# List the last ten things you paid for **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 8, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779 "2010-03-08T23:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/41 "2010-03-09T15:25:11Z")
Fine, be that way! Working backwards from the receipt: gas lottery scratchers cat litter cat food thick cut bacon milk Ben & Jerry’s Peach Cobbler ice cream Band Aids tequila paper towels Only the scratchers were paid for with cash. Everything else went on the debit card. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/42 "2010-03-09T15:31:10Z")
^^ you’re such a goober. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/43 "2010-03-09T15:34:47Z")
Yesterday: –Lunch-$6 Sunday: –Groceries at Trader Joe’s-$40.23 Saturday: –$20 to son’s friend’s mom to take them ice skating and… –to Alice in Wonderland in 3D –Lunch and coffee at Tutti Baci-$10.75 –My library fine (too embarrassing to disclose) –So I could rent a movie-$1 Friday: –Plane ticket to Indianapolis for the Pokemon National Championships-$208.40 –Auto registration renewal-$54.50 –Payment for self-storage unit-$52.43 ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/44 "2010-03-09T15:34:56Z")
Cover for a professional networking fuction - $20 Jack and Coke at same function - $12 Dinner for 2 at Keste Pizza and Vino in NYC - $100 An Italian blazer in some store on Bleeker St - $70 Breakfast for 2 at Stacks in Hoboken,NJ - $25 Breakfast in the company cafeteria - $5 Indian lunch buffet near my office - $17 My share of the tab at Belgian beer bar - $20 Check for my share of suite and bottle service at The Palms for a bachelor party in Las Vegas next week - $500 ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/45 "2010-03-09T15:40:16Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > $133.74 in groceries last night. It was more than ten items. Yesterday’s root canal: $1090 (One item, but counts for all ten.) ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/46 "2010-03-09T15:41:44Z")
Sure, I’ll play along. Slow day at work. Gym: $58.00 Bar tab: $21.00 Gas: $28.11 Booze store: $36.37 Night stand: $50.00 Bath and Kitchen stuff from Target: $21.72 Groceries: $27.99 Bar tab: $20.00 Liquor store: $14.32 Book shelf: $86.21 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/47 "2010-03-09T15:44:45Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Night stand: $50.00 $50 for one night stand? I usually get one night stands for free. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/48 "2010-03-09T15:50:49Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > $50 for one night stand? I usually get one night stands for free. 😛 I was so desperately lonely. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/49 "2010-03-09T16:18:05Z")
I don’t know how you all can come up with 10 items. Here’s what I have: Today: \*Nothing Monday: \*Nothing Sunday: \*Nothing Saturday: \*Gas for the car \*$168 worth of groceries Friday: \*Nothing Thursday: \*Chinese food for lunch (a rare treat!) \*Bottle of Bourbon Before that, I don’t remember, so I only came up with four things. I guess I don’t buy nearly as much stuff as I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/50 "2010-03-09T16:29:09Z")
McDonald’s - 5.00-ish soup - .79 Cat food, deli meat, vodka - $27.00 Soup & chips - $3.00 Soup & chips - $3.00 That covers the last 3 days - I don’t rememebr specifics from longer ago, but you can assume it’s much the same. The last time I bought something significantly different from the above was probably some coins I ordered over the internet a couple of weeks ago - $15.00. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/51 "2010-03-09T16:34:26Z")
> [@Incref](#): > > Burger, chips and drink $10 > Carton of beer $50 > Packet of cigarettes $15 > Multitude of drinks at $8 a pop > Entry into ‘Big Gay Day’ $30 > Red bull $5 > Gum $1 > Fish and Chips for 2 $13 > Jam donut $2 > Bacon, Eggs and a coffee $10 > > Holy crap, listing it like that makes it sound like I might be an overweight alcoholic! My god, where do you live? $15.00 for _ **A** _ pack of cigs? $50 for a carton (I assume of 24 bottles/cans) of beer? $5.00 Red Bull? I thought San Fran was expensive… Joe ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/52 "2010-03-09T16:36:59Z")
