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Title: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Khushrenada on February 10, 2018, 02:13:49 AM
So, I know we've got the "recent gaming purchase" thread that seems to be popular among us members. Which makes sense since in the words of Buddha, life is about acquiring as many material goods as you can so that when you are dead you can have a U-Haul of stuff buried with you like the pharaohs did with their pyramids. We're still talking about them pyramids today so clearly they were onto something.

Anyways, since there is more goods out there that one can buy besides gaming products, I thought it might be worth creating another thread for all those other interesting knickknacks and doodad purchases a person makes that they may want to share about.

To kick things off, I'm a big fan of Time Life books. They've done a bunch of series of things over the years. I discovered them at the library and would check them out and read them all the time. Once I started getting my own stable cash flow, I looked into getting some of these series for myself since they're something I liked to go back to and found them so well done. Best of all, since there isn't really a huge market for them and people seem to want to unload them a lot (probably due to space, weight and people just not reading as much anymore), I've been able to pick up a lot of them for a relatively low cost.

Recently, I was just doing a check through my local classifieds on Time Life books because I'm looking for one to complete and set and just learned about another set I never knew existed and really interested me. However, I also discovered something brand new. At one point, Time Life released a 30 volume record collection called Great Men of Music. It's mainly focused on Classical musicians. I know there are great women of music too. It's just that as we all know now the future is female but the past is male and the present is gender fluid. Ha ha ha! I'm so clever.  8)  :rolleyes:

This is what the set looks like:

(https://i.imgur.com/JxJnffY.jpg)

Each volume has a biography booklet that goes through the composer's life as well as listener notes for the various music on each record. There are also 4 double sided records included for each composer. 4 X 30 = 120 records. For an example of what that looks like here is the inside of the first volume on Tchaikovsky:

(https://i.imgur.com/k4Zj4Zx.jpg)

So, after discovering about the existence of this series, I was doing some searching on Ebay and, while people were selling them from various prices of 5 - 30 dollars depending on the seller, the shipping costs looked to make them too pricey for me to consider. But then I decided to search my local classifieds for the series based on its title of "Great Men of Music" instead of just by Time Life. To my surprise, I discovered someone very close by who had the complete set and was selling them. According to him, they had never been played and where kept mainly as a collectable. Inspecting some of the records, they were all in perfect condition so I snapped up the collection. I, personally, plan on playing them and look forward to going through the collection. Of course, I need to buy a record player now but there seem to be a lot of those for sale in classifieds anyways so I don't think it will be big hurdle there. Just have to see what's worth it for record players.

It's hard to say right now how good the collection is. Looking through the Tchaikovsky stuff, I was shocked to find out that the Overture of 1812 wasn't one of the musical selections among the 4 records provided. To me, that's the most famous piece he composed and generally the first thing associated with his name. So, then I decided to check the Debussy volume to find out if Clair de Lune was among the musical works selected for him and it was. It was a bit of a relief to see that they weren't leaving out all the top or popular works of an artist but it makes me curious as to the reasoning behind some of the selection process. I haven't checked the Mozart or Beethoven volumes but they've got so many highly popular and memorable works that I wouldn't be surprised if some were left out to include a few more obscure pieces to provide better context of their life and work. I'm also interested to find out more about some composers that I know more of by name than by any works of theirs I can think of like Puccini or Hayden. There are also a couple names I don't really recognize like Bruckner and Bartok but maybe if I hear their works then I may hear something I remember. I can't really see of think of any famous composers that are missing from this collection aside from Bizet but that's because, musically, Carmen is my favorite opera so that alone should have his inclusion but I'm not really familiar with anything else he did besides that. Aaron Copland is the last volume because Time Life probably wanted to have some kind of American element to this collection. In that regards, it is a shame George Gershwin couldn't have been included in this. He's got such a strong collection of works and songs but they probably don't fit the mold they were going with here. Thanks to Civilization IV, I became aware of John Adams but he would probably have been too new to include in this whenever it was made. It would also have likely been too radical to include someone like Bernard Herrmann or Elmer Bernstein who's main works were film score compositions but I think they are just as worthy.

