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People Are Sharing Impulse Buys Under $30 That Were Worth Every Single Penny In This Viral Twitter Thread (40 Answers)
We've all had it. A surprise madcap moment that takes you on a journey of spotting an object to adding it to your bag, to bringing it to the checkout, to paying an unforeseen amount of money, with or without a guilty pleasure in what feels like an eternity that lasted seconds. No commitment, no time to reflect, zero anticipation about the future.
Later on, it really depends on the purchase whether we regret it or not. On some occasions, the impulse buy turns out to be the best thing that happened to you that day, or even that week. Just take a look at this thread from Twitter user Rachel Syme. “Ok, it's May, everyone is burnt out, everyone needs one thing in their life they can spend less than $30 and feel a fleeting but heart-quickening thrill,” she wrote and added that: “It is time for a surprise madcap on a budget thread. Tell me the best thing you bought to enhance your life for under thirty.”
And oh boy, this has hit all too close to home. From Sicilian lemon marmalade and a disco ball planter to a remote-controlled helium-filled flying shark and a snail-shaped boy dispenser, you are about to realize your impulse lava lamp is not that weird, if weird at all.
Image credits: rachsyme
Image credits: rachsyme
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Nimues Child 3 years ago
Me, too. My office has big atrium spaces where this could be so much fun!
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Łukasz Markuszewski 3 years ago
I need it. I feel like my whole life depends on it. EDIT: Oh my God, they are available online in my country!!!
Laura Watts 3 years ago
Best present I ever bought my husband was for Christmas 2010 he tried to blow it up himself with a canister of helium over filled it massive bang husband talking like chipmunk me pissing myself laughing would definitely buy again
Randolph Croft 3 years ago
Those things will terrorize your pets. Be careful of that. (Don't ask how I know.)
To find out more about the complex psychology behind impulse buying, we spoke with Hans Schumann, the international Executive Career & Life Coach, with a background in law and financial services going back 20 years. Schumann confirmed that some people are more prone to impulse buying than others, depending on their personality type, people prioritize either doing, feeling or thinking. “The ‘DOers’ are most likely to act impulsively. The ‘Feelers’ are most likely to base buying decisions on feelings. Thinkers are more likely to take time, consider Pros and Cons and alternative options,” he explained.
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Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Wow there's also pencil holders and other stuff with this on it available for sale if you Google it.
Serena Brixey Bussell 3 years ago
🤣🤣🤣 I love Nancy Drew! George was the only one with sense though.
Nadya Raymond 3 years ago
They buried it? Oh wow that's creepy but I really hope they find it back though
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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago (edited)
You Look AMAZING!!! There is a poem called Warning by Jenny Joseph that I think could refer to you. When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick flowers in other people’s gardens And learn to spit. You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. But maybe I ought to practise a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Brandon Marlowe 3 years ago
Wish I could upvote 1000 times for the poem. I had heard it a long time ago but forgotten. Thanks for reminding me.
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Kaz 3 years ago
I am also a fun hair dye colour granny. Lilac is my hue of choice me-6287eb1a7f939.jpg 
Ann Pattinson 3 years ago (edited)
I love that poem! Only thing is I've already done those things or something equivalent long before I'm an old woman (whatever old means nowadays). Don't know what I'm going to do now when I am an 'old' woman. Wonder if there's a modern version of that poem, if not we should all write one. 😁
Memere 3 years ago
Just keep doing all the things you've been doing - that's what I've done! I've gone from being the cool, crazy, fun mom to the cool, crazy, fun grandma, and I don't plan on ever stopping!
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Safy 3 years ago
I dyed my hair purple once, it was SO bad. Just my roots changed color and everything else just got a tad darker. Worst part? I had a wedding shower in a week. Why did I do it? I have never made wise decisions. I always think "How bad could it be?" It is always worse than I expect. This looks great though!
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
At 67, I had mine done alternating royal blue and purple. I loved it and got a fair number of compliments - mostly "how brave" - but, hey, it's nor their hair. Plus, I got to invent the word blurple.
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Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
Why did I not think of this? My hair is neither grey nor not grey, just can not make up her mind.
Sometimes impulse shopping can become a problem. Schumann said that it happens when we catch ourselves frequently regretting our buying decisions. “Maybe you end up with a lot of purchases you don’t really need or that disappoint you. You could waste a lot of money. The impulse could also turn into a compulsion that you struggle to stop and that gets you into significant debt.”
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Lori E 3 years ago
Hahaha! I see what you're doing, be careful so you don't go broke on this feed🤣
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Fearhunter 3 years ago
Shut up and take my money! As long you can have one for another phone than Apple.
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april jenkins 3 years ago
(upon leaving) "sir. i would like you to please turn over your pockets and return judy and tommy to their cages, thanks."
