[keekeeree]

Imagine you have $500 to spend on whatever you want to...and potentially up to $900. What would you buy? A 3.0+ megapixal digital camera, an iPod, a refurbished iBook, sell your iMac and upgrade to a refurbished TiBook? $500 worth of gummi worms? I've got this money in my pocket and need some ideas (keeping in mind that I'm selfishly spending ALL of it on me!).

[juanvaldes]

two O's
Sure you dont' want to share?

[keekeeree]

Originally posted by juanvaldes:
<STRONG>two O's
Sure you dont' want to share? </STRONG>

If I go with the $500 worth of gummi worms, I might be talked into sharing them (wouldn't want them to go stale). Interested in $250 worth of gummi worms?

[The Dude]

If you're at all into music, get an iPod and a couple of new CD's with the remaining cash.

You'll love it.

[scaught]

ipod or ibook sound good, what sort of gear do you have now keekeeree so we can make a good judgement of a fine complimentary piece of gear?

[shmerek]

Get a digital camera.

[ringo]

For $500 you can get a sony cybershot p-50, the ac adapter and lithium battery, and a 128 MB memory stick. Good gear for the price.

[gumby5647]

id get a DVD player and the new Simpson's DVD, and the blow the rest on
DVD's

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[theUpsetter]

Originally posted by ringo:
<STRONG>For $500 you can get a sony cybershot p-50, the ac adapter and lithium battery, and a 128 MB memory stick. Good gear for the price.</STRONG>

Screw Sony! 500 will get you a Nikon Coolpix 885...nice, but I'd buy a new guitar

[flatcatch]

Well, the way things a headed buy a little bag of coke and party into the Nuclear Winter.

[MikeM32]

Originally posted by gumby5647:
id get a DVD player and the new Simpson's DVD, and the blow the rest on
DVD's

I'll second that. I'm planning on getting a DVD player soon either-way, the excess $500.00 would just mean the difference between getting a cheap one and a "few" DVD's to start off with, or getting a really good one a sh_tload of movies to start with.

Mike

[gumby5647]

lets see ....500.00 dollars.....

you could buy a pair of jeans at The Buckle !! and if you get the full 900.00 you could even buy a shirt to go with it

[kaceygones]

If I had an extra $500, I would buy a dishwasher! We don't have one and I am soooooooo tired of doing dishes. I will never move into another place without a dishwasher...EVER!

You should buy a DVD player, though. We do have one of those(even have it hooked up to our stereo) It makes watching movies really nice and we have a cheapy from Wal-mart.

Imagine what a good one would be like...
kacey

[G4ME]

I personally would get a nice Stereo for My VW rabbit convertible before summer rolls around. I am thinking of either a nice tape deck with 50 wattsx4 so I can hook up my ipod or a nice Cd player with audio line in so I can do the same, then some nice speakers, 5 1/4 would give me some nice sound.

[ringo]

If you're gonna go far a dvd player, check out the ones that Sampo makes. You can get a hacked player that will let you watch movies from any region and will convert PAL to NTSC for about 300.00. Great for international releases.
http://zonefreedvd.com/codefreedvd/sampo-dve611.html

[TNproud2b]

a good-sized sack of kindbud and an Olde English 40 ounce?

[funkboy]

I'd get a digital camera, because I don't have one already.

If you have one already, you should buy a new digital camera and give me the old one.

(If you have a bit more than $500, get a DV cam and jam on iMovie, that'd be super fun)

[Grand Moff Tarkin]

I got myself an x86 laptop to install BeOS on for $450. It rocks!

[Justin W. Williams]

Big Ass firewire hard drive + firewire cd-r drive to use w/ my iBook

[phantomdragonz]

lets see lets assume $900 so i would get a Canon Optura 100MC ($1400) but at A & M photo you can get one for $869, I think i'm gonna get me that for my 16 birth day on MARCH 13! (3 days WHOOOHOOOO) and uhhh my license and uhhh a some dv tapes.

P.D.

[ringo]

I found this very helpful when shopping for a digital camera. Detailed reviews, no product for sale (no bias), sample pics, etc
http://www.imaging-resource.com/DIGCAM01.HTM

Check it out.

[dgs212]

I'd buy an NAD phono pre-amp; or a Music Hall turntable; or 500 dollars worth of records (drool); or a gamecube with Tony Hawk 3, Super Monkeyball, and Rogue Squadron; or a lot of wood and power tools so I can build me some furniture.

I guess I need $2000. *holds out hand*

I'd buy a DVD player, but I already have one (Ti PB).

[Face Ache]

Or you could get a big bag'o'pot, a few bottles of JD and go to a sleazy hotel room with a couple of hookers, shack up for a few days then head out for a big celebratory tattoo on your back.