That's about all I have to say on this purchase right now but that should be more than enough to kick off this thread.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Stratos on February 10, 2018, 08:30:13 PM
Well, I have been interested in getting a tactical pen (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B073DNLM9F/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3BLQ3U00AQNQZ&colid=1UXV3N6BF7WMA&psc=1) which was on my Christmas list, but no one got me it, so I treated myself to one that seemed to be of decent quality.


Tactical pens are a multi-tool of sorts in pen form. They are also pitched as a self-defense tool, but I don't ever see myself using it in a fight (would rather use my hands). This model includes a nice little flashlight, a glass-breaker tip, a multi tool point, and of course an ink pen.


It has no knife on it, which I like because I carry a separate pocket knife already. Also, I may leave behind my knife on occasion so having the pen is nice. It has a nice solid metal body and I like having that added weight. If I were to ever use it in a self-defense situation, it feels like it would certainly hit good if I found a soft opening in the neck or sides.


The price ranges from $16-$21 for this one. Seems to also be one of the few that are reasonably priced, contain extra tools, and is American made. Seems a lot of knock-offs from Hong Kong flood the market according to some tactical pen users (though I have no idea if this one is truly the "original" because several claim this).

Some if the "high quality" pens cost up to $60-$80, but they seem to only be for defense and writing (some even claim to be used by police or military in the field, but I'm sure a lot of that is just PR fluff).

If you find yourself wanting to carry a multi-tool and a pen around, this seems like a nice option. Though be warned, some folks claim that these have been confiscated inconsistently by TSA when trying to board flights. Seems to be related to how "deadly" the item appears to be, and some are obviously designed to cater to survivalists/wannabe military enthusiasts.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Stratos on February 10, 2018, 08:37:19 PM
I actually had a few Time Life books that I got from a free book event a few years back (okay...it wasn't an event, it was the free bookshelf from my old college. I raided it constantly for interesting titles, but don't tell my wife!). Held onto them for years yet never read them. If I still have them I'll gladly contribute to your collection, though I did purge a number of books lately as I have "too many freaking books" according to my wife (three large IKEA bookshelves full and then some).


The music collection is pretty cool. Could be a fun way to learn more about some artists and lesser known works of theirs.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: King of Twitch on February 10, 2018, 10:39:33 PM
Awesome, I've got a few of those (Time-Life American Wilderness Series)--wilderness mini-travelogue with a natural history of the local geology and ecology.


Today I found at my local and very clutch thrift store an old training manual for new naval recruits (https://www.amazon.com/Bureau-Naval-Personnel-TRAINING-Navpers/dp/B001628EWC/ref=pd_ybh_a_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GJAEDT5566D7189GY670), 1971 edition. Pretty cool to see the steering control console with all the switches and knobs labeled, and then... a simple steering wheel. My uncle was in the Navy around that time so I'm looking forward to telling him about it and maybe get some new stories in the process. I also wonder if a collector would buy this thing, or if it's top secret... :-X


In other news I got some action figures (http://www.pixlbit.com/blog/17565/some_new_toys_battle_beastsbeast_saga).


That tactical pen looks rad, I'll get that for my dad once fathers day rolls around. Have you used the glass breaker feature? If so, have you thought of doing a youtube series--Stratos Breaks Stuff With A Pen? I'd binge that.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on February 10, 2018, 11:36:57 PM
This bad-ass mother fucker
https://www.amazon.com/NECA-Teenage-Mutant-Turtles-Leonardo/dp/B06XCZ21R3/
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BeautifulShy on February 11, 2018, 02:13:19 AM
These are probably my most recent purchase. These were on clearence at Target and I got them for 15 bucks which is a steal.

