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hypnox 07/04/19 12:16:07 AM #1: |
What was the item and why did you spend so much on it?
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LinkPizza 07/04/19 12:17:26 AM #2: |
Truck, I guess...
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The Popo 07/04/19 12:17:38 AM #3: |
Down payment on a house count?
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Mead 07/04/19 12:17:45 AM #4: |
a car
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wwinterj25 07/04/19 12:32:01 AM #5: |
hypnox posted...
What was the item and why did you spend so much on it? Around 600 for the PS3. I got money left to me so I just saw it as getting a free PS3. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/kDysIcd ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dynalo 07/04/19 12:35:34 AM #6: |
Not counting vehicles, since everyone's answer would be car or house otherwise, probably some piece of furniture. My bedroom set, including mattress, was like $3000.
If we don't count furniture either, probably my PC, which total cost to build I think was around $1500. I built it like 8 years ago now though, and have only replaced the graphics card, so I can't remember exactly what I paid to build it. --- Assassins do it from behind. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LinkPizza 07/04/19 12:37:08 AM #7: |
If not counting vehicle, furniture, or house, then maybe a console or something... Because I like video games...
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hypnox 07/04/19 12:38:06 AM #8: |
LinkPizza posted...
If not counting vehicle, furniture, or house, then maybe a console or something... Because I like video games... I built a stupid expensive PC but hardly play games on it. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dynalo 07/04/19 12:39:13 AM #10: |
Also, I guess how do we count vacations? No individual part of it was more than 1k, but my trip to Iceland cost a little over 3k total.
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KJ StErOiDs 07/04/19 2:18:01 AM #11: |
About $2k on a new PC.
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Zeus 07/04/19 2:25:02 AM #12: |
Homes, vehicles, furniture, appliances, etc. Granted, for entertainment and personal stuff, I don't like spending much. My 40-in Roku TV -- which I've used maybe twice -- I paid $150 for... and like a month later got a free 32" tv because that shit always happens.
One of my laptops I paid $550 for, but I was in a hurry. Another was only $330, but it was a disco'd model that was starting to go on clearance (the first time I used something an AMD processor), which was a decent value. And I picked up a $200 kinda crappy laptop some time before that, which is partly why I went with the $330. Dynalo posted... My bedroom set, including mattress, was like $3000. I'm guessing you went with a bargain mattress, since a lot of mattresses can run $3k by themselves... and those aren't even the most expensive ones >_> Granted, $3000 is probably a reasonable spend for a bedroom. That's like $1800 for the mattress and $1200 for the furniture, or vice versa. --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Red_Frog 07/04/19 2:40:55 AM #13: |
About tree fiddy.
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Muscles 07/04/19 2:54:44 AM #14: |
2500 flat for a car 2 weeks ago
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TomNook 07/04/19 3:07:13 AM #15: |
Paid off a house I inherited to a sibling.
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darkknight109 07/04/19 3:22:29 AM #16: |
A house. Because I wanted to live there.
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mooreandrew58 07/04/19 3:35:21 AM #17: |
Dynalo posted...
Not counting vehicles, since everyone's answer would be car or house otherwise, probably some piece of furniture. My bedroom set, including mattress, was like $3000. Eh I got my truck for free (inheritance) and ive always been able to make arrangements where im just paying someone else rent to live with them fairly cheap. So for me im not sure either a video game console or handing over money to my mom to help her fix her vehicle when it broke down cause she didnt have a job at the time. She paid me back slowly over time though I count her buying me anything not on my birthday or christmas as going towards what she owed though. She insisted on paying me back so I decided to let her do it that way. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kyuubi4269 07/04/19 3:36:18 AM #18: |
What kind of drunk thinks a mattress costs $3k? You can get a budget one for sub-200, there's not room to fit 15x the value in improvements.
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CaptainObvius 07/04/19 3:43:54 AM #19: |
I just upgraded my house, new appliances, new home theatre, and wood floors. Probably total around 10k.
