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

[irocfan]

The Moose said:

irocfan said:

'needed' a 2nd TV due to house renovation (so far so not frivolous) and was thinking 50/55" as we already have a great panasonic 65"... well lots of reading later and tinkering with the budget and man maths came up with this.... Samsung UE65JU6400.


https://www.avforums.com/review/samsung-ue55ju6400...

saw it advertised @ £1,599 @ John Lewis, got them to price match Debenhams (£1,525) and then did the £300 trade in of any 32" TV (offer ends today). Put in terms like that it really does seem quite reasonable and non-frivolous

I bought the same thing list night with the £300 trade-in discount.

Delivered next week. Now having buyers remorse...

go on do tell - it's too late for me to back out now... delivery in about 9 days

[WD39]

Peter Empson said:

Not strictly a frivolous purchase, as I needed a new wallet, but I had decided I wanted to get a Carbon or Kevlar one if I could. All the ones I'd seen were somewhat tacky and I nearly gave up, but then I came across a tiny firm in the States who hand make them ( Ragged Edge). Lots to choose from, but I went for Kevlar:





Quality is great, price was very reasonable, so I'm well chuffed.



As you'd expect its incredibly light and thin, in fact I keep having to check my pocket to make sure I've not lost it.

I've got the bug now and fancy one of the all black Carbon ones, and they do a customisation option too - I can see me ending up with 2 or 3 of them at this rate

For goodness sake, where is your 'My Waitrose' card?

[ben5575]

nigelpugh7 said:

Sorry forgot to post the picture of the socket set too, the quality is fantastic!

The socket sets are fantastic. It's the simple things like the knurled tops to the sockets so that they are easier to twist by your fingers. I can also confirm that the fit a caterham just fine And the fabric cases the socket sets come in

The joker spanners look fatter in that image as that's the side with the black plate that extends into the head of the spanner so that you can hold a nut in place... I recommend the 8mm, 10mm and 13mm if you don't have them already, Se7ens are funny mix of things as you know. I think I spent more time finding things to ratchet with them than I did fixing anything!

Absolutely do not under any circumstances google PB Swiss....

[The Moose]

irocfan said:

The Moose said:

irocfan said:

'needed' a 2nd TV due to house renovation (so far so not frivolous) and was thinking 50/55" as we already have a great panasonic 65"... well lots of reading later and tinkering with the budget and man maths came up with this.... Samsung UE65JU6400.


https://www.avforums.com/review/samsung-ue55ju6400...

saw it advertised @ £1,599 @ John Lewis, got them to price match Debenhams (£1,525) and then did the £300 trade in of any 32" TV (offer ends today). Put in terms like that it really does seem quite reasonable and non-frivolous

I bought the same thing list night with the £300 trade-in discount.

Delivered next week. Now having buyers remorse...

go on do tell - it's too late for me to back out now... delivery in about 9 days

Same as me - mine comes end of next week. Think that I may cancel as its not the best...

[irocfan]

The Moose said:

irocfan said:

The Moose said:

irocfan said:

'needed' a 2nd TV due to house renovation (so far so not frivolous) and was thinking 50/55" as we already have a great panasonic 65"... well lots of reading later and tinkering with the budget and man maths came up with this.... Samsung UE65JU6400.


https://www.avforums.com/review/samsung-ue55ju6400...

saw it advertised @ £1,599 @ John Lewis, got them to price match Debenhams (£1,525) and then did the £300 trade in of any 32" TV (offer ends today). Put in terms like that it really does seem quite reasonable and non-frivolous

I bought the same thing list night with the £300 trade-in discount.

Delivered next week. Now having buyers remorse...

go on do tell - it's too late for me to back out now... delivery in about 9 days

Same as me - mine comes end of next week. Think that I may cancel as its not the best...

truth be told I did actually view before buying and while not up to the quality of some of the sets it was also at least half the price of these sets too (and that's before the discount/trade-in). I figured that unless I had bottomless pockets (unfortunately not ) the compromises to be made were worthwhile.... let's hope I'm right

[nute]

I wonder if this guy is a member of PH?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34537...

A man living in a two-bedroom flat near Bristol has had to move house after winning a tank in an online auction.
Jeff Woolmer put a bid on the seven tonne ex-Canadian army tank on a specialist auction site.
He said: "I'd forgotten all about it and then at work I had a call saying 'Hello sir you've just bought a tank'."
With "tank parking a bit of a problem" at his flat, Mr Woolmer said he has had to move to a larger house on the outskirts of the city to park it.

