Recent Splurges

*Melanie68* · 09-30-2006, 03:26 PM

I went out shopping today (haven't been in a while) and I've been needing a new DVD player. I've been watching them on my laptop for quite a while now.

I also went to the game stores today (EBGames and Gamestop) and perused their used DVD section and picked up the boxed set of Lost - Season One for $29.99 (16 pounds, 23.64 euros). I have been hearing everyone talk about and rave about it so I figured it was high time I watched it.

Share yours.

RLacey · 09-30-2006, 03:40 PM

I am totally going to dominate this thread in the near future

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Okay... in recent days I've bought a whole load of random DVDs (The Shining, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Big Fish, L.A. Confidential), and video games (And Then There Were None and SWAT 4 Gold Edition are in the post at the moment). And that's in the last week or so

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Mind you, they were all fairly cheap. It cost me less than £30 for all of them, I believe.

lumi · 09-30-2006, 05:31 PM

I think it's been awhile since I last had a shopping splurge. I could do something with skiing products, but I would easily end up spending $1k, which I probably shouldn't do right now. Also, my current stuff works fine still. But it is tempting.

rlpw · 09-30-2006, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

I am totally going to dominate this thread in the near future

.

Okay... in recent days I've bought a whole load of random DVDs (The Shining, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Big Fish, L.A. Confidential), and video games (And Then There Were None and SWAT 4 Gold Edition are in the post at the moment). And that's in the last week or so

.

Mind you, they were all fairly cheap. It cost me less than £30 for all of them, I believe.

Big Fish is an excelent movie! Of cource my whole family are big Tim Burton fans though

Giligan · 10-01-2006, 06:42 AM

The last big purchase I made was at EBGames, I bought Chromehounds and Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for my 360.

I want to buy the new USS Olympia kit from Bluejacket Shipcrafters, but it's too expensive.... *sob*

Tobbe · 10-01-2006, 10:57 PM

My recent splurges has been buying quite a lot of vintage Masters Of The Universe figures.

seebaruk · 10-04-2006, 07:26 AM

I've got a load of old He-Man figures in my loft, I'd offer them to ya but most of em are missing arms or heads. And I'm too lazy to get them down.

I bought myself a laptop and I'm well tempted by the Complete Calvin & Hobbes boxset, only 50 quid!

Tobbe · 10-05-2006, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by seebaruk

I've got a load of old He-Man figures in my loft, I'd offer them to ya but most of em are missing arms or heads. And I'm too lazy to get them down.

Ooooohhh!

I don´t mind, I´ll take anything, can make for eg. Customs out of them!

And loose accessories are also welcome, heck, anything Masters Of The Universe related, I collect!

bysmitty · 10-06-2006, 03:38 AM

Does getting a lawn planted count as a splurge? Well, the last real splurge I can think of was picking up a 20" LCD for my utility computer a few weeks ago. It was such an amazing price, ($200) I couldn't pass it up.

Enjoy Lost season 1 Mel, I usually can't stand anything TV related but my sister made me watch the first episode last year and I was hooked. I've already worked through both the first and second seasons on DVD. I'll have to wait until next year to watch season 3 since the rabbit ears on my TV don't pick up reception.

Update: Just indulged myself in a new toy. 1500va 900w UPS!

Wahoo!
Damn, I have to be the biggest nerd in the world.

...bysmitty

seebaruk · 10-06-2006, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tobbe

Ooooohhh!

I don´t mind, I´ll take anything, can make for eg. Customs out of them!

And loose accessories are also welcome, heck, anything Masters Of The Universe related, I collect!

I never used to have many of the vehicles and play area things, but all my mates did. I was a deprived kid. Loads of loose accessories though, you can't walk around the attic without getting plastic swords and spears lodged in your feet. It's a bit of a deathtrap.

Tobbe · 10-06-2006, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by seebaruk

I never used to have many of the vehicles and play area things, but all my mates did. I was a deprived kid. Loads of loose accessories though, you can't walk around the attic without getting plastic swords and spears lodged in your feet. It's a bit of a deathtrap.