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Or you can go to a pet store and hang out with the poor lonely bunnies there. I guess the only problem with that is pet store animals can sometimes be abused or come from Mills. I wouldn't want to be supportive of that. But still the poor animals must be lonely and sad
Yayheterogeneity 3 years ago
Unfortunately they are not very happy to be pet, especially by strangers. So win for you, but loss for them :(
Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago
Such a beautifully awesome concept... Contributing to the care and being repaid with unconditional love. More species should be given this kind of hope.
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Nizumi 3 years ago
Nope - sorry - not frivolous enough. Too useful. ;) Kidding! This is actually lovely :)
B-flat 3 years ago
It’s not useful at all, because you can never take one roll. It would ‘kill’ the sheep! So it fits perfectly in the useless category ☺️
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I would have to immediately replace any missing rolls to keep him "sheep shape". Maybe I should consider the cloud style instead.
Part of an urge to buy impulsively had to do with the fact that it makes us feel better. "Any purchase can make us feel better. That’s why people invented the term 'retail therapy.' In fact, I would say that most people shop to make them feel better, to compensate for emotional issues in their life. Yet, the positive feeling is often short-lived and needs to be constantly refreshed with new purchases," Schumann said and added that it can turn into an addiction.
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
When I was in college, they offered free concerts on a regular basis, some really outstanding performers too. I was always amazed that a free concert with a well known tenor would be half empty.
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The Holy Penguin 3 years ago
Hell yeah! I've got one too, it serves as an extra pillow!
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Isabelle Lamarque 3 years ago
I don't understand how this doesn't have more likes 🤣
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Larks (Taylor's Version) 3 years ago
i have one and he's been my pillow for the last year! his name is sir muffins lord of the chonk (lord muffins for short)
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Amazing for under 30 bucks. It kind of looks like my mom's old pug LOL
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Cayde-6 3 years ago
I have lightbulbs on my ceiling, they brighten up my room.
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Papa Bonez 3 years ago
I am in the process of teaching my now 20 year old son to buy flowers for his wife because she is beautiful not because of an anniversary. It is the small stuff that counts which goes a long way. Even after 20 years of marriage, you can still learn new tricks for a happy marriage.
Flash Henry 3 years ago
I wish I could have flowers in my apartment, but no matter what flowers I get, my one cat will chew all the petals and spit them out all over the table.
Veronica Richard 3 years ago
When I was poor, I would go to the florist on my way home from work on Friday and get a bouquet that cost whatever money I had leftover in my purse. Sometimes it was more than $10 and sometimes it was $3.57--loved the (now closed) florist who always produced a lovely bouquet no matter how small!
Consumerism is designed to make us buy things we never planned, Schumann argues. “We see adverts or goods displayed we did not even know existed. Marketing experts are skilled at making us believe that we need the product and that we will feel better buying it. If we only bought essentials, capitalist economies would suffer,” the life coach concluded.
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I can't ride a bicycle or skate because of balance issues, but I vividly remember feeling like I was flying!
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
Likewise! I miss roller skating! (Not rollerblades, I almost killed myself trying those.)
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Amy Broderick 3 years ago
https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0TEmrNDAoSTczYPTSylQvS1VIzy9RSFRIKkrMS1HISy1XKEjMLFLIT1Moys_JSS1SKM5OLEktBgAkWROb&q=i%27ve+got+a+brand+new+pair+of+roller+skates&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS906US906&oq=I%27ve+got+a+brand+new&aqs=chrome.1.0i355i512j46i512j69i57j46i512l2j0i512l5.9239j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Lisa Hewes 3 years ago
As someone with the same brand skates, goes to the roller rink every week, and is a former Derby Girl who would do it again given the chance, YYAASSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Who Panda 420 3 years ago
That is indistinguishable from the real thing. Absolutely awesome! As a tip if anyone's interested you can save these pictures and then do a search on Google to see if you can find where to get them. Or at least something similar
Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago
Making people smile... The least expensive AND most rewarding action.
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Braineating Spleen 3 years ago
Where in Kenilworth? I feel a Saturday road trip on the horizon.
It's Izzy 🇺🇦 3 years ago
Thank you! I might have a look next time I'm there (don't really go to Kenilworth too much)
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Rabbit-Of-ill-Portent️ she/her 3 years ago
Forgive my crudeness but this just gave me a food boner.
In fact, Slickdeals, the platform for shopping, commissioned a year-over-year survey on impulse spending and found that respondents spend an average of $276 every month, a 51% increase from the average $183 per month reported in April 2020. That adds up to $3,312 annually, or a whopping $198,720 over the course of their lifetime. Moreover, one year of pandemic later, Americans are still impulsively buying the all-time favorite main essentials: food/groceries (48%), household items (42%), clothing (40%) and coffee (33%).
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Brandon Marlowe 3 years ago
I read "I got the cat one" as you bought one for your cat. It's early.
The Other Guest 3 years ago
Well, if the strawberries don't grow, she could plant it with catnip or cat grass & then it would be for the cat :-)
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Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I think there are a lot of ways online to make these kinds of things yourself they're awesome.