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Sarcasthma 07/04/19 3:48:18 AM #20: |
Objectively? My life, I guess.
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Smarkil 07/04/19 3:55:34 AM #21: |
345k on a house
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RedPixel 07/04/19 4:00:16 AM #22: |
Fucking student loans, wife's student loans, a car, and house. I hardly spend money on anything-- hustling big time to get it paid off. Went from $78k to $66k in just less than a couple of months working 2 jobs and my wife working 2 jobs. Just paid off the credit card, I will never use that shit again. Fuck debt.
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MICHALECOLE 07/04/19 4:02:24 AM #23: |
On a laptop for an ex that is completely obsolete now
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Zeus 07/04/19 4:45:25 AM #24: |
Kyuubi4269 posted...
What kind of [INSULT] thinks a mattress costs $3k? You can get a budget one for sub-200, there's not room to fit 15x the value in improvements. Maybe if you left your home and actually went to stores you'd realize that good mattresses are expensive. Sure, you can order a $120 6" foam mattress-in-a-box or stop at your local Goodwill to pick up a mattress for about $150, but you get what you pay for. A reasonably good mattress is usually going to run you around $1800 at least. There are some decent-quality memory foams out there that you can get for less than $1500, but when you start to look at quality, you're going to be paying around $3k. And $3k isn't even the really expensive stuff. I take it you've never gone mattress or furniture shopping before, though. --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Snake07 07/04/19 4:55:10 AM #25: |
25k on a rental property down payment
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Kyuubi4269 07/04/19 5:25:20 AM #26: |
Zeus posted...
Maybe if you left your home and actually went to stores you'd realize that good mattresses are expensive. Sure, you can order a $120 6" foam mattress-in-a-box or stop at your local Goodwill to pick up a mattress for about $150, but you get what you pay for. You can pay $150 and get a basic box spring mattress brand new. Zeus posted... A reasonably good mattress is usually going to run you around $1800 at least. There are some decent-quality memory foams out there that you can get for less than $1500, but when you start to look at quality, you're going to be paying around $3k. And $3k isn't even the really expensive stuff. I take it you've never gone mattress or furniture shopping before, though. You can get a bed frame with a tv coming out of the footboard for $1800 lol A decent mattress is only going to cost you $600, beyond that you're basically wasting your money, I know this from experience of kitting out my entire flat, not your mothers basement. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GameReviews 07/04/19 6:58:42 AM #27: |
Besides house and cars, and vacations, the most expensive thing I ever bought was my Rain Song acoustic guitar. It was $1,000.
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What_The_Chris 07/04/19 7:31:24 AM #28: |
apartment
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Judgmenl 07/04/19 7:40:30 AM #29: |
idk like $40k on school?
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KeijiMaedaTiger 07/04/19 7:50:33 AM #30: |
Benelli m4
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LinkPizza 07/04/19 7:55:13 AM #31: |
$3K is a lot for a mattress. That's like the expensive stuff. There are more expensive ones, sure. But $3K is still a lot. When I went mattress shopping, there were plenty of decent ones for less than $1K. Maybe not as many memory foam ones, but still really good ones. I couldn't imagine ever wasting $3K on a mattress...
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beloved_slacker 07/04/19 8:56:21 AM #32: |
Not counting my car, I would have to say the AC unit for the house. It cost $5000 to completely replace it.
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AnnoyedCops 07/04/19 9:29:10 AM #33: |
My digital piano
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GeoMaggs 07/04/19 9:48:03 AM #34: |
If not counting vehicle, furniture, or house, then my computer monitor. $800. BenQ LCD from around 2002. Still using it today. Looking at monitor prices now, though. . .
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Fierce_Deity_08 07/04/19 10:23:22 AM #35: |
Lego Star Wars Slave 1. $200 because I couldnt find it any cheaper and I wanted it for years. Took me about a week to put it together.
