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Most extravagant thing you have bought?

Oranage2 · 2010-12-08 20:34:14

Besides the obvious house and car, unless of course its something super cool like a tree house or Delorean. Mine is an 800e fish tank - Don't even like all that much but for some reason I thought it looked cool at the time! So whats yours?

08-12-2010 8:34pm

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Besides the obvious house and car, unless of course its something super cool like a tree house or Delorean.

Mine is an 800e fish tank - Don't even like all that much but for some reason I thought it looked cool at the time!

So whats yours?

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#2 08-12-2010 8:35pm

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A 2010 car pity it's going to stink of baby poo and milk in a short while

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#3 08-12-2010 8:36pm

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A full tank of petrol.

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#4 08-12-2010 8:36pm

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A bag of meanies

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#5 08-12-2010 8:38pm

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A signed photo of James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli and Steven Van Zandt (Tony, Christopher and Silvio from The Sopranos respectively) in a frame and with a caption.:cool:

Bought it in Las Vegas when I was over there for New Years last year and it cost me US$850. Pure spur of the moment purchase. And what's more, it survived the trip home in my suitcase too!!!:D

Looks so good...

That, or possibly a Carl Gross black suit. €1,500. Only gets worn on the biggest and best of occasions. That freakin suit cost more than my first car!!!:o

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#6 08-12-2010 8:40pm

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Probably the samurai sword i bought bout 5 years ago - cost roughly 1100. Used it once, put it in the garage and barely looked at it again.

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#7 08-12-2010 8:42pm

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A few weeks back my mate Brian bought me 2 banks. AIB & BOI.:cool:

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#8 08-12-2010 8:44pm

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BOSE QC15 Noise Cancelling headphones $300 - great investment for the regular traveller.
Ok - I'm a mean bas....

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#9 08-12-2010 8:44pm

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An engagement ring.

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#10 08-12-2010 8:45pm

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Not a 'thing' exactly but I brought my gf on safari I South Africa. Cost about €4000 altogether. Worth it though

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#11 08-12-2010 8:48pm

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KeithM89 wrote: »

Probably the samurai sword i bought bout 5 years ago - cost roughly 1100. Used it once, put it in the garage and barely looked at it again.

May i ask what you once used a samurai sword for?

It's not like your normal tin opener

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#12 08-12-2010 8:48pm

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KeithM89 wrote: »

Probably the samurai sword i bought bout 5 years ago - cost roughly 1100. Used it once, put it in the garage and barely looked at it again.

Ninja assasin?

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#13 08-12-2010 8:49pm

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Kitten soft toilet paper

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#14 08-12-2010 8:50pm

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Mid economic boom: A 32,000 Jeep

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#15 08-12-2010 8:52pm

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A 30% bigger Snickers bar.

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#16 08-12-2010 8:53pm

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I declare this Celtic Tiger 'boast about how you've been crass with money' thread open!

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#17 08-12-2010 8:53pm

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A trip to India. I reckon I spent just under 2000 in total. Bearing in mind I'm only 20 and had to work my bollicks off for god know how long in my **** job. Many boozless weekends were had trying to save for that hollier. Most interesting wedding ever though.

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#18 08-12-2010 8:54pm

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A Snickers bar in an Esso garage last night, €1.30:eek::eek:

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#19 08-12-2010 8:54pm

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xzanti wrote: »

A 2010 car pity it's going to stink of baby poo and milk in a short while

Well they say a car is like it's owner.

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#20 08-12-2010 8:57pm

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Oranage2 wrote: »

May i ask what you once used a samurai sword for?

It's not like your normal tin opener

Kasabian wrote: »

Ninja assasin?

Haha - i think i used it on a melon... hardly an assaassin..:)

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#21 08-12-2010 9:00pm

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Excluding my house and car, a suit for 1400 quid.

In my defence, I'm an old-age mod and I didn't buy it on credit.

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#22 08-12-2010 9:01pm

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Cavehill Red wrote: »

I declare this Celtic Tiger 'boast about how you've been crass with money' thread open!

Sorry guys. Close thread mods/

I forgot we're not allowed talk about having nice things.

