What's the best purchase you've ever made so far, 2013 edition

[Ns1]

Starting a new thread instead of necro'ing this one


For me it would probably be...

- Massage chair: $800 spent 6 years ago. Used an average of 1 hour a day, every day, for 6 years. never maintained, still going strong
- iPhone: totally changed my mind on smart phones (and apple), coming from a POS windows mobile phone
- scooter: go from A -> B with minimal energy and money spent

 

[KeithTalent]

Philips HX6972/10 Sonicare Flexcare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush. Easily the best $150 I've spent in a while. Only regret is waiting so long to buy one.

KT

 

[Red Storm]

$150 for a toothbrush?

 

[dank69]

Two girls at the same time.

 

[soulcougher73]

65" Panasonic Plasma from Costco and total 5 year warrenty for $1300.

 

[Oyeve]

GTAV.

 

[nickbits]

this year? iphone 5s

 

[KeithTalent]

$150 for a toothbrush?

Not just any toothbrush. It vibrates!

KT

 

[Ns1]

Not just any toothbrush. It vibrates!

KT

2in1, nice.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Honda Accord Sport in Basque Red Pearl color. 24k otd. Paid it pretty much in Benjamins. Did a recent trip to south Utah. Average speed was above 100mph for 230 mile drive and still got 31 MPG average.

 

[lozina]

$40 rice cooker

 

[nageov3t]

my Synology NAS... I use it pretty much every day and it's so nice to be able to have access to all my media/files from any computer (or DLNA-capable device) in the house without having to turn on my desktop in the home office.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Starting a new thread instead of necro'ing this one


For me it would probably be...

- Massage chair: $800 spent 6 years ago. Used an average of 1 hour a day, every day, for 6 years. never maintained, still going strong....

Which chair? Name?

 

[Ns1]

Which chair? Name?

it was actually a mid-tier iJoy. In our experience, the lower models were way better for what we needed - shiatsu type massages. The big 3-4k machines are nice and plush and comfy, but don't actually get the knots out.

http://www.humantouch.com/ijoy-massage-chairs.html

 

[Bacstar]

My first home. I finally decided to put down a more substantial set of roots in the city I live and work in. Now, I can't just up and move on a whim, but it's nice to know it's all mine, well almost mine until I pay it off.

 

[gorcorps]

My first home. I finally decided to put down a more substantial set of roots in the city I live and work in. Now, I can't just up and move on a whim, but it's nice to know it's all mine, well almost mine until I pay it off.

My answer as well. I have a fairly nice home that's all mine. Doing my own maintanence isn't always fun, but other little projects have been. I also moved a lot closer to work so I've cut a chunk of wasted drive time out of my day.

 

[angminas]

65" Panasonic Plasma from Costco and total 5 year warrenty for $1300.

Nice.

 

[Kaido]

Blendtec blender. $400. No regrets.

 

[purbeast0]

Completing my theater by far. Bought some parts last year and finished it this year. Spend a lot of time in there.

 

[vi edit]

Kubota BX Tractor with Front End Loader
https://whmcqq.bay.livefilestore.co...kLnRMBoj6pfcwr/2012-08-07T21-34-11.jpg?psid=1

Front End Loader is awesome! That's a mower, wheelbarrow, snow scooper, stump puller/digger, forest clearer, yard grading, plug aerator puller, ect. And with a diesel engine I'm using about 1/3 the fuel that my old gas burning rider used.

 

[BurnItDwn]

1. Opeth - Morningrise on CD. I bought when I was in high school, I believe late in 96

2. Engagement ring for the women. Worked out well so far. I like her almost as much as Opeth.

3. Steel snow shovel. It's a heavy mofo, but I have not broken it like I break all the plastic/aluminum shovels when doing the driveway. I've had it for a bunch of years

4. my first Abit BH6

 

[_Rick_]

I've bought so many vital things over the past few years, that I can't really pin it down.

I really like my desk though, that might just clinch it.

 

[_Rick_]

2. Engagement ring for the women. Worked out well so far. I like her almost as much as Opeth.

Which one of them?

 

[KeithTalent]

Oh this is supposed to be of all time? I thought it was just for 2013. :hmm:

KT

 

[Uppsala9496]

In March I spent $65 for this jacket, but in black:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bought my wife this one for $61.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And these were $9:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Need to remind myself to look in March for winter gear closeouts again.