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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckskull View Post
    If the wife is letting you treat yourself take the opportunity and if you're very smart come back with something small for her and the kid. I'm sure they'll both love some lego

    Everyone loves lego!
    Until the choking incident. Don't buy Lego.

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by schmunk View Post
    Until the choking incident. Don't buy Lego.
    Choking is just one of the valuable lessons lego has to offer

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckskull View Post
    Choking is just one of the valuable lessons lego has to offer
    Along with treading on in the middle of the night *wince*

    Another vote for Lego here.

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    Buy food.
    you can never buy TOO much food. Buy Food.

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    Buy food.
    you can never buy TOO much food. Buy Food.
    Last edited by jackvdbuk; 30-05-2008 at 05:54 PM.

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by jackvdbuk View Post
    you can never buy TOO much food. Buy Food.
    Quote Originally Posted by jackvdbuk View Post
    you can never buy TOO much food. Buy Food.
    you can never say that TOO many times

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by 99Flake View Post
    Along with treading on in the middle of the night *wince* Another vote for Lego here.
    Ow, ow, ow. I felt that. Only a stage or two below treading on a plug...

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Or, after some of the inquests I deal with, I could sink it on several bottles of scotch

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Oh dear. In that case I would definitely apply the Sam rule of thumb for 'spare' monies, which states that 50% = on sensible purchases* & the other 50% = on unjustified but cheering self up reasons.

    * considered some sort of outdoor toy in hopes of good summer?

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    I would definitely go with unjustifiable purchases for a treat!

    One thing you could do is sell them on Ebay, sure you'll take a hit on their value, but you'll end up with cash instead....and then there are REAL possibilities!

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by Shooty* View Post
    Or, after some of the inquests I deal with, I could sink it on several bottles of scotch
    Well given even a bottle of Laphroaig only costs about £25, there's still more than enough left over for the lego

    Just don't try mixing the two, not only does lego taste terrible soaked in whiskey but the choking risk rises a great deal

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckskull View Post
    Everyone loves lego!
    Quote Originally Posted by jackvdbuk View Post
    you can never buy TOO much food. Buy Food.
    Hmmm...

    You can never buy TOO much Lego!
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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Buy food from Waitrose, and use the money you would have spent on food, somewhere else, on whatever you want.

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Just been round John Lewis this morning. Was looking at pearls to replace a pearl necklace I bought my wife years ago. She came over and dragged me away, pointing out that they were fake ones (doh!).

    Thomas the Tank Engine Duplo looked pretty cool for son, but he has about 12 miles of Tomy track already. Otherwise, a decent iPod speaker dock thing looked probably about the best bet.

    Didn't spend them today, therefore. Holding back. The food suggestion is looking like a good one.

    Edit: Or two and a half rolls of funky John Lewis wallpaper. HOW fvcking much??!??!?

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    Re: Woo hah! Help me spend my bonus

    Quote Originally Posted by Shooty* View Post

    Thomas the Tank Engine Duplo looked pretty cool for son, but he has about 12 miles of Tomy track already.
    Wait for a while and get him this

    Sesame Street K'Nex

    I love K'Nex, great alternative to Lego

    *Ooops sorry, Not sure if you can get K'Nex in John Lewis.

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