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Elle Emme 3 years ago
Yes!!! I got this little hat for my snek and it makes me so happy :) Screenshot...668343.jpg 
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
OMG that is too gorgeous! Me and my best friend saved a baby squirrel we ended up calling little Kush but we only kept him till he was strong enough and he seemed to still have a wild tendencies so we released him. I sure hope he's doing okay now.
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Parmeisan 3 years ago
Thanks, I had to scroll back up through a dozen posts to upvote this.
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Another 2016 study by researchers at Princeton University named "Dark Patterns At Scale" found that people are much more likely to spend money when they are stressed out. It’s because stress triggers the release of cortisol, a hormone that helps us respond quickly and effectively to threats in our environment. In the modern and developed world, the stressors we face often are not physical but psychological. Businesses seem to have nailed the ways of capitalizing on that.
“Behavioral responses to stress in our modern environment — replete with conveniences such as big box stores and restaurants — do not necessarily affect one’s ability to stay alive versus face death,” the 2016 study noted. “However, performing strategic behaviors in response to stress may help an individual function in day-to-day life.”
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DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
My parents would use unused christmas wrapping paper in our drawers, it was always so festive.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
That's cool. I've seen people that have used newspapers and schalaked (sp?) it on there. I've seen it done on walls too which is very interesting because it can be a bit historical if the newspapers been there for a while. I saw one house with papers on the walls from 1930s! Plus it gives you something to read.
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Get everything you’ve ever been told “no”! I had a friend when she got divorced, he never let her buy the bleach wipes cause they were a waste. I bought her a 3-pack with a bow.
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
Good for you! I vividly remember moving into my own place after divorce - it was such a new beginning and a powerful experience!
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
anything that makes us smile is always useful. I remember buying a roll of wallpaper to use as drawer liners in my whole house... it was worth the money!
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I did this when I moved out on my own, but with wood grain contact.
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago
It's always been difficult for me to express just what kind of things bring me joy... But his is definitely one of those. Unique, enchanting beauty.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Personally, I think she's dead... That last picture does look a lot dead
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Meanwhile, a great body of research on consumer behavior also shows that a deeper problem is at work when impulse buying, and that’s instant gratification. When we are feeling stressed, tired, or anxious, it is more difficult to make thoughtful decisions using the rational part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex. Often, emotions take over via the limbic system.
As if that wasn’t enough, the act of shopping offers a hit of dopamine — thus making us feel immediately gratified — when we are stressed out. With online shopping, however, the researchers noticed an interesting thing. They suggest it offers not just one point of gratification, as we usually see in in-store shopping, but two points of it: one when you press “buy” and another delayed point of gratification when the item is delivered to you.
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Me too. Just looked it up, 33 bucks. But there are bluetooth options for less
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The Other Guest 3 years ago
This would be great for someone with limited arm/shoulder mobility, too.
commie pinkofag 3 years ago
I had one of these, but pushing the button exhausted me. Now I live submerged in a support tank where Netflix puts things into my head so that Google can take them out. I haven't moved in years and look like an albino sea lion.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago
"Lazy Luxury" I couldn't have said it better. One of those WANTS that you could somehow turn into a NEED.
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
I have "Kindle hand" - a not yet recognized medical condition where my left wrist is always sore, my left fingers get stiff and sore from holding the Kindle, and my right arm muscles are always slightly sore from holding my finger poised for the next page turn. This might be very useful.
Kim Kermes 3 years ago
I need a voice activated Android version so I can read and embroider at the same time. Or crochet. Don't tell me about audio books, I like the movie in my head better.
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Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
When I was a teen I always had giant fun quirky earrings like this. I’ve toned it down in my 20s to tiny studs and delicate dangly things. I’m about to turn 30 and feel like I should pull it out again 😊
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I invented a game to play with my friends on flea market days... we would travel the market, looking for and buying the most preposterous earrings we could find. Then we'd wear them out to lunch, and ask our wait staff to pick out the most outrageous ones. The winner got their lunch paid for by the losers. It was great fun, and another victim of the pandemic.
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I have a bird feeder high up in a tree... I would like to have this one there, it would look so cool!
kcanded 3 years ago
I'd so totally get that but my cat is a master hunter. She even brought a bird into the house last week to eat it on the front room rug! Ugh.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My mum's cat did that last week too. I think it was still alive when they found it and managed to get it off him though.
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Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago (edited)
I can still see the word b***h through the blurry panel.
Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
*dramatically gasps and clutches pearls* lol
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commie pinkofag 3 years ago
I look forward to the time when there are no words we're allowed to say, and conversation consists entirely of "Hey!" B word! C word! H word! And L word! Yeah!"
Bettie-Jean Neal 3 years ago
I send myself something every year for my birthday and I even have them include a card. Every year I write the same thing... Happy Birthday, B*tch. You rock!
