Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L32X1 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV - $377 w/ Free Shipping (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-L32X1-32-Inch-720p/dp/B001U3YK52/ref=pd_cp_e_3)
I basically got this TV for $130 after I sold my 3 year old Olevia (will miss that tv) for $250. The picture quality is a little better since the Olevia was not as clear and seemed a little grainy in comparison. I now have 3 HDMI inputs hich should come in hand and also have the handy feature of selecting my input directly from the remote instead having to cycle through each one, I even get to name them(the inputs) for quick and easy reference.
This TV is a lot smaller size wise than the Olevia too, since the speakers aren't sticking out from the side. It matched my 21" monitor right next to it alot better now, since they are both shiny black plastic with no visible speaker (my TV and monitor are right next to each other).
The only advantage my Olevia has over my new Panasonic at this point (and I still need to do some tweaking) is on text in PC mode. You can read the text fine, but it's kinda faded as if it's not displaying properly or at the wrong resolution. It's looks fine inside of browser windows, but not on the browser itself or on the windows desktop. There are options on the PC itself that I still have to play with along with a few tweaks on the TV options, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
overall 4/5 stars
Title: Re: Rate the last item that you bought
Post by: that Baby guy on November 16, 2009, 01:08:41 PM
NSMBWii, a 1 TB WD HDD, some doublestuff golden oreos, and G2 Grape-flavored low-calorie Gatorade.
10, 8, 7, 10
Must-have, Works great/looks cheap/loads a little slower than I'd like, better than normal oreos/not as good as normal cookies, stuff tastes amazing/is an upgrade to normal grape gatorade/BUY G2 and try it if you haven't already.
Short and sweet, scales are out of ten.
Seriously, the hard drive does what a hard drive does, and was kind of cheap, but the one I had before my roommate busted looked a bit more stylish and had firewire eSATA connections, so look for that type over the WD 1 TB type on sale at Wal-Mart. I've kind of grown out of oreos, if you can believe that. You'd think, as a person who doesn't enjoy chocolate tastes, "golden" oreos would be amazing, but they're really unimpressive. The Gatorade actually should be off the scale, to be honest.
Title: Re: Rate the last item that you bought
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 16, 2009, 01:56:45 PM
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: 9.5
I happened to be killing time waiting for some pizzas to cook and went into a K Mart in the same plaza, went to the electronics department and saw it, so I bought it. Since I haven't opened it, let alone played it, the rating is based purely on my excitement, with a .5 deduction because I really don't like the red case.
Title: Re: Rate the last item that you bought
Post by: that Baby guy on November 16, 2009, 03:10:10 PM
I forgot to mention a 36 oz. bottle of Heinz Ketchup. You can never have too much ketchup. Never. The worst part was, we were completely out of the stuff!
Also 10/10.
Title: Re: Rate the last item that you bought
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 16, 2009, 03:38:43 PM
I forgot to mention a 36 oz. bottle of Heinz Ketchup. You can never have too much ketchup. Never. The worst part was, we were completely out of the stuff!
Also 10/10.
I go through ketchup like crazy with french fries lol.
Title: Re: Rate the last item that you bought
Post by: GearBoxClock on November 16, 2009, 04:27:41 PM
A small bag of one-bite brownies 7/10 Although delicious, there aren't enough of them.
Title: Re: Rate the last item that you bought
Post by: Halbred on November 16, 2009, 04:30:53 PM
1) New Super Maro Bros. Wii
2) 6 more blank DS game cases (for the rest of my GBA games)
I forgot to mention a 36 oz. bottle of Heinz Ketchup. You can never have too much ketchup. Never. The worst part was, we were completely out of the stuff!
Also 10/10.
I go through ketchup like crazy with french fries lol.
it's not blood..
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 01:26:34 PM
Two lottery tickets. $1 each.
Can't rate them yet. Probably a total waste of money, but they could turn out to be the best money I've ever spent. ;D
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 17, 2009, 01:31:40 PM
I forgot to mention a 36 oz. bottle of Heinz Ketchup. You can never have too much ketchup. Never. The worst part was, we were completely out of the stuff!
