Non-gaming Purchases People Wouldn't Understand

IndoIndo
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Do you have purchases that you have made that if you tell your friends or co-workers about, they would think you were crazy for spending the money?

Me:

My wife and I are big fans of Columbo (late 60s-90s detective TV series). You can purchase the DVD complete set for not much money. They remastered the set and released it on Blu-ray years ago in Japan. It never made it over to the US. Finally bit the bullet and imported it a year ago. If you don't know about film and tv releases in Japan, they are not cheap. I think it cost $350.

What about you?
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  • ICrappedMyPantsICrappedMyPants
    I bought a pair of seats from Wrigley field that were removed after the Cubs won the World Series. They were about $1000 after shipping and getting the wooden seat "feet" to make them stable and to slide across the floor.
  • IndoIndo
    I would say worth it.
  • leatherrebel5150leatherrebel5150
    Spending ungodly amounts of money on re-doing a '77 Trans Am. The cost of bodywork was enough to buy an already done car. But I have my reasons
  • GlovesGloves
    I buy expensive (video game related...) statues and figures. Some upwards of a thousand dollars (ok not THAT expensive). Most people I tell don't quite get it though.
  • NintendoAge ModeratorNintendoAge Moderator
    $1.25m on a house

    $80k on a car



    It keeps me up at night. Worth it only if I'm in a good mood.
  • Daniel_DoyceDaniel_Doyce
    Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets



    $1.25m on a house

    $80k on a car



    It keeps me up at night. Worth it only if I'm in a good mood.

    Anyone in California probably understands the former, depending on where you live, of course.



     
  • Uncle MeatUncle Meat
    Vegetables
  • NintendoAge ModeratorNintendoAge Moderator
    Originally posted by: Daniel_Doyce

     
    Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets



    $1.25m on a house

    $80k on a car



    It keeps me up at night. Worth it only if I'm in a good mood.

    Anyone in California probably understands the former, depending on where you live, of course.



     



    Indeed. My million dollar house is a shithole.

     
  • IndoIndo
    Originally posted by: leatherrebel5150

    Spending ungodly amounts of money on re-doing a '77 Trans Am. The cost of bodywork was enough to buy an already done car. But I have my reasons




    Got a picture for us?
  • GlovesGloves
    Originally posted by: TheLarch

    Vegetables





    But... Why. What would you even DO with those? Gotta pull the plug man, that ain't livin.
  • cartmancartman
    Originally posted by: Indo



    Do you have purchases that you have made that if you tell your friends or co-workers about, they would think you were crazy for spending the money? Me: My wife and I are big fans of Columbo (late 60s-90s detective TV series). You can purchase the DVD complete set for not much money. They remastered the set and released it on Blu-ray years ago in Japan. It never made it over to the US. Finally bit the bullet and imported it a year ago. If you don't know about film and tv releases in Japan, they are not cheap. I think it cost $350. What about you?

    That doesn't sound too spacey a lot of people would relate to a movie-related hobby. Columbo might be an offshoot type of interest but still...



     
  • BouncekDeLemosBouncekDeLemos
    Non-gaming? Don't think there is such a thing, all I buy is gaming stuff. I like variants to games and consoles, and people don't understand that.
  • Astor ReinhardtAstor Reinhardt
    Technically I had my PC built to game but I use it for a lot of different things...I think the end total was $1,500 or around that? I know I had to skip a new monitor since I couldn't afford it at the time...all the money went into the tower. I still have this POS monitor that has dead pixels and burn in a few years later...this monitor is 10 years old...one day I'll wake up and it'll be dead. Seriously need to replace it.



    And while it's related to gaming...in that it's to protect my games...I'm going to buy a ac/heater/dehumidifier unit that's about $300-$700+. Depending on where you get it. Cheapest I can find is $315. My parents can't understand my need for one...
  • CalifornicationCalifornication
    An adult toy for somebody elses girlfriend.
  • NintendoAge ModeratorNintendoAge Moderator
    Originally posted by: CaliforniaGamingSD



    An adult toy for somebody elses girlfriend.



    I want to understand. Don’t leave us hanging...

     
  • CalifornicationCalifornication
    I'm fooling, but I bet that's a situation you couldn't come up with a decent reason for.
  • NintendoAge ModeratorNintendoAge Moderator
    Sympathy for the girlfriend, but not the will or desire to give her better yourself.
  • CalifornicationCalifornication
    See I think you would still come out a dog in that story. It might be funny though.
  • leatherrebel5150leatherrebel5150
    Originally posted by: Indo

     
    Originally posted by: leatherrebel5150



    Spending ungodly amounts of money on re-doing a '77 Trans Am. The cost of bodywork was enough to buy an already done car. But I have my reasons







    Got a picture for us?



    Honestly there isnt much to look at. The body work got done and its in primer. No interior or anything its just a shell at this point

     
  • kguillemettekguillemette
    I've never understood the appeal of scratch tickets. I watch people drop beaucoup bucks every day on those.
  • TheBiRDTheBiRD
    Can spend 80 to 100 for t shird I found cool...
  • SkorpSkorp
    I have a Jeep Wrangler. 'Nuff said.

  • SomaSoma
    Vhs tapes
  • ICrappedMyPantsICrappedMyPants
    Originally posted by: Soma



    Vhs tapes



    Yes, please explain this one to me. My understanding is that they demagnetize over time and the picture is ruined.

     
  • JamesRobotJamesRobot
    Motorcycles!
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  • the tall guythe tall guy
    Antique Christmas lights.
  • PuppyWafflesPuppyWaffles
    Warhammer 40k Orks and Funko Deadpool Pops
  • IndoIndo
    Originally posted by: Soma

    Vhs tapes




    There is someone on Instagram that may interest you. She collects VHS tapes and also does art based on their covers.

    https://instagram.com/vhsgirl?igshid=ophayat6522p
  • SomaSoma
    Originally posted by: Indo

    Originally posted by: Soma

    Vhs tapes




    There is someone on Instagram that may interest you. She collects VHS tapes and also does art based on their covers.

    https://instagram.com/vhsgirl?igs...




    Does she have a boyfriend ??  
  • SomaSoma
    Originally posted by: punch-out!!84

    Originally posted by: Soma



    Vhs tapes



    Yes, please explain this one to me. My understanding is that they demagnetize over time and the picture is ruined.

     



    pardon my French, but that's some bad info there...I have a bazillion VHS tapes from the 80s for example - there still good to go! Maybe a little warm n fuzzy, but that's kinda the whole point! I guess maybe if you store your tapes next to industrial magnets, something weird might happen... But I haven't tried that yet.
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