Author Topic: $100 bucks to spend (Read 5264 times)

GreenKnight37 · « **on:** January 07, 2006, 08:45:34 pm »

Alright...I've got $100 bucks to burn.

What should I buy?

I sorta need ideas, cause its a gift card and I've had it for a year now...I gotta spend the damn thing.

SOAPboy · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:15:49 pm »

Telling us what store its for helps..

If its one of those "magic visa" ones that work anywhere, just buy some geeky stuff..

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:28:07 pm »

Bacon?

GreenKnight37 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:30:46 pm »

Quote from: SOAPboy on January 07, 2006, 09:15:49 pm

If its one of those "magic visa" ones that work anywhere, just buy some geeky stuff..

Yep...Magic visa. $100 pre-paid card, good anywhere.

I've always forgotten that I've had it in my wallet so I never spend it. I need to just order something line or else I forget I have the thing.

GreenKnight37 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:35:07 pm »

I'm tempted to buy some parts for a cabinet with it. Buttons, joysticks and the like. But then the reality keeps setting in -- that I have no place to put an assembled cabinet and still need to figure out a whole color scheme and layout. So thats on hold for a bit.

I've got all the DVDs I want for the moment...can't think of any toys or gadgets or what not that I need. I'm out of ideas.

Jabba · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:58:00 pm »

Tools, Tools, and more Tools! Can never have enough! Start off with a circular saw?

ChadTower · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:58:45 pm »

Beer. Time to stock up, slappy.

J_K_M_A_N · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2006, 10:27:32 pm »

Well, my last few purchaces have been a DVD burner for the computer, a bigger hard drive for the xbox and I am looking to spend a few gift cards at best buy on a DVD burner for the house (stand alone version). If nothing else, spend it on gas and food and put the money away that you WOULD have spent on those items. (After a year, usually the card will start to be charged a little each month.) Have fun.

J_K_M_A_N

DrewKaree · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2006, 11:29:01 pm »

Buy a trackball. I know you don't have a cab yet, but that'll be one of the things you'll put off buying because it's so much more expensive. It's like buying something you'd never buy for yourself.

The alternative is to buy ME a trackball, since you'd never get that for yourself either

Harry Potter · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:13:28 am »

Quote from: DrewKaree on January 07, 2006, 11:29:01 pm

The alternative is to buy ME a trackball, since you'd never get that for yourself either

Get the really small ones for him. Make it a pair.

Bones · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:52:22 am »

German Porn.

You can never have enough German porn.

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2006, 01:20:16 am »

Go to the pet shop, buy 10 hamsters, and throw each one in a different machine of death. One in the microwave, one in the clothes dryer, one in a stand mixer, etc. For even better effect with the microwave, feed the hamster a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- load of aluminum foil prior

Sephroth57 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2006, 01:28:58 am »

if i had 100$ to spend on whatever right now.... i would probably spend it at the blackjack table

duffjr · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2006, 01:43:22 am »

what a waste. at least spend it on something like craps where you get the whole table involved while losing your money. go buy some magazines. they have so many these days.

SirPeale · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2006, 02:09:04 am »

Consider yourself lucky that you can afford to blow $100 on just anything. In my house it would likely be food, diapers, clothes for the kids or the like. We don't have any spare cash.

So...upgrade your processor.

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2006, 02:46:08 am »

or your graphics card

M3talhead · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2006, 07:21:03 am »

Pick up a copy of Computer Gaming Magazine. Each month they have an article called "$100". In it, they break down things they recommend to buy that total $100. Books, tools games, DVDs, electronics, whatever. Each month has a different list of items.

.......or you could always buy a Roomba!

Bones · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2006, 07:30:22 am »

$100 worth of good books. You can't go wrong...

Unless or course you don't read, then such a purchase would just be foolish and clown like.

duffjr · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2006, 07:36:15 am »

get one of those porn star replicas. you might have to settle with one that chafes, though. make sure to wear protection cause i heard someone got a nasty infection from the material.

Bones · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2006, 07:55:18 am »

No, I never got an infection. Or a kiss afterwards I should also add.

