What is the best thing you've bought?

connundrum · 31-10-2014 1:13pm #1

Simple enough question, doesn't need to be expensive or elaborate.

I'm putting a pair of prescription Oakley sunglasses in here as I'm pretty sure they're the best value item I've bought, probably the best thing I've bought in terms of daily use etc.

Given interweb irony, they actually cost me about tree fiddy (euros), but I've had them 4 years now and they're still the biz.

Laptops, phones etc have either broken or been lost in time, so I couldn't put them in here. Had a great bike, but rarely used it so I can't consider that.

Any thoughts?

Magico Gonzalez · 31-10-2014 1:14pm

Engagement ring, absolutely everything I could live without or replace at some stage.

snubbleste · 31-10-2014 1:15pm

♫ The best things in life are free ♪ ♩

ger vallely · 31-10-2014 1:20pm

A hard silicon pan scraper. Got it in Meadows and Byrne years ago for €1 and it gets so much use, great for cleaning a pot after scrambled eggs. Second the prescrition sunglasses too, I would probably be lost without them. Mine are about ten years old and have long ago paid their way.

ger vallely · 31-10-2014 1:21pm

A hard silicon pan scraper. Got it in Meadows and Byrne years ago for €1 and it gets so much use, great for cleaning a pot after scrambled eggs. Second the prescrition sunglasses too, I would probably be lost without them. Mine are about ten years old and have long ago paid their way.

Mint Sauce · 31-10-2014 1:21pm

That minidisk player.

31-10-2014 1:21pm

A breakfast roll this morning.

I'm a man of simple pleasures.

sbsquarepants · 31-10-2014 1:22pm

My favourite thing is my ipod - but that was a gift. Apart from that nothing really stands out.
Many years back I purchased some quality time with an insanely hot Pakistani prostitute - which was money well spent if that counts!:D

fuerte1976 · 31-10-2014 1:22pm

my wife ...

ballsymchugh · 31-10-2014 1:23pm

an internet radio.

murray.eoghan · 31-10-2014 1:23pm

airsoft Blackwater 1911r2. So much fun:cool:

or my giant talon 27.5 fantastic bike.

sbsquarepants · 31-10-2014 1:24pm

fuerte1976 wrote: »

my wife ...

I don't know, looking at your location wouldn't suggest she's a domestic goddess!:)

toastedpickles · 31-10-2014 1:25pm

A 1.50 screwdriver from tesco, best thing I've ever bought, so many uses

allibastor · 31-10-2014 1:26pm

I bought a merc of a guy who knew nothing about cars. It was an older one, but it had a new kompressor engine fitted in the last few years.

Car was bought for next to nothing, the engine alone is worth 1500 easy

Akrasia · 31-10-2014 1:30pm

Best thing I ever bought?

This

http://www.amazon.com/AutoExec-Wheelmate-Steering-Attachable-Surface/dp/B00E1D1GY6 (check out the reviews, they're amazing)

I use it every day

fleet_admiral · 31-10-2014 1:30pm

My sound bar

Keyzer · 31-10-2014 1:31pm

MacBook Pro 13' Retina...

I love that thing

pavb2 · 31-10-2014 1:33pm

A piano about 10 years ago cost about €4000 couldn't put a value on it as it encouraged my two kids to take up and appreciate music

Meangadh · 31-10-2014 1:36pm

Contact lenses. Hate wearing glasses outside the house so my contacts are the business.

And my ghd. I know it seems so superficial but I love it.

Other than that, I'd say money I've spent on holidays or concerts has been well spent given the great experiences and memories I have of same.

Duggy747 · 31-10-2014 1:36pm

My arcade machine, always wanted one growing up and was like a kid when I finally got it :pac:

whiskeyman · 31-10-2014 1:38pm

A sliced pan.

Nothing has beaten it yet...

Kovu · 31-10-2014 1:39pm

Laser eye surgery. I hated glasses and got them done when I was 21. Already got my money back on what I would have spent on contacts.

