Yet more frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...
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RammyMP said:
RammyMP said:
ChemicalChaos said:
madbadger said:
GuyW said:
madbadger said:
Quite frivolous. Don’t need an expensive cool box as it is only about 8° today. Partial to orange stuff though. 
Absolutely love Yeti! It's a slippery slope. I picked up a Tundra 45 in Camp Green, then a few bottles & tumblers, a cool bag and now they've released Agave as a colour. I'd recommend getting their ice blocks. To supplement normal ice when filling it.
…I bet it’s full of spiders!
The Black Friday sale happened and there’s a new addition to the household!
Had to get a matching cup as well:
Sporky said:
I'm betting you bring back the actual Haunted Mansion itself.
If I thought I could.....I may use it as an opportunity to have a bit of a loft clear, sell a lot of bits that are up there for a bigger spending fund. I've never been to Disney World, only Paris and California, so I'm looking forward to it immensely. Especially Tron. Now that was a movie.
I had curtailed the frivolity a little after booking tickets for Ghost on most of their UK tour, but you only live once, right?
SistersofPercy said:
If I thought I could.....
I may use it as an opportunity to have a bit of a loft clear, sell a lot of bits that are up there for a bigger spending fund. I've never been to Disney World, only Paris and California, so I'm looking forward to it immensely. Especially Tron. Now that was a movie.
I had curtailed the frivolity a little after booking tickets for Ghost on most of their UK tour, but you only live once, right?
California is dire, Florida is another level. Get yourself to Epcot and Universal as well as Disney (admittedly it was 27 years ago but I enjoyed them both more than Disney - then we flew to New England and I broke my leg skiing)I may use it as an opportunity to have a bit of a loft clear, sell a lot of bits that are up there for a bigger spending fund. I've never been to Disney World, only Paris and California, so I'm looking forward to it immensely. Especially Tron. Now that was a movie.
I had curtailed the frivolity a little after booking tickets for Ghost on most of their UK tour, but you only live once, right?
stemll said:
California is dire, Florida is another level. Get yourself to Epcot and Universal as well as Disney (admittedly it was 27 years ago but I enjoyed them both more than Disney - then we flew to New England and I broke my leg skiing)
California will always be my go to park as it’s the one from my childhood. I’ve been so many times since I were a lass I’ve lost count. It’s a happy place with a lot of memories of my late parents there too. Florida has been on the to do list for some years so am very much looking forward to it. We’re going with my daughter and son in law who have been before so have some idea of what’s what. Can’t wait!
SistersofPercy said:
stemll said:
California is dire, Florida is another level. Get yourself to Epcot and Universal as well as Disney (admittedly it was 27 years ago but I enjoyed them both more than Disney - then we flew to New England and I broke my leg skiing)
California will always be my go to park as it’s the one from my childhood. I’ve been so many times since I were a lass I’ve lost count. It’s a happy place with a lot of memories of my late parents there too. Florida has been on the to do list for some years so am very much looking forward to it. We’re going with my daughter and son in law who have been before so have some idea of what’s what. Can’t wait!
Have a great trip and look forward to seeing the thread updates when you return!
Swampy1982 said:
Seems like a sensible place to ask...
I want to buy a terrarium, I don't need one, just want one.
Any hints and tips, build your own vs ready built, good places to buy, does and don't etc?
First question is 'open' or 'closed'.I want to buy a terrarium, I don't need one, just want one.
Any hints and tips, build your own vs ready built, good places to buy, does and don't etc?
Closed is a 'garden in a jar', open allows for some cool stuff like adding critters or frogs, and nicer plants.
If going closed, then there's loads of kits out there, and they're all much of a muchness.
Open, then there's a whole plethora of options depending on what outcome/environment you want to replicate, size, etc.
If going open, the historic leader has been exo terra. Recently, there was a new entrant (backed by tonnes of expertise) that is Leap. They make really very nice modular systems that are nicely thought through, allowing you to add misting/UV lights/etc. depending on what you're keeping (both flora and fauna).
I notice the Leap habitats and add on kits have some pretty decent discounts on Charterhouse Aquatics at the moment for Black Friday...
Finally set up my last frivolous purchase, the little Marantz Hifi and Denon Turntable I bought over a month ago. I would have done it sooner but the wife wanted the wires hidden, which turned it into a DIY job, which I am incapable of doing quickly.
As a reward, the wife got me a frivolous gift - an album on Vinyl I've already bought on both tape AND CD.....
Ah the joys of the music collection
Oh and the keen viewer will note what album I'm listening to in the first pic. She hasn't given me my present yet so that was a very freaky coincidence.
