# Stuff you can never buy enough of... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 27, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329 "2003-01-27T21:04:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/21 "2003-01-28T04:06:13Z")
Umm… Sobe. Power flavored. I can’t buy enough of the stuff, I’ll buy 6 and be done with them in a night. Same for 10 or 12… They’re so damn good. It’s an addiction. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/22 "2003-01-28T04:13:38Z")
Kleenex–it’s all over the house (I mean, inside the house 😃 ) Ketchup Soy sauce ice cream pretzels crackers toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss talc ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/23 "2003-01-28T04:19:54Z")
Puffs Plus Toilet paper - 2 ply and soft of course Diet pepsi twist - **Rico** is in the doghouse even as we speak since he forgot to stop off and buy some more on the way home from work tonight :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/24 "2003-01-28T04:45:15Z")
Sour gummy worms and sherbet. _drools_ ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/25 "2003-01-28T04:56:26Z")
- Handbags. - Toilet paper and Kleenex. - Black high-heeled knee and ankle boots. - Estee Lauder gold compacts. - Meat products. - Jewelry. - Cheap bourbon and wine. - Candles and tea lights. ---
**Author:** ![consolid8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@consolid8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/consolid8)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/26 "2003-01-28T05:06:30Z")
Pepsi. No matter how much I already have. I even keep a spare 12-pack at work. Lays potato chips. I guess I should buy stock in Pepsico. Rhinoceros repellent. Easier to repel those things than drive out an infestation, I always say. ---
**Author:** ![Kalashnikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kalashnikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalashnikov)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/27 "2003-01-28T06:38:36Z")
Ammo. There’s no such thing as too much ammo. Well, maybe if it bottoms out your truck’s suspension. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/28 "2003-01-28T08:25:57Z")
[Pickles!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=155476) ---
**Author:** ![Tblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tblue)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/29 "2003-01-28T10:26:58Z")
Art Supplies! I’m a junkie for quality illustration board. ---
**Author:** ![petcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@petcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petcat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/30 "2003-01-30T04:04:39Z")
Guitars and Star Wars toys ---
**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/31 "2003-01-30T04:09:57Z")
Pens and those “Bottle Caps” candies. I don’t know why it is that I need to buy pens, kinda a wierd compulsion I guess. The Bottle Caps are great. I love 'em. ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/32 "2003-01-30T11:23:03Z")
Diet Coke. I love the stuff, but it really bothers me to pay more than 99 cents for a 2-liter bottle. How much I stock up depends on how good the sale is. If it’s 89 cents, I’ll get a month’s worth. (And no, I’m not telling how much that is, since I don’t want to admit how much I’m addicted to the stuff.) If it’s 79 cents, maybe 2 months worth. And once a year or so, it goes down to 69 cents and I’ll buy as much as I can drink before the expiration date on the bottles. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/33 "2003-01-30T12:25:19Z")
Condiments. Mustard mostly. I’ve got 2 Ed McCaffrey(\*)'s Dijon, Ed McCaffrey’s Honey Mustard, Grey Poupon, Guildens, French’s, Hot Chinese mustard, mustard with whole mustard seeds innit. It’s pretty sad when you don’t have any food, but the fridge is still full. - = Local Denver Bronco who branched out into food… ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/34 "2003-01-30T12:42:00Z")
Mt. Dew. I’ve only found 3 other people who’s soda intake, if left unchecked, rivals mine. I will pound my way through 2-4 2 liters a day. Easy. And if I have a fresh bag of ice, forget it. I’m pretty much drinking soda all day long, non-stop. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/35 "2003-01-30T14:02:44Z")
I’m deathly afraid of fire. And my two room apartment has over 100 candles in it. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/36 "2003-01-30T14:25:05Z")
For some reason I can never remember whether I have chili powder when I’m making chili con carne for dinner. Mr. Tupug is the same way with paprika when he makes his famous drummettes. Needless to say, my spice rack overfloweth with those two spices. On purpose I buy ketchup every week since the Prince of Tires eats it on everything. Then there’s Spicey V-8 in the big bottles. I always clear off the shelf when I see it as it’s a daily staple of my diet. Don’t want to be caught without. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/37 "2003-01-30T14:45:57Z")
I go through stages. Sometimes it’s toilet paper, sometimes shampoo, diet coke, whatever. Lately it’s been, oddly enough, rice. I always get some kind of rice when I’m at the grocery. We eat a lot of it, and I’m always convinced we can use a little more. Funny that this thread should come up because I was looking inthe pantry this morning and thinking to myself, “Man, we’ve got enough rice to feed an army.” The only consistent thing on my list is Hairbo Gold Bears, which are my personal crack. ---
**Author:** ![3.885AM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/58956e/32.png) [@3.885AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3.885AM)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/38 "2003-01-30T16:30:03Z")
Ham radios, old ones with lots of big power sucking vacuum tubes! Basement full, den full, wife wont let em in the dining room, not quite sure why . ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/39 "2003-01-30T19:51:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **BadBaby** : > I keep buying bleach, chipotle chiles, and sweetened condensed milk lately. Just convinced I’m out, or need some for a recipe, and so now I have a life time supply of the most unlikely stuff. _Mental note:_ Politely refuse **ALL** invitations to dinner at **BadBaby’s** house. 😃 **Tapioca Dextrin** I’m with ya on the beer. Run out of beer? :eek: :eek: :eek: Unthinkable! [sub]I may have nightmares about this.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329/40 "2003-01-30T21:29:26Z")
Butter and bread. I use a lot of butter in my cooking and for some reason I just can’t stand the thought of not having bread in the house. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-can-never-buy-enough-of/151329.md?page=3)