Xmas etc presents

BlueMak · Dec 13, 2008, 07:29 AM

Have you bought yours? (for yourself), planning to? wish you could?

I have my bday very close to xmas day and I am very tempted to buy something a bit expensive (for my wallet). I am thinking of buying the special collectors edition of Bladerunner on Blue-Ray, the one in the plastic suitcase with the poster and miniature spinner. It's very expensive at about £125...then there is the whole thing of being a Blue Ray collection...I don't have a player, and I guess the cheapest way would be to buy blue ray drive for my PC, which would might as well be a bd-r drive which costs another £180 and I would have to find a region free either drive or software player...so as you can understand I am having second thoughts about this lol.

If not the above, then I think I will get myself the book The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan that I used to own but has been lost, for about £3, the DVD plain Final Cut version of Bladerunner at another £14 and a pizza.

BlueMak · Dec 13, 2008, 01:28 PM

Soooo, is this like a taboo subject for you guys/gals? lol

**temeteus82** · Dec 13, 2008, 01:30 PM

nope ... I just talked with Santa and he isn't pleased at all.....

swimtech · Dec 13, 2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

nope ... I just talked with Santa and he isn't pleased at all.....

Exactly, Santa has fits about this stuff every year around this time - we've spoken as well...

I like the second set of choices - more stuff at good quality for much less money, and PIZZA!

I'd wait on the Blade Runner (awesome - I own the Beta format tape

) Collection until after getting the player.

I want some nice new tennis shoes - comfortable, long lasting, not too flashy - please Santa?

Dark Lord · Dec 13, 2008, 01:57 PM

ive got a couple orders im working on. just need to find what parts i need, and how much of it i can order all from the same site.

all corvette related again this year.

**kris23** · Dec 13, 2008, 05:51 PM

my widescreen has yet to come and i still feel the pain of my bank account.......

Stop It · Dec 13, 2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

Have you bought yours? (for yourself), planning to? wish you could?

I have my bday very close to xmas day and I am very tempted to buy something a bit expensive (for my wallet). I am thinking of buying the special collectors edition of Bladerunner on Blue-Ray, the one in the plastic suitcase with the poster and miniature spinner. It's very expensive at about £125...then there is the whole thing of being a Blue Ray collection...I don't have a player, and I guess the cheapest way would be to buy blue ray drive for my PC, which would might as well be a bd-r drive which costs another £180 and I would have to find a region free either drive or software player...so as you can understand I am having second thoughts about this lol.

If not the above, then I think I will get myself the book The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan that I used to own but has been lost, for about £3, the DVD plain Final Cut version of Bladerunner at another £14 and a pizza.

*Hides his Final Cut Double HD DVD bought for £3*

Anywho, I dunno what I want to get myself for Christmas, I want a HD 4870 but do not went to spend £200 on a gfx card again (Last time I done that was for a Geforce 6800, 4 years ago), aside from that, if anyone wants to chuck me an iPod touch I'd be very happy!

Tyrsonswood · Dec 13, 2008, 09:21 PM

I never have bought myself a christmas present .... usually means I get nada

No biggy, the Yule season isn't about "getting" it's about giving to others.

Peace,
Tyrsonswood

topbob · Dec 14, 2008, 03:41 AM

Yep, this year it comes as a 1.5tb Seagate.

Neshi · Dec 14, 2008, 04:31 AM

Oh.. I'd like to give myself some hardware as a christmas/birthday present.
(11 dec was my birthday

) The things I'd like: new cpu, new gpu, new monitor. it's all old and it can't keep up with today's new stuff. The monitor has dead pixels and scratches on the screen.. but I just don't have to money to do so. I am sort of saving all I can for the next couple of years as I am going to study in Switzerland.
But now I think about it, I think I gave myself a winter sport vacation as a present for next year march

Lowfat · Dec 14, 2008, 10:26 AM

I buy myself gifts all year long

I don't need Christmas to justify buying myself something.

**Mousey** · Dec 14, 2008, 02:23 PM

Absolutely no idea what i'm getting but when my mum took me to get my train's season ticket to be re-newed (wallet got nicked last week) she said she'd been christmas shopping for me but she might take whatever she bought back because i'm probably not gonna like it.