Hehe!

Do you think you could look up a few of those acessories/figures, if I could by some from you?

undeaf · 10-06-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bysmitty

Update: Just indulged myself in a new toy. 1500va 900w UPS!

Wahoo!
Damn, I have to be the biggest nerd in the world.

Bah, a real nerd would have put the backup power device at the DC stage, thereby avoiding wasteful unneccessary AC-DC conversions and allowing easy addition of extra backup power.

bysmitty · 10-06-2006, 04:17 PM

^ True enough. Anyway, I still feel like a nerd.

...bysmitty

Jatsie · 10-06-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bysmitty

Does getting a lawn planted count as a splurge?

One, two, three, four, I declare a turf war!

Target43 · 10-09-2006, 01:05 PM

Bought a sandwich. It was delicious. It came with a free 50 inch TV.

Sage · 10-10-2006, 01:04 PM

Well, I was checking prices on Expedia and and found that I could take advantage of three separate discounts with one booking, so I'm headed to Reno on a last-minute fall trip.

There's nothing quite like hitting the trifecta of budget travel.

Giligan · 10-10-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage

so I'm headed to Reno on a last-minute fall trip.

Going to go to the the air races, by any chance?

Sage · 10-10-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Giligan

Going to go to the the air races, by any chance?

Nah, I'll just miss them.

Erwin_Br · 10-11-2006, 04:35 AM

I bought a lot of clothes during my vacation.

Now I don't have much money left to spend on splurging, because I missed my flight and had to buy a new ticket for 1100 Euro's.

--Erwin

Panthera · 10-17-2006, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLacey

I am totally going to dominate this thread in the near future

.

Okay... in recent days I've bought a whole load of random DVDs (The Shining, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Big Fish, L.A. Confidential), and video games (And Then There Were None and SWAT 4 Gold Edition are in the post at the moment). And that's in the last week or so

.

Mind you, they were all fairly cheap. It cost me less than £30 for all of them, I believe.

I'm sooo owning you on splurging on dvd's now. This week I've bought:
Road to El Dorado
The Prince of Egypt
Antz
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Shark Tale
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Charlie's Angles: The Movie
Corpse Bride
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Double Disk Edition
Grave of the Fireflies
Serenity
X2: X-men United - Double Disk Edition
And now for Something Completely Different
Monty Python: Holy Grail - Extraordinary Deluxe Edition
Ghostbusters 1 & 2 - Double Feature Gift Set

Okey, maybe I should explain.. I collect animation movies, especially Disney/Pixar (even though I've just started quite a collection of Dreamworks movies now) and I'm a sucker for cheap special editions..

Besides that I've just bought
The Greastest Songs from the Musicals (3-cds)
Disco Generation - 54 original Dancefloor Classics (3 cds) both without copy-protection of course
A new Sweater
Lots of beauty products
A comic book
and a Munny Zipper accessory

The reason for my exessive splurging now, is that I've spent the last 5 months without almost any money, and now that I finally got money, I'm kinda over dooing it...

09-30-2006, 03:26 PM	#1
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Recent Splurges I went out shopping today (haven't been in a while) and I've been needing a new DVD player. I've been watching them on my laptop for quite a while now. I also went to the game stores today (EBGames and Gamestop) and perused their used DVD section and picked up the boxed set of Lost - Season One for $29.99 (16 pounds, 23.64 euros). I have been hearing everyone talk about and rave about it so I figured it was high time I watched it. Share yours.

