What have you ordered, which turned out substantially bigger
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ecs0set said:
djt100 said:
America Again, So a few years ago me and 2 fiends decided to go and do a little tour of america in a camper van for a month.
So we went to the __estate agents__ and booked it all up. When we arrived to pick up the camper it was not what we were expecting. It was huge, Based on a F450 Truck if i remember rightly with something like a 7L V8 in it 2 flat screen TV's , King size bed and a fridge bigger than the one in my house.
I've highlighted your issue there. So we went to the __estate agents__ and booked it all up. When we arrived to pick up the camper it was not what we were expecting. It was huge, Based on a F450 Truck if i remember rightly with something like a 7L V8 in it 2 flat screen TV's , King size bed and a fridge bigger than the one in my house.
I have collected:
1) A Rover V8 turned into a table, complete with 1m x 1m plus toughened glass table top in a TVR - had to take the passenger seat out and leave it behind, thank Christ I didn't crash as I'd have been decapitated. Not the smartest idea.
1b) A hardtail mountain bike in same TVR - it fits, but it looked very marginal on leaving the shop.
2) A 1 metre long mesh grill on a scooter without a backpack - from the looks on the way home, apparently having a wire mesh reinforced biker jacket / HANS device has yet to catch on
3) 10 square metres of turf in an Alfa estate (coincidence with a previous post!)
4) A 6 seater wooden table and a set of 4 chairs in the same Alfa. Which I then didn't like and bought another 6 seater wooden table and a set of 4 chairs to collect in the same Alfa - damn you Gumtree!
I think I need a post-it on the computer with the words "And how are you going to get that home?" written on it.
I live alone in a small house but I just can't help myself when it comes to buying 'way larger than necessary' furniture
My dining table seats 10 (why
)
My sofa is nearly 3 metres long
I had to knock two bedrooms into one so that my superking bed would fit
My wood stove takes logs up to 640mm and is rated at 24kw
Photo below of my stupidly huge coffee table
My dining table seats 10 (why
)My sofa is nearly 3 metres long
I had to knock two bedrooms into one so that my superking bed would fit
My wood stove takes logs up to 640mm and is rated at 24kw
Photo below of my stupidly huge coffee table
cheddar said:
I live alone in a small house but I just can't help myself when it comes to buying 'way larger than necessary' furniture
My dining table seats 10 (why )
My sofa is nearly 3 metres long
I had to knock two bedrooms into one so that my superking bed would fit
My wood stove takes logs up to 640mm and is rated at 24kw
Photo below of my stupidly huge coffee table
This picture should be in the teeth itch thread.My dining table seats 10 (why
)My sofa is nearly 3 metres long
I had to knock two bedrooms into one so that my superking bed would fit
My wood stove takes logs up to 640mm and is rated at 24kw
Photo below of my stupidly huge coffee table
A bonnet for a Ferrari 550m; the bill was somewhat larger than I expected. I didn't ask the cost but knowing Maranello Egham as I know them now, I will next time but there won't be one.
It was in 1999 and the memory is somewhat hazy but it was approx £13k parts + spraying + fitting + VAT + c.£17k.
It was in 1999 and the memory is somewhat hazy but it was approx £13k parts + spraying + fitting + VAT + c.£17k.
I've reached an age (36) that I can do longer rely on my mum to buy me my pants. Got to the stage last summer that some were in dire need of replacing and couldn't wait until Christmas in the hope that some more had been bought for me (which they were by the way). Although I strongly believe in supporting local shops, I couldn't face the embarrassment of potentially being served by a girl so fired up the Amazon and searched for some new pants. Once I'd found some that weren't overpriced, too gaudy or looked like that had been painted on the model I ordered what I thought was a pack of 3 large pairs. Couple of days later a jiffy bag arrived in the post, opened it and pull out what I first thought was a flag. Turns out I'd ordered a 3XL not 3x L. Seriously, they were massive.
Goatex said:
I've reached an age (36) that I can do longer rely on my mum to buy me my pants. Got to the stage last summer that some were in dire need of replacing and couldn't wait until Christmas in the hope that some more had been bought for me (which they were by the way). Although I strongly believe in supporting local shops, I couldn't face the embarrassment of potentially being served by a girl so fired up the Amazon and searched for some new pants. Once I'd found some that weren't overpriced, too gaudy or looked like that had been painted on the model I ordered what I thought was a pack of 3 large pairs. Couple of days later a jiffy bag arrived in the post, opened it and pull out what I first thought was a flag. Turns out I'd ordered a 3XL not 3x L. Seriously, they were massive.
That reminds me of when a mate of mine was on holiday in NYC with his girlfriend.He'd run out of condoms so went to the local corner shop to get some more.
The assistant asked him if he wanted small, medium or large.
He of course asked for large.
And was handed a large box containing 50 of them.
toohuge said:
Bristol spark said:
Jesus, just had a burgerking in Utah.
The drink is urm "large"
I wont need to buy a drink for the next week!
What car is that? The drink is urm "large"
I wont need to buy a drink for the next week!
However, the interior is identical to the Chevy Tahoe/Suburban.
Basically the same car but with engine/gearbox variations I think. Yukon being slightly better.
J.R.B. said:
A pair of Focal Aria 948s. Took some explaining to my other half when they turned up. I've a photo somewhere of them next to the Tannoy floorstanders in my other system which show just how huge they are. Will have to locate it.
Went to collect the Monitor Audio GS60's from the dealer, got quite a shock when I walked in & saw two enormous boxes waiting for me!OH was thrilled with those big boys in the living room, sold them 3 years later (for a modest profit) & replaced them with some smaller KEFs that never got used as they were rubbish, they sold 3 yrs later for a loss
Thread reminds me of this... http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Special-Delivery
I went to an auction house to buy a chest of drawers, pictures looked good, estimate of ~£30 or so.
Got there, spent a good 20 minutes looking for said drawers. I was just about to ask someone for a hand, then found them sitting on a table. Turns out it was a jewelry box, my socks never would have fit in the drawers.
Got there, spent a good 20 minutes looking for said drawers. I was just about to ask someone for a hand, then found them sitting on a table. Turns out it was a jewelry box, my socks never would have fit in the drawers.
Nick NE said:
red_slr said:
rossub said:
Matt_N said:
Oakey said:
Was it this one:
I had the 32" version, it was a stunning picture back in the day
Yeh it was, lovely set.I had the 32" version, it was a stunning picture back in the day
I think Sony did actually produce a HD 1080P 40" CRT in the late 90s, but it cost something like £13k and weighed around 300kg!
The 36" Tosh was 120kg on the box iirc.
I did feel bad though, as an old guy who was semi- disabled turned up with his mate to take it away. They really did struggle to get it through the house and into his motability Nissan Note. With hindsight, I should have helped. Ah well
I remember the day I bought it, phoning my mate to tell him what I'd just picked up, and he asked me what it was like, and saying to him that I had no idea because I couldn't get it out of the van on my own!
Cracking telly - managed to get £150 for it in 2007; fella got a bargain!
Getting it home was a challenge as we also lived in an upstairs flat with no lift.
Since then we've moved it to our new house, and after that to FiL's flat, where he still enjoys using it to watch the cricket today. He's got Sky SD (no HD), and the picture still looks great - better than a HD flat screen displaying an SD signal.
17 years on it's still going strong and I wouldn't be surprised if it's got a good few years to go.
So, pretty good value in both £ per Kg and £ per year service.
Picture from a few years back in the flat. (That's not me in it).
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