PixxelDust 3 years ago
I read that as the N slur and was about to post a very angry comment....
Lisa Valen 3 years ago
I would love to make that for myself. When at last I finish, I find the PERFECT place to display it. Stepping back to admire my creation with pride......NO! An extra stitch right in the middle of the canvas. I'll never be able to unsee it. The irony of the message...
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
One is between 8-10. 2 pk is 13-17. Many options of sellers. https://smile.amazon.com/MAOYI-Flower-Shaped-Refillable-Dispenser-Separate/dp/B094W4KLK9/ref=sr_1_12?crid=DNZNGNIIO121&keywords=soap+dispenser+with+flower+foam+shape&qid=1653058473&sprefix=soap+dispenser+with+flower%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-12
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Francesca Annoni 3 years ago
I have this one!! You use diluted soap so it's less aggressive to the skin if you wash your hands often.. and you use one hand, it's perfect for kids and my sons love it!!!
Kivebo 3 years ago
You also high five everyone who used that dispenser before you so.. maybe not for me.
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Nightshade1972 3 years ago
My parents had a phone that was about that color, but theirs was keypad, not rotary.
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Kelli Girouard 3 years ago
I once had to explain to my 10yo how much a pain in the butt these were to dial. And if you messed up, forget about it, you had to hang up and start all over.
LittleWombat 3 years ago
There was no better way to express anger than slamming the receiver down on one of these bad boys! Lol!!
Lori E 3 years ago
That was the beginning of my anxiety issues as a kid...
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Cassandra Carson 3 years ago
This was the same phone in my parent's bedroom where I grew up. I'm so old.
TrinaKA 3 years ago
Me too (exactly) the same, only in our kitchen. It was on loan to them from the Bell Telephone Company.
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Amy Taylor 3 years ago
My house was built in 1946 and there was one of these installed in the detached garage next to the amazing workbench. It had the really old phone number on it that had letters and numbers.
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Jolie McCleave 3 years ago
These are vintage from 1968 or so, my parents have the matching wine glass from their wedding
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
I NEED!!! I've based my decorating theme in my room on a retro lava lamp in these colours!!!
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Alan Green 3 years ago (edited)
There's a joke there somewhere about leaving a snail trail on the bed but I wont go there. . . whoops.
europaleta 3 years ago (edited)
Yes you are. You will not be able to resist that temptation. Neither of us will be.
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Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Literally. I want a novelty lube dispenser on my nightstand 😂
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊 3 years ago
Bro obv to cover themself in and then slide around the house
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Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 3 years ago
I need to know how people get their succulents to grow so colorfully! I have several types of succulent and while some of them are meant to be solid green, others seems like they should have some other colors. They’re all healthy and growing perfectly, I’m just not sure how to get the vibrancy to come through
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
One of my most treasured possessions is a Mexican donkey planter from 1950s, The donkey carries a basket on his back for the plant. Mid century planters are so much fun!
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Sarra Johanssen 3 years ago
My friend got me one of these for this past Xmas! It's my new favorite thing.
Do_You_Think_I_Give_A_Tortilla 3 years ago
I’m dumb so can someone please explain what this is?
Emerald Ocean 3 years ago
So far, the 2020s have been awful, hence the dumpster-fire plushie.
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chad johnson 3 years ago
We had one like that (had a hard time finding a harness for chucky Chihuahua) called her our "Tactical Chihuahua" if you have been around the breed then you understand :)
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
I want a chihuahua, they seem to have huge personalities. My friend's used to lay down flat when he didn't want to come inside like so what are you going to do now? Uh, pick you up one handed and carry you because you're a god damn chihuahua you idiot!
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commie pinkofag 3 years ago
I see. Someone finds the thought of Ukranians desperately trying to stay alive in the rubble of what was once their homes amusing.
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Terry Bollea 3 years ago
This screams early to mid 90s when the goose trend was in fashion for some reason
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Troux 3 years ago
I was thinking of the danger of crashing and scattering broken glass everywhere.
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Erin Eubanks 3 years ago (edited)
Police officer, "Sir, why did you cross 4 lanes of traffic and have a head-on collision with the other cars? Three people are now dead." "Well you see, a motorcyclist passed me on the road and they were wearing a disco ball helmet. The helmet reflected the sun right into my eyes and I couldn't see."
Leoninus Fate 3 years ago
looks like i would be bad for other drivers, just being blinded by headlights reflecting off it....
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Mad Dragon 3 years ago
It's supposed to be Nessie. It's made by OTOTO. I have the tea strainer. I call it my "Ness-Tea."
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Hev Bushnell 3 years ago
I got one but it keeps falling over. Think it's had a ladle too much to drink.
Vanessa Richardson 3 years ago
I was gonna say the same! I got one and was so excited, but sadly, it doesn’t stay standing up unless full and, well, that just gets messy. A Messy Nessie, if you will.
