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

[dtmpower]

twing said:

Saw them but bought the fidget cube instead

Don't buy the gearbest one - it's completely useless and built so badly that the spinny bit doesn't spin and the button clickers don't click.

[twing]

Mine's pretty much spot on, the only bit that doesn't match the real one is the ball - it's supposed to click when you push it but doesn't. 3 of the buttons click, 2 are silent which is, i think, as they should be.

[andyr30]

I bought the fidget cube, works the same as above.

Have just bought a fidget spinner from ebay...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Special-Offer-Steel-Fidg...

not arrived yet but will update on quality when I get it

[SpudLink]

I'm not sure what it says about my browser history, but I keep getting targeted by adverts for these beauties...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251371853/fo...

Utterly pointless. Over priced. I'm very tempted.

[alorotom]

SpudLink said:

I'm not sure what it says about my browser history, but I keep getting targeted by adverts for these beauties...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251371853/fo...

Utterly pointless. Over priced. I'm very tempted.

i keep getting these ad's as well ... ive been tempted for months!

[ClockworkCupcake]

I keep buying cheap fountain pens, mainly due to the Fountain Pen thread.

[anonymous-user]

Jesus Christ, that is one pretentious thread.

[Adenauer]

No it isn't.

[SystemParanoia]

I also disagree.

[ClockworkCupcake]

OpulentBob said:

Jesus Christ, that is one pretentious thread.

Huh? Pretentious? Because people are getting enjoyment out of buying £3 Chinese fountain pens and being pleasantly surprised about how good they are? Because people are rediscovering writing? You want to go look at the watch threads where people spend £1000's on a watch whose purpose is to show how rich they are. That's pretentious.

[guindilias]

nyt said:

I bought two to make it easier for an overweight friend to put on his seatbelt.
They meant that instead of being buried and hard to get at, the seat belt sockets within easy reach.

I'd be doubtful about their safety in a crash - knowing Gearbest, they are probably just pot metal and would break on impact.

[Calza]

SHutchinson said:

MX5_Nuts said:

The above mentioned led lights look amazing. took 2 weeks or so to arrive but well worth the wait



£1.64 with free delivery
http://www.gearbest.com/led-strips/pp_388735.html

I've just bought one of these, because USB LED's are awesome, obviously. Does everyone use Paypal or do you all have scam proof pre-paid credit cards etc?

Also bought these. I don't know why.

For £2 it's not even really frivolous is it?

[berlintaxi]

DRFC1879 said:

Zoon said:

Matt-il77s said:

They have some strange things on that site, look at this:


http://www.gearbest.com/car-decorations/pp_3559.ht...

Plugs to stop the no seatbelt alarm, with plenty of positive reviews

What a stupid invention. It takes about 2 seconds to put a seat belt on.

I might buy some to save the passenger seat alarm constantly going off whenever I pick up a takeaway/fill up on a tip run etc.

Bloody hell, how heavy are your takeaways, most cars are set to trigger the alarm at 20lbs.

[weeboot]

My Nerf arsenal continues to grow, latest acquisition is an Accustrike Falconfire..

I really need to stop.

[louiebaby]

weeboot said:

My Nerf arsenal continues to grow, latest acquisition is an Accustrike Falconfire.

Are the new darts designed to spin to make them more accurate?

It seems to be manual loaded too, which must be a bit of a pain...?

[Adenauer]

OpulentBob said:

Jesus Christ, that is one pretentious thread.

So, Opulent Bob, you were going to tell us all how pretentious the Fountain Pen thread is, on the Frivolous Purchases thread, and you seem to have got lost somewhere.

Hello?

Bob??

Hello???

[weeboot]

louiebaby said:

Are the new darts designed to spin to make them more accurate?

It seems to be manual loaded too, which must be a bit of a pain...?

We intend to carry out some range testing in the office today, all being well..

[anonymous-user]

OK OK I take back the pretentious fountain pen comment! (Although they are a bit, in this era of Bic)

I think that way because I work with spray paint and grown-up's crayon...



the closest I get to an ink pen is when I have to sign a contract, and I've got a 15 year old (at least, probably more like 20) Parker Jotter for that stuck in to the side of my survey bag.

I guess I see "frivolous" as being equal to "fun", and I don't find pens fun. LED's, toy cannons, things that light up, make noise, or stink are what floats my boat.

[Adenauer]

Glad we cleared that up.

[twing]

Mine arrived! Default setting was electric-blue strobe so I now have the LED equivalent of arc-eye but I've worked out the remote control now