(https://i.imgur.com/vhbS6HG.jpg?1)

I have been meaning to replace some heels that were a little too snug on me and these work nicely for me.   Functional and classy looking.  The stems at the end can be used for self defense if need be. But I haven't really had to use it for that. 

Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Khushrenada on February 11, 2018, 03:12:48 PM
Sweet looking shoes. When you say use the stems for self defense, are you talking like Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises?

I've never heard of a tactical pen before know. It's interesting but I still think a swiss army knife looks like it would be more useful / have more versatility. Still, it's a smart enough item that I could see myself maybe picking one up someday too. I did laugh at how the ad on Amazon you linked to said “The Pen is Mightier…” Has Never Rung More True! Yeah, they've taken the pen and combined it with a sword! (Or glass cutter, to be more accurate.)

The other Time Life series I've got would be the 20 volume Voyage Through the Universe about space, space travel and the planets. The World War II series of 39 large books going through that whole conflict. But I've only got 38. That is the one I'm missing one of the books in. It would be the one called The Neutrals focusing on what the neutral countries of the war did. I've got the 28 volume Library of Art focusing on various famous artists/sculptures and their works. Also have the 27 volume set Foods of the World along with the small accompanying recipe books that come with each volume. Ironically, the one set that got me into the whole Time Life series is one I've still yet to own despite always wanting to and that is the TimeFrame series which covers the history of Civilization from its beginnings all through the ages to about 1980-1990 when the series was made. It's also the series I've nearly read every volume in except for 3 which may be why I've acquired these other ones I hadn't read much of at the time.

If I were to acquire more Time Life sets, TimeFrame is definitely one I still plan on getting at some point. I was also always interested in the Civil War series and getting more knowledge on that conflict plus it is one of their nicest looking bindings / covers for any series they released. There was another cooking series I discovered a month ago which ended up leading to my discovery of these records and that is The Good Cook series which also intrigues me. Finally, The Old West series has always stayed on my radar because it is an intriguing period of history and I'm curious to know more of the myths and truths from legends like Billy the Kidd or Jesse James. However, I may check out more on The American Wilderness series that Zap Surprise IDK mentioned particularly if it has a focus on a lot of animals. I like animals and learning about them too.

In regards to Invincible Donkey Kong, I don't think the manual is top secret considering you found it on Amazon but it was interesting to see a couple comments/reviews on it which were past navy men nostalgic a piece of their past. Thus, it might be a collectable to them.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BeautifulShy on February 11, 2018, 04:46:30 PM
Yeah a bit like that. Fortunately for anyone around me who might want to mess with me I haven't had to use them like that.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ShyGuy on February 11, 2018, 08:15:56 PM
I bought a cheesesteak yesterday. It was fantastic!
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BeautifulShy on February 12, 2018, 04:52:39 PM
I bought a cheesesteak yesterday. It was fantastic!

I have to admit I saw that as cheesecake at first glance. Yummy either way.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Stratos on February 12, 2018, 06:37:29 PM
I've not tried the glass breaker yet, because I and my landlord prefer I keep windows intact where I live. But I'll probably dig up some junk glass sometime to test it on. There are a few old picture frames my wife wants to toss out so I might dig those out of the closet and break them when we get to spring cleaning.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: King of Twitch on February 15, 2018, 06:05:13 PM
https://www.amazon.com/NECA-Teenage-Mutant-Turtles-Leonardo/dp/B06XCZ21R3/

pics!
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: segagamersteph on March 28, 2018, 10:43:21 AM
I got a new HD web cam to go with my podcasts and YouTube production. I need to upgrade some equipment to get my stuff really looking professional.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: nickmitch on March 28, 2018, 01:25:23 PM
I bought an Apple Homepod the other day.  It's something I've been wanting since it was anounced.  I had a Klipsch Airplay speaker that died a while back.  I was in denial about fixing it for some time.  I had considered getting a decent set of computer speakers and an Airport Express as a replacement, since that was the cheapest way to replace the speakers I was losing.  But then I thought I should treat myself to something fancy.  I didn't consider the other brands for smart speakers since I couldn't find anything that would work with Airplay out of the box (which is the primary reason I would use the thing), and I'm in too deep with this Apple **** already.