You will eventually forget having an iPod, but a tattoo lasts forever.

Of course, I am assuming you are over 14.

[dgs212]

Originally posted by Face Ache:
<STRONG>Or you could get a big bag'o'pot, a few bottles of JD and go to a sleazy hotel room with a couple of hookers, shack up for a few days then head out for a big celebratory tattoo on your back.

You will eventually forget having an iPod, but a tattoo lasts forever.

Of course, I am assuming you are over 14. </STRONG>

14?!? Australia must be AWESOME

[keekeeree]

First off, thanks to everyone for all the ideas. I've tossed around most of the ideas that have been suggested (even the tattoo ) I already have a DVD player (well, actually, it's the girlfriend's) and a healthy start on DVD collection. Giving serious consideration to an iPod, but want to hold for upcoming Macworld Tokyo for any possible upgrades/price-drops. Although, I don't know if I can keep from spending this $ until then.

Love to also have a digital camera too. I'm a photojournalist, so I already have a pro 35mm SLR, and would like to add a digital cam to my arsenal. That or a film scanner.

Of course, a new option popped up tonight. One of my tower speakers finally took a crap on me (been kinda sickly for awhile). So now I'm thinking a new set of towers might be in order (found a pair of JBL three-ways with twin 10" subs for $400 and free shipping).

Ahhh...decisions, decisions, decisions.

Of course, I could do the responsible thing and paydown my credit card, but how boring is that?!?

[pathogen]

Get a digital camera only if you want a replacement for a 35mm point and shoot. I like the Nikon Coolpix 3+ megapixels (but none of those retarded ones with the swiveling heads) and the Canon digital elphs. The Kodak 3900 isn't bad either. Good to have in the car.

But if I had $500 US to pleasure spend... the answer is sooooo easy. I'd slap myself in the face and use it to pay down dept or put in my retirement fund.

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[Nimisys]

i would buy an old muscle car and breathe life into it...but thats just me

[Nimisys]

or i would find a dead 89+ rx-7 with a blown motor and pull the driveline, hood, ecu, turbo, intercooler, radiator and fuelpump and set them off to the side... the side that my vert is setting on... 2k later i get a new 13b turbo engine and bam... i got a turbo vert.

[keekeeree]

Originally posted by Nimisys:
<STRONG>i would buy an old muscle car and breathe life into it...but thats just me</STRONG>

Funny you should mention that Nimisys. I just happen to own a '70 Chevelle. It took a pretty good beating during my high school years, and I've been unable to part with it for all the memories that were made in it. I haven't had it licenced in ten years. It just follows me to wherever I move (I'm consistently having strangers stopping and asking me if I'm interested in selling). Investing the $ to start rebuilding it is a great idea that, for some reason, never occured to me (too focused on tech toys I guess )

At one point, I had that car parked next to a barn collecting dust and housing mice for almost seven years. Then one day, I decided it was time to move it and start working on it. I checked the oil and coolent levels, topped them off, and hooked up an old battery to it. As soon as the battery got hooked up, the hazard lights started flashing...blink...blink...blink. The first thing that went through my mind,"It's ALIVE!"

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[Face Ache]

Do it.

[Nimisys]

70 chevelle... which engine?

a nice long slow restoration seems to make a lot of people happy... and you still have bench seats...which weere gods gift to teenage guys .

[keekeeree]

Originally posted by Nimisys:
<STRONG>70 chevelle... which engine?

a nice long slow restoration seems to make a lot of people happy... and you still have bench seats...which weere gods gift to teenage guys .</STRONG>

350, although not original. I killed the original engine shortly after high school Dad was nice enough to replace it with a rebuilt engine. Would have loved to have a 454, but then I probably would have killed myself before the engine.

No bench seats in this baby. Bucket seats...much cooler with the console shift than bench seats. Thankfully the backseat was big enough to take care of the important stuff.

Restoration...investing and getting something cool out of it at the same time. Gonna have to give this some serious thought. Only downside is no immediate gratification!

[suprz]

hmmmm...500.00$?
hookers, or cars?.........tough decision, they are both fun to take for a ride.....but at least you can turn off the car and leave it in the garage when your done with it.....and when you want to use it again, you just turn the key......

[sek929]

Bose Home Theater system for the DVD player?

New set of tires for the ride?

Donate it to the "Sean Kennedy paying off loan fund?"

[JUnderwood]

If I had $500 i would pay some stuff from rksport.com or autozone.

But for fun i would blow it on these.
Mini Desktop Rovers

And put the other $200 to build a desert (or moon-like) battle sence out of card tables.

Hours of fun with friends. Plus you could have tournaments and get your $500 back to spend again.
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