*I'm off to buy brand name chick peas and rice*

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#23 08-12-2010 9:05pm

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My car, My macbook, my iphone!

i do like to spoil myself....because i'm worth it

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#25 08-12-2010 9:07pm

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KeithM89 wrote: »

Haha - i think i used it on a melon... hardly an assaassin..:)

Im surprised you did not cut your hand of

sorry

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#26 08-12-2010 9:07pm

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Bought a €700 pellet gun in Germany, got arrested boarding a plane in Amsterdam (they x-rayed my check-in bag), fined €500, €300 for another flight. It was good.

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#27 08-12-2010 9:08pm

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I bought a pair of boots..

They are very high and very nice..

I couldn't possibly say how much they cost me..

It hurts too much to remind myself..

But I do love them..

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#28 08-12-2010 9:11pm

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my lamborghini murcielago

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#29 08-12-2010 9:14pm

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hondasam wrote: »

Im surprised you did not cut your hand of

sorry

Is that dig at my clumsiness?? :D

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#30 08-12-2010 9:19pm

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My Tag Heuer Carrera watch for 1600e.

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#31 08-12-2010 9:21pm

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#32 08-12-2010 9:21pm

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My laptop for €700 at the time. Thought it was a good investment, 4 years on it still works lol

Prob my tour of italy at the summer, cost around €1000 but it was worth it!

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#33 08-12-2010 9:25pm

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I only buy what I have the means to afford.

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#34 08-12-2010 9:26pm

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#35 08-12-2010 9:28pm

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My fiancés engagement ring!

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#36 08-12-2010 9:32pm

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e700 on bits & bobs for the computer. Only when I totted it up did I realise how much I'd spent. Last bits going in over the next few days!

e5000 spent on gambling five years ago... never, ever again.

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#37 08-12-2010 9:33pm

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1 Vietnamese mail order bride.

BOOM.

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#38 08-12-2010 9:38pm

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A 1958 VW Camper project which has now become a money pit. :eek:

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#39 08-12-2010 9:41pm

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Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

A 1958 VW Camper project which has now become a money pit. :eek:

I recently bought a 1963 one, extravagant but lots of fun

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#40 08-12-2010 9:43pm

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OAOB wrote: »

I recently bought a 1963 one, extravagant but lots of fun

Nice, got mine in 1996 before the craze started. Only got stuck into it last year.

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#41 08-12-2010 9:45pm

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A craftmatic Adjustable bed.

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#42 08-12-2010 9:47pm

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Probably a ps3.

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#43 08-12-2010 9:47pm

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J2D2 wrote: »

My fiancés engagement ring!

+ 1 Same as!!

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#44 08-12-2010 9:51pm

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Skinback wrote: »

My Tag Heuer Carrera watch for 1600e.

The carrera are a very nice watch, but my favourite Tag is the Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph.
Shame Saint Nick cant stretch out his budget this year :rolleyes:
Which model have you got?

http://www.theweeklydope.com/2010/10/tag-heuer-monaco-twenty-four-calibre-36.html

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#45 08-12-2010 9:53pm

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Berty wrote: »

€2990 Laser Surgery on my eyes.

Never looked back though. (Boom Boom)

Was that a complication?

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#46 08-12-2010 9:55pm

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Copper23 wrote: »

I only buy what I have the means to afford.

Well many people have the means to afford extravagant stuff, so... same thing.

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#47 08-12-2010 10:00pm

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Most recently my candy cab. ****ing monitor was damaged during the move though. Has still yet to be fixed.

Still..looks pretty!

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69246954&postcount=1874

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#48 08-12-2010 10:01pm

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o1s1n wrote: »

Most recently my candy cab. ****ing monitor was damaged during the move though. Has still yet to be fixed.

Still..looks pretty!

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69246954&postcount=1874

I am so jealous

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#49 08-12-2010 10:04pm

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Maybe not the most expensive purchase of my life, but the one that offered the least return on the investment was when I was driving home one day I happened upon a sign for a poultry fair.

One thing led to another and I arrived home with a bag of ducks.

They made ducklings, they run everywhere and steal my things.

duckling1red.JPG

duckling2red.JPG

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#50 08-12-2010 10:05pm

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My fiancés engagement ring, that is three people's answer so far. We have the women spoilt... They are worth it tho... If I hadn't of bought that I suppose the money would've went on an Rx8..sigh..

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#51 08-12-2010 10:05pm

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Bought a new Harley about 2 months ago for cash.

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