Anyway, the speaker is great.  It was smaller and heavier than I thought it was.  The setup was a breeze.  If you haven't seen any videos online, you basically just plug it in and hold your iPhone up to it.  Then you just click through on your phone.  The sound quality is pretty amazing.  The bass is really deep, which I like.  The thing also gets LOUD.  It could just be the size of the room where I have it, but it makes a lot of noise.  The "Hey, Siri" also works surprisingly well even while music is playing.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Fatty The Hutt on April 04, 2018, 05:26:36 PM
I bought a set of Yoshi Copper Grill Mats (https://www.bedbathandbeyond.ca/store/product/yoshi-copper-grill-and-bake-mats-set-of-2/1060531728). I bought them to grill fish on the gas barbecue but I haven't tried them yet since our backyard is still entombed in snow. They probably cause cancer or something.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: NWR_insanolord on April 09, 2018, 11:20:12 AM
Today I bought a Logitech MX Master 2S mouse for my computer. Despite only ever owning laptops, I've always been a mouse guy. I love having lots of buttons and being able to tweak all kinds of little details in every application I use, and this one has eight different buttons and two scroll wheels that can be completely customized. I also like that this one can connect via Bluetooth where my old one required a USB dongle, because USB ports on my computer are at a premium, even with a hub usually attached to it.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: pokepal148 on April 28, 2018, 07:22:26 PM
I picked up the higher end version of the 2017 Dell Inspiron 11 3000. I wasn't planning to get a laptop now but it's come out that next years model won't use a traditional laptop hard drive/SSD in favor of a flash memory solution (the one I got has a 500gb HDD that I intend to swap out at some point.) I'm not expecting much from this thing (I expect it to basically be a tablet that can do laptop-y things when I need that) but I suspect it will serve me well although I haven't had a chance to test it out yet.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: segagamersteph on May 13, 2018, 01:55:18 PM
The last thing I bought of note was before I moved. Ordered a wig off Amazon. It's still wrapped up hiding in my suitcase at the moment though.

On a side note I am talking with a friend about buying and reviving an old newspaper in the area. It's just talk at the moment but he's got money and I have editorial experience so who knows.

The up side is the local rec center offers a full gym membership for $5 a month so I might get in on that once I get working.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on May 13, 2018, 03:14:38 PM
https://www.amazon.com/NECA-Teenage-Mutant-Turtles-Leonardo/dp/B06XCZ21R3/ (https://www.amazon.com/NECA-Teenage-Mutant-Turtles-Leonardo/dp/B06XCZ21R3/)

pics!
Sorry, I just noticed this. Pics!
(https://i.imgur.com/XPFPX2M.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Gqab1lB.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/l8FWX8A.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/MO6wCpY.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uk9rjwC.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/njXrcZ4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/PDb8uW5.jpg)
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BeautifulShy on June 02, 2018, 05:06:12 AM
That is pretty cool. Lots of detail to the figurine.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on June 02, 2018, 10:05:01 AM
Yeah it's pretty legit. If I win the lottery or something I'll complete the set.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: segagamersteph on June 02, 2018, 03:57:26 PM
I invested in a printer, ink, paper and other products to launch a physical print version of our newspaper. I guess you could say I bought a newspaper. That's a purchase of significant interest I would suppose.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Khushrenada on October 13, 2018, 06:47:09 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/6oMPW5n.jpg)

So, last weekend, I bought a bunch of old Nintendo Power issues. They span from issue 49 - 145 with just a couple missing near the end. It's from the time that Link's Awakening is just being released on Game Boy to the launch of the Game Boy Advance and GameCube 2001 E3 shortly before it's launch. (Kameo: Elements of Power by Rare looks like it will be big!)

