# I just lucked into $50 Amazon gift card! What should I buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 19, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095 "2015-02-19T15:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/1 "2015-02-19T15:27:43Z")
Just won a $50 gift card to Amazon. I could buy something boring and practical or I could mine the collective Dope-Mind for something truly unique and interesting! (also, my first post in a long, long time. How’s it going’?) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Joker_and_the_Thief)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/2 "2015-02-19T15:49:09Z")
Amazon sells pretty much any item you could want to buy. Since it’s basically a cash equivalent, so why not give some details on what you’re looking for? Books? Clothing? Tools? Something artsy? Of course, you’ll probably get told to sock it away for a rainy day, but that’s the dope for you. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/3 "2015-02-19T15:55:27Z")
Put it towards a Prime membership. (I work in a shipping center so Prime keeps me employed.) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/4 "2015-02-19T16:09:59Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Put it towards a Prime membership. > > (I work in a shipping center so Prime keeps me employed.) Hey, thanks! Amazon shipping is one of my favorite things. As it happens, I received a $50 Amazon gift card for Valentine’s Day. I used it to complete my collection of _Quincy_ DVDs by pre-ordering [the final season](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QJN34VE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). The remainder went toward a [TWSBI Tri-Tech iSmart pen](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0X9ZPI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I got one for my birthday, and I love it, so I wanted a second one for my office. Then again, Jack Klugman and multi-function pens might not be your thing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/5 "2015-02-19T16:17:25Z")
Here are the things on my current Amazon Wish List that could be purchased for $50. Molecular Gastronomy Starter Kit - $47.99 Luxardo Gourmet Maraschino Cherries - 400g Jar - $22.79 FrogLube FrogTube 5Pc Kit (1/1.5/4Oz) - $34.29 Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player - $30.57 Bahco 2444 Carpenter Mora Multi Purpose Knife -$9.75 So my advice is to buy one of those things, because I have excellent taste and sage wisdom. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/6 "2015-02-19T16:19:21Z")
I hate to say, “It depends,” but it depends. What do you want/need right now? Clothing? Books? Household tools? A cell phone case? A good set of earphones? ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/7 "2015-02-19T16:26:11Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Put it towards a Prime membership. > > (I work in a shipping center so Prime keeps me employed.) I’m already Prime, baby! ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/8 "2015-02-19T16:27:31Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > The remainder went toward a [TWSBI Tri-Tech iSmart pen](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0X9ZPI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I got one for my birthday, and I love it, so I wanted a second one for my office. Can confirm. Would lose. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/9 "2015-02-19T16:29:00Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I hate to say, “It depends,” but it depends. What do you want/need right now? Clothing? Books? Household tools? A cell phone case? A good set of earphones? I want to find something I wouldn’t necessarily want/need…something outside of my wheelhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/10 "2015-02-19T17:48:58Z")
Get a [horse’s head mask](http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-12027-Horse-Head-Mask/dp/B003G4IM4S). If you’ve got some problematic business associates, it could . . . come in handy. Alternately, [uranium ore](http://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1424368000&sr=8-8&keywords=uranium+ore) is always a crowd pleaser. Or [wolf pee](http://www.amazon.com/Deerbusters-Wolf-Urine-Lure-32-oz/dp/B0006IGZSM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1424368077&sr=8-4&keywords=wolf+pee). It’s genuine! More seriously, you can buy an actual piece of [an ancient meteorite](http://www.amazon.com/Small-Genuine-Meteorites-Approx-Years/dp/B008L35FP8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424368178&sr=8-2&keywords=moon+rock), which sounds pretty cool to me. ThinkGeek also has a piece of the Moon and Mars. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/11 "2015-02-19T20:25:46Z")
Molecular Gastronomy Starter Kit - $47.99 All-in-all good suggestions so far, but this is ONE thing that had slipped my mind. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lucked-into-50-amazon-gift-card-what-should-i-buy/713095/12 "2015-02-21T16:19:25Z")
Socks.