I had my first mechanical keyboard delivered a few days ago and I must say I am thoroughly enjoying the experience. Each key somehow feels nicer. Placebo, or intrinsically more enjoyable sounds and tactile experiences? I believe it's the latter and I find myself particularly enjoying the 'thock' sound of the backspace and space bar.
The trick is to start a mechanical keyboard community at work. Nobody complaints about my Model M anymore buy people are coming over to try it out because it sounds interesting.