It's odd. I was just looking at my Nintendo Power collection which starts at the tail end of the GameCube around the time Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Nintendo DS were being released (issue 191) and continues through to the end of Nintendo Powers life at issue 285. I was thinking I'd like to have all the issues during the GameCube's actual lifespan and that would be all I really wished I'd have. Then I saw this deal to get all these issues for $50 so I decided to grab them. I had hoped maybe they would get into the early GameCube launch but it comes up just short. Now I need to fill in that gap of about 50 issues.

Also, now that I've got so much of the back history, I'd like to see if I can someday acquire the 25 issues or so before issue 49 which would be from the launch/start of the SNES and have kind of all these complete eras of systems. Don't really care about anything older of just NES and GB games.

It's interesting to go back to these earlier times. So many forgotten games given the spotlight and write-ups. Earthworm Jim was such a big deal for a good 5 years. Nintendo 64 was the Nintendo Ultra 64 for so long. The make-up of the magazine is much different from what it would become in the later portion I already had. All about level layout's and secret codes and advice for getting past bosses or beating levels. There are no big or deep articles about a game or the industry. That said, this is already starting to make me curious about some less talked and remembered games that have some intriguing screens and moments. So, must resist urge to add to my backlog/collection further.

I was just flipping through one issue before posting this but it was the NP Awards for 1999. Donkey Kong 64 was the game of the year as voted by fans beating out Pokemon Yellow which is great since I'm a huge fan of DK64. How times have changed though with so many people bemoaning DK64 and it's collectathon. Beaver Bother was selected the Toughest challenge of the year but that didn't stop DK64 from winning. However, Bumper Balls from Mario Party was selected best Minigame/something else I don't recall at the moment. I bring that up because I was just talking to Mop it up on Discord a couple days ago about how Bumper Balls was the game of Mario Party for my brother and I on the 64. These results feel like total proof that my opinions on games are correct.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Sarail on October 13, 2018, 09:05:22 PM
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_3?gclid=Cj0KCQjwr4beBRDNARIsAGZaZ5fDGPM1hmAuc2A6uRLcHO7XurekvCVn1-PrTLQrZEFcb8hPsHXILOUaAp6cEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CILElrbdhN4CFZOXyAodIqUJyQ

I bought a Pixel 3XL through my Google Project Fi service. Trading in my Pixel 2XL for it, too. I'm all kinds of excited to start using the new front-facing camera. :)
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ThePerm on October 13, 2018, 11:50:39 PM
That Leonardo figure is dope.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on October 14, 2018, 09:14:33 AM
It is. I'm super excited that the SDCC TMNT set is going to be available next year.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Order.RSS on October 14, 2018, 05:38:04 PM
Cool get on the magazines, Khush! I threw most of my old gaming mags out many years ago, sadly, but a few survived the cull. A few from N64 times, and one or two from the GC era. I've still never played beyond the beginning in Hybrid Heaven, which one of the mags touted as the N64 response to Metal Gear Solid (related: remember how much hype there was for Mission Impossible on N64, and WinBack?).
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on October 14, 2018, 10:10:53 PM
That Nintendo Power collection is dope as ****. A friend of mine with an absolutely massive game collection (I think he said about 5,400 games last time I asked) has every issue.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Khushrenada on October 15, 2018, 12:18:38 AM
Cool get on the magazines, Khush! I threw most of my old gaming mags out many years ago, sadly, but a few survived the cull. A few from N64 times, and one or two from the GC era. I've still never played beyond the beginning in Hybrid Heaven, which one of the mags touted as the N64 response to Metal Gear Solid (related: remember how much hype there was for Mission Impossible on N64, and WinBack?).

I don't remember much hype for those games but I was still young then and there wasn't really a source for gaming news that I had back then. Plus, didn't get the N64 until around 1999. I also found myself getting disinterested in gaming a bit at that time. It was the Cube (and it's blessed controller) that really got me back into gaming. It was that perfect of soon graduating high school and then working and getting more self-income to buy games while still living at home so I still had the free time to play the games I was beginning to acquire. It caused me to go back and buy some SNES and N64 games from eBay and go back to those systems a bit but GameCube became most of my focus and then it spread from there of buying games through the years and building up a collection.

