Impulse Buys - Watches preferably, but not exclusively

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Impulse Buys - Watches preferably, but not exclusively

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Did it end well? Did it end Badly?

My mate stories accepted as long as it makes us feel better about ourselves :-)

For me, Watch wise was March -I had a few drinks and woke up with a vague recollection of an E-bay swoop into buy last minute:

Bulova watch (new old stock) 25 jewel automatic. 40mm case excluding winder. Serial number 442 01 10. 7 " to 8" inch wrist Unworn no scratches or marks sorry no box. Uk bids only pictures part of DESCRIPTION

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Impulse buys...OMG, where do I begin?! I’m the king of impulse buying, and it normally happens after a drink or two...or three. On the plus side, I’m pretty good about a hard price limit for impulse buys, so nothing significant (with one exception noted below) like a watch has been bought on impulse. On the down side, all the small impulse buys can quickly add up!

My biggest impulse buy was probably a new camera system in the midst of a divorce, hardly worth posting a picture.

Great idea for a thread! I’m looking forward to some interesting posts. I’ll share a recent impulse purchase - a pair of old school “gunboats” purchased while reminiscing on my grandfather’s amazing collection of shoes. The irony? School shut down shortly after the purchase, and I haven’t worn a pair of dress shoes since.

I know it’s not a watch, but you did say “but not exclusively” so...

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Post by BobMunro »

Like Andrew, I have a weakness for shoes! I've definitely got more pairs of shoes than I have watches (both too many) and it's the norm rather than the exception that I'll pop in to my favourite shoe shop in Chester whenever I'm dragged to the shops by my wife! It's been curtailed of course in the last few months but there's always online :lol:

But, probably my biggest impulse buy and not one that turned out to be a great investment, was a race horse. Less said the better :thumbdown:
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Property number three, of the five that I’ve owned. We lived in a quiet little cul-de-sac, comprising of 8 semi detached houses and 4 detached. We had one of the semis. We always said that if a detached one became available, we’d try to buy it.

Well, one did but it was too expensive, so we dismissed the idea. That is, until, a few months later, when it was still available, we just said stuff it, let’s go and have a viewing. That was it, we sold ours and bought it. Decided to phone for a viewing at 4pm, viewed it at 4:30 and agreed a deal at 5pm!

Our semi had been well and truly looked after, was well decorated and had new windows, bathroom and heating etc etc. Our new house was a festering heap of poorly performed diy bodges. They even removed every light fitting before moving out, leaving bare, live wires dangling!!!

The upstairs windows were so rotten that they’d screwed them shut, to hold them in place. The extension roof was rotten but had simply had new felt laid over the old. I stepped onto the roof to investigate why we couldn’t open a window and put my foot through into the kitchen! The garage was being propped up and had to be demolished. The list goes on!

Biggest mistake of my life! We were blinded by the desire to live in a bigger house in the same street. The only plus point was the view over the open fields behind it.
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Bid and won this on eBay on a drunk sunday
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I bought this while killing time in Zurich airport back in 2014...

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It was all a bit surreal and I had a bit of panic on the flight home. However, I’ve still got the watch and I’ve still got the same wife, so I reckon I got away with it. :)
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After shaves but not any Old Spice: has to be a balm and just now I’m buying Acqua Di Parma - got all their “flavours” just now and the newly discontinued ones as well. Sad I know.
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Whilst on a business trip and following a long lunch I bought a boat at the Paris Boat Show... :ka:

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A house....A HOUSE!...a car, a sail boat, a Rolex, and a race horse beat my measly pair of shoes, hands down. I need to step up my game.
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I was out on a walk the other day and decided to pop into the corner shop for a Snickers Duo. Does that count?
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sproughton wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 8:25 pm I was out on a walk the other day and decided to pop into the corner shop for a Snickers Duo. Does that count?
Depends on whether it's a keeper
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downer wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 6:50 pm I bought this while killing time in Zurich airport back in 2014...

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It was all a bit surreal and I had a bit of panic on the flight home. However, I’ve still got the watch and I’ve still got the same wife, so I reckon I got away with it. :)
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I still have the car 3 years later and the girlfriend she is yet to drive it
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I bought a pair of Monkey boots on impulse last week. After watching Daniel Craig not wear a pair, in the snow in Spectre. They looked like monkey boots in my view, but i think they're more a hiking boot.
Unfortunately the size 7s that turned up, wont fit my size 11 feet, so I've had to return them. Hopefully the replacements are worth the wait.

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Was walking in London after a business meeting and this bloke said would you like to buy.....
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Well, I thought it was a bargain!
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