> [@Walkabout](#): > > I don’t know how you all can come up with 10 items. I had a hard time with it, but fortunately (?) we’ve spent an unusual amount lately. I didn’t count bill-paying, just things where I was physically present during the transaction. At first I thought it would be 5 weeks long and go: Gas, groceries. Gas, groceries. Gas, groceries. That’s more typical! ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/53 "2010-03-09T16:47:35Z")
$75- Parts for brake job $750 - new tires + tie rods + alignment $10 - Cigarettes $2.50 - Two Dr peppers $3.60 - Box of Instant noodles $120 - Cable Bill $10 - Lunch at Juicy Burger $40 - Gas $8 - Netflix bill $175 - Dinner Out for 2 ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/54 "2010-03-09T16:49:47Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > **Campion** : Pee pee tee pees? [Pee pee tee pees](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=16302805): a little tee pee for the small wee wee to prevent pee pee from going where it shouldn’t during the diaper change. I’m heading up to visit my 3 year old niece (for whom I bought the fairy wings) and six month old nephews (who are too young for gifts, but whose parents may appreciate the tee pees). > [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > Is anyone actually reading other people’s lists? Apparently. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NoOrdinaryRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eada6e/32.png) [@NoOrdinaryRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoOrdinaryRabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/55 "2010-03-09T17:09:14Z")
All are approximate numbers : Car wash & Rain-X application $8 Lunch @ Arby’s $6 Iced tea @ Starbucks $2 Kindle book $6 15 gallons gas $30 Dinner @ Logan’s $18 Random items at Target (Magazines, cheese crackers, Hungry Hungry Hippos, wrapping paper, cleaning supplies) $100 Tricycle @ Toys R’ Us $80 Latte @ Starbucks $4 Kindle book $7 This reinforces my recent Mint statement which tells me I buy too many books, too much Starbucks, and should not be allowed near a Target. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/56 "2010-03-09T17:10:59Z")
> [@Incref](#): > > Holy crap, listing it like that makes it sound like I might be an overweight alcoholic! Well _are_ you? > [@Walkabout](#): > > Before that, I don’t remember, so I only came up with four things. I had to go online and look. I am very busy at work today. ---
**Author:** ![halfliquid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@halfliquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfliquid)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/57 "2010-03-09T18:12:46Z")
Car payment Laundry Wrangler jeans Haagen Dazs cookie dough ice cream Curtains Canned cheese Unsalted crackers Tomatoes on the vine 5-hour energy Walkers shortbread cookies ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/58 "2010-03-10T03:04:26Z")
I paid for only eight items yesterday (Wednesday). I: Taxi Visa for Vietnam (for myself; as a Thai national, the wife does not need a visa) Bus Mocha coffee Bottle of Mirinda orange-banana carbonated soft drink Fried macaroni and chicken Expressway toll Taxi I also took the Skytrain – our elevated mass transit – a couple of times, but I used a stored-value ticket for that. Still, if you can count that, that makes an even 10 for yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/59 "2010-03-10T04:57:14Z")
$42 - narita express ticket to the airport $50 - penalty for overweight luggage $35 - being driven from airport to relatives’ place $6 - mrt $10 - tea at a tea house $1 - grilled squid $1.5 - oyster omelette $2 - sausages w/ garlic $5 - spicy beef noodle soup $1 - freshly squeezed guava juice ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779/60 "2010-03-10T05:36:07Z")
I’ll play. Working backwards: 10. Groceries for the week - $47.62 9. Pharmacy - $81.23 8. Phone bill - $67.00 7. Co-pay at the doctor’s (the flu is no fun ☹ ) - $20.00 6. Breakfast @ McD’s drive-thru - $3.25 5. Cup of Earl Grey @ Panera - $1.78 + change in the tip jar 4. Gas fill up in the truck - $37.00 3. 3 packs cigarettes - $16.65 2. Rent - $520.00 1. Lights - $27.72 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-last-ten-things-you-paid-for/531779.md?page=4)