That said, I do remember seeing the Mission Impossible box / game at Blockbuster for rent when I'd go but never thought of actually playing it. Probably didn't help that the box was a pretty plain/generic looking cover. I'm not sure I've ever heard of WinBack until now. What I have noticed in flipping through some of the late N64 issues I've got (140 - 145) range is how much of a push The World is Not Enough seemed to get. Obviously, the game was hoping to catch some of that GoldenEye popularity and keep Bond as a popular gaming icon/franchise. However, it was released after Perfect Dark had come out a few months before and on the end of the 64's life with the GameCube soon about to launch making it look a bit obsolete. Bond has never been able to get back to that GoldenEye high and has tried to reboot it twice now with GoldenEye Rogue Agent (or something like that during the later Cube period) and then again during the Wii years. Both failed.

That Nintendo Power collection is dope as ****. A friend of mine with an absolutely massive game collection (I think he said about 5,400 games last time I asked) has every issue.

My week has just been flipping though and taking in wave after wave of nostalgia. While the collector in me likes the idea of a complete collection, I'm not motivated to spend the money it might take to pull that off. Like I say, I'm just going to hope for a chance to fill in those GameCube years and probably leave it at that. Still, that is a massive game collection. I mean, I don't have a tenth of that. All though I might be getting close to a tenth these days but still. That is crazy. I still buy games with the misguided hope of someday playing them and not just to display them.

UncleBob's got to have a complete Nintendo Power collection, thought, right?
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Mop it up on October 17, 2018, 08:59:28 PM
Wait, there were people comparing Hybrid Heaven to Metal Gear Solid? That makes zero sense, the games are nothing alike. It would be like comparing Harvest Moon 64 to Crash Bandicoot.

If they compared Mission Impossible on N64 to Metal Gear Solid, that makes more sense as they both feature stealth of some kind. I wouldn't compare the two myself though as they focus on different things. I never saw hype for the game though, it was just one I rented and thought it was decent enough to buy it later on. It's nothing special but I didn't think it was a bad game.

I haven't played WinBack, but I do have it.

That 007 The World Is Not Enough game is what taught me to pay attention to the actual companies that make games. I bought it sight unseen thinking it would be like a sequel to Goldeneye and boy was I in for a surprise. That's the main game that made me start doing more research before buying games as well as paying attention to things like the developer and publisher. That's also how I discovered Perfect Dark as I saw it was from the Goldeneye people. TWINE isn't a bad game either, in fact there are some things I like about it. But it's definitely no Goldeneye or Perfect Dark.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Order.RSS on October 18, 2018, 08:14:37 PM
Wait, there were people comparing Hybrid Heaven to Metal Gear Solid? That makes zero sense, the games are nothing alike. It would be like comparing Harvest Moon 64 to Crash Bandicoot.

I mean the comparison is kinda bonkers, but I'm pretty sure it was made often nonetheless. Even modern reviews (http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/08/hybrid_heaven_retro) still bring up the MGS comparison. I even found this IGN boards thread (https://www.ign.com/boards/threads/was-hybrid-heaven-what-the-n64-mgs-turned-into.179101574/) speculating whether Hybrid Heaven was the result of an attempted N64 Metal Gear game. Probably because they released like a year apart and were both Konami titles?

Maybe I should try to play it someday, I'm sure it has aged like a fine wine.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on October 18, 2018, 08:38:47 PM
It's like MGS because it's published by Konami.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BranDonk Kong on February 08, 2019, 10:16:28 PM
It is. I'm super excited that the SDCC TMNT set is going to be available next year.
BOOM! You looking for this?
Gallery here - https://imgur.com/a/AXrO5JY

My mom (yes, I'm a grown man) ordered these for me for Christmas, and they finally just got released!

