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Professor Shark
May 22, 2012

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

I used to but they stopped selling anything bigger than size 12s :(

Why did they stop selling them? It's hard enough finding cool kicks in size 15 and now I gotta buy my socks on Amazon like a maroon.

Also I got my father-in-law this thing a few weeks ago from Costco:

http://christmasbeer.net/2016-costco-beer-advent-calendar/



24 different beers for every day in December until Christmas. Anyway long story short but I went back yesterday and was going to buy myself one but they were completely gone! There had to be 30 of them there when I got the one a few weeks ago.

This thing costs like $133 here in Nova Scotia, what is it at Costco?

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Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy

Professor Shark posted:

This thing costs like $133 here in Nova Scotia, what is it at Costco?

$59.99!

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

I used to but they stopped selling anything bigger than size 12s :(

Why did they stop selling them? It's hard enough finding cool kicks in size 15 and now I gotta buy my socks on Amazon like a maroon.

Also I got my father-in-law this thing a few weeks ago from Costco:

http://christmasbeer.net/2016-costco-beer-advent-calendar/



24 different beers for every day in December until Christmas. Anyway long story short but I went back yesterday and was going to buy myself one but they were completely gone! There had to be 30 of them there when I got the one a few weeks ago.

This is cool and I want ome now

thathonkey
Jul 17, 2012

haha costco does it again

Sialia
Feb 12, 2016

So in 'Straya there's like two costcos or something. One is within... manageable driving distance.
I went there once with someone else who had a membership card. It was full of middle aged obese women buying unhealthily large jars of Nutella and arguing with the poor employees about contrived circumstances.

thathonkey
Jul 17, 2012
i bought a big thing of those snyders pretzel sticks and was going through them at a decent pace but got sick of them halfway through so there was a big pocket of air in the container. now theyre all stale

there's very few food items that i have found a way to make work for me but i still get tons of value out of my membership.

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich

Get those garbage rear end watches outta here

Real men wear Jaeger-LeCoultre

thathonkey
Jul 17, 2012

Teikanmi posted:

Get those garbage rear end watches outta here

Real men wear Jaeger-LeCoultre

this except audemars piguet

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich

thathonkey posted:

this except audemars piguet

holy christ no, the bezels are so drat hideous on APs

it looks like something a steampunk fanboy would buy

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

Teikanmi posted:

Get those garbage rear end watches outta here

Real men wear Jaeger-LeCoultre

Real men actually don't wear bracelets.

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx

Teikanmi posted:

Get those garbage rear end watches outta here

Real men wear Jaeger-LeCoultre

Do you not have a cell phone?

thathonkey
Jul 17, 2012
watches are only useful as a status symbol and have been for a long time

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy
Yes, like I said, real men don't wear bracelets.

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

TheLightPurges posted:

Do you not have a cell phone?

Nerd prole spotted

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

thathonkey posted:

watches are only useful as a status symbol and have been for a long time

If you take your phone out at a meeting it makes you look like a dickhead

thathonkey
Jul 17, 2012
i agree but i wish you'd come to my office and update everyone else on the situation

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx

Quick Draw McGraw posted:

If you take your phone out at a meeting it makes you look like a dickhead

I think spending thousands on a redundent piece of junk for status reasonsmakes you look more like a dickhead

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx
Could have donated it to charity or bought a sweet gaming rig.

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe

thathonkey posted:

watches are only useful as a status symbol and have been for a long time

I know when I want to check the time, I like to dig through my pockets like a moron, and press a button, instead of just casually flicking my wrist


You doofus

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

TheLightPurges posted:

I think spending thousands on a redundent piece of junk for status reasonsmakes you look more like a dickhead

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

TheLightPurges posted:

I think spending thousands on a redundent piece of junk for status reasonsmakes you look more like a dickhead

Ok enjoy being poor i guess

shoophobo
Aug 30, 2013

"shoophobo? more like shittyposter!" :grin:

Fallen Rib

thathonkey posted:

i bought a big thing of those snyders pretzel sticks and was going through them at a decent pace but got sick of them halfway through so there was a big pocket of air in the container. now theyre all stale

there's very few food items that i have found a way to make work for me but i still get tons of value out of my membership.

Buy Meat and freeze it mang
I get those nice rear end prime nystrips, $80 for 4. It's a nice once a month treat.
Two prime strips at a nice restaurant with sides would cost ya over $100.
The seafood is also good. Giant rear end Tiger shrimp and Lobster tails.
Plus good reasonably priced wine.
You can get some good luxury foods for less then a restaurant and make a nice dinner for bae.

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich

TheLightPurges posted:

Do you not have a cell phone?

