The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

[Gregor]

The ceiling garden

[Trinity765]

My hose clamp pliers arrived today. I'm not planning on removing my radiator anytime soon, but when I do, I'm going to be so pleased with myself.

[ZRX61]

I have a Halloween car show this evening & two more tomorrow. All three are "Trunk or Treat" so hordes of kids wanting candy. Bought a large bag of cheap crap for them & a smaller bag of the good stuff for me

[ZRX61]

A Korean War era military footlocker. Just two weeks ago I watched YT vid of two gals resotring their dads one. Today I stopped by an antique store that just opened & they had one just like it sitting there. $30. Sold!
Inner lift-out tray is missing, but that's a piece of piss to make.
Needs sanding/stripping & the veneer is cracked/lifted in multiple places, but that's another easy fix.

[Mr. Dazzle]

"New" Honda Shitvic for Mrs D.

The old one is still roadworthy but it's get an ever growing list of niggles/problems. It's had a weird "is it actually there?" noise (I think) coming from the gearbox for a while and yesterday it wouldn't go into the odd numbered gears. Also has clunky suspension, no AC, intermittent instrument back lights and an ABS fault which occasionally pops up.

Anyway...spotted a 2 owner, 80k replacement this morning 5 miles away. Basically the same car but everything works and it doesn't smell of wet dog. We don't even have a dog.

So I bought it

[KungFooBob]

..and you're going to put the plates from the old one on the new one to save all the hassle of changing the tax and insurance.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I'm trying to figure out how I can keep the 4 wheels with nearly new tyres currently on the old one.

[KungFooBob]

I'm trying to figure out how I can keep the 4 wheels with nearly new tyres currently on the old one.

Bricks.

[cheb]

I'm trying to figure out how I can keep the 4 wheels with nearly new tyres currently on the old one.

Studs or bolts are the usual method.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It was rust on my old BMW, fuckers always refused to come off.

[Silly Car]

It was rust on my old BMW, fuckers always refused to come off.

They always come off with appropriate application of kinetic energy.

[MrLongbeard]

I've always bought Wahl, I mean why wouldn't I they're what every barber in the land use, but these are 1 million percent better than anything Wahl has dumped on the consumer market trading off their name.



Mind ewe, I'm bloody glad I paid no where near the current asking price

[Taipan]

2 years ago I bought this and it’s been a very pleasing thing to own!

[Count Steer]

I've always bought Wahl, I mean why wouldn't I they're what every barber in the land use, but these are 1 million percent better than anything Wahl has dumped on the consumer market trading off their name.



Mind ewe, I'm bloody glad I paid no where near the current asking price

I bought a mains powered Wahl clipper 30 years ago and it's still going strong. About 5 years ago I bought a rechargeable Wahl and, while it's OK, it's pretty flimsy compared with the old one. Still pretty happy with both though.

(The rechargeable was a fraction of the full price for that Babyliss though....£120! ).

[MrLongbeard]

(The rechargeable was a fraction of the full price for that Babyliss though....£120! ).

It was only £70 a few months back, I'd not have paid £100+.

[Count Steer]

(The rechargeable was a fraction of the full price for that Babyliss though....£120! ).

It was only £70 a few months back, I'd not have paid £100+.

Yeah, the ad I saw was £80 reduced from £120. Probably another of those things that never actually appear on sale at the 'full price'.

Q? Is the rechargeable battery replaceable? I was pleased to see that something I bought recently (it's 'American' ie they're a US company but it's not made there) has an easily replaced rechargeable battery rather than a sealed 'chuck it when the battery goes' body.

[MrLongbeard]

Q? Is the rechargeable battery replaceable? I was pleased to see that something I bought recently (it's 'American' ie they're a US company but it's not made there) has an easily replaced rechargeable battery rather than a sealed 'chuck it when the battery goes' body.

I'll have a look next time I walk past the bathroom, but not that I'm aware