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Trialia 07/04/19 1:23:27 PM #36: |
hypnox posted...
What was the item and why did you spend so much on it? Well, the single most expensive item in my home (that isn't part of the fittings installed by the landlord, I've no clue what the boiler etc cost) is my present electric wheelchair, a Sunrise Medical Salsa R-squared model - nicknamed "Ripley" (ask my brother!) - which has segmented powered tilt, Jay custom back for spinal support, padded calf support, padded & adjustable winged headrest, and swing-out footplates. All in all, she cost something around 6,500, brand new. I don't know the precise figure because, mercifully(!), my local NHS mobility centre funded it for me. I'd never have been able to afford it without that! My first powerchair was a secondhand Invacare Harrier Plus I found on eBay, and even that cost me a cool 650. That's one of the things that frustrates me most about needing a powerchair: people with mobility needs are essentially a captive market, so manufacturers rip us off for whatever figure they like, with absolute impunity. Why spend so much on my expensive item? Well, in this case I'd've thought the answer fairly obvious! =P --- Trialia ~ unfaithful-mirror.net PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%) | XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zeus 07/04/19 2:00:11 PM #37: |
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Zeus posted...Maybe if you left your home and actually went to stores you'd realize that good mattresses are expensive. Sure, you can order a $120 6" foam mattress-in-a-box or stop at your local Goodwill to pick up a mattress for about $150, but you get what you pay for. It feels weird having to explain this to an alleged adult who presumably has been alive at least 25 years now, but a box spring isn't a mattress, it's a foundation you put under your mattress. >_> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-spring If I gave you the benefit of the doubt, I might assume that you meant an innerspring/coil mattress, but I'm really getting the impression that you've never had to shop for a new mattress because salesmen run through this shit with you. Kyuubi4269 posted... Zeus posted...A reasonably good mattress is usually going to run you around $1800 at least. There are some decent-quality memory foams out there that you can get for less than $1500, but when you start to look at quality, you're going to be paying around $3k. And $3k isn't even the really expensive stuff. I take it you've never gone mattress or furniture shopping before, though. $600 is a low-end mattress. There are some serviceable mattresses for $600, but I'd hesitate to call them decent. Of course, if you're buying bargain $150 innerspring mattresses -- which, by the way, is less than some people pay for a good PILLOW --- I'm sure a $600 mattress is going to look just awesome to you. Meanwhile even the lowest-end Tempur-Pedic is more than $1800 (which isn't to say that there aren't some nice mattresses you can get for $1800) While there's a lot of stuff you can skimp on while furnishing a home, I wouldn't cut corners on a mattress. --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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mooreandrew58 07/04/19 2:09:42 PM #38: |
Zeus posted...
Kyuubi4269 posted...Zeus posted...Maybe if you left your home and actually went to stores you'd realize that good mattresses are expensive. Sure, you can order a $120 6" foam mattress-in-a-box or stop at your local Goodwill to pick up a mattress for about $150, but you get what you pay for. Depends on the person. My grandad for whatever reason preferred beds that where hard as a rock imo. Would literally bitch about a bed being too soft when it was a typical mattress. So his mattresses where pretty cheap but its what he wanted. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrMelodramatic 07/04/19 2:29:45 PM #39: |
Tuition
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FatalAccident 07/04/19 3:08:53 PM #40: |
Probably my house
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captpackrat 07/04/19 4:06:40 PM #41: |
I bought my SO a $4000 gaming laptop. He was traveling all over the world and wanted something he could play games on. He was making crazy good money, so I bought the best machine I could find. It had everything, RAID array, gaming video card, TV tuner, Blue-ray drive, you name it.
DHL screwed up and delivered it to the wrong house, so Dell shipped out another one. Meanwhile DHL managed to track down the missing package, recovered it, and delivered it about a week late. I called and e-mailed Dell about it, but couldn't get through to anyone who wanted to do something about it, so after a week I just gave up and kept the second laptop. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DiduXD 07/04/19 5:06:09 PM #42: |
I once bought a plush for $100...
