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12-26-2009, 08:40 AM
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My, that's quite a list. BluRays go for about $40 bucks a pop here. How much are they in oz?
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We have a retailer down here called JB HiFi that happens to sell cds, dvds, blurays, games, electronics of all kinds for very cheap. They also had a buy 2 get 1 free thing going on at the same time so I was able to get a lot of these for really cheap/free.
That and I make a lot of moneys 
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12-26-2009, 08:34 PM
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We have a retailer down here called JB HiFi that happens to sell cds, dvds, blurays, games, electronics of all kinds for very cheap. They also had a buy 2 get 1 free thing going on at the same time so I was able to get a lot of these for really cheap/free.
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Ah. Theyre extending their tendrils down here it seems; theres one JB HiFi store in Wellington. Been in it, but it just seemed like any other money milking chain store (like Dick Smiths for example). Perhaps i should have a closer look at JB though.
Do you work at one of their stores?
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12-26-2009, 08:59 PM
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Everyone I know is quite low on funds right now so I mostly got cookies and other holiday treats but that's all I really wanted this year.  |
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12-26-2009, 10:32 PM
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I would have been happy with that too
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12-26-2009, 10:50 PM
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Everyone I know is quite low on funds right now
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12-26-2009, 11:19 PM
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Ah. Theyre extending their tendrils down here it seems; theres one JB HiFi store in Wellington. Been in it, but it just seemed like any other money milking chain store (like Dick Smiths for example). Perhaps i should have a closer look at JB though.
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No, I don't work there. I'd hate to work there cause you never get a chance to just sit back and do nothing for at least a couple of minutes. Over here JB HiFi sells stuff for extremely cheap and as a result, every single day their stores are always packed with huge crowds of people with very long lines at the checkout.
They must be extremely profitable considering how much stock they get out the door each day, how low their prices are and how many customers they get coming through the door.
Everyone loves JB down here 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JB_Hi-Fi
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12-27-2009, 11:09 AM
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Everyone I know is quite low on funds right now so I mostly got cookies and other holiday treats but that's all I really wanted this year. |
awwww.. is that what you call her 
I think your early gift is better than my coffee maker.. wanna trade? 
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12-27-2009, 12:46 PM
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Cash. A decent amount of it too, I'm setting it towards a new monitor for my PC.
Also got District 9 on DVD.
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12-27-2009, 12:56 PM
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I don't have pictures, but Ghostbusters and Wolfenstein for the 360, a new Sony Cybershot 12.1 megapixel camera, assorted clothes, and some cash.
The one thing I didn't get that was high on my list was CoD Modern Warfare 2 so some of my cash will be going towards that.
*edit* Also had the joy of watching my daughter open her first bike. The look on her face: priceless
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12-27-2009, 01:17 PM
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*edit* Also had the joy of watching my daughter open her first bike. The look on her face: priceless |
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12-27-2009, 03:43 PM
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12-27-2009, 03:53 PM
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You know even I would have thought of that
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12-27-2009, 03:57 PM
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Ah, let's see, here...
G.I.Joe (DVD)
X-men Origins: Wolverine (DVD)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (DVD--the movie stinks, but the special features should be good)
Star Trek piano book
Assassin's Creed II soundtrack
Final Fantasy XII
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3, of course)
Assassin's Creed (PS3, and my first M-rated game)
Spore
Baldur's Gate (1 and 2)
Assorted Star Trek action figures
Couple Star Wars action figures
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
~$140 in gift cards
Those video games should last me a while. 
Oh, and I got Fable for $5 earlier with one of my gift cards. Definitely a good year.
Chapter 12 of A Soul Adrift is out.
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All the Time: After four years in the Unknown Regions, the Exile returns to the known galaxy to visit an old enemy.
Broken: A master of the Dark Side finds himself about to lose the one thing he cares about--and he will do anything to stop her from endangering herself.