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago (edited)
I have that in Purple! My X made fun of me for it. Dino (as in Flintstones pet) is still here lol
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Milady Blue 3 years ago
I have a friend who LOVES devilled eggs, and makes them for every get together. I am going to get this for him.
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Grudge-holding Treefrog 3 years ago
Same, the only person to receive one so far is my bestie
Load More Replies... dream of delusion 3 years ago
i probably wouldn’t even use these lol just stare at them all day
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
My shelter cat was a 4th of July special. Dad passed on july 3rd & after 7 yrs wanted my 4th of July Joy back. She's the best 4 bucks I ever spent <3
G o l d f i s h 3 years ago
Is the snorlax 3D printed?? I don’t even have a google home… but I NEED ME A SNORLAX!
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LH25 3 years ago
I have a crimper much like that I bought for paper crafting. I'll have to see if that works
Lola Atkinson 3 years ago
Or you can use the edge of your kitchen counter. Works just as well.
somnomania 3 years ago
for a cheap alternative to this, get those plastic things that most people probably use on tubes of toothpaste! or are they intended for paint tubes and i'm the weirdo for using them on toothpaste, i forget.
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
And what the tube actually is is awesome. It’s concentrated tomato paste. Little more pricey than the can but no waste.
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HarperTheCentaur (they/them) 3 years ago
Haha, the exact ramen I eat! I have this for lunch at least once a week. Maybe I should get these...
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Brandon Marlowe 3 years ago
Awesome! I've needed this my whole life. I hate the soapy mess the bar leaves on the side of the sink.
Court Jester 3 years ago
Actually the soapy slime in the bottom of the soap dish works great for pimples. I had a 96 year old lady tell me you dab the soapy slime on pimples and they'll be gone by the morning and she was right. Works like a charm.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Even pimples thing that stuff is disgusting, lol
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Carlton L. Fox 3 years ago
I hadn't seen one of these in years, until someone posted on the miniature dollhouse page, a photo of one she'd made. Then I saw a photo with a table full of them posted somewhere just the other day. Now this. I might have to go hunt one down and buy it. Might be an omen.
Anthony Nizza 3 years ago
I love those glass chicken dishes! We had a blue glass one growing up.
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
Apparently those are salt cellars. I don't know if people ever actually used them as such, or if they were always sort of just a collectible. The salt shaker must not have been too far off.
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Greymom 3 years ago
I recently acquired a Squishmallow stingray. His name is Stingy Ray and he sleeps with me daily. I then HAD TO GET the pink with rainbow spots version so he could have a proper girlfriend. Her name is Pinky Ray. I'm 51 going on 5 , and I too, give zero f*@#$😂
Bunzilla 3 years ago
Age is just a number. If you enjoy something "silly" and it brings you joy, why not? You're not hurting anybody. I've been thinking about getting a squishmallow too, they look so cuddly. I'm an early millennial, and I finally got my 3-1 Bunny hat/scarf/mitts. (I had two sellers flake out on me). Far too late to use it now, but I'll have it for next winter. I'm sure some people would say I'm too old for it, but nuts to them. Zero f***s given. I guess that's my under $30 impulse(?) buy.
Load More Replies... somnomania 3 years ago
buy things that make you happy, regardless of age! my bag is covered in enamel pins of cool animals and video game things, i have an assortment of action figures, funko pops, and stuffed toys on top of my dresser, and fun stickers all around the edges of my bathroom mirror.
Upstaged75 3 years ago
I sleep with a purple Squishmallow bunny I got at the grocery store. It makes a very nice support pillow. I also have a giant pink plush narwhal. :) I'm pushing 50, but I don't give a rat's a*s what anyone thinks about it!
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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago
THANK YOU . I did not know that such a humidifier existed but I checked it out on Amazon and there it was. This is the PERFECT birthday gift for my wonderful cactus loving niece. She will love it. I bought it and staying true to the post here I only paid €31.00 for it. I am so happy right now 😊😊😊👍👍👍
Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Awww!! Enjoy!! Feels like the post has now paid its joy forward
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Open it up and paint them...I vote for either fire engine red or hot pink.
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LH25 3 years ago
It's $40 at the Total Wine store here, but might be worth it. Sounds delicious.
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Bill cipher 3 years ago
I have three medium sized squishmallows they’re lined up underneath my blankets as a cuddle dud
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RoseTheMad 3 years ago
For those curious "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish word used to mean trinkets/decorative objects or a pretty young girl. I had to look it up, but it's a lovely word x3
Lizzie Smith 3 years ago
Up vote for the Yiddish word tchotchkes, haven't seen it used much and it's a wonderful word.
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somnomania 3 years ago
gosh, that's a gorgeous mug! and it's so nice to see someone who prefers a larger mug like i do
New Everywhere 3 years ago
The mug, the artwork...its sending me back to the 90s in such a good way
Bunzilla 3 years ago
Just look up 'Ceramic mug with lid' and you can find them :)
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UpupaEpops 3 years ago
Depending on where you live, you can try and grow some herbs. Fresh herbs are FAR superior to most dry ones.