As a reward, the wife got me a frivolous gift - an album on Vinyl I've already bought on both tape AND CD.....
Ah the joys of the music collection
Oh and the keen viewer will note what album I'm listening to in the first pic. She hasn't given me my present yet so that was a very freaky coincidence.
bodhi said:
Finally set up my last frivolous purchase, the little Marantz Hifi and Denon Turntable I bought over a month ago. I would have done it sooner but the wife wanted the wires hidden, which turned it into a DIY job, which I am incapable of doing quickly.
As a reward, the wife got me a frivolous gift - an album on Vinyl I've already bought on both tape AND CD.....
Ah the joys of the music collection
Oh and the keen viewer will note what album I'm listening to in the first pic. She hasn't given me my present yet so that was a very freaky coincidence.
One of the first albums I replaced too!As a reward, the wife got me a frivolous gift - an album on Vinyl I've already bought on both tape AND CD.....
Ah the joys of the music collection
Oh and the keen viewer will note what album I'm listening to in the first pic. She hasn't given me my present yet so that was a very freaky coincidence.
I'm finding replacing the record collection of my youth to be rather expensive though. So much hasn't been re released and I'm paying £70/80/90 for some albums
jumare said:
I had a look in HMV yesterday and I must be totally out of touch, £30 for an album. I think I'll stick with my originals and/or look in charity shops.
To play on this, no purchases necessary as I've had it from new a long time ago.
You think £30 for a vinyl LP is a lot?To play on this, no purchases necessary as I've had it from new a long time ago.
Mid 80’s I was buying a lot of vinyl that I still own with price labels on, £8-9 was normal then so 40 years on I don’t think £30 a pop is expensive.
The trouble is cd’s came out and by the late 80’s, were around £12 each and never went up, if anything they dropped slightly to a tenner a cd so you’re probably comparing vinyl price to what you paid 10-15 years ago for a cd that never increased in price from the outset.
Most expensive cd I ever bought was Vol 1 Travelling Wilburys, I was reluctant at the time but this was pre downloading, £30 secondhand in an Indy record shop, must be around 2004-5.
Vinyl on the other hand, you can pay £500 for a 7” original Sun pressing Elvis single, only 5 were ever pressed and that doesn’t get you a good copy. I have sold HMV label Elvis singles for over £100. £30 I’d say is still decent value for vinyl.
The issue is that vinyl became hip to a certain demographic who are used to paying over the odds for anything, so a new normal was reached.
The vast majority of my high street bought vinyl was done when a 7inch was £2-3 and an album £12-15. This was 2005-2012.
I think my 30th anniversary DSotM was £25. Heavyweight vinyl and the last pressing where they used an analogue master . Sells for 10x that now such is the quality of the pressing. The latest version might have fancier packaging and cost a lot more rrp but it isn’t the same product.
The vast majority of my high street bought vinyl was done when a 7inch was £2-3 and an album £12-15. This was 2005-2012.
I think my 30th anniversary DSotM was £25. Heavyweight vinyl and the last pressing where they used an analogue master . Sells for 10x that now such is the quality of the pressing. The latest version might have fancier packaging and cost a lot more rrp but it isn’t the same product.
Some of the prices I've been seeing out there for vinyl have been "interesting", but I've just put an order through iMusic in Denmark who seem well priced, and reviews are pretty good.
Thought I'd test them out with:
Genesis - Seconds Out
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (limited edition light blue release)
Taylor Swift - Midnights (limited edition mahogany release) - Xmas present for Mrs Bodhi.
Came to £84 - all for albums i already have on cd (apart from Tay Tay) and are included with my Spotify account.....
Thought I'd test them out with:
Genesis - Seconds Out
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (limited edition light blue release)
Taylor Swift - Midnights (limited edition mahogany release) - Xmas present for Mrs Bodhi.
Came to £84 - all for albums i already have on cd (apart from Tay Tay) and are included with my Spotify account.....
Charity shop finds for records are very few and far between, especially in the genre's I'm looking (rock, metal etc).
Problem is dealers cottoned on a while ago and tend to strip them of anything even remotely worthwhile for their own stalls. The only decent charity shop find I've ever had was dropping on a just put out collection of Heart albums for £15. Best you're going to find really is Conway Twitty type weirdness, as well as endless classical albums and a bit of Des O'Connor.
Other half collects CD's, now thats a different tale. He's had hundreds of decent albums from within charity shops, though again dealers are slowly cottoning on to that one too....and at £80 for an original My Chemical Romance CD it's hardly surprising.