(https://i.imgur.com/dDsAzj1.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/LMvw8oH.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/u6dJMNa.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/qse612G.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/kUy4eT9.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/lVwZD0F.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/dFWFa9Q.jpg)

Apologies for the potato-quality pics
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: kaijugamer on February 21, 2019, 03:40:52 AM
I bought a set of burnout SS* american force wheels to install on my Ford F-150 truck together with a set of nitto tires and suspension lift kit.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Khushrenada on February 21, 2019, 04:47:57 AM
What are you doing that for? Offroading? Monster Trucking?


Or are you another spambot who failed to post the link to their spam?!
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: kaijugamer on February 21, 2019, 09:23:52 AM
Off-road driving. A hobby that I was able to pick up from my dad and his colleagues.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 04, 2019, 02:46:53 AM
Here goes a little TMI....

after hearing so much good about it for weeks and months and years on end, I just bought a bidet attachment for my toilet.

first thing it did was leak on the floor. I fixed that......
then it sprayed the far wall (do not leave in the "on" position when you turn the water back on...)

I haven't used it yet. But if it's as "life changing" as everyone makes it out to be, then all the toilets int he house will get the upgrade.

maybe I'll update... I probably won't though. Unless it was absolutely terrible and worth bitching and ranting about.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: Stratos on April 06, 2019, 08:40:49 PM
Sounds like updates should go in the toilet thread in the funhouse!

Not a purchase, but I was going to get a 3D printer for my birthday, and a co-worker was getting rid of his, and gave it to me for free! So now I have a 3D printer. Its a few years old, but barely used. His biggest issue was he didn't want to put the work into calibration and tinkering, so I'll have to put some work into it before I can make anything good.

Definitely going to try my hand at making amiibo and other Nintendo themed goodies.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ejamer on April 10, 2019, 01:56:37 PM
... a co-worker was getting rid of his, and gave it to me for free! ...

Wow, that sounds AWESOME.
(And Happy Birthday to you as well!)
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ShyGuy on April 10, 2019, 11:30:21 PM
Give us the bidet details!
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ejamer on April 16, 2019, 10:16:50 AM
Give us the bidet details!

Not kidding, also interested.

We've gone back and forth a half dozen times about getting one. The biggest reason we haven't is due to kids - I don't want to imagine what would happen with them. But they are aging out of the "could be trouble" phase so the bidet is back under consideration.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 16, 2019, 10:27:32 AM
well... if your willing to use it correctly, you will save on toilet paper.
a few squares on 2 wipes

mo more detail at this time other than that.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: nickmitch on April 16, 2019, 01:45:16 PM
Does it make you feel cleaner?
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ejamer on April 16, 2019, 08:17:37 PM
The qualification ("if you're willing to use it correctly") is curious.
Does this mean some people prefer to use it incorrectly, for other nefarious purposes?
Is it the willingness or the correctness that is really in question here?
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on April 16, 2019, 09:40:06 PM
You guys are really trying to make this an uncomfortable conversation for me, huh. Lol 😅

it's the willing to use it in the way I assume is correct... or most effective.

Yes you feel cleaner. and then using a toilet that isn't equipped the same afterwards leaves you feeling like you may not be....

it takes getting used to, obviously, but can see why some don't want to go back.
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: ShyGuy on April 17, 2019, 04:37:11 PM
I bought my cousin a bed tent for his birthday because he's going to stay in his brother's living room for awhile until he can find a new apartment https://www.amazon.com/Alvantor-Sleeping-Portable-Curtains-Breathable/dp/B07GGSRJQV/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=bed+tent&qid=1555533329&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Title: Re: What is your most recent purchase of interest?
Post by: stevey on August 02, 2019, 01:24:01 PM
Sadly, my old laptop finally died this week exactly 2 weeks short of its 10th birthday. Upside is I managed to get a great deal on my replacement, Acer Helios 500, for just $1950 $1100 with a bit of haggling.