Don't Insult My Mother Mr. Mac Genius

After six months of fist fights and tears and nowhere conversations, I finally broke up with my old iBook laptop this week. And I didn't waste anytime replacing her with a sexy new iMac that I picked up at my local Apple store last night. 

But this was not an easy decision for me, and Mr. Insensitive Mac Genius pictured here (OK. That's not the actual guy, but I think this guy captures him in spirit) had to make things worse by being a dick and insulting my mother. 

Here's a word-for-word replay of how things went down between me and this genius at the Mac store last night: 

Genius: "You need help with something or are you just going to waste my time?"

Me: "I'm sorry sir. I was just wondering... I would like to purchase the base model iMac, but just had a few questions-"

Genius: "Hurry."

Me: "You see, I don't have much money sir. I have to feed my son this Christmas, so I can only afford the cheapest model, but I just wanted to know if I should be able to raise some more funds in the future, if I could... if I could... upgrade?"

Genius: "No! This model is for your mom! You need this pricier, more powerful machine... otherwise you'll be computing like an old lady. Do you want to be an old lady? Like your mom?"

Me: "Yes... No... I need some time to think."

Genius: "Whatever. I'll be over here, in the future, if you need anymore help here in yesterday land."

I'm using my new iMac right now, and I feel pretty good about it. She looks great, and she was affordable. That's right. Despite the bullying tactics of the Genius, I stood my ground, and walked out of that store like a little old lady with a cheap, obsolete machine that would make any mother proud.