What is the craziest thing you bought online?

jdluvr06 · September 2014

I have a serious online shopping addiction. I love all the weird stuff you can buy that you probably wouldn't have access to without the internet. This skull chalkboard is probably my fave thing I bought. The one in the link is black but mine is pink. I don't think they make the pink anymore.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/110670056/chalkboard-skull-faux-taxidermy?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=skull+chalkboard&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

JCbride2015 · September 2014

Toilet paper? We buy everything online, groceries included.

chibiyui · September 2014

Hmmm. I buy all my sex toys online.

I like buying vintage glassware online too. And jewelry. And shoes. Ebay is great for shoes.

And I've been buying like, all my craft supplies online.sSome of those can get weird.

beethery · September 2014

Shit I buy damn near everything online.

FI just bought almost all of the parts for his 4 wheeler online. I've bought a kitchen island, stripper pole and shoes, exercise equipment, basically fucking anything and everything for my house. I should've bought stock in Amazon when I was like 13, they get so much of my money.

If it means I don't have to haul all this shit home down the windy-ass roads I live on, I'm buying the motherfucker online.

hikebikebemerry · September 2014

Not too crazy.. but I did buy one of my BFFs a Wonder Woman Tervis Tumbler for her BM gift.

theartistformerlyknownas · September 2014

I buy nearly everything online because I typically dislike the general public. Need one pen? Amazon Prime.

ashley8918 · September 2014

I'll just leave this here:

jdluvr06 · September 2014

I buy most things online too. The only thing I go shop for in a normal store is groceries. I had like five packs of diapers sent to my cousin's house recently.

ashley8918 · September 2014

JCbride2015 said:

Toilet paper? We buy everything online, groceries included.

Me too. Peapod 4LYFE.

RebeccaB88 · September 2014

I don't buy that much online. I like shopping, even for groceries, and I like supporting small local businesses. I only buy online when I can't find something here.

I do know someone who has bought a car online. And another who bought her wedding dress online (that turned out to be a Chinese scam).

mrsmagicgeek · September 2014

Gold hot pants for DH. He looks awesome in them btw.

ashley8918 · September 2014

mrsmagicgeek said:

Gold hot pants for DH. He looks awesome in them btw.

I feel like there is a story to be told here.

beethery · September 2014

mrsmagicgeek said:

Gold hot pants for DH. He looks awesome in them btw.

YES.

Cookie Pusher · September 2014

I bought my wedding dress online.

mrsmagicgeek · September 2014

That's kind of what they look like, actually. He rocks them.

Before our wedding, he was nervous about getting into the balloon basket because he was wearing a kilt in the traditional manner. I told him if he was going to give people a show, he might as well give them a show they'd never forget! He said oh, like gold hot pants?? And it became a thing.

jdluvr06 · September 2014

beethery said:

mrsmagicgeek said:

Gold hot pants for DH. He looks awesome in them btw.

YES.

I have the strangest urge to do the Time Warp....

falsara · September 2014

For you ladies who buy gorceries online.. is it more expensive? How much is the delivery fee?

Help Me Please?

I mean I knowhere in chacgo you can get your groceries delivered, but I also live across the street from grocery store, I hate having to haul gorceries though. Even if it's just across the street, if its a lot of stuff i still take the car.

ashley8918 · September 2014

cwradford said:

For you ladies who buy gorceries online.. is it more expensive? How much is the delivery fee?
Help Me Please?
I mean I knowhere in chacgo you can get your groceries delivered, but I also live across the street from grocery store, I hate having to haul gorceries though. Even if it's just across the street, if its a lot of stuff i still take the car.

I have actually found that I am able to get things cheaper. At stores, it's not as easy to tell what is the best value because of different package sizes and just how they are laid out on the shelf. With Peapod, you can sort by unit price, to ensure that you are really getting the best deal.

I believe the delivery price is $6 or $7, but if you pick certain delivery times, you can get it cheaper. They call them "green" times because they will already be in your general area around that time, so they give you a discount. I have also found coupon codes for free delivery pretty often.

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ashley8918 · September 2014

Oh, and my absolute favorite Peapod feature? You can import you grocery list, and they will do all the searching for you. You just click on which particular milk (for example) that you want, and it automatically moves you on to the next item on your list.

falsara · September 2014

ashley8918 said:

cwradford said:

For you ladies who buy gorceries online.. is it more expensive? How much is the delivery fee?
Help Me Please?
I mean I knowhere in chacgo you can get your groceries delivered, but I also live across the street from grocery store, I hate having to haul gorceries though. Even if it's just across the street, if its a lot of stuff i still take the car.

I have actually found that I am able to get things cheaper. At stores, it's not as easy to tell what is the best value because of different package sizes and just how they are laid out on the shelf. With Peapod, you can sort by unit price, to ensure that you are really getting the best deal.