Also 10/10.
I go through ketchup like crazy with french fries lol.
it's not blood..
I have a theory about a secret ingredient in any bottle labeled "Catsup."
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 01:32:49 PM
Can't rate them yet. Probably a total waste of money, but they could turn out to be the best money I've ever spent. ;D
Vudu's a secret idiot?!
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 17, 2009, 02:05:01 PM
went to monoprice.com
bought a 10ft. SVGA cable to hook up a laptop to a HDTV, 6ft Component cable for Wii & 2 6ft audio cables to hook up sound from the computer to the HDTV for $8.66 before taxes and shipping (which totals out at about $13)
everything works great so far. 5*/5*
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 17, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
It was supposed to be a secret? =P
(No I'm not immitating a mod)
Chicken Pizza slice: 3.5/5
Not bad ut not great. The garlic knot that came with it was the point 5. The meatballs I picked up for a coworker smell like a 5/5...
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 02:39:04 PM
I chip in every week to my office pool. I don't think of it as gambling--I think of it as insurance. I work in a small office (under 20 people) and the majority of them participate in the pool. If they win big, everyone will quit and my job will become a living Hell. So I play on the off-chance they win I won't get screwed. I hope I don't use my life insurance policy any time soon, but I have one just in case. ;)
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 02:42:27 PM
Why don't you bet on things, that you know, will actually happen? Like football or basketball.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 02:47:08 PM
Because I'm not betting to win. I'm betting so I don't lose big time in case the rest of my office wins.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 02:50:51 PM
How about this?
How about you send me the two bucks you spend everyday/week and if your office wins, then I'll give you the exact portion of your earnings without taxes?
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 02:55:11 PM
If I thought you had any way of actually paying me on the off-chance my office won $120 million I'd do it.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: kraken613 on November 17, 2009, 03:01:11 PM
School lunch hotdog. 1/5
1 more year of High School, 1 more year....
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 03:01:32 PM
But you don't get it. Your office will NEVER WIN. Ever...ever...never..ever.
I have a better chance getting Polio than you do of winning.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 17, 2009, 03:08:01 PM
Really, though, it's not just insurance against "If" they win, I'd imagine it has auxiliary benifits of a morale boost, as well as making the employees feel like "the boss" is a little more accessible. Little things count, and even if vudu's honest about why he's buying them, it lets them all know that he does need his employees to be successful. I'm not disagreeing with it.
Also, he does have better odds of winning by pooling the tickets together, at least. Still insignificant odds, but better ones, all the same.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 03:13:28 PM
That's retarded.
How is "Let's win the lottery so we can all get the **** out of this shitty job!" a boost to moral? If anything, it's a detriment. Furthermore, they could pool their dollars together and do something that would bring them much closer, if that was the point, such as having a weekly lottery with a real prize; e.g. a movie or simply the money.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: D_Average on November 17, 2009, 03:29:08 PM
Snickers. King size. -5/5
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 17, 2009, 03:44:34 PM
How is "Let's win the lottery so we can all get the **** out of this shitty job!" a boost to moral? If anything, it's a detriment. Furthermore, they could pool their dollars together and do something that would bring them much closer, if that was the point, such as having a weekly lottery with a real prize; e.g. a movie or simply the money.
Sheesh, it's called bonding. It doesn't have to make perfect sense. They aren't doing it because they hate their job, they're doing it because it's a way to bond, it's easy, it could be tradition, you don't have to argue about what you "choose," like you would with a movie, where people have different tastes. Having a lottery for an individual prize could cause more problems than one for an imaginary prize that could never be won.
I agree, it's a lot more practical, don't get me wrong. However, I think in the long run, avoiding silly disputes over things people don't care about is a lot more practical, from the perspective of an employer. Since the idea isn't vudu's he'd become a target of serious rage if he tried to change it, and that's definitely not worth it.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 03:50:07 PM
How is "Let's win the lottery so we can all get the **** out of this shitty job!" a boost to moral? If anything, it's a detriment. Furthermore, they could pool their dollars together and do something that would bring them much closer, if that was the point, such as having a weekly lottery with a real prize; e.g. a movie or simply the money.