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12-27-2009, 06:22 PM
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You won't be disappointed with that, I assure you. I got it too. Finished it last night. Awesome game.
You should get the sequel too. I got that as well, finished it about five minutes ago. Also an awesome game.
I must say I thought the second one was much better than the first, even though the first one was fantastic.
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12-27-2009, 06:44 PM
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You won't be disappointed with that, I assure you. I got it too. Finished it last night. Awesome game.
You should get the sequel too. I got that as well, finished it about five minutes ago. Also an awesome game.
I must say I thought the second one was much better than the first, even though the first one was fantastic. |
Yea, I heard that the second game's better than the first. I'm keepin' an eye on its price on Amazon--once it goes down, I plan to get it. That may be a while, though.
Chapter 12 of A Soul Adrift is out.
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T'katlu: On the planet Felucia, a young apprentice of the Dark Side thinks back to the beginning of her training as she lies in wait for her prey...
All the Time: After four years in the Unknown Regions, the Exile returns to the known galaxy to visit an old enemy.
Broken: A master of the Dark Side finds himself about to lose the one thing he cares about--and he will do anything to stop her from endangering herself.
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12-27-2009, 07:10 PM
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Not much. A gift card to Best Buy, a new Wallet w/ 20 USD, some new earbuds, and a watch.
But my trip to Chicago earlier this month more than balances it out after all, that was the deal I struck w/ my parents in order to go.
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12-27-2009, 09:34 PM
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I got ton's of deoderant, aftershave, shower gel etc. love that stuff - call me borin.
Got £365 christmas money and bought a
With many games -
Brutal Legend
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Tom Clancy's: Rainbow Six Vegas (I understand there is a sequel and this is old news, but, well - what's the point of playin the sequel BEFORE the first one?)
Among them - my fave must be
I haven't even touched the campaign but I have spent hours online!
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12-27-2009, 10:23 PM
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I found more sheer joy and good-tidings in receiving absolutely nothing but sand, so take that you spoiled, capitalist swine and your overpriced, frivolous machinations.  |
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12-27-2009, 10:59 PM
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Among them - my fave must be
I haven't even touched the campaign but I have spent hours online! |
can't go wrong there it is a fantastic game it is the first of the series I actualy liked
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12-28-2009, 12:26 AM
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I got:
A shot glass boot from Berlin
Some soccer jersey from an unknown Spanish team, not a big one.
Always Sunny Season 4
Airplane DVD
food
Two sorta dressy shirts
Logitech X240 speakers since my laptops speakers are downright terrible and more importantly, I can now have way better dance parties or hours of power in my dorm room.
An iTunes and bestbuy gift card
Money
A savings bond
I bought some ok headphones to replace my really bad old ones and MW2 with my best buy gift card
And I've also bought myself GTA IV, Red Faction: Guerrilla and Audiosurf off the steam sale and Ill probably buy at least 3 more games from either steam or Good Old Games.
"Everyone that posts here is aware of the game, thanks though." ET
Chad Dumeer, Deus Ex: "When government surveillance and intimidation is called "freedom from terrorism" or "liberation from crime", freedom and liberty have become words without meanings."
"Es lebe die Freiheit!"(Freedom lives)
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12-28-2009, 12:36 AM
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Actually we wrapped it put together, out of the box. My daughter is 3...she had no clue
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12-28-2009, 01:52 AM
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Belated: Some more tools for my electronics workbench.
BTW Does anyone know where I can find flyback transformers with AC output?
Aaaanyway, got some gifts from a friend from high school and she whupped my ass like never before on Soul Calibur. Mostly candy, some trinkets and of course a horror flick. 
Love me, I win.
Hate me, I win.
Ignore me, I've got exactly what I wanted.
Love me or hate me, you're still thinking of me either way.
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12-28-2009, 02:23 AM
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can't go wrong there it is a fantastic game it is the first of the series I actualy liked
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I agree fully - I am already rank 12 online and i haven't touched the campaign yet
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12-28-2009, 03:45 AM
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Assassin's Creed (PS3, and my first M-rated game)
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Funny... in NZ ratings most of the games you already own are "M". Assassin's Creed is "R13" here. 2 is R16.