[GrumpyTwig]

nute said:

I wonder if this guy is a member of PH?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34537...

A man living in a two-bedroom flat near Bristol has had to move house after winning a tank in an online auction.
Jeff Woolmer put a bid on the seven tonne ex-Canadian army tank on a specialist auction site.
He said: "I'd forgotten all about it and then at work I had a call saying 'Hello sir you've just bought a tank'."
With "tank parking a bit of a problem" at his flat, Mr Woolmer said he has had to move to a larger house on the outskirts of the city to park it.

He doesn't seem concerned with its MPG figure so probably not a PHer

[Sway]

irocfan said:

The Moose said:

irocfan said:

The Moose said:

irocfan said:

'needed' a 2nd TV due to house renovation (so far so not frivolous) and was thinking 50/55" as we already have a great panasonic 65"... well lots of reading later and tinkering with the budget and man maths came up with this.... Samsung UE65JU6400.


https://www.avforums.com/review/samsung-ue55ju6400...

saw it advertised @ £1,599 @ John Lewis, got them to price match Debenhams (£1,525) and then did the £300 trade in of any 32" TV (offer ends today). Put in terms like that it really does seem quite reasonable and non-frivolous

I bought the same thing list night with the £300 trade-in discount.

Delivered next week. Now having buyers remorse...

go on do tell - it's too late for me to back out now... delivery in about 9 days

Same as me - mine comes end of next week. Think that I may cancel as its not the best...

truth be told I did actually view before buying and while not up to the quality of some of the sets it was also at least half the price of these sets too (and that's before the discount/trade-in). I figured that unless I had bottomless pockets (unfortunately not ) the compromises to be made were worthwhile.... let's hope I'm right

I'm looking for a new tv at the mo, was under the impression the one to get is the 55" LG OLED? Seem to be available for about 1k...

[Bullett]

Oops, forgot I had ordered these.

[irocfan]

Sway said:

I'm looking for a new tv at the mo, was under the impression the one to get is the 55" LG OLED? Seem to be available for about 1k...

gave oled some serious thought - however decided in the end I wasn't willing to be an early(ish) adopter

[Steve Evil]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Might want to give this a quick read before you do:

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/10/15/one-week-with-t...

[Bullett]

I'm just a valve fanboy, not really read any reviews but my old gamepad (which was used rarely) was on its last legs so why not (also points at thread title). Of course with the delay I have actually purchase a wired 360 in the meantime but ho hum, I don't really like it.

I like the idea that I can simulate mouse movement, so hopefully an fps will become viable on my projector/sofa through this combo.

Only problem is I'm away on holiday for a week from today, not a bad problem to have I admit but I'll let you all have a review when I'm back.

[Ki3r]

Treated myself to a new watch .

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VE5X5C/ref=pe_38572...

[Alex L]

Decided I needed a new watch winder as my previous would only hold two watches.

Chose this as it has a remote control, carbon fibre and LEDS!

[GG89]

^^^ Looks brilliant.

How much?

[Alex L]

GG89 said:

^^^ Looks brilliant.

How much?

Thanks, same as this one but mine is the replacement model which is officially for sale next month

https://www.barringtonwatchwinders.com/watch-winde...

[Jarcy]

Glade said:

Mmmm I think the equivalent Oakley design is £135.

https://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/oakley-goggles/f...

Anyway I work in manufacturing and I like the idea of backing people on kick-starter who are having a go!

There is some warm fuzzy feeling about it for me

I bought these last season:
http://theopticshop.co.uk/oakley-goggles-canopy-ak...
And I've now picked up a second pair in a boring green just for the frame so that I can put a Rose Prizm lens in.
Then carry the spare pair in the rucksack for bad weather/flat light/snow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqbXOYaJnXQ

[Zelda Pinwheel]

i love/hate this thread in equal measure.

I bought a wide track Sankey trailer today. 300 mile round trip to collect. We have absolutely no need for it but it was a proper bargain!

[The Nur]

[HBLC]

I didn't need a Tyrannosaurus Rex costume but it enabled me to spend my Sunday doing this.


https://youtu.be/YdLuDDzwR9o