I don’t usually impulse buy. In fact, I just plain don’t buy many things, full stop. Generally, I want less stuff laying around. But there have been two recent acquisitions around the house that may help reduce the general stress level by introducing a bit more—vegetation and play, perhaps.
After months of being back in the US, we finally got a TV. The entertainment center was $30 from a guy down the street (hooray Craigslist), and the TV from someone across town for $40. So, $70 picked up a reasonable piece of furniture and a 27″ TV so we can watch movies. I think that was a good deal, all told.
This next one, though, I’m quite pleased with. I will admit that it was an impulse buy. I just finished finding a CC-licensed photo of some LEGO that I needed for a document I’m writing. (I’m working on a tutorial for the Robotics class, which is based on the LEGO Mindstorms.) After finding that picture, I was inspired to do some poking around on eBay, because I wanted a brief break from writing… and look at this!
That’s a 400+ piece DUPLO collection! Yes, that is awesum!
Check out all of those DUPLO minifigs!
And look at those two hip cats takin’ a ride in the DUPLO choo-choo! That thing freaking rocks my socks.
And yes, I have the DUPLO MAN. The LEGO police can go around putting the hurt on anyone they need to.
I have a lot of LEGO; I am still wandering around with approximately 12 LEGO Mindstorms RCXs, plus a lot of other bits. Basically, I have many, many LEGO pieces in my collection. Oddly, I have no DUPLO. So, when I saw this eBay auction, I snagged it for $50, which I think is a very good deal. A box of 100 DUPLO pieces from LEGO costs $45, so I think this was a steal.
It’s a frivolous impulse buy, but I was brought up to love LEGO. And I’ll end up using it with students in the classroom, so this was a good buy all around. And, most importantly, I NOW HAVE 400 DUPLO PIECES! MINE! ALL MINE! BWAHAHAHAH!
OK. I’ll calm down. Back to writing.
PS. Ron, if you’re reading this, don’t tell the kids. They’ll be jealous, and I’m not sure I’m ready to share yet. Or, for that matter, cart 400 DUPLO pieces down south so William can get his build on…
William’s latest preoccupation is with gears. He has always been fascinated with how things work. Could be a future engineer in the making.
Don’t forget to credit your parents for that amazing LEGO collection.
Now, does this mean I have to give you my DUPLO collection?