HarperTheCentaur (they/them) 3 years ago
And then you could make pesto! Basil absolutely has to be fresh for that.
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Aww, those are the real finds. A new friend. Mine is Chee Chee. A simple drawn outline of goose with outstretched "arms" that look like he's dancing. Always ck out thrift store art. Found him Love at 1st Sight. Named after the artist Benjamin Chee Chee. Paid maybe 10 bucks & he's Priceless to me xoxo
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Kirsten St John Brown 3 years ago
I always wanted one of these. I am such a huge fan of Jeff Koons. And I actually did my work experience at Bernardaud porcaline factory in France while they were collaborating with Jeff Koons and got to watch them make the balloon dogs. Had to sign a waver, promising not to tell anyone because they hadn't been released at that time. This was years àgo now. My mentor was so excited the second week into my time there to tell me he was leaving to go to New York to meet the man himself.
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ThatHuskyStorm 3 years ago
I used to have a cat light that you gave a little squish to change the colors.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
I think this guy and shark hat kitty are about to form an unholy alliance. Just saying...
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"Friend not included". Which is a real shame, because he looks like a fun guy. :p
Ranger Kanootsen 3 years ago
I got one of these, except it's an oyster with a big pearl in the centre. My entire family fights over the pearl!!
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somnomania 3 years ago
omg i didn't know they had a calendar, i have close to three dozen images saved to use as reactions to idiots on twitter and imgur, but a calendar would be so cool just for my own amusement
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Oh I saw that at Ulta. I think it's 'Revolution'. This great affordable Cruelty Free make-up Co. They had tons of themed palates like 'Friends'
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Nemo 3 years ago
I have these somewhere. I wish I was smart enough to buy the Ben & Jerry Nike's. Skippers regret is still hitting me hard with those
Lukas-not-Luca (he/him) 3 years ago
https://www.hoopjordans.net/product/ben-jerrys-x-nike-sb-dunk-low-chunky-dunky-for-sale/
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Cook Swearing lol! Me last night making focaccia searching for the Tablespoon in the drawer that was sitting in the counter
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago (edited)
In case you don't get the reference on the bag it's a nod to The Preakness Horse Race ran in Maryland., in May. They serve 'Black Eyed Susan" drinks as shown by the flowers. The bird sitting on the horse is their State Bird, ' The Baltimore Oriole' (same as the baseball team). Actually quite a thoughtful ohmage
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Char Char 3 years ago (edited)
'This Current Unpleasantness' is the best description of this unpleasantness!
Greymom 3 years ago
I second that! Best description of current events I've heard!
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Until then here's free option ;) https://conversationstartersworld.com/250-conversation-starters/
Load More Replies... Pink Dahlia 3 years ago
The longest line I ever stood in was for 5 hours... waiting to get a driver's license in the state I had just moved to.
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Uber Mensch 3 years ago
Gourmet cupcakes deserve a full 5-point restraint system. Just sayin'...
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RoseTheMad 3 years ago
My parents had one of these when I was growing up. Pro Tip: Don't let your kids use it if they're using bubble bath unless you want the bathroom to flood with bubbles. (though from my childhood perspective it was definitely worth it!)
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
At least he'll look adorable while he's maiming you.
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Reminds me of spending faaarr too much money on gachapon machines in Japan for various cat hats for my kitties. xD
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Pheebs 3 years ago
Oh, did this at work once. Got put in a room with a couple of coworkers that were miserable af. Another coworker and I joked we’d need to “cleanse the evil from the room” to get any work done. So, we popped out at lunch and bought a whole bunch of stones and crystals, then burned sage and juniper berries in the office. (Yes, we were careful and made sure we didn’t cause a fire hazard - it was a joke.) can’t say the energies of the room over by the other two improved much, but the bowl of stones and crystals never failed to make us laugh.
Kiss Army 3 years ago
Reminds me of the "Boyfriend Bonfire" on Friends...
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I put my rocks on one of those oversized saucer like candle holders, so I can rummage through them at will.
somnomania 3 years ago
this is just big neurodivergent millennial energy, wanting to get a big container of tumbled stones so you can plunge your hands into them
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
I have a dollar store Halloween felt door hanger that stays out all year long. It's black cat inside an orange oval laser cut "wreath". Been up for years. Every time I do a purge, think I should retire it. Nope. That thing will lie on my coffin.
#76
LuckyL 3 years ago (edited)
It's so cool and surprisingly easy. Don't press to hard on the stamp ;)
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Oh I LOVE LOVE Dictionary Art! Have so many pieces. It's when print artists create on recycled old books like a dictionary. One of my faves is my "Always be yourself unless you can be Batman." Also have a heart (the organ) with flowers growing out the valves. Great colors
#78
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It would be a cruel joke if someone were to dip some mountain oysters in chocolate, instead of strawberries... Because the shape of these things are so insanely similar. It'd be the last thing I'd want to bite down on.