Sheesh, it's called bonding. It doesn't have to make perfect sense. They aren't doing it because they hate their job, they're doing it because it's a way to bond, it's easy, it could be tradition, you don't have to argue about what you "choose," like you would with a movie, where people have different tastes. Having a lottery for an individual prize could cause more problems than one for an imaginary prize that could never be won.
I agree, it's a lot more practical, don't get me wrong. However, I think in the long run, avoiding silly disputes over things people don't care about is a lot more practical, from the perspective of an employer. Since the idea isn't vudu's he'd become a target of serious rage if he tried to change it, and that's definitely not worth it.
Bonding doesn't have to make sense, but it doesn't need money thrown down a drain to be sustained. And if picking a prize would be such a big deal (which it wouldn't) then do it for money; tangible real money. Have everyone chip in for a month and at the end announce a winner. That way someone gets a nice bonus and there are no arguments.
I think everyone would agree that's a better idea than wishing with a ticket upon a star.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Halbred on November 17, 2009, 03:57:28 PM
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 17, 2009, 03:57:40 PM
Except in that case, you've got an individual winner for something non-work related. Even though everyone participates, people lose, and there's nothing they could do to help that. It's silly, but it could cause bad blood. And... you might think everyone would agree, but have you ever tried to convince a group of people that their current tradition is stupid, and yours is better, even if it is? Your idea is better, but if it were to change, vudu would be wise not to be the one to change it. People react to random stuff like that on a hair-trigger, and it can cause trouble. Even having a vote on what to do could cause some weird passive-aggressiveness in the work place, and it's just not worth the trouble. This isn't a battle I'd pick to fight, because it's just not that big of a deal, and the potential consequences far outweigh the potential benefits.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 04:03:45 PM
Except in that case, you've got an individual winner for something non-work related. Even though everyone participates, people lose, and there's nothing they could do to help that. It's silly, but it could cause bad blood. And... you might think everyone would agree, but have you ever tried to convince a group of people that their current tradition is stupid, and yours is better, even if it is? Your idea is better, but if it were to change, vudu would be wise not to be the one to change it. People react to random stuff like that on a hair-trigger, and it can cause trouble. Even having a vote on what to do could cause some weird passive-aggressiveness in the work place, and it's just not worth the trouble. This isn't a battle I'd pick to fight, because it's just not that big of a deal, and the potential consequences far outweigh the potential benefits.
This is dumb. I'm done arguing.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 04:07:07 PM
I agree with Stogi. It's completely illogical. It's a waste of money. But so is the life insurance policy I have. I haven't died yet so it's money down the drain. ;)
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 04:10:36 PM
Life insurance, heh. I never knew why they called it life insurance. It's more like death insurance. In case I die, my dead body will give you money to dress me up and but me in the ground from harms way.
But anyway, I think I can help you out. *cocks gun*
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 17, 2009, 04:15:10 PM
Well, if your reasoning is simply that, just stick the two bucks in a jar or a bank account, or a long-term stock investment, or on candy, or something else.
Oh, or, to make things easier, tell everyone to save up two dollars every week for a year, then buy all the lottery tickets at once. You still won't win, but then they'll stop playing because they realize it isn't worth throwing away a hundred dollars a year for that sort of thing.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 17, 2009, 04:16:35 PM
How is "Let's win the lottery so we can all get the **** out of this shitty job!" a boost to moral? If anything, it's a detriment. Furthermore, they could pool their dollars together and do something that would bring them much closer, if that was the point, such as having a weekly lottery with a real prize; e.g. a movie or simply the money.
Bonding doesn't have to make sense, but it doesn't need money thrown down a drain to be sustained. And if picking a prize would be such a big deal (which it wouldn't) then do it for money; tangible real money. Have everyone chip in for a month and at the end announce a winner. That way someone gets a nice bonus and there are no arguments.
I think everyone would agree that's a better idea than wishing with a ticket upon a star.
