Christmas loot
Pooling all my Amazon gift certificates, I've got £175 to spend. Rather than get an absolute ton of books and dvds, I figured I'd get one big thing.
Bearing in mind that Amazon don't do hookers, what should I get, OT?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:09, 62 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Sony e-reader?
You could have many many books on that.
(Mrs Ballunatic counting calories, not votes., Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:15, Reply)

yeah
but they wouldn't be books though. I love books.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:18, Reply)

You are welcome in my library

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:20, Reply)

that sounds saucy

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:21, Reply)

You should see her Dewey Decimal System.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Actually, my classification system is Library of Congress
*hot under collar*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Library of "Congress"
Nudge nudge wink wink
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:26, Reply)

I'm partial to a bit of congress in the library!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:29, Reply)

ooo I say...

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:38, Reply)

^ MISSED 'CARRY ON' IMAGE OPPORTUNITY

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:56, Reply)

To be honest, I meant to put in Charlie Hawtrey
but I put in me and BGB instead, and realised it looked a bit like the prelude to a library congress anyway.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 12:00, Reply)

I know
couldn't be arsed though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 12:08, Reply)

Welcome to 2010 grandad.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:26, Reply)

ummm
thanks
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:52, Reply)

Books are magic.
Crappy computerised books are not.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:56, Reply)

^this

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Pro-shiatsu massage cushion.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:19, Reply)

I was wondering how a cushion could cost £175
Them I googled it. Yowza!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:28, Reply)

yeah cos it's more or less a chair, innit.
I'm going to get the cheaper non-heat version.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:30, Reply)

It would make my extensive sitting down more productive
Practically virtuous in fact. Hmmm...
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:33, Reply)

I spotted mine before Christmas.
I don't know whether to be frugal and get it, or get it and then be forced into frugality. But I WANT it now.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:34, Reply)

I find those things incredibly uncomfortable and painful

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:39, Reply)

What???
Ex had to drag me out of it in the shop. I loved it. Maybe you never get a sore back, but I thought it was just the ticket.
I found it was just like a massage but without someone having to be begged, stopping too soon, or farting on my back.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:44, Reply)

I'm pretty relaxed generally
I do like a nice massage, but I found that those shiatsu things just hurt my bones
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:53, Reply)

Ah, I appear carefree
But I have bruxism and am all tightly wound, so those chairs break it all up.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I find that my friend mary jane helps

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:57, Reply)

She made me hyper
Then after a couple of years she made me completely zonk out and miss all the fun, but not necessarily in a relaxing way. So i jibbed her. The slag.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:58, Reply)

she can be like that
we've had a long and happy relationship though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:12, Reply)

You're friends with Spider-mans girlfriend?
A-mazing!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:59, Reply)

haha
I like what you did there.

I watched spiderman 3 the other day. not bad. better than the other two at least.

how are you? have a good one?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:13, Reply)

Why thank you! *smugs*
I quite liked Spider-Man 3 as well, it was better than I thought it would be! :D

I did indeed have a good one thanks, I'm a bit knackered and not looking forward to working a full week, but I'm sure I'll cope, along with everyone else in the country! Hehe

Did you have a good one?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:17, Reply)

yes thanks
it was superb, except for breaking my cooker, but it means I get to buy a fancy new cooker, and take a circular saw to my existing kitchen, so not too bad!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:19, Reply)

Aww you broke your cooker? Bugger!
Still at least you get a new one!

Over the Christmas period our toilet broke and our Sky died... we are still Skyless until this weekend but our toilet is alive again - hurrah!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:23, Reply)

yeah, I was cleaning it
had taken a knob off and putting it back on broke the hob...

toilet is slightly more important than Sky ;-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Hehehe 'knob off'
Hmmmm... see I'm not sure what is more important... I really miss Sky... *cries*
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:30, Reply)

awww
I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade the cable. I'd quite like the recorder and stuff, not too fussed about all the channels and HD. is it worth £100 and a fiver a month? that is the question.

What I really need to do is look at how much sky can do the same stuff for and then use it as a bargaining chip.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:33, Reply)

The thing with Sky is
if you are a new customer, they will throw everything at you to get you signed up... once you're signed up though they couldn't give a crap about what you think/need. The other option is Virgin, but I wouldn't touch them with a poo-covered stick, they're crap all the time and like Royston Vasey 'You'll Never Leave'.

We've got Sky+ HD and its full of super-pretty-goodness... I love it and because DiT is DA MANNNN I don't pay towards it! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:38, Reply)

I've got Virgin and find it to be amazingly reliable
tv is good (V+ would be better) and the internet is superbly fast. Also, I don't have to pay BT any money at all.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:39, Reply)

Ah it'll all be fine until you try to leave, mark my words! Hehe
It is indeed a bonus that you don't have to pay BT any money though, I will give you that! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:45, Reply)

I'm not planning on leaving
I just want them to give me a better box for no money, and not charge me more per month.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Hahaha
Good luck with that! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:55, Reply)

thanks, I'll need it

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:57, Reply)

3 wolf t-shirt

and some lube
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:20, Reply)

Shopping for Dummies.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Flip Ultra HD

( M o D, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Morning!
Oooh what about a camera? Amazon do some swanky bits of kit on there, you could pick up something nice with your monies?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:48, Reply)

Morrrrnin moi luvverrr
I keep meaning to get a camera, but then I pretend my phone camera will suffice.
And I'd prefer a massage chair.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:51, Reply)

Ello ello ello
Hehe some camera phones are pretty good though, in my experience Sony have been the best... my LG one was cack and my iPhone one is meh.

I do want to get a proper good camera though... one day I will! :D

Ooooh a massage chair eh? fancy stuff... are they a bit on the expensive side though? :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I'm just getting the cushion thing that turns any chair into a massage chair.
Jesus, I should go for a job on QVC.
A camera would be one more thing for me to lose...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:57, Reply)

Ah I see
That is probably the best way to do it!

Hehe you should totally get a job on QVC, that would be great, you could sell crafty wares and talk really fast! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:01, Reply)

That's what I do in the pub ;)

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:05, Reply)

When you've had one too many
shandies?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:07, Reply)

Good god I wouldn't drink their lager!
I have wine in there. Wine makes me friendly and hyper, as you've witnessed.
Shandy makes me chill.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:09, Reply)

Hehe
I have indeed witnessed this! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:14, Reply)

Mine is LG too
And pants. But I never remember to take a camera out with me. Also I'm getting a new phone this month - Palm Pré hopefully - so I'll wait and see what that camera is like.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:10, Reply)

Ah I'm glad it wasn't just me that thought that
I hated that LG phone, I'm so glad I got an iPhone. The Palm Pre was my second choice but I knew more people that had an iPhone and had heard good things so made the jump. Fingers crossed that your new phone is better!! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:14, Reply)

iTunes put me off getting an iPhone
I just want to drag and drop a bunch of mp3s and have done.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:20, Reply)

That's fair enough
it is a bit of a drama sometimes to do simple tasks on it!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:24, Reply)

fuck that
get tonnes of books and cds. I have a 4 page wish list so £175 would reduce that a fair bit
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10:54, Reply)

I did get quite a few books as well
Or I would.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 11:02, Reply)

Can I use an LCD tv as a monitor?
Because that could be a cunning two purchases in one.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 12:07, Reply)

griddle pans
no more need be said.....
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Mon 4 Jan 2010, 16:07, Reply)