Paid Members John Matrix Posted August 29, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2014 I really am an idiot sometimes, ok, more often that not. Working in the city centre, you soon get bored doing the rounds at lunchtime so i've found myself going into shops i never would have bothered with previously.  Just got back into the office after making the most ridiculous impulse purchase imaginable.  I just bought this...    For no other reason, than it instantly reminded me of this..    Am i mentally ill? Please reassure me that some of you have bought stupid shit for an equally backwards reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flangedango Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I really fancied buying a clapped-out 80's style RV/Motorhome after watching the Breaking Bad series. Obviously just for the leisure of it though and not for the rolling meth lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted August 29, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2014 Working in the city centre, you soon get bored doing the rounds at lunchtime so i've found myself going into shops i never would have bothered with previously. Â I'm sort of the same, I've taken to going into shops and just reading the nutritional information on things before leaving without making a purchase on my lunches. It's raised some odd looks after about 10 minutes engrossed in working through the numerous snack pots of noodles and pasta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 29, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2014 I try and avoid Ebay after 10pm, because I become a terrible impulse buyer. I'm a tragic, repeat victim of "seemed like a good idea at the time". Â Despite being able to pass myself of as a musician, there was no sensible reason for buying a Patagonian nose flute (and it sounds like a shit slide whistle, so there's no "turned out well in the end"), nor the Jew's harp, nor the di zi (a Chinese bamboo flute that caught my attention because you have to put garlic on it to play it), nor the Irish whistle (seeing as I was only going to be in Ireland for one day). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted August 29, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2014 i drink Heineken any chance i get ever since i saw Blue Velvet, does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members John Matrix Posted September 5, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2014 How about stupid reasons for NOT buying things. Â I'm finding myself increasingly putting down bottles and cans of coke, because i dont want to "share a diet coke with Brenda/Piotr/Keith" etc. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted September 5, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm tight as a gnat's chuff, so I will deny myself shit that I actually want/can use, because it costs about 2p more than I've arbitrarily decided I'll pay for it.  However, I never carry any cash, because I'm a chump with actual paper money and coins, and I'll buy shite just because I have some spare money — Christian-themed DVDs, wristbands that say "SPORTS" on them, shoddy fake Birthday cards with miscoloured wrestlers on them. Then, I chuck them out a few weeks later, disgusted at myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members John Matrix Posted September 5, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm absolutely like that with DVD's, unless it's something i desperately want regardless.  The Raid for example, because it was something, although i knew i'd like, everyone else was telling me to watch, i set a limit of £4 maximum i was prepared to spend on it, taking into account genre, i didnt know anyone in it, general market values etc.  The amount of times i picked it up and put it back down because it was £6 in Morrisons dosent bear thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 How about stupid reasons for NOT buying things. Â I'm finding myself increasingly putting down bottles and cans of coke, because i dont want to "share a diet coke with Brenda/Piotr/Keith" etc. Â I did buy the Wu Tang Clan game for the Playstation years back because I was a bit obsessed with all things Wu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted September 6, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2014 I bought a Snoop Dogg DVD and CD double pack from CEX once, purely because it was 5p. You can't buy an empty double case for 5p, so there was a back up redemption there. I also liked the idea of taking it back for 50% credit and them having to round it up to 3p. Â As it turned out, it was a reasonably enjoyable film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Invisible Boy Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well my stupid reason isn't really for impulse buys, as I do make impulse buys but generally they aren't too crazy. My stupid reason is if I see something (ie a bluray/DVD or a comic book) and either it's in a second hand shop or it's brand new out and I didn't realise it was out. I tell myself what if they sell it and then next time I come it's not there or what if I don't buy it and all I can think about for the next week is that I should have bought it. It's quite annoying when it happens during the week before I get paid as then I'm deciding whether or not it is worth spending what bit of money I have left from last month's wages or just leaving it. To be honest I suppose it's just annoying happening any time as then if I do spend money on things like that it means I have less money on me by the end of the month, or it means I'm buying things for the sake of it instead of putting the money into savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted September 6, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2014 I bought the Garth Ennis Punisher Omnibus for €400.00 because I'd gotten tax back of nearly €800. I figured if I gave my missus €300.00 and told her I bought that big book for €50.00 she wouldn't lose the plot at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted September 7, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 7, 2014 Getting like that with DVDs on Amazon. I'm picking up all sorts just because I quite fancy it and I'm starting to get quite the pile of unwatched ones now. I paid for the Amazon Prime service too, so these DVDs are coming the next morning. Going to delete my card from it. Amazon Prime is the worst for these impulse buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted September 7, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 7, 2014 I bought the Garth Ennis Punisher Omnibus for €400.00 because I'd gotten tax back of nearly €800. I figured if I gave my missus €300.00 and told her I bought that big book for €50.00 she wouldn't lose the plot at me.  Wicked, that's the sort of thing you can only really treat yourself to when you get into some money (unless you're loaded). I found a thousand pounds in cash in a park a couple of years ago and I spent most of it on Hot Toys action figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shucky Ducky Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Alcohol usually, Drinking & Poundland are a very dangerous combination for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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