09-30-2006, 03:40 PM	#2
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Last Online: 07-11-2012 11:25 PM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I am totally going to dominate this thread in the near future . Okay... in recent days I've bought a whole load of random DVDs (The Shining, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Big Fish, L.A. Confidential), and video games (And Then There Were None and SWAT 4 Gold Edition are in the post at the moment). And that's in the last week or so . Mind you, they were all fairly cheap. It cost me less than £30 for all of them, I believe. __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

10-01-2006, 06:42 AM	#5
Giligan The Greater Last Online: 10-31-2011 02:34 PM Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,541	The last big purchase I made was at EBGames, I bought Chromehounds and Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for my 360. I want to buy the new USS Olympia kit from Bluejacket Shipcrafters, but it's too expensive.... sob __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Cliff Bleszinski

10-01-2006, 10:57 PM	#6
Tobbe Living with my love Last Online: 02-14-2013 09:53 AM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 1,453	My recent splurges has been buying quite a lot of vintage Masters Of The Universe figures. __________________ ''My names George. It means... Well, its just a name'' George Stobbart-Broken Sword

10-04-2006, 07:26 AM	#7
seebaruk Chris Barraclough Last Online: 05-18-2012 04:32 PM Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,437	I've got a load of old He-Man figures in my loft, I'd offer them to ya but most of em are missing arms or heads. And I'm too lazy to get them down. I bought myself a laptop and I'm well tempted by the Complete Calvin & Hobbes boxset, only 50 quid! __________________ Games and Tech journo, and broke-arse author of Bat Boy (UK Authors Prize 2010 Winner), Crack (Page Turner Prize 2011 shortlisted) and Dead Dogs (nominated for the Dylan Thomas Sony Reader Award). Check out www.chrisbarraclough.co.uk for promotions and giveaways. Twitter: Seebaruk

09-30-2006, 05:31 PM	#3
lumi Senior Member Last Online: 07-12-2008 04:45 PM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 2,120	I think it's been awhile since I last had a shopping splurge. I could do something with skiing products, but I would easily end up spending $1k, which I probably shouldn't do right now. Also, my current stuff works fine still. But it is tempting.

10-06-2006, 03:38 AM	#9
bysmitty Bad command or file name Last Online: 04-24-2007 02:08 PM Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 932	Does getting a lawn planted count as a splurge? Well, the last real splurge I can think of was picking up a 20" LCD for my utility computer a few weeks ago. It was such an amazing price, ($200) I couldn't pass it up. Enjoy Lost season 1 Mel, I usually can't stand anything TV related but my sister made me watch the first episode last year and I was hooked. I've already worked through both the first and second seasons on DVD. I'll have to wait until next year to watch season 3 since the rabbit ears on my TV don't pick up reception. Update: Just indulged myself in a new toy. 1500va 900w UPS! Wahoo! Damn, I have to be the biggest nerd in the world. ...bysmitty __________________ Things I need to do today: -change out of pajamas -~~come up with witty yet sophisticated signature~~ -sober up -~~watch simpsons at 6pm~~ -UPDATE MY WEBSITE!!! Last edited by bysmitty; 10-06-2006 at 08:09 AM..

10-06-2006, 04:17 PM	#13
bysmitty Bad command or file name Last Online: 04-24-2007 02:08 PM Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 932	^ True enough. Anyway, I still feel like a nerd. ...bysmitty __________________ Things I need to do today: -change out of pajamas -~~come up with witty yet sophisticated signature~~ -sober up -~~watch simpsons at 6pm~~ -UPDATE MY WEBSITE!!!

10-09-2006, 01:05 PM	#15
Target43 UltraNOOB Last Online: 03-09-2008 10:45 PM Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: State of Denial Posts: 44	Bought a sandwich. It was delicious. It came with a free 50 inch TV.

10-10-2006, 01:04 PM	#16
Sage Bad Influence Last Online: 11-08-2015 11:06 PM Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	Well, I was checking prices on Expedia and and found that I could take advantage of three separate discounts with one booking, so I'm headed to Reno on a last-minute fall trip. There's nothing quite like hitting the trifecta of budget travel. __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

10-11-2006, 04:35 AM	#19
Erwin_Br Under pressure. Last Online: 05-20-2012 02:02 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 3,773	I bought a lot of clothes during my vacation. Now I don't have much money left to spend on splurging, because I missed my flight and had to buy a new ticket for 1100 Euro's. --Erwin __________________ > Learn more about my forthcoming point & click adventure: Bad Timing! > Or... Visit Adventure Developers: Everything about developing adventure games.