trancejeremy
Adventurer
I just bought 2 cases of Spree (the candy) from Amazon.com. I really didn't plan it, it just kinda happened.
I went there to see if they had Castle Whiterock (from Goodman Games). They do have it listed, but not from themselves and so for the MSRP, which is $100, plus no free shipping. So the heck with that.
But while I was there, I thought, why don't I look for a birthday present for my father. He's hard to shop for, because he basically hates everything. Not quite, but close.
Anyway, going through the few things he likes but I haven't already bought him, I was running out of idea, so I typed in "Mentos" (those mints that used to have those weird commercials, and you can make fountains with with Diet Coke). And I was shocked to see Amazon.com carries candy. Unfortunately, they only carry weird flavored ones or sugar free, not the ones he liked.
A couple weeks ago I had a hankering for some "Spree". A fruit flavored hard candy from Willy Wonka (now Nestle, I think). I don't know why I had it the craving, I don't normally eat sweets much anymore, but since I discovered all my winter clothes fit, I decided what the heck, might as well buy some. So I tried finding some in stores. And couldn't do it. All they had were "Chewable Spree" which looked like the original Spree, but weren't very good. I ended up giving them to my dogs. (They liked them at least. Both of them, too. One of them likes Mentos but the other just spits them out)
I wasn't sure if they even made them any more, since I know some of the Willy Wonka candies are dead (like Tart & Tinies and Zaps). But still, since I was looking in the candy section, I did a search for Spree. And they still exist, apparently, in original, non-chewable form. And Amazon sells them by the case.
36 rolls for $18. Plus $5 for shipping. But then I saw that they were having a deal, $10 off any purchase of $29 or more of Nestle/Willy Wonka candy. And $25 qualifies for free saver shipping.
So I now have 72 rolls of spree coming in the mail. When all I really wanted was one. But I guess they keep. (Either that or my summer clothes won't fit 6 months from now.
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Anyone else have any weird spur of the moment online purchases? (I would think Amazon.com would be the biggest spur of the moment place, thanks to their 1 click shopping, but any online place)
I went there to see if they had Castle Whiterock (from Goodman Games). They do have it listed, but not from themselves and so for the MSRP, which is $100, plus no free shipping. So the heck with that.
But while I was there, I thought, why don't I look for a birthday present for my father. He's hard to shop for, because he basically hates everything. Not quite, but close.
Anyway, going through the few things he likes but I haven't already bought him, I was running out of idea, so I typed in "Mentos" (those mints that used to have those weird commercials, and you can make fountains with with Diet Coke). And I was shocked to see Amazon.com carries candy. Unfortunately, they only carry weird flavored ones or sugar free, not the ones he liked.
A couple weeks ago I had a hankering for some "Spree". A fruit flavored hard candy from Willy Wonka (now Nestle, I think). I don't know why I had it the craving, I don't normally eat sweets much anymore, but since I discovered all my winter clothes fit, I decided what the heck, might as well buy some. So I tried finding some in stores. And couldn't do it. All they had were "Chewable Spree" which looked like the original Spree, but weren't very good. I ended up giving them to my dogs. (They liked them at least. Both of them, too. One of them likes Mentos but the other just spits them out)
I wasn't sure if they even made them any more, since I know some of the Willy Wonka candies are dead (like Tart & Tinies and Zaps). But still, since I was looking in the candy section, I did a search for Spree. And they still exist, apparently, in original, non-chewable form. And Amazon sells them by the case.
36 rolls for $18. Plus $5 for shipping. But then I saw that they were having a deal, $10 off any purchase of $29 or more of Nestle/Willy Wonka candy. And $25 qualifies for free saver shipping.
So I now have 72 rolls of spree coming in the mail. When all I really wanted was one. But I guess they keep. (Either that or my summer clothes won't fit 6 months from now.
)Anyone else have any weird spur of the moment online purchases? (I would think Amazon.com would be the biggest spur of the moment place, thanks to their 1 click shopping, but any online place)