I have a 7 plus but I need as many symbols of vigor to show to everyone around me that i'm to be feared and respected

it's sort of like wearing a wedding ring, but I bet you wouldn't know much about the fairer sex :smug:

TheLightPurges posted:

Could have donated it to charity or bought a sweet gaming rig.

this might shock you, but there exist people in the world who can donate to a charity, buy a computer AND own a watch........ AT THE SAME TIME~!!

holy poo poo, like for real mindblowing poo poo

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

TheLightPurges posted:

Could have donated it to charity or bought a sweet gaming rig.

For real though what is your job

shoophobo
Aug 30, 2013

"shoophobo? more like shittyposter!" :grin:

Fallen Rib
watches are perfectly acceptable accessories for men and if you look down on and get angry over people who wear wrist watches you have some kinda personal problem imo.

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx

Quick Draw McGraw posted:

For real though what is your job

I make like 80k a year I can afford a watch if I want one. I don't I spend it on more awesome poo poo instead.

People already fear and respect me I don't need a bracelet to accomplish that. My T levels are optimal.

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

shoophobo posted:

watches are perfectly acceptable accessories for men and if you look down on and get angry over people who wear wrist watches you have some kinda personal problem imo.

It usually just means they are gross nerds who hate normies, which is a personal problem. They are also much morw likely to wear jumpsuits and use soylent

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

TheLightPurges posted:

I make like 80k a year I can afford a watch if I want one. I don't I spend it on more awesome poo poo instead.

So computer janitor?

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx

Quick Draw McGraw posted:

So computer janitor?

People are alive (or dead) because of me. Basically God.

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe

TheLightPurges posted:

I make like 80k a year I can afford a watch if I want one. I don't I spend it on Hearthstone cards and manga instead

People already fear and respect me I don't need a bracelet to accomplish that. My T levels are optimal.

There we go

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx

ElGroucho posted:

There we go

I'd get much more use out of both of those things I suppose as I don't need some stupid bracelet to command respect. Although I am averse to paying for porn.

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

ElGroucho posted:

There we go

Doctor J Off
Dec 28, 2005

There Is
My roommate works at Costco but we do most of the shopping at Aldi since they have better prices even factoring in the bulk discount, and also have high quality European imports that I would buy even if they weren't so cheap.

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

Teikanmi posted:

I have a 7 plus but I need as many symbols of vigor to show to everyone around me that i'm to be feared and respected

it's sort of like wearing a wedding ring, but I bet you wouldn't know much about the fairer sex :smug:


this might shock you, but there exist people in the world who can donate to a charity, buy a computer AND own a watch........ AT THE SAME TIME~!!

holy poo poo, like for real mindblowing poo poo

Very defensive.

shoophobo posted:

watches are perfectly acceptable accessories for men and if you look down on and get angry over people who wear wrist watches you have some kinda personal problem imo.

:lol:

TheLightPurges
Sep 24, 2016

by exmarx
Seriously I'm jut poking fun at spending a few thousand bucks on a "status symbol to earn respect". I know at least one of these dudes makes fun of guns as "dick enlargers" so its a little hypocritical as a gun at least can be used for fun or to kill people.

EvilJoven
Mar 18, 2005

NOBODY,IN THE HISTORY OF EVER, HAS ASKED OR CARED WHAT CANADA THINKS. YOU ARE NOT A COUNTRY. YOUR MONEY HAS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND ON IT. IF YOU DIG AROUND IN YOUR BACKYARD, NATIVE SKELETONS WOULD EXPLODE OUT OF YOUR LAWN LIKE THE END OF POLTERGEIST. CANADA IS SO POLITE, EH?
Fun Shoe
Costco loving owns yo. Bought some fancy expensive winter hiking clothes at MEC and like a day later go in to Costco for a giant box of frozen perogies and they got almost the exact same shirt for 1/4 the price. Gonna return the expensive stuff.

Also as far as watches go, the funny thing about wage earners wearing super expensive watches is if they had to save up or wait for it to be on sale or do a group buy or basically make any kind of sacrifice to buy their fancy rear end watch then the only people who are at all impressed by them owning said watch are people who are probably super loving boring because they prioritize appearing wealthy above doing things. Dudes that look like hobos because they spend all their money doing stuff are more interesting.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

The only person I know with an expensive watch is my rich uncle, and my aunt bought it for him as a gift with his own money since she doesn't have a job.

You literally need to have enough money that you don't care if family members just drop thousands of your own money on jewelry.

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

Ok then what is your job

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe
My guess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF1mx-Dcek8

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Dely Apple
Apr 22, 2006

Sing me Spanish Techno


Waiting for the 3 meter tall teddy bears to return for xmas. How people get those home is beyond me.

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