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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    I almost bought £300 of RPG books yesterday, for a system I'm currently not playing, and which I already own on pdf

    I got as far as the PayPal confirmation before realising that the money will be better spent on (short term) conveyancing fees and movers, and (long term) a new kitchen and bed

    But now the website is emailing me about the books I left in the basket, taunting me with the optional mechanics and flavor text...

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    i have theoretically bought the lego tallneck though the confirmation screen also had an unnexpected error message on it so uh... idk? i'll see if i get a confirmation email?

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    i have theoretically bought the lego tallneck though the confirmation screen also had an unnexpected error message on it so uh... idk? i'll see if i get a confirmation email?

    That's how my buddy got two new Xbox Series Xs last year, and how he gave me one for Thanksgiving. He paid for both, but didn't feel like cancelling the order and perhaps not being able to order just one. Then he didn't feel like reselling it, so he gave it to me. I should give it to our other friend since I haven't turned on a console all year (I'm more of a PC guy)

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  • Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    edited August 2022
    i have theoretically bought the lego tallneck though the confirmation screen also had an unnexpected error message on it so uh... idk? i'll see if i get a confirmation email?

    Same. I've been frustrated by multiple times I get the notification it's back in stock only to log in and see it's sold out again. This time I seem to have ordered in time, but I'm still waiting for the confirmation as well.

    Edit: Oh, it has moved to the warehouse stage. I guess that's a good sign.

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited August 2022
    Nova_C wrote: »
    i have theoretically bought the lego tallneck though the confirmation screen also had an unnexpected error message on it so uh... idk? i'll see if i get a confirmation email?

    Same. I've been frustrated by multiple times I get the notification it's back in stock only to log in and see it's sold out again. This time I seem to have ordered in time, but I'm still waiting for the confirmation as well.

    Edit: Oh, it has moved to the warehouse stage. I guess that's a good sign.

    i was moving so fast that I didn't make an account and didn't leave the confirmation screen open afterward so i guess your experience gives me hope but still no confirmation. It does appear to still be purchasable with a 2 limit though which is a new part of the experience. They haven't stayed in stock for more than 30m before. I got a paypal charge email at least.

    Edit: well I think I double ordered. Still haven’t gotten a Lego email but PayPal sent me two emails about charging. Honestly may just watch and see what happens and see if I get a secret Santa target that liked horizon. Or… hear me out; taller neck

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited August 2022
    I now have my watch and my apron. The apron is not as water resistant as I was hoping and after a few hours of cleaning out a 300+ gallon fermenting tank my shirt is about soaked through. Could be sweat though.

    My watch does watch things but I immediately got overwhelmed by the technology of it and only use it for time telling.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    What does it watch?

    Since you said it watches things.

    Who's on third?

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    I want to do some rampant consumerism, and I have the money to do it, but I just really don’t know what to spend my money on.

    Amd I know it’s a super privileged spot to be in, but at the same time I 100% have the itch to buy shit and it’s very frustrating.

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    I know a cure for that.

    Buy me things that I want.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    There’s this 400mm f/2.8 lens I really want if you’re looking to blow some money

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  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Blake T wrote: »
    I want to do some rampant consumerism, and I have the money to do it, but I just really don’t know what to spend my money on.

    Amd I know it’s a super privileged spot to be in, but at the same time I 100% have the itch to buy shit and it’s very frustrating.

    I've been there before and I get it

    I've bought some things that I previously ruled out, like, things that I wanted ten years ago and maybe don't truly want but will still be happy with in their own way because they serve both as a memento of that time and like, in their practical form as an object I care about on a level that people outside the hobby might not recognize

  • pookapooka Registered User regular
    What about

    A really nice washing machine?
    Splash out on a nice experience, something like a fancy meal or an unusual event? Super indulgent gift?

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Maybe I’ll go bag shopping, my work bag is starting to get ratty.

  • Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
    Samsonite does good bags and briefcases in casual an formal styles

    they do be expensive though

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Now you have to get the other three, or you can't solve it.

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    Man, I do want new insight into tvs most puzzling drama series

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Blake T wrote: »
    I want to do some rampant consumerism, and I have the money to do it, but I just really don’t know what to spend my money on.

    Amd I know it’s a super privileged spot to be in, but at the same time I 100% have the itch to buy shit and it’s very frustrating.

    The answer to this question is always the classic Herman Miller Lounge Chair

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    Sometimes I sell my stuff on Ebay
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  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    Blake T wrote: »
    I want to do some rampant consumerism, and I have the money to do it, but I just really don’t know what to spend my money on.

    Amd I know it’s a super privileged spot to be in, but at the same time I 100% have the itch to buy shit and it’s very frustrating.

    Drive-style scorpion jacket.

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    Buy yourself a big sexy bouldering pad

  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    buy an autographed picture of preeminent thirst trap, Padma Lakshmi

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  • OdinOdin Registered User regular
    Buy 100 tacos for 100 dollars

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    buy a butfor

  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    Buy a musical instrument and a few months worth of lessons with a professional.

    pooka
  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    buy a butfor

    What’s updog?

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    buy a butfor

    What’s updog?

    it's a dog, but higher

    Andy Joe
  • CelloCello Registered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    buy a butfor

    What’s updog?

    it's a dog, but higher

    Please put the dog back on the ground, they do not want to be up there

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    who put deez nuts up my dog's butfor

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    who put deez nuts up my dog's butfor

    it was Steve Jobs

  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    buy a butfor

    What’s updog?

    it's a dog, but higher

    How do we get the dog to stop smoking weed?

    Everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    so they sure did double order the tallneck on me. If anyone here missed out I can send you one

  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited September 2022
    Brolo wrote: »
    KalTorak wrote: »
    who put deez nuts up my dog's butfor

    it was Steve Jobs

    who the hell is steve jobs

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
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    New house, new cookware

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    New cookware who dis

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  • RanlinRanlin Oh gosh Registered User regular
    But how will I know when I'm satisfied?

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    Waiting on ups to deliver my new box spring so I can put it together.

    Decided to pick up the old one and clean under it really good.

    The slats are all almost obliterated. Made of wood. To far apart for a memory foam mattress. No wonder my back hurts all the time. Hopefully the new one helps.

    Now I'm sitting here waiting for them to show up with nothing to put my mattress back down on.

  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    Sorce wrote: »
    Now you have to get the other three, or you can't solve it.

    I mean I will eventually but I only have the one table

  • CelloCello Registered User regular
    Hey wait hold up

    Are you using a box spring for a memory foam/latex mattress

    If it's like one of the standard Casper style mattresses you need a foundation (which has slats that are very very close together)

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    Cello wrote: »
    Hey wait hold up

    Are you using a box spring for a memory foam/latex mattress

    If it's like one of the standard Casper style mattresses you need a foundation (which has slats that are very very close together)

    Yeah I have been for the past like 4 years it turns out.

    Literally no one explained the difference to me when I got the new mattress in 2018 and put it on the old box spring

    The thing I'm getting is a foundation with a steel frame with 6 inch spacing between the slats instead of 11 inches on the old thing.

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  • CelloCello Registered User regular
    Cello wrote: »
    Hey wait hold up

    Are you using a box spring for a memory foam/latex mattress

    If it's like one of the standard Casper style mattresses you need a foundation (which has slats that are very very close together)

    Yeah I have been for the past like 4 years it turns out.

    Literally no one explained the difference to me when I got the new mattress in 2018 and put it on the old box spring

    The thing I'm getting is a foundation with a steel frame with 6 inch spacing between the slats instead of 11 inches on the old thing.

    Yeah, I made that mistake and returned my Casper mattress thinking it was the problem (and I also had worsening back pain at the time from my already bad back)

    Then bought a different Canadian one which explained the Foundation thing

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