On November 19 2010 13:20 Manifesto7 wrote: There are times in life were you just have to take a stand. Let me tell you a true story. Sanyo just came out with a breadmaker that uses whole grain rice and automatically turns it into rice flour. It is revolutionary. 10k units sold out in a day, with no more made until the new year.
My wife wants one. Retail price, 50000 yen
Yesterday I took to Yahoo Auctions with a mission to get the perfect Christmas present. As expected, a handful of speculators had machines up for sale. With 1 hour to go I tapped in 60112 yen as my final bid. I was about to leave the auction to fate and go home, but I reconsidered, and upped my bid to 65112.
This morning I arrived to work triumphant, having outbid everyone by 10 bucks. Victory is sweet. I conquered the odds. My fearless bidding paralyzed others on the internet with fear.
I took a stand.
I know you won the item, and that's a good thing, but didn't you just spend like 15112yen more than the retail price? But, you are right. Sometimes, you just have to go for it. If you've got that chance then go for it. You might as well get a job anyways. If you have to wait, then you have to wait. Patience is a virtue. Plus you might find something else you want to do that will occupy you until you get it. That happens to me a lot.
On November 19 2010 13:20 Manifesto7 wrote: There are times in life were you just have to take a stand. Let me tell you a true story. Sanyo just came out with a breadmaker that uses whole grain rice and automatically turns it into rice flour. It is revolutionary. 10k units sold out in a day, with no more made until the new year.
My wife wants one. Retail price, 50000 yen
Yesterday I took to Yahoo Auctions with a mission to get the perfect Christmas present. As expected, a handful of speculators had machines up for sale. With 1 hour to go I tapped in 60112 yen as my final bid. I was about to leave the auction to fate and go home, but I reconsidered, and upped my bid to 65112.
This morning I arrived to work triumphant, having outbid everyone by 10 bucks. Victory is sweet. I conquered the odds. My fearless bidding paralyzed others on the internet with fear.
I took a stand.
I love it when you bust out these true story posts lol
On November 19 2010 13:20 Manifesto7 wrote: There are times in life were you just have to take a stand. Let me tell you a true story. Sanyo just came out with a breadmaker that uses whole grain rice and automatically turns it into rice flour. It is revolutionary. 10k units sold out in a day, with no more made until the new year.
My wife wants one. Retail price, 50000 yen
Yesterday I took to Yahoo Auctions with a mission to get the perfect Christmas present. As expected, a handful of speculators had machines up for sale. With 1 hour to go I tapped in 60112 yen as my final bid. I was about to leave the auction to fate and go home, but I reconsidered, and upped my bid to 65112.
This morning I arrived to work triumphant, having outbid everyone by 10 bucks. Victory is sweet. I conquered the odds. My fearless bidding paralyzed others on the internet with fear.
I took a stand.
I know you won the item, and that's a good thing, but didn't you just spend like 15112yen more than the retail price? But, you are right. Sometimes, you just have to go for it. If you've got that chance then go for it. You might as well get a job anyways. If you have to wait, then you have to wait. Patience is a virtue. Plus you might find something else you want to do that will occupy you until you get it. That happens to me a lot.
Yep, I did. I paid 30% more than what every other person will pay when they go to the store. And for that 30% extra I have purchased the moment that my wife opens the gift, the light that will glow in her eyes, the smile that will cross her face, and the Christmas sex tender embrace you get as a husband when you pull off an awesome gift.
Tazza, why would your parents be upset if you got a job and worked hard for something you really want? It is the holiday season and there are temp jobs galore. Work for 6 weeks and buy your laptop. There is more to life than learning math. The ability to earn, save, and make savvy purchases (not like my auction thing don't do that) is as important. I would be more pissed off at my kid trying to stealth gamble on a comp than if he just worked for it.
On November 19 2010 13:20 Manifesto7 wrote: There are times in life were you just have to take a stand. Let me tell you a true story. Sanyo just came out with a breadmaker that uses whole grain rice and automatically turns it into rice flour. It is revolutionary. 10k units sold out in a day, with no more made until the new year.
My wife wants one. Retail price, 50000 yen
Yesterday I took to Yahoo Auctions with a mission to get the perfect Christmas present. As expected, a handful of speculators had machines up for sale. With 1 hour to go I tapped in 60112 yen as my final bid. I was about to leave the auction to fate and go home, but I reconsidered, and upped my bid to 65112.
This morning I arrived to work triumphant, having outbid everyone by 10 bucks. Victory is sweet. I conquered the odds. My fearless bidding paralyzed others on the internet with fear.
I took a stand.
I know you won the item, and that's a good thing, but didn't you just spend like 15112yen more than the retail price? But, you are right. Sometimes, you just have to go for it. If you've got that chance then go for it. You might as well get a job anyways. If you have to wait, then you have to wait. Patience is a virtue. Plus you might find something else you want to do that will occupy you until you get it. That happens to me a lot.
Yep, I did. I paid 30% more than what every other person will pay when they go to the store. And for that 30% extra I have purchased the moment that my wife opens the gift, the light that will glow in her eyes, the smile that will cross her face, and the Christmas sex tender embrace you get as a husband when you pull off an awesome gift..
On November 19 2010 13:20 Manifesto7 wrote: There are times in life were you just have to take a stand. Let me tell you a true story. Sanyo just came out with a breadmaker that uses whole grain rice and automatically turns it into rice flour. It is revolutionary. 10k units sold out in a day, with no more made until the new year.
My wife wants one. Retail price, 50000 yen
Yesterday I took to Yahoo Auctions with a mission to get the perfect Christmas present. As expected, a handful of speculators had machines up for sale. With 1 hour to go I tapped in 60112 yen as my final bid. I was about to leave the auction to fate and go home, but I reconsidered, and upped my bid to 65112.
This morning I arrived to work triumphant, having outbid everyone by 10 bucks. Victory is sweet. I conquered the odds. My fearless bidding paralyzed others on the internet with fear.
I took a stand.
yeah good story reminds me of buying a wii on launch day, we spent more than MSRP for a console that was in Japanese (we were in Taiwan) but my wife was able to play wii sports and happily tell her coworkers about it for a few weeks while everyone was wondering what it was like
OP - do you feel lucky? I usually don't, so I never bother with these things
I bought 40 dollars worth of tickets, which got me 16 tickets. I was gonna do all 80 dollars, but then i remembered i needed to get my sister something for christmas. When I looked on my computer at a mouse(Deathadder), she told me she would buy me one for Christmas, and I was just so... amazed she would do something so nice for me, so i told her i would buy the new harry potter dvd when it came out, along with 2 other dvds
EPT
reminds me of buying a wii on launch day, we spent more than MSRP for a console that was in Japanese (we were in Taiwan) but my wife was able to play wii sports and happily tell her coworkers about it for a few weeks while everyone was wondering what it was like
I usually don't, so I never bother with these things