I don't think you get it.
giving an individual prize to individual people will cause tension, rivalries or jealousy. putting in a forgettable $2 a week towards the "Group Departure Plan" and Hope that one day you will be able to say "**** this job" and walk away rich without a care in the world is actually effortless and priceless. Now everyone has the same thing to look forward to, Financial and Personal freedom and it's something they all get to share equally IF it happens. I'm sure no one expects it to happen, but if it does, everyone involved wins, not just Sally or Tom who say their goodbyes with a huge grin to most a "**** you" to the rest. You practically have to do nothing but give an insignificant $2 every week for a potential life changing payoff.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: King of Twitch on November 17, 2009, 04:20:58 PM
I don't think you get statistics
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 04:21:56 PM
You practically have to do nothing but give an insignificant $2 every week for a potential life changing payoff.
And this is why the lotto exists. ;D Not because it's a positive expected payoff (-$2 + % change of win x win amount) but because it makes people feel good. It gives us something to joke about.
I get statistics (see above). But that's not the point.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 17, 2009, 04:25:21 PM
who plays the lotto for statistics? statistics say you never win or you have better chances of catching Polio(like Stogi said)
how many people play and actually expect to win? I think it's a waste of money to everyone but the person that actually wins, and until I actually win, it would be an incredible waste of my money for nothing other than the hope to one day win. But I will never win since you gotta "pay to play" and you need to "play to win".
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 04:33:58 PM
Well, if your reasoning is simply that, just stick the two bucks in a jar or a bank account, or a long-term stock investment, or on candy, or something else.
How is "Let's win the lottery so we can all get the **** out of this shitty job!" a boost to moral? If anything, it's a detriment. Furthermore, they could pool their dollars together and do something that would bring them much closer, if that was the point, such as having a weekly lottery with a real prize; e.g. a movie or simply the money.
Bonding doesn't have to make sense, but it doesn't need money thrown down a drain to be sustained. And if picking a prize would be such a big deal (which it wouldn't) then do it for money; tangible real money. Have everyone chip in for a month and at the end announce a winner. That way someone gets a nice bonus and there are no arguments.
I think everyone would agree that's a better idea than wishing with a ticket upon a star.
I don't think you get it.
giving an individual prize to individual people will cause tension, rivalries or jealousy. putting in a forgettable $2 a week towards the "Group Departure Plan" and Hope that one day you will be able to say "**** this job" and walk away rich without a care in the world is actually effortless and priceless. Now everyone has the same thing to look forward to, Financial and Personal freedom and it's something they all get to share equally IF it happens. I'm sure no one expects it to happen, but if it does, everyone involved wins, not just Sally or Tom who say their goodbyes with a huge grin to most a "**** you" to the rest. You practically have to do nothing but give an insignificant $2 every week for a potential life changing payoff.
You too BnM?
"I try to get out, but they keep pulling me back in."
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 17, 2009, 04:50:00 PM
It's only because you don't seem to understand the bonding associated with it.
Either everyone wins or it's business as usual. Everyone has the same thing to gain or the same thing to lose. It's kinda like everyone starting a business together and everyone is an equal partner. If things go good, then everyone profits and everyone is happy. If it all goes bad, well then we all get to laugh it off and try again next week. but either way, everyone is in it together, and it's something that only that group of people get to share(Like Google employees and Google stock when they first went public).
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: King of Twitch on November 17, 2009, 04:53:44 PM
In some places people flagellate themselves to commemorate Ashura. The Galli castrated themselves in memory of Combabus.
Where does the cycle end?
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: vudu on November 17, 2009, 05:05:13 PM
BNM is exactly right. I'm guessing he secretly plays the pool at his office, too. ;)
I would never, ever, ever buy lottery tickets on my own.
I understand that the cost isn't greater than the expected payout. e.g. a $1 ticket has approximately a 0.000000569% chance of winning the Mega Millions lotto. The jackpot has to be over $175 million to a single winner (assuming no taxes!) before it has an expected positive payout.