The Strawman Argument · 31-10-2014 1:44pm

Either my PSP, the school tour to France or the first time I bought acid.

lazybones32 · 31-10-2014 1:53pm

Car. Freedom to go where I want, when I want.
Went to trim castle on a whim last Summer....

chrissb8 · 31-10-2014 6:30pm

Pair of adidas predator boots about 11 years back. Were going strong for 5 years. I played football at least 3 times a week. All I had to do was replace the soles and not be an ejjit and walk on solid ground with them thus blunting and ruining the studs. They were also reduced from 120 euros to 60 euros. An absolute steal considering the use I got out of them.

Also a shoutout to any Nokia phone I have ever bought. Never ever broke and sustained and endured through years of use. Only reason there gone is due to the advent of smartphones. Still sitting in my locker beside my bed ready to go!

ToddyDoody · 31-10-2014 6:33pm

A politician

ArnoldJRimmer · 31-10-2014 6:49pm

Desk fan. Have worked in a collection of insanely hot office's populated by people who are always cold, no matter how high the temperature. But with a fan on all day, lovely and comfortable

Mean Laqueefa · 31-10-2014 6:52pm

Splashed out for an expensive back pack years ago , fecker still going strong after hundreds of heavy uses

Mister Vain · 31-10-2014 6:55pm

A Toyota Celica. It was a fanny magnet. Well it wasn't really, but I loved it all the same.

dastardly00 · 31-10-2014 6:57pm

A North Face zip-up top. I bought it back in 2007. It cost probably around €90. I've worn it A LOT, and it's still going strong.

dmc17 · 31-10-2014 7:00pm

Akrasia wrote: »

Best thing I ever bought?

This

http://www.amazon.com/AutoExec-Wheelmate-Steering-Attachable-Surface/dp/B00E1D1GY6 (check out the reviews, they're amazing)

I use it every day

It'd be grand for the motorway but a bit of a nuisance on the backroads I'd say :pac:

naughtysmurf · 31-10-2014 7:01pm

My first e-cig in 2012 after 30+ years of smoking

dellas1979 · 31-10-2014 7:11pm

A bag o' yokes.

Custardpi · 31-10-2014 7:13pm

My Nad 302 amplifier. Classic piece of hi fi equipment, got it second hand a few years ago for about €100 or so. With some minor servicing it still sounds amazingly good for a 20 year old amp. Also, a pint glass I got for 50c, love the old dimpled design, the only civilised way to drink beer imo. Sadly can't use it too much at the moment as on a diet

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ROCKMAN · 31-10-2014 7:25pm

naughtysmurf wrote: »

My first e-cig in 2012 after 30+ years of smoking

SAME HERE , Buy my first one last year after a 40 a day 31 year habit..
Best move or money I have ever spend,

Frigga_92 · 31-10-2014 7:26pm

The best thing my husband and I have spent money on is insulating our house in 2012, prior to that there was no insulation in the entire house and it was always freezing (the house is old and he inherited it). It is absolutely lovely now

Ghost Buster · 31-10-2014 7:27pm

My 8th ukulele. The only thing that could possibly be better would be the 9th.

Mrs Garth Brooks · 31-10-2014 7:29pm

Garth Brooks box set from last Christmas, music which influenced him but the best was the DVD that was included with it. Himself at the Wynn in las Vegas. I've watched it over and over again. I love that DVD.

Also, the rest of my Garth Brooks CD collection.

I love him.
I love him.
I love him.

Agricola · 31-10-2014 7:32pm

Probably a tablet a couple of years ago. Didnt think I'd use one much so got a cheap android job. Now find it so handy. Love to watch an episode of something on it in bed before I knock off the light. Will have to actually buy a decent brand, 10" one soon.

boobar · 31-10-2014 7:36pm

Tablet Nexus 7...great tablet half the price if an iPad.

That and my kindle, I'd be lost without them.

Thespoofer · 31-10-2014 7:45pm

My Transit van, shure the possibilities are endless.

corner of hells · 31-10-2014 7:55pm

My Doc Martin shoes , ox blood ones , was wearing them shortly after buying them when I went for a root in a skip and found a print valued at a 1000euros.

Aquagakka · 31-10-2014 8:24pm

Our wee dog. He's great company.

wendell borton · 31-10-2014 8:38pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

My favourite thing is my ipod - but that was a gift. Apart from that nothing really stands out.
Many years back I purchased some quality time with an insanely hot Pakistani prostitute - which was money well spent if that counts!:D

I heard somewhere the classic iPod is to be discontinued, I'm going to have stockpile some for the future.