Your Strangest Impulse Buy?

[zombienixon]

So, on Monday, I bought a carburetor.

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I didn't need it (my car's a 2002, well after the last carbureted US market cars were made), but I decided I wanted one while I was out in the junkyard looking for stuff for my car. And since they had everything half off that day (apparently junkyards have sales. How did I miss that?), I figured it was a good a time as ever.

And now that I have it, I kind of don't know what exactly to do with it.  I've taken it apart and fiddled with it a little (they're a lot simpler than I thought) and put it back together, but not much beyond that.  I was thinking of cleaning it up, and making a cutaway of it so you can see how parts of it work (which is easier said than done), or just putting it on my desk as a large pencil holder.

So what's the strangest thing you've bought on a whim? Was it something you've gotten and then thought, "Now what?"

[rearing_palomino164]

I bought an adult size unicorn rocking horse. Granted, it doesn't look exactly like a unicorn and the guy made it all by hand out of wood, but I needed it!

[ringwraith10]

Haha, that's a good one! My brother buys a lot of random mechanical stuff when he finds it, too. He's getting better about that, though.

My weirdest impulse buy? Hmmm... I buy a lot of stuff on impulse... but they're usually toys. Ones that I would want anyway. I dunno, I'm pretty typical with my impulse purchases: toys, video games, music...

One time I went to a yard sale in my tiny car with a dog carrier taking up the whole backseat. I bought a bookshelf. I still don't know how I fit that into my car! (Seriously, my car is really small.) I think that was the same yard sale where I bought some random pretty vases. I don't usually collect breakable things -- I have a cat! They're still intact, though. Good cat.

[medleymayhem]

This is incredibly timely. I recently bought a huge bag of POGS and milkcaps. I then proceeded to spend the entire night sorting them into respective groups by brand and theme.

I was suddenly 12.

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[Nebula Light]

Hm, I've bought a lot of pokemon stuff in my day, and the other day I wanted to try out some shopkins. Thats all I can think of right now. xD

[Lilithdrff]

I bought this:   

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At the Long Beach antique/swap.  I was ridiculously excited about it. They are either horse or some sort of cattle incisors. Plan on eventually incorporating them into some jewelry.

[medleymayhem]

I bought this:   

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If there was a winner...


At the Long Beach antique/swap.  I was ridiculously excited about it. They are either horse or some sort of cattle incisors. Plan on eventually incorporating them into some jewelry.

[Princess Lala]

A pair of socks!  they were just too cuute!

[aquamarinemolly]

I bought a longboard (skateboard)...which I've used less than a dozen times...because I don't know anyone else who skates and I'm afraid of hurting myself. 

[Saja]

I was at my sons hockey game on Saturday and I bought a camel. lol

[Beldarna]

A big video game retailer is filing bankruptcy and all the stores are selling out their goods for 40%. Me and boyfriend went there and instead of games I came out with a stuffed Koopa and a stuffed Piranha Plant. I do have stuffed Mario and Luigi as well as a Goomba since before, so I kind of extended that family.

[Miniature Sheep]

My strangest impulse buy would have to be this shelf/coat rack. It was in the window of an antique shop for £10 and I didn't even have to give it a second thought. It's proven to be very useful!

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[Marigold]

The cactus are super cute too!

[melodys_angel]

Probably some nail polish when Target was closing down.

It was 80% off.

[octocorn]

Sometimes late at night I both pinterest and ebay, and make questionable choices.  In my craft box I now have all kinds of eyes, tiny scale people for train set dioramas, false teeth, and god only knows what else.  And I NEVER DO THESE PINS!!!