# Things we don't hesitate to buy. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613 "2003-09-30T02:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/21 "2003-09-30T15:16:12Z")
blackmarket arms. marmite. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/22 "2003-09-30T15:19:55Z")
Rush CDs Cowboy Mouth CDs Harry Turtledove non-fantasy books ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/23 "2003-09-30T15:29:42Z")
tools. Of the Craftsman kind. ---
**Author:** ![Kbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kbean)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/24 "2003-09-30T15:32:19Z")
CD’s from my local bands Shirts from said bands Black eyeliner/ eyeshadow Red lipstick Any clothing that’s black and tight and fits (I’m really tiny, but 6 feet tall as well so this is rare) ---
**Author:** ![petelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@petelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petelin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/25 "2003-09-30T15:39:18Z")
Besides the items required for proper personal hygiene…anything by Neil Gaiman. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/26 "2003-09-30T15:45:49Z")
Elvis Costello CDs Orson Scott Card books Turnip twaddlers ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/27 "2003-09-30T15:55:52Z")
Sunflower seeds. And Pocky! [sub] I love living in Hong Kong [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sat_on_Cookie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/28 "2003-09-30T16:15:54Z")
A three stooges talking bottle opener ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/29 "2003-09-30T16:46:23Z")
Any Pez dispensers featuring the better Cartoon Network characters. I’ve yet to see them, but you can be sure I’d snap up a Johnny Bravo or Samurai Jack Pez dispenser if I found one. Then I’d bring them to school, sit in the front row, and prop them up on my desk. Facing the professor. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/30 "2003-09-30T16:48:51Z")
I second tools. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/31 "2003-09-30T19:38:02Z")
Funny, I saw the thread title and came here to post exactly what Lobsang did. Of course, if I had thought about it a minute, I should’ve known what he’d post in advance. Duh … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/32 "2003-09-30T20:12:42Z")
Just to also tie this back to the OP, UK paperback editions of new Terry Pratchett novels. And they gotta be the UK versions, just for the cover art. Once I get a real bookcase in the living room, I’ll move my collection to hardbacks. 🙂 (And I _wish_ I could say “new computers” ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/33 "2003-09-30T20:32:33Z")
For almost every one of Mr. Pratchett’s books, I’ve wandered into the bookstore on just the right day, not knowing the book was coming OUT that day, and seeing it in the fantasy section. Grab. Buy. But this time, I know it’s in the store, and I’m not getting it. Why, you ask? 1. I’ve already read it. Got the reader’s advanced copy. I highly recommend it. 🙂 2. I’m going to buy it when he COMES TO MY TOWN FOR A SIGNING!!! To my second-favorite bookstore, no less. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 30, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/34 "2003-09-30T21:19:22Z")
I have standing orders at Amazon and [Amazon.UK](http://Amazon.UK) for every new book by Pratchett and Holt. No hesitation. ---
**Author:** ![Crivens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Crivens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crivens)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/35 "2003-09-30T21:27:08Z")
Any of the rarer Frank Herbert books. Not easy to find, I’m browsing the [amazon.co.uk](http://amazon.co.uk) z-shops at the moment. Two incidences of luck, so far. Also, Pratchett’s books. I can’t wait till his signing, comming soon! ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/36 "2003-09-30T22:54:36Z")
Sweets for your tooth? Definitely soap too. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/37 "2003-10-01T03:15:56Z")
Jewelry, handbags, meat, and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Kieras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@Kieras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kieras)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/38 "2003-10-01T03:21:03Z")
What do I buy without thinking twice? Clothes-Has to be black shoes anything that resembles a shoe I buy Almay Black Eyeliner-in bulk! Purple lipstick Stocking of all designs and patterns CD’s Any little gadgets to put on my desk to entertain myself at work ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/39 "2003-10-01T05:24:51Z")
Good cheese Lip balm Funky socks Cool pens Fortunately, most of impulse-buy items aren’t too pricey. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613/40 "2003-10-01T05:41:51Z")
People have mentioned essentials like nappies and bog-roll. Those things require at least one thought - “Do I have any/enough?” I am talking about things that we don’t even think a single thought about buying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-dont-hesitate-to-buy/204613.md?page=3)