Have a look locally, chances are you'll have a little record shop somewhere selling a mix of old original vinyl and new releases, support them over HMV as they are the heart of it now and very often cheaper than HMV. Keep an eye out for record fairs too, I paid £30 for 3 original Van Halen albums the other week at a small fair in our local market. Bargains are out there, you need to hunt and never be afraid to haggle a bit with the dealers.
I do agree the price is about right though, I had the princely sum of £20 a week pocket money back in 87/88/89 and it bought me an album and a couple of pints a week (I was 14 but lets not go there) £25/£30 seems about right.
Problem is dealers cottoned on a while ago and tend to strip them of anything even remotely worthwhile for their own stalls. The only decent charity shop find I've ever had was dropping on a just put out collection of Heart albums for £15. Best you're going to find really is Conway Twitty type weirdness, as well as endless classical albums and a bit of Des O'Connor.
Other half collects CD's, now thats a different tale. He's had hundreds of decent albums from within charity shops, though again dealers are slowly cottoning on to that one too....and at £80 for an original My Chemical Romance CD it's hardly surprising.
Have a look locally, chances are you'll have a little record shop somewhere selling a mix of old original vinyl and new releases, support them over HMV as they are the heart of it now and very often cheaper than HMV. Keep an eye out for record fairs too, I paid £30 for 3 original Van Halen albums the other week at a small fair in our local market. Bargains are out there, you need to hunt and never be afraid to haggle a bit with the dealers.
I do agree the price is about right though, I had the princely sum of £20 a week pocket money back in 87/88/89 and it bought me an album and a couple of pints a week (I was 14 but lets not go there
) £25/£30 seems about right.SistersofPercy said:
Charity shop finds for records are very few and far between, especially in the genre's I'm looking (rock, metal etc).
Problem is dealers cottoned on a while ago and tend to strip them of anything even remotely worthwhile for their own stalls. The only decent charity shop find I've ever had was dropping on a just put out collection of Heart albums for £15. Best you're going to find really is Conway Twitty type weirdness, as well as endless classical albums and a bit of Des O'Connor.
Other half collects CD's, now thats a different tale. He's had hundreds of decent albums from within charity shops, though again dealers are slowly cottoning on to that one too....and at £80 for an original My Chemical Romance CD it's hardly surprising.
Have a look locally, chances are you'll have a little record shop somewhere selling a mix of old original vinyl and new releases, support them over HMV as they are the heart of it now and very often cheaper than HMV. Keep an eye out for record fairs too, I paid £30 for 3 original Van Halen albums the other week at a small fair in our local market. Bargains are out there, you need to hunt and never be afraid to haggle a bit with the dealers.
I do agree the price is about right though, I had the princely sum of £20 a week pocket money back in 87/88/89 and it bought me an album and a couple of pints a week (I was 14 but lets not go there) £25/£30 seems about right.
£10 in the inflation calculator in 1987 comes out as £28 today so around £30 an album I think is about right, as I said earlier people have an idea of what something used to cost and think it should still be that.Problem is dealers cottoned on a while ago and tend to strip them of anything even remotely worthwhile for their own stalls. The only decent charity shop find I've ever had was dropping on a just put out collection of Heart albums for £15. Best you're going to find really is Conway Twitty type weirdness, as well as endless classical albums and a bit of Des O'Connor.
Other half collects CD's, now thats a different tale. He's had hundreds of decent albums from within charity shops, though again dealers are slowly cottoning on to that one too....and at £80 for an original My Chemical Romance CD it's hardly surprising.
Have a look locally, chances are you'll have a little record shop somewhere selling a mix of old original vinyl and new releases, support them over HMV as they are the heart of it now and very often cheaper than HMV. Keep an eye out for record fairs too, I paid £30 for 3 original Van Halen albums the other week at a small fair in our local market. Bargains are out there, you need to hunt and never be afraid to haggle a bit with the dealers.
I do agree the price is about right though, I had the princely sum of £20 a week pocket money back in 87/88/89 and it bought me an album and a couple of pints a week (I was 14 but lets not go there
) £25/£30 seems about right.Edited by Promised Land on Sunday 1st December 21:06
Promised Land said:
£10 in the inflation calculator in 1987 comes out as £28 today so around £30 an album I think is about right, as I said earlier people have an idea of what something used to cost and think it should still be that.
Interesting, never thought to use an inflation calculator!Edited by Promised Land on Sunday 1st December 21:06
I'm about to spend £45 on an album. Ideally I'd have liked the CD Version, but thats £80 so looking at a picture disc vinyl instead just to go that bit different. Some stuff I don't mind paying a bit more for, especially if its a limited release, coloured vinyl, picture disc etc.
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