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Ever buy things on impulse whether it be on ebay or somewhere?

Was it a GOOD idea or a BAD idea?

Discuss.

I just bid on a desktop. Put down the next minimum bid for the hell of it, but turns out i'm the next highest bidder. There's like 2 minutes left on this bad boy... and i'm hoping to get outbid, but at the same time i'd be excited for a new desktop.... er not new refurbished.

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I once got approved for a $5k Best Buy Credit Card. That was a bad day. 42" LG TV, PS3, New iMac, Digital Camera, Laptop, iPod, Alpine Head Unit for my car, XBOX360 and a bunch of games.

That was 2005. Just payed it all off in August of 2009. Worth it? yes. Bad idea? yes.

Sounds like the best day ever!

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I once got approved for a $5k Best Buy Credit Card. That was a bad day. 42" LG TV, PS3, New iMac, Digital Camera, Laptop, iPod, Alpine Head Unit for my car, XBOX360 and a bunch of games.

That was 2005. Just payed it all off in August of 2009. Worth it? yes. Bad idea? yes.

That sounds like a crazy day indeed!

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I once got approved for a $5k Best Buy Credit Card. That was a bad day. 42" LG TV, PS3, New iMac, Digital Camera, Laptop, iPod, Alpine Head Unit for my car, XBOX360 and a bunch of games.

That was 2005. Just payed it all off in August of 2009. Worth it? yes. Bad idea? yes.

That sounds like a crazy day indeed!

It was a great day at the moment! Then when that first bill came I was like "What the fuck did I do!" mostly because I had bought a car like 6 months earlier.

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I haven't bought much of anything in a really long time. My worst impulse buy was an XBox360 about 2 months ago because my mom had bought a really nice TV and COD:MW2 was brand new and it was so appealing. I don't regret it though, especially since I've been sick the last few days and played so much multiplayer.

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I usually go without for a few months then i have a month i drop a ton of cash on prints and records. I love getting a ton of stuff at once.

I also have this problem where I know ill be spending a lot of time indoors right before winter comes so late fall i spend a ton on records and just fill a crate or two and then take my time through out winter listening to them all.

When Devin comes here he will laugh at the amount of records I have that i either forgot i bought or are still sealed, and I listen to records everyday.

I just now opened my copy of Chase this light by jimmy eat world. I think I ordered it from VC months and months ago.

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i bought some used records last night... nothing major just like 20 bucks worth, but you dont have a job thats something i shouldnt really do.

I got Mean Jeans - Are You Serious LP, Lou Reed - Rock n Roll Animal LP, a Hard Ons tribute 7" and a Sidecar LP.

i cant wait to randomly buy shit again... Hopefully i land a job sooner than later.

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When I worked at the record store I was always doing this. We had a pretty sweet discount so I was always getting stuff cause it was a good deal, whether I liked it or not didnt seem to matter. Now I got a bunch of stuff that is alright, got no money, no job, and sure as hell wish I had money in the bank account. Sadly, I know when I get a job it will start up again.

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When I worked at the record store I was always doing this. We had a pretty sweet discount so I was always getting stuff cause it was a good deal, whether I liked it or not didnt seem to matter. Now I got a bunch of stuff that is alright, got no money, no job, and sure as hell wish I had money in the bank account. Sadly, I know when I get a job it will start up again.

This. At my record store we got 33% off new stuff and half off used. My 200-some DVD collection probably cost me between $1-3 per movie and $5-12 per TV boxset. I'm trying to unload it now, as I've grown more fond of Hulu, Netflix, and torrenting. The record store days were the fucking worst/best.

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I bought an Audrey Kawasaki print today for $120. I probably shouldn't have, but for the first time the opportunity was there, so I took it. Might have to sell something to make up for it. haha

i got the same one, and was thinking about getting my cousin to pick up the other one for me, but since i impulsively bought a snowboard this week, i decided against it.

i love her work.. it'll be my 7th one of hers, of which only 2 are currently framed though..

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I bought an Audrey Kawasaki print today for $120. I probably shouldn't have, but for the first time the opportunity was there, so I took it. Might have to sell something to make up for it. haha

i got the same one, and was thinking about getting my cousin to pick up the other one for me, but since i impulsively bought a snowboard this week, i decided against it.

i love her work.. it'll be my 7th one of hers, of which only 2 are currently framed though..

wow, which other AK prints do you have?

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I bought an Audrey Kawasaki print today for $120. I probably shouldn't have, but for the first time the opportunity was there, so I took it. Might have to sell something to make up for it. haha

i got the same one, and was thinking about getting my cousin to pick up the other one for me, but since i impulsively bought a snowboard this week, i decided against it.

i love her work.. it'll be my 7th one of hers, of which only 2 are currently framed though..

Damn....I always seem to forget about the sales, or have no cash when they go up. Makes me sad. Her stuff is so beautiful.

Also, I bought a 42" Plasma TV this week fairly impulsively. I don't think I'll regret it though.

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