Lockpicks. One day the bathroom door somehow locked from the inside without anyone in there, and I really needed to pee. Really came in handy. ~~Turns out you could just use a flathead screwdriver, there wasn't an actual lock cylinder, but don't take this from me!~~
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PC upgrades, I was labouring along with my 15yo desktop for too long, one day I thought it was time to treat myself, it runs so much cooler and with less wasted power.
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My robot vacuum. I have named him Lenny. As is tradition with all non real creatures.
My floors are now clean. And I don't need to sweep. As much. My days are changed.
I'd been wanting to give sampling a shot for a while, so I bought an EP-1320 Medieval. It was a sizable adjustment from "traditional" music making, but I've been having a ton of fun!
3L glass of pickled cucumbers, an electric lantern, oversized terrycloth towel
No, I am not ready to take a picture of what you have in mind.
Terraria, btd6(twice)
I bought a collection of Dreamcast bits, Sonic Adventure and Powerstone (yes I know they're easy to pirate, but the β¨vibesβ¨) a while back on a whim without owning the console and now I've got a whole setup with a CRT. Living the retro dream(cast).
I was shopping for a new vacuum cleaner when a saw a portable carpet cleaner. Basically a vacuum with a precision nozel bolted to a water sprayer. It has been a complete game danger for cleaning up the mess my cats would sometimes leave. Although it is still not as effective as the course of dewormer their vet prescribed.
Koss PortaPro headset. Always wanted one as a kid, saw them again and bought them.
The ones with the thin metal band that your hair always get caught in?
I remember the sound being worth the pain. Good looking too.
Yup, got not so much hair left now :-). Added some Xaxi pads for them, really worth the hassle getting.
For me it's the Superlux HD681. Audiophile-quality sound for $25.
The deep bass, neutral mids, and near-perfect imaging and sound staging makes them ideal for games, movies, and music. It has an excellent pinna-related transfer function, so everything sounds like it's coming from in front of you and all around, rather than inside your head. Like being surrounded by speakers. In games you can pinpoint sounds with millimeter precision. And since they're so cheap, they don't have to be babied; when they break you just buy another pair and go about your day.
No joke, I've bought and returned $500 planar magnetic headphones that weren't as good as these. The only issue with them is that the highs can be a bit siblant, leading to harshness, but that can easily be EQed out or permanently fixed with a mod.
Seriously, just go buy a pair. I mean everyone reading this, even if you're not an enthusiast. They're so cheap, it's all but impossible to regret it.
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I got my tongue split on impulse about 8 years ago. Zero regrets, turns out it's very handy to have as a sideshow performer
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Random african bag for $3
Bought a pair of Rab Torque pants on my way to meet up with a buddy before a Roadtrip.
Thatβs around 5 years ago and those pants are still going strong after hours on the climbing wall, at crags, on the trail, an ice climbing trip, shoveling snow, on stroller walks etc. only real damage is a hole from snagging on a crampon thatβs since been fixed.
I like these pants.
A Les Paul Studio, and a good amp and cab ( H&K Grandmeister 40 paired with a Mesa 2x12). Went in the shop to buy new drum sticks for my son, walked out with about 4 grand worth of gear. Never regretted it. It's glorious!
Some shorts with my favourite number on them I got from Kmart for like twelve bucks. That was eight years or so ago, they still have my favourite number on them.
I don't really impulse buy...anything. Anticipation is a true pleasure, gotta milk that for all it's worth!