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Confess your impulse purchases!

Fred27
Fred27 over 2 years ago

I'm sure everyone is all too familiar with spotting some cool stuff and not being able to resist. I know I'm definitely guilty.

Fess up to the stuff you really shouldn't have bought but did! Let's be honest, the most likely outcome is that some of us will likely join you - but then you'll probably feel less guilty about it.

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 2 years ago

    On pure impulse... almost every electronic accessory board - many that have never been built into anything.  Some that I can't even remember what I thought I was going to do with them when I bought them.

    I bought the Triplett ET30 Magnetic Field Detector pen because of a converstion here on e14.  THAT was pure impulse.

    Another angle grinder ($15).  Pneumatic chisel.  Pneumatic nibbler.  20 cheap multimeters - because they were $2 each.  Chisel carving set.  Vacuum desoldering station.  Halicrafter amateur radio transmitter and receiver set.  Cable winch.  Large helping hands.  100w soldering iron.  Two different types of wrench organizers.  Trim router.  Rotary tool kits (3 or 4 at least).
    This is kind of depressing. Laughing

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    I'm with you on this, dougw .  I think and I think and I think - and sometimes I just buy it to be done with the thinking.  My NanoVNA and TinySa were both in that category.  An impulse of the moment that has gotten WAY too much consideration.

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  • ntewinkel
    ntewinkel over 2 years ago

    Is it wrong that I’m reading this conversation looking for things to impulse buy? Wink  

    I tend to overthink things, but I’ve impulse bought kits and bits off AliEx and Temu simply because the prices for interesting things are similar to impulse buying a coffee.

    I wanted to semi-impulse buy a new battery electric lawnmower, but my SuperArtGirl blocked it with logic Thinking Laughing 

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to michaelkellett

    Fixed this for you
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  • DAB
    DAB over 2 years ago

    My last impulse buy was a Chinese thermal infrared camera for about 110 USD.

    Not great resolution, but it actually does work and gives me a decent IR image of warm components.

    Gave me an interesting picture of the dog as well.

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  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago in reply to rsjawale24

    I am close to buying an SDR and VNA but have been thinking about it so long, I don't think it would be considered an impulse buy...

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  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago in reply to michaelkellett

    Decent price...

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  • robogary
    robogary over 2 years ago in reply to rsjawale24

    nice. I was looking at the nanoVNA, the LiteVNA is better. Haven't cracked open the wallet for either one, trying to downsize the workspace from old stuff before adding new stuff. That task is not going well.  

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett over 2 years ago in reply to rsjawale24

    Does any one know why when I reply to some threads the reply box works fine but in other threads (like this one) when I click on the OP's reply button the page moves down a bit but no reply box opens.

    But I can reply here.

    My latest impulse buy was this:

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    MK

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  • rsjawale24
    rsjawale24 over 2 years ago

    HAHA!
    I just bought HackRF portapack, LiteVNA64 and TinySA Ultra

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