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** January 08, 2006, 11:47:09 am »

Quote from: Peale on January 08, 2006, 02:09:04 am

Consider yourself lucky that you can afford to blow $100 on just anything. In my house it would likely be food, diapers, clothes for the kids or the like. We don't have any spare cash.

On this note, buy a cab from Peale. He has a whole lot he's trying to clear out.

ChadTower · « **Reply #21 on:** January 08, 2006, 11:48:12 am »

Quote from: BrokenBones on January 08, 2006, 07:30:22 am

$100 worth of good books. You can't go wrong...

Unless or course you don't read, then such a purchase would just be foolish and clown like.

Dude, that's like 5 years of reading material. I tend to buy my books at like 10% of the original retail. Last year at our library I bought about 50 books for $5 and am still reading them. Good stuff, too. I'm still working through The Blade Runner right now.

GreenKnight37 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 08, 2006, 09:21:10 pm »

Well, I just blew $425 dollars today on 2 new suits for work. Luckily it was a Buy 1 Get 1 Free deal, so I actually came out in a really good position. Otherwise it could have been $400 for a single one.

But regardless of that...the $100 dollar gift card survived my journey to the shopping mall. Didn't see anything that was absolutely worth buying, so I'll have to keep an eye open for what to buy.

It probably will end up in books from Amazon or something. I do have a backlog of books I've been wanting to read but haven't bought due to having no time to read them. And I think BrokenBone's recommendation of German Porn could technically be considered in the book family too. Decisions, decisions.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #23 on:** January 08, 2006, 10:55:37 pm »

Unless you already have a dozen suits, buying 2 suits isn't considered "blowing" money.

If you have more than a dozen suits, what, are you a girl or something? Matching shoes and wallets too, nancy? Happen to have a man-bag? *cough*PURSE!*cough*

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2006, 12:28:30 am »

Quote from: DrewKaree on January 08, 2006, 10:55:37 pm

Unless you already have a dozen suits, buying 2 suits isn't considered "blowing" money.

If you have more than a dozen suits, what, are you a girl or something? Matching shoes and wallets too, nancy? Happen to have a man-bag? *cough*PURSE!*cough*

What if he has 12 identical suits, like Superman?

DrewKaree · « **Reply #25 on:** January 09, 2006, 12:53:33 am »

Then that makes a guy a certifiable Sally.

That's crap wimmins do. Guys are supposed to know better, or at least spend their money on more important stuff than a brazilian identical suits. You know, stuff like tools, cars, boats, arcade parts, cabs....case closed. No if's, and's, or but's. End of story.

Heh! I said "buts"

Stingray · « **Reply #26 on:** January 09, 2006, 09:05:00 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on January 07, 2006, 09:58:45 pm

Beer. Time to stock up, slappy.

Winner

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** January 09, 2006, 11:12:56 am »

I don't have a suit, have owned maybe two in my whole life.

RayB · « **Reply #28 on:** January 09, 2006, 02:01:03 pm »

Invest it in Google stock.

Havok · « **Reply #29 on:** January 09, 2006, 02:18:01 pm »

Do prostitutes take gift cards?

Luxury · « **Reply #30 on:** January 09, 2006, 02:20:51 pm »

I don't carry a purse. I carry a Tactical Utility Sachel thankyouverymuch.

I would take that $100, and convert it into 100 Sacajewea gold coins, and then swim in them like Scrooge McDuck. Maybe buy a kiddie pool for $5.

ChadTower · « **Reply #31 on:** January 09, 2006, 02:21:14 pm »

Quote from: Havok on January 09, 2006, 02:18:01 pm

Do prostitutes take gift cards?

Yeah. Guess where you swipe the card.

billf · « **Reply #32 on:** January 09, 2006, 04:43:48 pm »

Quote from: Luxury on January 09, 2006, 02:20:51 pm

I don't carry a purse. I carry a Tactical Utility Sachel thankyouverymuch.

This one actually made me laugh out loud.

Luxury · « **Reply #33 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:09:16 pm »

Quote from: billf on January 09, 2006, 04:43:48 pm

Quote from: Luxury on January 09, 2006, 02:20:51 pm
I don't carry a purse. I carry a Tactical Utility Sachel thankyouverymuch.

This one actually made me laugh out loud.

I'm not familiar with that term. Could you please shorten it into an acronym that I can understand?


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