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GeoMaggs 07/05/19 12:07:30 PM #43: |
Zeus posted...
$3k vs two or three $800 ones Still cheaper... --- Eating My Words - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_62gmoQMY&t=72s Currently Playing: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, I Am Setsuna ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kyuubi4269 07/05/19 12:15:53 PM #44: |
Zeus posted...
I'm really getting the impression that you've never had to shop for a new mattress because salesmen run through this shit with you. What is this, the 50s? I can make my own decisions without being talked in to spending thousands on some fucking padding lol Zeus posted... Most of the $3k mattresses are ones with insane lifespans. Please expand on this, because mattresses already last a long time. If a $150 one has a 7 year warranty, I can only assume your $3k one is covered for 140 years? --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dynalo 07/05/19 4:55:28 PM #45: |
Zeus posted...
I'm guessing you went with a bargain mattress, since a lot of mattresses can run $3k by themselves... and those aren't even the most expensive ones >_> Definitely not bargain, but not top tier either. The mattress was about $1200, without the box spring (since I didn't need a box spring with the bed that I bought). If memory serves, I think it was around 1500-1600 with the box spring. It's very comfortable though and has shown no signs of wear in the ~2.5 years I've had it... Though granted, I travel so much that I have probably only spent about 1.5 years sleeping on it. And unlike my previous mattress, I no longer wake up sore. --- Assassins do it from behind. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MichaelS91 07/05/19 5:10:11 PM #46: |
Still paying for my car which will end up just over 4.5k so that.
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Zeus 07/05/19 5:10:37 PM #47: |
GeoMaggs posted...
Zeus posted...$3k vs two or three $800 ones But you're getting a better night's sleep as well. Kyuubi4269 posted... What is this, the 50s? I can make my own decisions without being talked in to spending thousands on some fucking padding lol Yes, because you can make an intelligent, informed decision about what essentially amount to giant, white rectangles all by yourself. I take it that you do most of your mattress shopping online. XD Kyuubi4269 posted... Please expand on this, because mattresses already last a long time. If a $150 one has a 7 year warranty, I can only assume your $3k one is covered for 140 years? Good luck claiming that "7 year warranty" you're seeing on a $150 mattress. It's probably not even as reliable as a Bob's "Goof-Proof" protection plan. The difference between a low-end mattress warranty and a high-end one is not just that you're less likely to need the high-end's, but you can actually count on it. Dynalo posted... The mattress was about $1200, without the box spring (since I didn't need a box spring with the bed that I bought). Oh, you got a platform bed? Dynalo posted... The mattress was about $1200, without the box spring (since I didn't need a box spring with the bed that I bought). If memory serves, I think it was around 1500-1600 with the box spring. It's very comfortable though and has shown no signs of wear in the ~2.5 years I've had it... Though granted, I travel so much that I have probably on spent about 1.5 years sleeping on it. Just out of curiosity, do you remember the name/model? Dynalo posted... And unlike my previous mattress, I no longer wake up sore. tbh, that's the most important thing. --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dynalo 07/05/19 6:08:09 PM #48: |
Zeus posted...
Oh, you got a platform bed? Yup. And it's already really high off the ground (the bed also has drawers beneath it), so a box spring would have made it lethal to fall out of bed <_< Zeus posted... Just out of curiosity, do you remember the name/model? I do not, but I may be able to find it. --- Assassins do it from behind. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doctor Foxx 07/05/19 6:46:11 PM #49: |
I used to have a tempurpedic bed. It was 3500 dollars. Those mattresses are ridiculously heavy and need special frames to boot.
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Trialia 07/05/19 7:01:20 PM #50: |
Dynalo posted...
Zeus posted...Oh, you got a platform bed? That's what we call a cabin bed, in the UK. --- Trialia ~ unfaithful-mirror.net PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%) | XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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