Recent Purchases... - Page 2

acliff · 22-10-2005, 08:16 AM

You got a set of grado HF-1s?
You lucky bastard...

Hazzle · 22-10-2005, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acliff

Ripped off the salesman? How exactly?
Because phones salesmen are working with products with insane amounts of markup.

Appreciated but I didn't buy the phone, was free with contract, and having looked around at various contracts, this one seemed to suit me best. I did my own research, didn't just go for the contract recommended as I know they get signing bonuses for signing customers up with certain networks.

However I also managed to get accessories worth £70 for free too. The catch was, the guy wanted me to sign up for phone insurance. He even called the manager when I baulked at that, the manager came over, tried to "puppy dog close" by offering to pay the first month's insurance premium.

Then he tried to "fear close" me but I was having none of it, threatened to walk out and leave, think it over, maybe go elsewhere, and then he renegotiated. In the end, I got the accessories, without the insurance, which I didn't want, and the phone and the contract I wanted.

Put it this way, the salesman was made to jump through some hoops, as was the manager, I got what I wanted, at a price (in terms of the contract) I was happy with. The manager went from being quite aggressive with me to being very timid, almost depressed, with the next customer, and the salesman looked desperate.

I realise a great part of this is "bleeding" and at the end of the day, the salesman's job is to make you think you got a good deal, I do it all the time, but the difference is, I got what I wanted, and they didn't get everything they wanted. The one thing a salesman hates is losing control to the customer and I took it from him, which was so much fun.

Makes it hard to hate on the buyers I have to deal with though...

Jasmine · 22-10-2005, 11:12 PM

I just bought Blender magazine. Natalie Portman is sex.

Scott · 23-10-2005, 01:22 PM

I bought a new car stereo a few weeks back.
It's a Pioneer DEH-2750MP CD/MP3 player for those who are interested.

Digital_Ice · 09-11-2005, 10:51 AM

right then, now i've got my camera working. This arrived on the 3rd November.

wooh!

and this arrived this morning;

ryan · 09-11-2005, 01:15 PM

a few additional poker books to the collection, a 55" hdtv, inspiron 9300 laptop w/ 6800 series video card, various amounts of booze, battlefield 2, and a logitech joystick are my most recent purchases that i can remember.

Pygmalion · 10-11-2005, 01:50 AM

I bought what I always spend my money on:

and

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...oro_lights.gif

Bait · 12-11-2005, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pygmalion

I bought what I always spend my money on:

i forgot to include alcohol on recent purchases...oct 31 my friend and i killed a bottle of captain at a halloween party and that night i also decided to stock up (im underage...had a friend buy for me) so i picked up 4 handles of smirnoff and 2 30 packs and the bottle of captain. now im about to go out and get rid of those 30 packs

i also went to the mall and picked out soem clothes with the help of my close girlfriend. i'll get picks of everything (including the stuff i first posted) this weekend

Jacoby · 15-11-2005, 04:36 AM

and a new speedometer cable, new brake drums, new brake shoes, new brake pads for the front, an oil change, and:

becase there was no audio at all...and that was torture.

I'm buying Mario Kart DS tomorrow.

Digital_Ice · 27-01-2006, 06:34 PM

yayay!!

my new x-black

marine · 27-01-2006, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Ice

yayay!!

my new x-black

for which you revived an old thread

. Congrats for the screen (is it anything special?)

Digital_Ice · 28-01-2006, 12:22 AM

hreh, tis minted.

your samsung? is that the syncmaster?

if so, as i recall, they are pretty much identical...

Samsung SyncMaster 970P
19'' - 250 cd/m² Brightness - 1000:1 Contrast ratio - 6ms responce time - 0.29mm Dot Pitch - Maximum resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Maximum refresh rate: 75Hz - DVI-I & HD-15 Inteface - 178° viewing angle

Sony SDM-HS95P
19" - 450 cd/m² Brightness - 1000:1 Contrast ratio - 12ms responce time - 0.29mm Dot Pitch - Maximum resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Maximum refresh rate: 75Hz - DVI-I & HD-15 Inteface - 178° viewing angle

ok, so mines brighter but its an x-black. and yours is a faster responce time.

so see, they are pretty much equal!!

and yes i revived an old thread, tis a good thread.

anyway....

Kelsey · 28-01-2006, 12:42 AM

I bought my new "Teach Yourself Afrikaans" to build off of learning dutch. I don't have a picture.

acliff · 29-01-2006, 02:17 AM

I got a T-Mobile Vario:

A Logitech MX1000 laser mouse:

Ong Bak (the greatest martial arts film of all time, probably):

And a little more in the past, I bought a Pure Evoke 2xt digital radio:

and 2 black belt taekwondo suits.
So not much then. I've probably forgotten some.

