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Confess your impulse purchases!

Fred27
Fred27 over 1 year 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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  • Fred27
    Fred27 over 1 year ago +6
    I haven't been able to pull the trigger as it's not yet available in the UK, but I suspect I won't be able to resist when it does. I don't know exactly why I need a wire EDM machine, but I just feel that…
  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich over 1 year ago +6
    Last week at our annual local HAM yard sale, I couldn't say 'no' to this one. Was only CAD 10.- ! No idea what to use it for yet …
  • robogary
    robogary over 1 year ago +5
    It is my wife's job to impulse buy. My life's role is strictly limited to funding.
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 1 year ago in reply to michaelkellett

    Fixed this for you
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  • ntewinkel
    ntewinkel over 1 year 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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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 1 year 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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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 1 year 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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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 1 year ago

    I've been very bad with impulse-buying 3D printer filament, probably because I "have to have" those new and interesting colours in my collection.

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  • DAB
    DAB over 1 year ago in reply to dougw

    I bought an SDR at the local maker fair.

    It took me two years before I actually plugged it into my computer.

    It is an older model, but I could get some interesting information just scanning the RF spectrum.

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 1 year ago

    Well this afternoon it was "LEGO Classic Creative Space Planets Brick Box".

    Currently less than half price in the supermarket and we are overdue another Lego-themed challenge from shabaz  Slight smile

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  • obones
    obones over 1 year ago

    Well, that would be the soap bubble gun that just got recently delivered.

    4 AA batteries, a tiny liquid reservoir and dozens of bubbles all at once. The kid is thrilled, and so am I !

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  • dougw
    dougw over 1 year ago in reply to kmikemoo

    It sounds like healthy fun to me.

    Hopefully I am over my addiction to buying multimeters...but I still have urges..

    I have multimeters I have never turned on.  Relaxed

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  • Maxbiggair
    Maxbiggair over 1 year ago in reply to dougw

    Don't worry you can give me one of themJoyJoy

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