Piper L 3 years ago
If you don't know what mountain/prairie oysters are, I'd advise googling with images off!
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May 3 years ago
The magpie in me would buy this, because "sparkly!", but I'd never use it. Just put it somewhere where the sparkles would occasionally catch the light
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
❤️tiny fancy purses! I garden so I’m always dirty, always wear dirty work boots and a F***y pack so when I do get to dress up I love a dainty fancy purse !
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Béla Kun 3 years ago
Fountain pens are the best, but if you want to collect them you will go broke really quick
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Raccoon panda 3 years ago
I know this sounds rude, but for a second I thought it was a tampon.
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Kelli Girouard 3 years ago
Can confirm. My lab's eyes will roll back in his head.
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T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
Uh, no. Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails penned that song.
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My sister picked up the habit of buying pins and patches from wish during the lockdowns. She hasn't got around to putting them on her jacket yet though.
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Lola Atkinson 3 years ago
I have a Philips Bluetooth bulb. Drives me crazy. Can't connect to Alexa without a hub that costs extra money and the Bluetooth connection from the app barely works.
Kaz 3 years ago
I use the TP Link ones. No need for a hub and they work with google and alexa as well as your phone.
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LOVE THESE! Got them when I had COVID and was trying to not infect my family while isolating from them at home. We only have one bathroom and after I used it, I wiped everything down in the bathroom with Clorox wipes and then sprayed it down with Lysol but I couldn't spray the light switches so my husband made all the main lights in the house WIZ lights so I could control them with my phone and not have to touch them.
Lukas-not-Luca (he/him) 3 years ago
I always just used the wipe in my hand to turn off the light as I left
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Saw these at Costco but didn't need to try something new in commercial quantity. Maybe I reconsider?
Furmama0501 3 years ago
These look so good! But I would have to travel to the other corner of the state to get them! (Wyoming)
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Furmama0501 3 years ago
I don't have these nifty dice, but I do have a set that is hard to read like this. They are dog themed ones.
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Barbara Kayton 3 years ago
At first I read "silicon lemon marmalade", and thought, "please don't tell me you ate that!" hahahah!
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T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
I have one that's even more frivolous - a solar-powered LED lantern in the shape of a dinosaur.
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Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 3 years ago
My birthday is during pride month and I’m going to have the gayest party ever 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
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Kirsten St John Brown 3 years ago
Love the animal crossing gyroid on the shelf too! Where did you get it?
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Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Very sweet and he will be so proud to see his work grow and then get to eat it.
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Zaza 3 years ago
What do you call these? My feet have been incredibly painful my entire life, without any apparent cause. I would really really really like to try this, but searches are hard if you don't know the name of stuff
UpupaEpops 3 years ago
If you have and Android phone, take a screenshot, go to pictures and use google lense to search based on the image. :)
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
These dedicated erasers are wonderful. Erasers on pencils are usually c**p, will smudge rather than erase, and get worse with age. 👍👍
somnomania 3 years ago
the dedicated erasers are an absolute godsend, i fell in love with them in my art classes. you get really used to working with one wedged between your other fingers in your drawing hand, so you can just tilt it to erase! these look fantastic though, much better for detail work.
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
This post has done 2 things. Created a fond sense of nostalgia for my heart finds & raised amazon stock. This little gem is 17 bucks on Subscribe & Save with a coupon.
somnomania 3 years ago
i use really nice charcoal toothpaste with non-bleach whiteners, from the brand "hello". it's definitely whitened my teeth, but not to the insane degree that people seem to prefer.
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Potty pagan panda 3 years ago
Back in the days of blockbuster I would ask for the posters and the cut outs, they kindly obliged. Had Alien loved it
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Poultry Geist 3 years ago
When I was a kid I had a nice pair of cowboy boots and when I put grew them we started using one of them as a pen pencil holder ! I don’t know what happened to the other one!
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
Oh Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! HARIO Everything!!!! Have the Cold Brew & the JPL 60 glass tea pot with black lid for Years! So Good
somnomania 3 years ago
my mom and i got one sort of like this and never looked back, all we drink is cold brew, which is also extremely good reheated! we let it go for 36-48 hours and dilute it a little with milk/creamer and some additional water, it's so good.
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Rebecca O’Donnell 3 years ago
I had to go to “jeans585” to get the full picture. This set is gorgeous!
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Lis Daglish 3 years ago
All of these are great in that they all bring a happy moment to their owners but nothing, NOTHING beats a helium filled remote controlled shark. End of.
