Those little things...

Leto · #1 02-20-2005, 10:44 PM

After finding myself watching Fight Club too many times, I decided to post this thread...

Are there things you see that are for sale, and are so horribely pointless, but you must own them? For instance- "Oh my gawdy! I must own that cup in the shape of a cup!"

This useless shit.

I find myself buying useless crap I dont need. Though I must have it. Ya'know? It aint a problem, but it sure costs money...

My GBA AV Converter. Behold it's greatness. Good for multiplayer parties. ****ing horrible for anything else. Try reading on this thing.

Do you find yourself buying crap you don't need? Or are you a money conserver?

Gretin · #2 02-20-2005, 11:15 PM

I'm sort of half-way, I do sometimes buy junk I don't need, or junk that is pointless, but I also like to conserve my money as I don't get it that often.
My transformer toy collection is a fine example...

sligster · #3 02-20-2005, 11:21 PM

buying useless crap with no purpose that you don't need is the American way.

I, myself, recently bought a $100 Predator statue.... made out of motorcycle parts. It looks pretty damn cool, but besides that, utterly, utterly useless.

BUT YOU CAN POKE PEOPLE WITH THE SPEAR!

thatbluebastard · #4 02-21-2005, 02:16 AM

i don't usually have enough money to buy useless things.

when i was younger, i wasted my money on transcendental thing[that they are unimportant and fleeting, both in terms of life and my interest in them], but now i don't have that luxury.

i do buy cigarettes, which some would see as a waste of money.

TheRaisin · #5 02-21-2005, 10:12 AM

When I was a kid I bought all kinds of crap that I didn't really use (pretty sure every kid does this), but I stopped years ago. I've got a whole lotta money and nothing to spend it on, so I just keep saving it up. Someday I'm going to need that money and I'll think back and go "I'm sure glad I didn't spend it on THAT crap" and then I'll spend it on some crap.

Alpha · #6 02-21-2005, 11:29 AM

I only buy stuff I need.

Rich · #7 02-21-2005, 12:04 PM

I would buy useless junk. But I spent all my money on useless junk.

smerles · #8 02-21-2005, 01:28 PM

I spend to much money for all those little things like music CD's or going to the movies or things which I think I really really need and normally don't need at all.
Yesterday I bought two CD's in the USA just because I heard some songs of the bands while I played Project Gotham Racing 2. Something like this just happens too often.

Godlesswanderer · #9 02-22-2005, 08:10 AM

I buy useless things all the time. For example, a few weeks ago I bought one of those pin sculpture thingys. And sure it was cool for about 8 minutes, then I got so bored with it. Now I just leave it in my room waiting to be sold on ebay. Once I get my damn paypal account sorted!

a flock of seagulls · #10 02-22-2005, 02:07 PM

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buying useless crap with no purpose that you don't need is the American way.

I, myself, recently bought a $100 Predator statue.... made out of motorcycle parts. It looks pretty damn cool, but besides that, utterly, utterly useless.

BUT YOU CAN POKE PEOPLE WITH THE SPEAR!

can you send me a pic of that? supersized please.

Alpha · #11 02-22-2005, 02:13 PM

A model is usless ain't it?. I once bought a really comlicated lego piece it had 7899 pieces in it and I was one proud man when finished doing it up. So I set it up in a position so visitors could see as they walk in my room. And then my 4 year old cousin came over and stayed the night I wake up next morning and I find my master piece ruined! (He pulled it apart and ate 24 pieces).

MojoMan220 · #12 02-22-2005, 02:37 PM

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I spend to much money for all those little things like music CD's or going to the movies or things which I think I really really need and normally don't need at all.
Yesterday I bought two CD's in the USA just because I heard some songs of the bands while I played Project Gotham Racing 2. Something like this just happens too often.

People still buy music CD's? I download my music off of LimeWire, its probably the best P2P program out there.

Leto · #13 02-22-2005, 06:56 PM

OoOh, you little pirate. Get out of my store, you little hooligan!

I wish I could download music, efficiantly, but since I have the curse of Dial up 56k , I must purchase CDs. OR wait 30 mins to download one song.

thatbluebastard · #14 02-22-2005, 07:55 PM

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People still buy music CD's? I download my music off of LimeWire, its probably the best P2P program out there.

soulseek is, at the very least, four-hundred times better.

Facsimile · #15 02-22-2005, 11:23 PM

I couldn't get Soulseek to connect with any songs, so I use KLite and Warez.

Back on topic, I don't really buy stupid things, but I can't help buying DVD box sets. Seriously, I. Love. Box sets.

TheRaisin · #16 02-23-2005, 02:58 PM

I would buy those if they weren't so damned expensive.

Leto · #17 02-23-2005, 09:18 PM

Yes, box sets are annoyingly spency... As in, Futurama box set = $129 NZ dollars (Uh, about $70 US dollars, I think). Just an example. Try looking at the LOTR box sets... Ridiculous! It comes with a "free" Gollum model that looks like it was painted with felt pens. It is horrible. And the price of it- yeesh.

Facsimile · #18 02-23-2005, 11:28 PM

I bought the 10 disc Ultimate Matrix Collection. I got the one without the Neo figurine though, I'm not paying an extra like $50 for that. And the cases weren't as cool with that one either!
I still haven't watched it all, but you know, my friends are impressed.

Silversnow · #19 02-25-2005, 02:34 PM

All I spend my cash on are computer games. I rarely find any other useless junk interesting, except for magazines and comic books.

TheRaisin · #20 02-25-2005, 04:51 PM

Oh yeah, comic books. Those things are expensive. I guess the paper quality is high and they use a lot of ink to print them, but they still seem ludicrously expensive. Actually I buy graphic novels as opposed to traditional comic books, but same diff. Well not really. But you know.