More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

[Sway]

shakotan said:

Mr Happy said:

It does look like it comes pre-crashed, not one of the better Technic sets imo.

It looks like a cheap Chinese version of a Transformer toy.

I don't understand the fascination of such overpriced rubbish.

It'll treble in price over the next couple of years...

[Mr Happy]

Bullett said:

I think the Porsche takes a bad photo, it looks great in real life.
It doe shave technical features, engine, paddle shift gearbox, suspension, steering but it's all hidden. I wavered for a long while before ordering but I'm happy with it. It's very strong money though.

The Ghostbusters Firehouse was £275!... Lego definitely know how to extract the pennies!

[Vitorio]

Sway said:

It'll treble in price over the next couple of years...

That is a bold prediction

Its not a limited edition set, and so far technic isnt prone to huge price increases, not UCS SW like anyway, and so far reception has been pretty mixed on the car as well. Some of the older technic (like 8880) seems to fetch a multiple of the original price these days, but lets not forget there is 20 years of inflation at work there as well

Only unique parts are the wheel arches and wheels/tires, and obviously some colour unique parts.

There might be some of my personal disappointment about the set leaking through, but i think in general the days of lego as a huge investment are over anyways, Lego keeps their UCS sets in good supply, and a LOT of people buy them to stock em away. Wouldnt surprise me if in 5 years there will be thousands of people asking insane prices for loads of sets they just cant shift, because they are waaaay too common.

[BRISTOL86]

Oops

[djt100]

Boycie999 said:

Whoops...

I have to say that looks awful. I have a Megablocks Need for speed one thats considerably nicer for peanuts by comparison

[Vitorio]

BRISTOL86 said:

Oops

That is a nice price for MBP!

[Phunk]

Vitorio said:

BRISTOL86 said:

Oops

That is a nice price for MBP!

Where's it from? I was going to hold off on replacing my 6 year old MBP as a new one is around the corner, but can't complain at that price

[BRISTOL86]

Vitorio said:

BRISTOL86 said:

Oops

That is a nice price for MBP!

That's what I thought!

Phunk said:

Where's it from? I was going to hold off on replacing my 6 year old MBP as a new one is around the corner, but can't complain at that price

Apple Refurbished store - 4% cashback via Quidco too, so I think it'll work out about £820. Should get about £800 for my 2011MBP and iPad which never get used so basically free

Cheapest one yesterday was £1,049 (think that may have been 16GB RAM) but they're still there now at £849

http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/FF839B/A/refu...

BUY BUY BUY

[louiebaby]

More details, as I couldn't see the GIF properly:





An expensive month for me:

www.indiegogo.com

[kingBadger]

I swim once a week. I don't run, or cycle. So obviously need to spend £300 on a Triathlon watch...

[5harp3y]

robinessex said:

Mr Happy said:

This month has seen this:




Which is entirely frivolous as I already have a 18v Ryobi impact wrench. The new one is up to 400nm though, my old one was 250nm or so - that's my justification.

See:-

http://www.direct-powertools.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp...

Snap! Great bit of kit

[weeboot]

Xbox one, forza 6, Assetto Corsa..

Oops

[smn159]

kingBadger said:

I swim once a week. I don't run, or cycle. So obviously need to spend £300 on a Triathlon watch...

Nice. I just bought a Forerunner 235, on the basis that I saw someone on Strava with graphs of heart rate, cadence and some other stuff as well after running. I have no idea what they mean, but I thought that I should have some anyway

[Rosscow]

prand said:

Rosscow said:

Just got back from holiday and discovered a refund email from Kaisr..... let's see how long it takes to get the money back!

Yeah, I backed the campaign and bought two units, so have been following in this sorry tale too. It's a big shame it has come to this but at least I'm getting a refund (possibly).

I don't really get the fact that this company gets sued by the original designers & sellers of the "air lounge" concept, yet there are now loads of cheaper knockoff versions available on Amazon and the web.

So..... I got my refund! Well, all bar £3.51 of it (due to 'PayPal fees'). Better than expected!

[ian in lancs]

because 16 cameras isn't enough!

[HappyMidget]

So the wife's Surface Pro has been having issues with the power button recently and wouldn't turn on this morning so ordered her an SP4 replacement. Where is the frivolity you may ask. My SP didn't need replacing but cant have her outgun me...

Mine is the i7 obviously

[MX5_Nuts]

Sevylor Riviera Two Person Kayak - Great fun on the sea! £75 quid on amazon = bargain!

[CinnamonFan]

MX5_Nuts said:

Sevylor Riviera Two Person Kayak - Great fun on the sea! £75 quid on amazon = bargain!

Been looking for a Kayak for ages! Would you recommend it over a hard bodied canoe or equivalent?

Link?

[MX5_Nuts]

CinnamonFan said:

Been looking for a Kayak for ages! Would you recommend it over a hard bodied canoe or equivalent?

Link?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004ITO2Q2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have owned proper kayaks in the past and I can honestly say this is just as much fun providing you're not into serious white water rafting obviously. The convenience of chucking it in the boot rather than messing around lugging a plastic one around/tying it up etc makes it worth while IMO. The plastic is quite thick too so should last a fair while providing you stay clear of rocks etc..

[Vitorio]

weeboot said:

Xbox one, forza 6, Assetto Corsa..

Oops

How is AC on the X1? FM6 is very much my thing, is AC much harder?