diff --git a/edbob/core.py b/edbob/core.py
index 04a00ea..1d9f44e 100644
--- a/edbob/core.py
+++ b/edbob/core.py
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ class Object(object):
         if hasattr(self, key):
             return getattr(self, key)
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        Leverage :meth:`__unicode__()` method if it exists; otherwise fall back
+        to ``repr(self)``.
+        """
+
+        if hasattr(self, '__unicode__'):
+            return str(unicode(self))
+        return repr(self)
+
 
 def basic_logging():
     """