As a proud owner of a selfie stick I am saddened by the arrogance, superiority, and insensitivity on this post. (Wishing someone would get hit with lightning because they want to take a picture of themselves is truly shameful.) They're convenient. You can fit more people in your picture without having to either trust a stranger with a very expensive piece of technology or exclude one of your party. What is the problem with that? If people are willing to use one in public I applaud them for not caring about how people like the ones on the post will think they look. A selfie stick is essentially a handheld tripod and can be used for either direction- I personally find mind quite handy for over the crowd shots. And so what if I am in the picture? I was there wasn't I? I cannot fathom how capturing the true situation is shallow or selfish. You'll excuse me if I continue to do so.
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  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    How else do you get a group picture without handing your $400 phone off to some stranger that may or may not run off with it, never to be seen again?
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  • no_pink_skirts
    no_pink_skirts Posts: 914 Member
    @hollydubs85 Do you honestly think that many people are out to get you? That is sad.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,644 Member
    Cindy4FunFit wrote: »
    It's a practical solution. Every girl should have one. And name it.

    Eduardo.

  • Cindy4FunFit
    Cindy4FunFit Posts: 2,732 Member
    Thor

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