Jackpot
Expected payout
$1,000,000
$0.01
$10,000,000
$0.06
$100,000,000
$0.57
$150,000,000
$0.85
$175,000,000
$1.00
$200,000,000
$1.14
Again, winning isn't the point.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Halbred on November 17, 2009, 07:11:37 PM
Haven't seen "Grandma's Boy."
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 17, 2009, 07:48:45 PM
Life insurance, heh. I never knew why they called it life insurance. It's more like death insurance. In case I die, my dead body will give you money to dress me up and put me in the ground from harms way.
But anyway, I think I can help you out. *cocks gun*
Maggots and grave robbers say hi :P
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 07:56:12 PM
It's only because you don't seem to understand the bonding associated with it.
Either everyone wins or it's business as usual. Everyone has the same thing to gain or the same thing to lose. It's kinda like everyone starting a business together and everyone is an equal partner. If things go good, then everyone profits and everyone is happy. If it all goes bad, well then we all get to laugh it off and try again next week. but either way, everyone is in it together, and it's something that only that group of people get to share(Like Google employees and Google stock when they first went public).
Life insurance, heh. I never knew why they called it life insurance. It's more like death insurance. In case I die, my dead body will give you money to dress me up and put me in the ground from harms way.
But anyway, I think I can help you out. *cocks gun*
Maggots and grave robbers say hi :P
Heh...that's why I want to be burned King Arthur style on the side of a cliff facing the ocean.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 17, 2009, 08:55:48 PM
It's only because you don't seem to understand the bonding associated with it.
Either everyone wins or it's business as usual. Everyone has the same thing to gain or the same thing to lose. It's kinda like everyone starting a business together and everyone is an equal partner. If things go good, then everyone profits and everyone is happy. If it all goes bad, well then we all get to laugh it off and try again next week. but either way, everyone is in it together, and it's something that only that group of people get to share(Like Google employees and Google stock when they first went public).
Oh I get it. It's just retarded.
Only until you win. then it was the best X amount of $$ you've probably ever spent.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BeautifulShy on November 17, 2009, 09:01:34 PM
New Super Mario Bros Wii. 10/10 Awesome game. Haven't had a chance to play multiplayer but I suspect it will jump another 90 points.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 17, 2009, 09:22:06 PM
All 11 Star Trek Movies on Blu-ray: 10/10
The new one came out today and I figured why the hell not buy all of them while I'm there. I could have just bought the good ones, but that would have only saved me $20 over getting all of them so I figured I should get the complete set. They get the perfect 10 despite half of them not being good because Wrath of Khan and Undiscovered Country are just that great.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BeautifulShy on November 17, 2009, 09:24:14 PM
Wrath of Khan is my favorite out of all of the Star Trek Movies.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 17, 2009, 09:38:14 PM
Insanolord, can i borrow some money?
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 17, 2009, 10:04:55 PM
Now how do I know you're not just some jerk who hacked EasyCure's NWR account just to scam me out of money?
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 17, 2009, 10:25:32 PM
Ok that guy really needs to be brought to JUSTICE!
how about i get fleece to prove it, we've met IRL!
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Halbred on November 17, 2009, 10:25:57 PM
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on November 17, 2009, 11:58:30 PM
Sorry sorry....this is the longer, more hilarious version.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: ThePerm on November 18, 2009, 05:38:12 PM
mcdonalds double cheeseburger 10/10
they didn't over salt it, it tasted exactly how it was supposed to taste
i give the diarrhea it gave me a 4/10
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 18, 2009, 10:42:30 PM
520 Disc CD Wallet: 9/10
I bought so many seasons of TV on DVD recently that I ran out of room in my old one. I found a nice big one for $12; God, I love Amazon.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 19, 2009, 04:26:02 AM
That's part of the reason I bought a ginormous hard drive, Insanolord! My long term plan is to rip my DVDs, or download high quality rips of the ones I own, and stick 'em on there, for easy access :D
Also, I should be able to watch them on my Wii, too. It's a sweet plan.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 19, 2009, 03:45:36 PM
Yeah, I've got a ton of my DVDs ripped onto my computer and once the new 750 GB drive I ordered gets here and I install it I'll go back and rip the rest of them.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 19, 2009, 06:09:27 PM
Chicken lo mein: 9/10
havend had lo mein this good in soooo long.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 19, 2009, 06:28:45 PM
Ok that guy really needs to be brought to JUSTICE!
how about i get fleece to prove it, we've met IRL!
