# One thing you bought today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 7, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048 "2012-02-07T04:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/21 "2012-02-07T06:25:27Z")
A shirt fOr my daughter. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/22 "2012-02-07T06:27:37Z")
$48.88’s worth of gas. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/23 "2012-02-07T06:29:48Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > $48.88’s worth of gas. Dammit. Bargain. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/24 "2012-02-07T06:32:58Z")
Two tacos from Torchy’s. I’d never had them before and it was sort of like crack. I devoured them quickly, regretted it the rest of the day, but I’m considering getting more tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/25 "2012-02-07T06:45:02Z")
A fingernail clipper. My previous one broke a week or so ago (another souvenir from Israel down the drain), and my nails were getting kinda gross. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/26 "2012-02-07T06:48:30Z")
A cherry pie. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/27 "2012-02-07T06:48:50Z")
Three nine-volt batteries. (Smoke detector was giving the warning beep, figured I’d change them all). ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/28 "2012-02-07T08:38:36Z")
A turkey club Toasty Torpedo. Now my gall bladder hates me. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/29 "2012-02-07T09:11:30Z")
A banana. ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/30 "2012-02-07T09:17:09Z")
fresh baked cinnamon bun…$1.79 ---
**Author:** ![charmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@charmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charmstr)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/31 "2012-02-07T09:20:00Z")
Herr’s Hot Cheese Curls ---
**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/32 "2012-02-07T09:51:07Z")
Wario Land II for my Game Boy. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/33 "2012-02-07T10:10:04Z")
Coffee pods for the coffee maker. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/34 "2012-02-07T10:51:09Z")
Pumpkin seeds covered in dark chocolate ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/35 "2012-02-07T11:49:41Z")
A quarter of a watermelon. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/36 "2012-02-07T12:32:16Z")
Smog test for my car. Joe ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/37 "2012-02-07T13:06:38Z")
A Banana Republic shirt at Goodwill. ---
**Author:** ![RalfCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/38 "2012-02-07T14:05:29Z")
A pack of peanut butter crackers, from the office snack cabinet, for 25 cents. Actually, I didn’t buy them yet - I took them without paying. But I’ll get change when I’m out at lunch time, and pay for them then - honest!!! And tonight, on the way home, I plan to buy [this](http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/defy.2.triple/3882/37100/). W00ts for me!!! DALMAC 2012, here I come!!! ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/39 "2012-02-07T14:11:28Z")
Gas US Cash (at par baby!) ---
**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:** [February 7, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048/40 "2012-02-07T14:13:37Z")
If all goes according to plan today, I shall buy a package of American cheese food slices. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-thing-you-bought-today/612048.md?page=3)