The *OFF TOPIC* thread (aka Bargains Chatroom)

partyweb · 17-04-2006, 6:37 PM

THE *OFF TOPIC* THREAD
(aka Bargains Chatroom)

Although the latest announcement by Stuart about thread hijacking and taking topics way OT (off topic) was not aimed at our section of avforums in particular (but most likely at some splitpersonlity individual who has been banned a few times over anyway) I felt that sometimes it's fun to go slightly OT and just be slightly crazy or something (or maybe it's just me).

So I thought with this being my 2000th post I would provide somewhere on this sub-sub forum to do just that. Now I know there is a general chat area for just that but I felt that we have a nice little community right here and some of us don't venture outside (heck some of you don't even know there's an area to talk about suppliers & technology, music dvd, tv dvd, or even general movie dvd talk.) so thought it would be great to have our very own general chat area, even if it is just this one thread, so that we could stay at home here in the bargains section where it's nice and warm and cosy and that way we would not have to venture out into the cold outdoors that is cyberspace (or the rest of avforums for that matter, no offence guys.

).

So this space is for you to talk about anything you like, or even brag about what the postman brought today (but please remind us about where you found the bargain, some of us might have missed it and may appeciate a second chance.

so don't forget any relevent links if you have them.

)

17-03/2006: 2000 posts and counting.

Conn · 17-04-2006, 6:52 PM

Good idea.

Suppose we could have a "biggest bargain I ever bought but still have not got round to watching" therapy session....Band of Brothers Tin set for me, around a year now

Or an indepth disscusion on how we all justify our purchases to our partners

smelem · 17-04-2006, 7:07 PM

How about the fact that I received my 24 season 1 set on saturday after finally ordering it( even tho it was with my screenselect voucher so it cost nothing

), and found that there was 2 disc 2's and no disc 1 so I had to send it back, leaving me an even longer wait to put it in the cue of 'things I havent watched yet'!

Conn · 17-04-2006, 7:15 PM

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Originally Posted by smelem

How about the fact that I received my 24 season 1 set on saturday after finally ordering it( even tho it was with my screenselect voucher so it cost nothing

), and found that there was 2 disc 2's and no disc 1 so I had to send it back, leaving me an even longer wait to put it in the cue of 'things I havent watched yet'!

S1 is the only one I have seen! 2, 3 and 4 are sitting there smirking at me

Babscabs · 17-04-2006, 7:17 PM

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Originally Posted by smelem

leaving me an even longer wait to put it in the cue of 'things I havent watched yet'!

Would that be a Pool Cue or a Snooker Cue
or a Queue ?

smelem · 17-04-2006, 7:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Babscabs

Would that be a Pool Cue or a Snooker Cue
or a Queue ?

I apologise profusely for any distress I may have caused in the awful mis-spelling in my previous post, I am ashamed

Cloysterpeteuk · 17-04-2006, 7:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Conn

S1 is the only one I have seen! 2, 3 and 4 are sitting there smirking at me

Ha i'm doing better than that i've watched the first two and have three and four sitting around on disc that i've not watched yet. I've also been downloading season 5 for the ipod which is probably pointless as i'll have it on dvd by the time i've watched 3&4. Anyway, I made the stupid mistake of checking if episode 2 was working, I only watched the first like ten seconds and managed to spoil the whole thing!!!!. Damn, damn damn it!

per-Sony-fied · 18-04-2006, 1:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Conn

Good idea.

Suppose we could have a "biggest bargain I ever bought but still have not got round to watching" therapy session....Band of Brothers Tin set for me, around a year now

You are not alone, good grief it must be as long if not longer for not actually watching BOB. 1st disc and part of the 2nd for me..... I think! It's been so long I may just have to pop the 1st disc in again as reminders. Not the biggest bargain BTW by a fair maaarrgin.
I wonder how many people do the same with CD's?

partyweb · 18-04-2006, 1:32 AM

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Originally Posted by per-Sony-fied

...I wonder how many people do the same with CD's?

Or vinyl for that matter.

Am I the only person who has a large record collection but finds it too inconvenient to get the records out and play them on a record player. Far easier to download the track & play it on my pc. But I still refuse to part with my record collection.

partyweb · 18-04-2006, 1:33 AM

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Originally Posted by partyweb

Or vinyl for that matter.

...

Or comics. I've been collecting 2000ad for 25+ years and I can't remember having ever read a copy twice.

per-Sony-fied · 18-04-2006, 2:35 AM

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Originally Posted by partyweb

Or vinyl for that matter.

Am I the only person who has a large record collection but finds it too inconvenient to get the records out and play them on a record player.

Hmm thought my TT was rusty must be a year now since I last bought any Vinyl

. Hell heck ..... CD's are taken over.... arrgghhh...

Conn · 18-04-2006, 7:50 AM

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Originally Posted by partyweb

Or vinyl for that matter.

Am I the only person who has a large record collection but finds it too inconvenient to get the records out and play them on a record player. Far easier to download the track & play it on my pc. But I still refuse to part with my record collection.

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Originally Posted by partweb

Or comics. I've been collecting 2000ad for 25+ years and I can't remember having ever read a copy twice.

Dont even go there....my first job was with Our Price. A healthy 25% discount for 5 years and surround by fellow addicts has left me with enough vinyl to open my own store

And I dont even own a player any more, have not for years...

Managed to break my comic addiction a few years ago, but there has still got to be a couple thousand holding the rafters down. Gotta have something to leave the kids

Do you think we all may have addictive personalities?