You've left me confused. What happened?
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 19, 2009, 06:52:36 PM
don't start with the "thatguy"/"that_guy" nonsense again.
if you're legite, check out the forum anarchy thread and follow the link
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: that Baby guy on November 19, 2009, 07:04:50 PM
Wow, a forum anarchy thread. Whomever is involved in that thread, making those posts and whatnot, they're real legit. Too legit. Posting in threads and all that!
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: stevey on November 28, 2009, 03:45:50 PM
Bump
Metallic Blue DSi: 7/10 Great Value but so much wasted potential; needs Homebrew! snega2usb (http://www.snega2usb.com/wordpress/): 10/10 Cartridge Gaming Shall Never Die! Tacos: 5/10 Mmmmm.......
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on November 28, 2009, 04:49:51 PM
superbad and role model dvd's for >$5 = 10/10
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 02, 2009, 10:56:34 PM
you spent more than $5? (the alligator always eats the bigger number ;) )
But I have my own story about a purchase. It's a purchase my mom made several months back.
Christmas Tree - :o/ >:(
So my mom went to Gottschalks during it's going out of business sale and finds a great deal on a plastic Xmas Tree w/ the lights already attached. She got a $200 tree for $25 and has been bragging to everyone about it since. Today we open it and try to put it together (sorry I don't have any pics.... yet). So first thing I take out is the base, pretty simple and sturdy. Next I take out the tree parts and the screws. The parts of the tree itself were heavy and all labeled with letters for easy identification, "A", "B", "C" & "D".
Now you figure that this tree is gonna go in 1 of 2 directions. Either you start at "A" and end with "D", or you start with "D" and end with "A". Considering that "A" was huge and "D" was small, you would think the former, but according to the instruction booklet, it's all 3..... yes I said all 3. On the left side in text, you start from "A" at the bottom and work your way up to "B" and then "C", no mention of "D" at all. On the right side in text it says that you start at "E" on the bottom(E...!? WTF?) and work your way up to "D", "C", "B" and then "A". But in the picture in the middle.... I couldn't even explain it because it made no sense at all. The picture assembly looked like it started from the top pic and then the pic below and so on and so forth, but what they were showing didn't make any sense with the pieces I had to assemble. Maybe you read it from the bottom pic up, I have no idea, but either way it made no sense.
After about 15 minutes of frustration and confusion, I just start putting the damn tree together. It turns out that the entire tree was assembled upsidedown. I don't mean I put it together in the wrong order and didn't realize to turn it over, I mean the peak of the tree was pointing at the spike that fits into the base that holds up the tree. If I put the entire tree together the only way it would fit, the widest part of the tree would be 7' in the air with the tip(where the star goes) connected to the base stand.
It was also one of those trees that fold out automatically and all the limbs would fold out properly if stacked upsidedown(the only way it would assemble). If I then turned the tree rightside up, gravity would fold the tree limbs back up(like an umbrella) and all the tree limbs would be pointing towards the ground. It just wasn't gonna work no matter how you look at it.
What sux is that the store it was bought from is long gone (Spirit Halloween Store took over that location back in October) and there isn't even a brand or manufacturer listed on the tree to complain to. The tree was literally manufactured upside down. Next time I go to my moms house, I will assemble it real quick and try to take a picture. I only partially put it together today.
Christmas Tree - CHRISTMAS IS CANCELED!!!/10
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on December 03, 2009, 12:28:23 PM
meh, i was messed up on cough medicine then and still feeling shitty today.. i wont bother fixing it.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on December 06, 2009, 03:08:33 PM
Metroid prime trilogy for $20 off at Target: 10/10 even though I haven't played the NPC titles yet :P
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 06, 2009, 06:24:11 PM
2 new tires and an oil change.