Thats gotta be a couple hundred hours of enjoyment in your haul at least. Very nice! 
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12-28-2009, 08:21 AM
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Super Dimension Fortress
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I had an amazing haul this year. XBox360, new Yamaha home theater setup, and a 46" Sony LED TV. YAY!
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12-28-2009, 08:25 AM
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I had an amazing haul this year. XBox360, new Yamaha home theater setup, and a 46" Sony LED TV. YAY!
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O.O
pics, man! PICS!
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12-28-2009, 10:28 AM
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Actually we wrapped it put together, out of the box. My daughter is 3...she had no clue |
Haha. Nice, you've got hours of non PC/console related fun getting her off stabilizers now. |
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12-28-2009, 12:17 PM
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Got most of what I wanted. A couple of air pistols, with enough CO2, BB's, and pellets to last me about a month and a half.
An amp to play my music and sound effects from.
A safe box to keep mah moneh.
A holster to fit an air pistol I already had.
Imperial Commando: 501st. <- Finished in two days.
And some other things which I won't bother to mention.
I, for one, approve of the Ewoks. They're a fine representation of the primitive natives doing better in their own environment than the invading white man. 
Take that, Avatar.
"Welcome to The American Political System, where everything's made up and the votes don't matter!"
America: Where you have the freedom to express your opinions, and I have the freedom to hate you for it.
*dons stetson and putters away on the motor scooter of patriotism*
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12-28-2009, 01:48 PM
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I ended up having a Sixteen Candles moment Christmas Day. Got up and carried all the loot I bought my cousins and mother over to my mother’s house Christmas morning. Gave my mother her present and then started preparation for the rest of the family to arrive. Since my father death earlier this year, it was my responsibility to help cook the dinner. Basically I stayed there or was running errands from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm the time I dropped my doped up stepbrother back at his apartment.
Once I got back to my apartment I had a couple friends/neighbors stop by to have a beer and talk about our loot. That was when I realized that I had gotten squat. By squat I do not mean I had gotten something that I wouldn’t give the dog to chew on, I mean I had not gotten a single present from my family. I’m not even sure any of them had told me Merry Christmas.
Found out the next day that I did have a couple gifts including a Colt McCoy official Longhorn National Champion jersey, with all the festivities my mother had just forgotten to give it to me.
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12-28-2009, 01:50 PM
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cash (about 200 pounds... university beer fund, haha)
headphones
12 y.o. Glendfiddich
cushion
towels
other toiletries
various oriental foodstuffs (i'm an asianophile )
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12-28-2009, 07:14 PM
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Found out the next day that I did have a couple gifts including a Colt McCoy official Longhorn National Champion jersey
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Don't you think you'll be embarrassed to wear that around after Alabama crushes Texas in the National Championship game?
"Women are like sunsets… they’re beautiful, but there will be a different one tomorrow." - Gilder
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12-28-2009, 08:20 PM
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Don't you think you'll be embarrassed to wear that around after Alabama crushes Texas in the National Championship game?
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Just like I was to wear Vince Young's Jersey after Texas was crushed by USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl.... oh wait.
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12-29-2009, 02:40 AM
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can't go wrong there it is a fantastic game it is the first of the series I actualy liked
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What? How can you like MW2 and not MW1 its impossible... 
Anyway small christmas this year, economy in the US is down like crazy.
Bioshock(yes old news just got it though)
Envy 3 phone
Amazon Kindle
Target Gift Card
Money
and my brother got new camo seat covers for his 94 4Runner, which we both benefit from.
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12-29-2009, 09:07 AM
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O.O
pics, man! PICS!
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Sony Bravia LED 46XBR8
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-t...-33060616.html
Yamaha 5.1 Surround Cinema bundle
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