I believe the delivery price is $6 or $7, but if you pick certain delivery times, you can get it cheaper. They call them "green" times because they will already be in your general area around that time, so they give you a discount. I have also found coupon codes for free delivery pretty often.

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Huh, I will have to talk to FI about that then.

It seems like we might save some money, and Since I plan all my meals out with a foodplanner, it would be awesome to just import the list, especially since it already has sizes and such on it.

Is the quality of the stuff good? That's my biggest complaint about the produce section at Tony's

ashley8918 · September 2014

cwradford said:

ashley8918 said:

cwradford said:

For you ladies who buy gorceries online.. is it more expensive? How much is the delivery fee?
Help Me Please?
I mean I knowhere in chacgo you can get your groceries delivered, but I also live across the street from grocery store, I hate having to haul gorceries though. Even if it's just across the street, if its a lot of stuff i still take the car.

I have actually found that I am able to get things cheaper. At stores, it's not as easy to tell what is the best value because of different package sizes and just how they are laid out on the shelf. With Peapod, you can sort by unit price, to ensure that you are really getting the best deal.

I believe the delivery price is $6 or $7, but if you pick certain delivery times, you can get it cheaper. They call them "green" times because they will already be in your general area around that time, so they give you a discount. I have also found coupon codes for free delivery pretty often.

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Huh, I will have to talk to FI about that then.
It seems like we might save some money, and Since I plan all my meals out with a foodplanner, it would be awesome to just import the list, especially since it already has sizes and such on it.

Is the quality of the stuff good? That's my biggest complaint about the produce section at Tony's

OMG, yes. If I was not so lazy, and did actual meal planning, It would be perfect for that.

I have never had any quality issues and actually really like the Peapod generic brand of most things (except mayo. KRAFT ONLY.)

They don't have a whole lot of speicalty-type items though, so I do go to Mariano's if i'm looking for something fancy and/or out of the ordinary. Like, some of the seasonings and special cheese (paneer) to make Indian food. But for standard stuff, I get everything on Peapod.

falsara · September 2014

thanks so much @ashley8918!!!

And for the other people, I'm so sorry I jacked the thread. In answer the the OP, I love Amazon Prime, i buy all of my kindle books, and text books from them, I also buy origami paper online cheap, I have yet to comit to buying clothes online, mainly because it's hard for department store stuff to fit me, so i don't hold out much hope for online stuff fitting me. However If I have been to the store and I know exactly what size and what brands fit me then I will often go to the store site to buy online, or the brand site. I also buy My Mary Kay makeup stuff online, since I already met with the consultant (my aunt).

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missdelilah · September 2014

I also buy nearly everything (except groceries) online, although I have purchased groceries in the past (when living in the UK I used Tesco delivery a lot, but only because it was really difficult to get to the supermarket). Clothing, shoes, accessories, craft supplies, household goods, furniture, decor, electronics... Amazon Prime is certainly worth the investment.

The biggest gamble was the sewing machine I purchased from an Australian eBay seller and had one of my friends ship, but it worked out and just fine. And even though the shipping was terribly expensive, I still saved a ton of it. It's the only thing I've ever found that's not an Australian thing (Vegemite, ugg boots, etc.) that's cheaper there.

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bekt14 · September 2014

Penis straws, penis cake mould, Penis decor, penis plastic wear, penis gift bags, etc. for my friend's bachelorette party.

Senecaf · September 2014

I bought a car from another state on ebay. Turned out to be a great deal and worth the 3k risk I took as a broke college student.

wandajune6 · September 2014

A sex pillow.

ashley8918 · September 2014

wandajune6 said:

A sex pillow.

I need to know what this is. Please elaborate

doeydo · September 2014

A vibrator, I guess.

wandajune6 · September 2014

ashley8918 said:

wandajune6 said:

A sex pillow.

I need to know what this is. Please elaborate

Phone is dying so no pix- and @ashley8918‌ - I'm waiting at Xoco- but an angled pillow you put under you that helps with positioning. I left it with an old ex.

I need a new one, now that I think of it. Too bad it can't go on the registry...

sophhabobopha · September 2014

I got my favorite vibrator via Amazon Prime.

princessleia22 · September 2014

RebeccaB88 said:

I don't buy that much online. I like shopping, even for groceries, and I like supporting small local businesses. I only buy online when I can't find something here.

I do know someone who has bought a car online. And another who bought her wedding dress online (that turned out to be a Chinese scam).

Does it count as supporting local business if Amazon is in my town?

Like others here I LOVE Amazon Prime and buy nearly everything from them these days. And it's even more awesome when I can get SAME DAY shipping for like $7 (next day is usually $3, 2-day is free), if it's something I need quickly. Although I've actually had the free 2-day stuff arrive next day.

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