Much more than I expected to pay. They advertise the cheapness of the tires but get you on all the other charges associated with the tire change itself.
I need to go back next week for the other 2 tires (waiting on my next check) and maybe have them install the 2 brake lights too ($37 <$30 of it labor>, but I'm not sure on how to replace the lights in the back window otherwise I would that and the tail light myself).
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on December 07, 2009, 03:48:32 AM
I haven't changed the lights in the back window, but I'd guess the way you'd change it is through the trunk. Changing tires, oil, and tail/head lights is cake though. I would watch a couple videos, read your manual and do it yourself. It'll suck doing it the first time, but after that, it'll be damn easy.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 07, 2009, 10:09:03 AM
oil & head/tail lights I've done before, but the actual changing of the rubber tire on the rim... you do that yourself? Doesn't the tire need to be balanced before being mounted?
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Stogi on December 07, 2009, 04:14:17 PM
i was confused, sorry. I don't do that. I've seen it done before and that's a pain in the ass, every single time.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on December 07, 2009, 06:50:34 PM
funny story about changing lights;
i was once stopped for passing a public bus on the left, going over the double yellow, but the guy just gave me a warning for that. He did give me a ticket for having my "rear plate lamp" out and i honestly had no idea what he was talking about. He told me it was the light above my license plate and i still had this confused look on my face, because i've had my car for 5 years and i've never seen a light above my license plate. He said its not a big deal, and if i get it fixed within 24hrs and take it to my local precinct they'd drop the ticket.
Unfortunately i couldn't do it that same night because all the local stores were closed, and the next day i got out of work much later than i thought so by the time i did leave i was rushing to get the bulb, replace it, and make it to the local precinct. Go to autozone, they have no idea what i'm talking about which made me think "i knew that cop was fucking crazy!" but they sell me a bulb anyway, i go outside, pop the trunk to have a look around and see nothing. Literally, i saw nothing because my flashlight died within seconds of turning it on. I had to park my car at an odd angle to get the light from inside the Autozone to peer in.. still nothing. I was about to give up and just deal with the ticket because i was tired, freezing cold (it was winter) and irritated. As i'm getting ready to slam the trunk closed i think to look above the license plate, for the first time noticing the small area above it..
Take the two small screws out, try to take off the cover there and end up cracking it because i honestly didn't know how to remove it since i'd never done it before but also couldnt make out if there were any instructions on it. Now i'm fussing with the fucking burnt bulb in there thats, to my knowledge, has been wedged in there the 5 years i've been driving it, almost breaking it. I finally replace it but can't get the cover to screw back in.. and when i do the bulb isn't sitting right and i have to fix it with tape. Go turn on the car and nothing happened.. nothing lit up. I'm getting even more frustrated and after a few mins of checking the bulb is secured, actually decide to give up..
i get in the car, slam the door and realize.. i never turned my lights on... get outta the car, walk to the trunk and.. LET THERE BE LIGHT!
I drive over to the precinct just making the 24hr deadline (seriously, within mins), get a sweet parking spot right in front, go in and explain what the other officer told me.. and they sign a little slip and told me to take that and the ticket back to the other town where i'd gotten the ticket initially.. without ever going out to look at my car...
/facepalm
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Halbred on December 07, 2009, 07:15:29 PM
Nintendo Points Card: 9/10
$20.99 for 2000 point card? That's like $1 more than it's worth! Anyway, NyxQuest will be purchased tonight. Any other awesome WiiWare games out there? I already tried World of Goo and didn't really like it.
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: EasyCure on December 07, 2009, 07:30:40 PM
$20.99 for 2000 point card? That's like $1 more than it's worth! Anyway, NyxQuest will be purchased tonight. Any other awesome WiiWare games out there? I already tried World of Goo and didn't really like it.
Shoulda bought some at Circuit City during their liquidation like i did...
You really didnt like WoG? sad :(
Title: Re: Rate your last purchase
Post by: Halbred on December 08, 2009, 01:52:00 PM