Digital_Ice · 30-01-2006, 04:25 PM

mwahahaha!

EmotionSickness · 30-01-2006, 04:49 PM

I wish I was rich like Cliffy. My last proper purchase was the Beavis and Butthead 'Mike Judge Collection' dvd's for my dad's birthday.

Yeah.

acliff · 31-01-2006, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmotionSickness

I wish I was rich like Cliffy. My last proper purchase was the Beavis and Butthead 'Mike Judge Collection' dvd's for my dad's birthday.

I wouldn't say I was rich, I just have a blatant disregard for the value of money.

Digital_Ice · 02-02-2006, 06:03 PM

bout bloody time, only two months after purchase....

....i really should spend my money more productivly

Mandy · 02-02-2006, 07:06 PM

Don't piss off Ice, he'll bring out his daggers and swords.

acliff · 03-02-2006, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Ice

bout bloody time, only two months after purchase....

....i really should spend my money more productivly

You should probably start learning to use them

22-10-2005, 08:16 AM	#21
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22-10-2005, 11:12 PM	#23
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09-11-2005, 10:51 AM	#25
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	right then, now i've got my camera working. This arrived on the 3rd November. wooh! and this arrived this morning; __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

10-11-2005, 01:50 AM	#27
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15-11-2005, 04:36 AM	#29
Jacoby 'The Flapper' Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,647	and a new speedometer cable, new brake drums, new brake shoes, new brake pads for the front, an oil change, and: becase there was no audio at all...and that was torture. I'm buying Mario Kart DS tomorrow. __________________ I'm only here to remind Brad to take his protein pills daily.

23-10-2005, 01:22 PM	#24
Scott Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 320	I bought a new car stereo a few weeks back. It's a Pioneer DEH-2750MP CD/MP3 player for those who are interested.

09-11-2005, 01:15 PM	#26
ryan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 901	a few additional poker books to the collection, a 55" hdtv, inspiron 9300 laptop w/ 6800 series video card, various amounts of booze, battlefield 2, and a logitech joystick are my most recent purchases that i can remember.

27-01-2006, 06:34 PM	#30
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	yayay!! my new x-black __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

28-01-2006, 12:22 AM	#32
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	hreh, tis minted. your samsung? is that the syncmaster? if so, as i recall, they are pretty much identical... Samsung SyncMaster 970P 19'' - 250 cd/m² Brightness - 1000:1 Contrast ratio - 6ms responce time - 0.29mm Dot Pitch - Maximum resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Maximum refresh rate: 75Hz - DVI-I & HD-15 Inteface - 178° viewing angle Sony SDM-HS95P 19" - 450 cd/m² Brightness - 1000:1 Contrast ratio - 12ms responce time - 0.29mm Dot Pitch - Maximum resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Maximum refresh rate: 75Hz - DVI-I & HD-15 Inteface - 178° viewing angle ok, so mines brighter but its an x-black. and yours is a faster responce time. so see, they are pretty much equal!! and yes i revived an old thread, tis a good thread. anyway.... __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

28-01-2006, 12:42 AM	#33
Kelsey Holly Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wild Wild West Posts: 1,188	I bought my new "Teach Yourself Afrikaans" to build off of learning dutch. I don't have a picture. __________________ ~* Kelsey *~ Check out my blog: http://www.thingsephemeral.blogspot.com

29-01-2006, 02:17 AM	#34
acliff llama llama duck Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,818	I got a T-Mobile Vario: A Logitech MX1000 laser mouse: Ong Bak (the greatest martial arts film of all time, probably): And a little more in the past, I bought a Pure Evoke 2xt digital radio: and 2 black belt taekwondo suits. So not much then. I've probably forgotten some. __________________ Leave a message...

30-01-2006, 04:25 PM	#35
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	mwahahaha! __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

30-01-2006, 04:49 PM	#36
EmotionSickness Cutie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United States Posts: 761	I wish I was rich like Cliffy. My last proper purchase was the Beavis and Butthead 'Mike Judge Collection' dvd's for my dad's birthday. Yeah. __________________ "So you go and you stand on your own.. and you leave on your own. And you go home and you cry, and you want to die..."

02-02-2006, 06:03 PM	#38
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	bout bloody time, only two months after purchase.... ....i really should spend my money more productivly __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

02-02-2006, 07:06 PM	#39
Mandy Honourary Brit Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dorothyville, USA Posts: 3,400	Don't piss off Ice, he'll bring out his daggers and swords.

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