Overspending on Anandtech

[Sepen]

Wow, I added it up today. From Monday until today I spent a tad over $1210.00 on deals posted in the Hot Deals forum and the For Sale forum. My office is full of boxes...the UPS man comes here 3 times a week.....wtf.....I am sick. I can afford it to an extent, but this is crazy.
I have 4 dvd players sitting in the garage, all new sealed. Well, I am giving 2 away for XMas, but I already have 6 in the house. I also have 3 monitors sitting new in the box. WTF.......and no, I am not bragging or proud.....just wondering why?

 

[UberNeuman]

See movie "Fight Club" for your answer...

 

[Lars]

I am always TRYING to buy only stuff I really need. But I know, it is very difficult ...

 

[Red Dawn]

Wow that is rather compulsive. I thought I was bad for having four computers

 

[Ryan]

YOu can give some of the stuff to me. I can't afford and Hot Deals....

 

[Sir Fredrick]

Might want to start selling some stuff on the FS/FT forums, or use your overspending tendencies to help other people out; I know I often miss out on hot deals because I don't hang out in the hot deals forum, or it's a B&M location that just isn't around here. If you got stuff you didn't want at a great price, then you could pass the savings on to some other unfortunate soul who actaully wants it but missed out on the deal.
Just have 'em pay shipping.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

yesterday bought 512megs of ddr from the bestbuy/crucial deal and the maxtor 20gig/7200 rpm from office depot
cc bill is gonna be bad this month, it'll include all the stuff from the black friday sales :|

 

Oh Jeeze, don't talk to me about it, let's see, just this month (not all from deals)

Sony Wega 27" $550
Toshiba DVD Player $89 (amazon coupons & gift certs)
DVDs $150
Sony DTV/TiVo $100 (deal, Circuit City B&M)
Which led to ... Sony URemote $60 (was it worth it? dunno)
DVD-ROM $99 (CompUSA, ass-reamed, but WTF at this point)
of course I needed a ATA-100 card for ^^^ $30 - (again ass-reamed by Manhattan computer store)
Speakers for ex-gf's computer (cause I took mine when I left) $40
RTCW $55 (man my ass is really hurting)

Bottom line, no more spending for me!!!

 

[grr8scott]

all i can say is, get away form the computer for a few hours a day, will help!

 

[Sir Fredrick]

<< yesterday bought 512megs of ddr from the bestbuy/crucial deal and the maxtor 20gig/7200 rpm from office depot
cc bill is gonna be bad this month, it'll include all the stuff from the black friday sales :| >>



Is that deal still going on? If not I'll take the ddr off your hands for ya.

 

[Burnt]

This is why I spend alot more time in off topic. Hot deals are evil (j/k)

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

i forced myself to get the ddr now i dont even have the computer to put it in yet, but will in a couple of weeks. saved 30$ over crucials price

 

[MrCodeDude]

I bought so many things over the Black Friday weekend..
-- mrcodedude

 

[Adul]

I havent spent a cent yet.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Ditto that, Adul. But then again I'm shopping for a used '99 Miata which will run me about $14,000 so I think I will have you all beat.

With me starting school next fall, maybe this isn't such a good investment.

 

[TheDebater]

see, for those of us that dont have credit cards or paypal accounts compulsive spending, or hot deals adding up, just isnt a problem