So that probably means it's gonna be something i've moaned about all year lol (like a 360) because last year they kept telling me "i hope you don't want a computer because we can't afford one" then i ended up with my base machine that i've turned into this one lol

Cow_160483 · Dec 15, 2008, 01:30 AM

Am set for X-mass just got my graphics card (HD4850 1gb for those who dont know) and i plan to game till my fingers drop off!!!

trapezoid · Dec 15, 2008, 01:34 AM

I got myself a massage oils set and a trip to Trump Plaza in Atlantic City for their spa treatments.

Oh man.

charm_quark · Dec 16, 2008, 01:28 AM

well I'll like to upgrade my box, would love to have a new cpu and a new gpu but that will be coming in jan some time, but i guess till then I'm not getting any xmas presents

Judas · Dec 16, 2008, 11:08 AM

....

i've purchased enough stuff, the only thing i genuinely would like on my list would be one of the following:

New Custom Built house
New Car of my choosing
An Indoor Pool/Hot tub
Movie theater....

All of which are obvioiusly not just as easy as going out and shopping around for a good price.....

i'll wait to see what i get..... after which i'll probably end up getting more useless crap i don't need and selling it.

BlueMak · Dec 16, 2008, 11:32 AM

Well, I just finished ordering my gifts (for myself).
The 5 dvd bladerunner final cut version
The Demon-haunted world: science as a candle in the dark (Carl Sagan) Library binding.
Empire from the Ashes (weber, david)
Speechless (Mish Mash)
Neon Nights (2CD remastered and expanded) - Dannii Minogue.

Very good price too, all of them are on sale or something. For example Speechless is at £0.98 The most expensive is the Sagan book at £19. Not bad!

swimtech · Dec 16, 2008, 08:57 PM

Cool...

You know, I may have to look into that Carl Sagan book since you brought it up - paperback though if available.

BlueMak · Dec 16, 2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by swimtech

Cool...

You know, I may have to look into that Carl Sagan book since you brought it up - paperback though if available.

One of the best books of our times IMO.
As for Carl Sagan, the closest thing to a hero for me. (together with Alexander the Great and the crew of the USS Enteprise D).

swimtech · Dec 17, 2008, 11:26 AM

Heh, just checked this morning - our library had it, it's waiting for me at the circulation desk right now.

GutterPunk · Dec 17, 2008, 02:23 PM

I got myself an Onkyo TX-SR606, Samsung BD-P1500 8 movies and yeah... my fiance got me the xbox 360 logitech harmony remote (shhhh!) What a wonderful christmas.

BabylenTatarsky · Dec 17, 2008, 03:48 PM

I got this for my girlfriend:

A bit generic but... *shrug*

**dj_stick** · Dec 17, 2008, 04:26 PM

i *might* be buying myself a first gen macbook air at about $500 off

IvanV · Dec 17, 2008, 04:30 PM

I got myself a new mp3 player since I'd managed to lose the old one. (

) Since I needed a new pair of headphones, I chose the Sony NWZ-A816 (mine's white though

, I wanted black but I couldn't find one).

I still have to think of something for my significant other.

Henderson · Dec 17, 2008, 05:16 PM

Hi Everbody, Merry XMAS, My friend for XMAS gave a used creative lab live SB0010C box and a soundblaster live card probably 2003 or so vintage will it work with Vista Home Premium?

tanka12345 · Dec 21, 2008, 01:06 AM

I simply wish I could, money is tight at the moment.

Lowfat · Dec 22, 2008, 12:31 AM

I lied and ordered myself a 'christmas present' this weekend. The number 1 in my sig.

BlueMak · Dec 22, 2008, 02:46 AM

Damn, you sure don't hold back when giving gifts to yourself! :-p
Nice.

SFOSOK · Dec 22, 2008, 02:48 AM

Found a Lever Action Winchester 30-30
400$

or

Para Ordnance 1911
1000$

or

Toyota Tacoma

6-8000$

Choices

BlueMak · Dec 22, 2008, 03:23 AM

Well the good thing about getting one of the guns is that then you can earn more money to buy the toyota.

I am joking of course, there is no reason why anyone would want to buy a Toyota.

;p