Jess-a-men 3 years ago
I do have this very adorable owl-shaped pillow with a production fault. I already had a normal owl pillow, but how was I supposed to resist THIS: Pillow-628...26e025.jpg 
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
Went on Redbubble a few minutes ago and bought 4 pro-vaccine masks (I particularly liked 'Finally microchipped. Ask me about my 5G signal') total with postage came to just more than £30 but individually they're all under the limit lol. Did it because there was an anti vax customer at work as I was handing over to the next volunteer. I was fine arguing with her until she called me a liar (I said I had long covid and it had ruined my life and she said oh I doubt that). At that point I went outside to wait for the car home because otherwise I'd have said things I probably wouldn't have regretted but the shop owner might have. Buying the masks felt like giving her the middle finger and I needed some new ones anyway - they're working wonders keeping my hayfever manageable too.
Eagle Girl 3 years ago (edited)
Love This Post! The things that have become such a Happy Part of my life I forgot there was a time before I found them at a Garage sale, Thrift store or Amazon recommendation. Fave Garage sale ~ 'Settlement' cookbook that years later found out my grandmother owned the same one. Fave thrift store~ My Benjamin Chee Chee Dancing Goose. Fave Amazon~ Grey Stone Garden elephant with upturned trunk. He lives on my perfume tray & smiles at me every morning when I pet his trunk. All under 20 bucks
FlamingoPanda 3 years ago
A giant llama plushie, she was worth every cent and cheers me up when I come home and see her on my bed.
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
My grandma always had these two figurines on her piano of an old man and woman holding chickens. When she died, they were one of the only things I asked for from the house, and I love them. Well, last Christmas, I was shopping at a thrift store when I found the figurines of another old man and woman made by the same company, only these were holding geese! I snatched those puppies up at $7 each. To explain, I'm not really a figurine person. My house is otherwise minimalistic, and these frilly little porcelain things really stand out. But I just love seeing them every time I walk by.
lapis lazuli 3 years ago
i own this little phone holder things that pink and looks like a mini tv it's adorable it doubles as a tissue box
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
Beautiful glass rainbow hummingbird feeder ($25). It's in my front yard bc I feel like it is the safest alternative to a pride flag that I can put up in my ridiculously Trumplican neighborhood to avoid getting hate-crimed (I live in a very blue state - where did these people come from???)
Shine Chisholm 3 years ago
Ceramic unicorn lamp. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Simple-Designs-9-01-in-White-Porcelain-Unicorn-Shaped-Table-Lamp-LT3339-WHT/313215186
Lis Daglish 3 years ago
All of these are great in that they all bring a happy moment to their owners but nothing, NOTHING beats a helium filled remote controlled shark. End of.
Jess-a-men 3 years ago
I do have this very adorable owl-shaped pillow with a production fault. I already had a normal owl pillow, but how was I supposed to resist THIS: Pillow-628...26e025.jpg
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
Went on Redbubble a few minutes ago and bought 4 pro-vaccine masks (I particularly liked 'Finally microchipped. Ask me about my 5G signal') total with postage came to just more than £30 but individually they're all under the limit lol. Did it because there was an anti vax customer at work as I was handing over to the next volunteer. I was fine arguing with her until she called me a liar (I said I had long covid and it had ruined my life and she said oh I doubt that). At that point I went outside to wait for the car home because otherwise I'd have said things I probably wouldn't have regretted but the shop owner might have. Buying the masks felt like giving her the middle finger and I needed some new ones anyway - they're working wonders keeping my hayfever manageable too.
Eagle Girl 3 years ago (edited)
Love This Post! The things that have become such a Happy Part of my life I forgot there was a time before I found them at a Garage sale, Thrift store or Amazon recommendation. Fave Garage sale ~ 'Settlement' cookbook that years later found out my grandmother owned the same one. Fave thrift store~ My Benjamin Chee Chee Dancing Goose. Fave Amazon~ Grey Stone Garden elephant with upturned trunk. He lives on my perfume tray & smiles at me every morning when I pet his trunk. All under 20 bucks
FlamingoPanda 3 years ago
A giant llama plushie, she was worth every cent and cheers me up when I come home and see her on my bed.
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
My grandma always had these two figurines on her piano of an old man and woman holding chickens. When she died, they were one of the only things I asked for from the house, and I love them. Well, last Christmas, I was shopping at a thrift store when I found the figurines of another old man and woman made by the same company, only these were holding geese! I snatched those puppies up at $7 each. To explain, I'm not really a figurine person. My house is otherwise minimalistic, and these frilly little porcelain things really stand out. But I just love seeing them every time I walk by.
lapis lazuli 3 years ago
i own this little phone holder things that pink and looks like a mini tv it's adorable it doubles as a tissue box
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
Beautiful glass rainbow hummingbird feeder ($25). It's in my front yard bc I feel like it is the safest alternative to a pride flag that I can put up in my ridiculously Trumplican neighborhood to avoid getting hate-crimed (I live in a very blue state - where did these people come from???)
Shine Chisholm 3 years ago
Ceramic unicorn lamp. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Simple-Designs-9-01-in-White-Porcelain-Unicorn-Shaped-Table-Lamp-LT3339-WHT/313215186
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