The recent purchases thread

[Dawnshine Wonder 239]

On 2025-02-12 at 1:36 AM, Snoopy Fan said:

This Fluttershy magnet

Fluttershy is awesome.

[Megas 27,765]

Got around to getting XTransbots Scourge so I finally have all 3 of them 

[Clawdeen 15,406]

I bought more candles

[Clawdeen 15,406]

Today I treated myself a bought a large handmade Damascus steel athame. This thing is really sick looking and I can’t wait till it gets here. Very cool blade.

[Snoopy Fan 1,182]

Fluttershy Christmas ornament

I know it’s February, but I don’t care, besides, it’s Fluttershy February.

[Ganondorf8 11,365]

There is something I want to get for cosplaying purposes, but the price tag is a bit on the hefty side. Well... Hefty for me since I don't earn as much as most people do. Until I can get more money, I have to settle for purchasing trading card singles which is what I did two days ago.

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,910]

A haircut, lunch from Subway and groceries from 2 local stores  

[Dawnshine Wonder 239]

Does paying for a service count? if by technicality, I sent my PS2 Slim in for repair, for all intents and purposes, may as well had been paid for, as I am about to when it is returned. I got tired of it scratching discs so it needed fixing.

[Tropical Melody 6,439]

On 2025-02-18 at 5:43 AM, Dawnshine Wonder said:

I got tired of it scratching discs so it needed fixing.

That's no good at all!  

(Also congratulations for correct spelling for a modern storage disc, not 'disk' which is short for 'diskette' so-called because it was the smaller (and better) version of the original 8-inch (diameter) floppy disc (with a 'c')    )

 

[Dawnshine Wonder 239]

9 hours ago, Tropical Melody said:

That's no good at all!  

(Also congratulations for correct spelling for a modern storage disc, not 'disk' which is short for 'diskette' so-called because it was the smaller (and better) version of the original 8-inch (diameter) floppy disc (with a 'c')    )

 

I managed to get those discs repaired as well, some people were not so fortunate with theirs, and it depends how deep they are. And yeah the PS2 slim models had this issue where the ribbon cable bends up toward the disc as it spins and the read lens moves back and forth, I looked it up online. Such a serious design flaw, I know the cheap non scratch resistant plastic on DVD's doesn't help, but an oversight like that, makes me wonder how Sony's PS2 became so popular, a design flaw like that is just as bad as Microsoft's Xbox 360 RROD IMO. That's planned obsolescence for you, I knew someone who may have been able to fix this though, but in order to repair it, he may have to mod the console, I'm fine with that outcome as long as it works.

[Treeglow Flicker 13,835]

Four new waistcoats.

All the same design and pattern, but in four different colours. One in light green, one in dark green, one in light blue and the other one in white.

[Tropical Melody 6,439]

12 hours ago, Dawnshine Wonder said:

yeah the PS2 slim models had this issue where the ribbon cable bends up toward the disc as it spins and the read lens moves back and forth, I looked it up online. Such a serious design flaw,

Gotcha.  

 

9 hours ago, Treeglow Flicker said:

Four new waistcoats.

I was going to say 'Four!'  

Then I rremembered I've also bought turtle necks or jeans / trousers / shirts / coats 2 or 3 or 4 at a time

(On the basis of, get spares while still available)

 

[Treeglow Flicker 13,835]

5 hours ago, Tropical Melody said:

I was going to say 'Four!'  

Then I rremembered I've also bought turtle necks or jeans / trousers / shirts / coats 2 or 3 or 4 at a time

(On the basis of, get spares while still available)

 

They're an item of clothing I love and wear all the time. I bought them while I could because it can be hard to find them in that design and colour variety.

[Dawnshine Wonder 239]

8 hours ago, Tropical Melody said:

Gotcha.  

 

I was going to say 'Four!'  

Then I rremembered I've also bought turtle necks or jeans / trousers / shirts / coats 2 or 3 or 4 at a time

(On the basis of, get spares while still available)

 

Could be worse I did not feel safe tampering it myself, I didn't want an electric shock or fire from my PS2 if I had wired something up wrong, asking somebody else to do it was the safer option for me. And I don't advise other people go around messing with electricals they don't understand either, I may say something half baked in a discussion with a bot from time to time, but doing it out in the open, I do not feel comfortable doing, and I try to inform myself as much as I can, before blurting things out here.

[Snoopy Fan 1,182]

I just preordered the new Carmen Sandiego game (40th Anniversary Edition)

[Sondash Studios 4,849]

For those familiar with Sui Ishida (author of Tokyo Ghoul), he had an art exhibition a few years back in Japan showcasing some of his best artworks from Tokyo Ghoul and Jack Jeanne (otome game created by him). These masterpieces were compiled in a really nice book which I was able to snag brand new directly from Japan. My wallet is crying since these are rare, but it was worth every penny. 

[Tropical Melody 6,439]

23 hours ago, Treeglow Flicker said:

They're an item of clothing I love and wear all the time

Cool!

 

 

[Tao 7,949]

It will be energy drinks when I head to work 

[Clawdeen 15,406]

Candles and a cool statue off of etsy 

[Dawnshine Wonder 239]

I got the Schiit Magni Unity. ironic sounding name. I heard it was a good amp so I wanted to see what the hype was about. Decent headphone amplifiers can be purchased on Amazon, but they're hit or miss, and even the ones that did have quality control problems can remain on the marketplace for years without consequence, like Topping DX3 Pro+, which I still own a unit, but I don't trust it, not after the several complaints I have seen about it. If anybody purchases anything on there, get insurance cover on it if you can. I'm expecting my Topping DAC to die at any moment, as I have had it for 2 months already, if I had known how unreliable it was for people before, I wouldn't have chanced it, but at least I got extended warranty, so if it fails, I can get it refunded. It's not so much about the money, I'm not going to get into debt if that thing does puff smoke, it's that cheaply made electronics has become an e waste generator.

[Clawdeen 15,406]

The Badtz-Maru Build a Bear plush with his clothes

[Tropical Melody 6,439]

Sandals.

But cheap ones - HTF can some sandals cost £200+ ??? What?

 

[Dawnshine Wonder 239]

22 minutes ago, Tropical Melody said:

Sandals.

But cheap ones - HTF can some sandals cost £200+ ??? What?

 

I'd never spend that much on sandals, £50 probably, if they had some durable plastic/memory foam on them for comfort and were built to last a lifetime, but not £200. That's insane, because something as basic as footwear should not be inaccessible to people on low incomes. Welcome to the world of inflation, I guess.

[Clawdeen 15,406]

29 minutes ago, Tropical Melody said:

Sandals.

But cheap ones - HTF can some sandals cost £200+ ??? What?

 

For that sort of money they should come hand delivered and autographed to your house by the designer. 

Thats why I really don’t buy new clothes anymore, I thrift. Like why would I pay 60 bucks for a plain black shirt when I can get the same thing, a lot of the times still brand new with tags, from a thrift store for 10 bucks.

[DubWolf 17,346]

6 hours ago, Clawdeen said:

For that sort of money they should come hand delivered and autographed to your house by the designer. 

Thats why I really don’t buy new clothes anymore, I thrift. Like why would I pay 60 bucks for a plain black shirt when I can get the same thing, a lot of the times still brand new with tags, from a thrift store for 10 bucks.

I found a duffel bag in a thrift that’s worth $600 new (I needed a replacement one); cost less than $10  . I like buying new and then calling it my own, but can’t deny something used at great value.

Edited 1 hour ago by DubWolf