Curiosity killed the cat

[munirocks]

During lockdown I was saving £200 a month that would have been spent on commuting petrol, so I decided to spend it on eyepieces instead. My wife bought into that idea. Then the price of petrol went up so I was saving £250 a month by working at home, so I thought maybe I could now spend £250 a month on eyepieces! My wife didn't buy into that one.

[powerlord]

I buy FLO's stock. Isn't that the same thing ?

 

😁

[StevieDvd]

4 hours ago, DarkAntimatter said:

I'm beginning to wonder if I can buy stock in FLO.

They are a private limited company but I am sure they will be happy to sell you items from stock.

[powerlord]

I'll tell you what - I was on a roll - so I requested my order history from amazon and got the csv file...

I've been an amazon customer since 2000.

The total was.. well I'm not telling. Let's just say, it was more than my first house cost. 😶

[DaveL59]

8 minutes ago, powerlord said:

I'll tell you what - I was on a roll - so I requested my order history from amazon and got the csv file...

I've been an amazon customer since 2000.

The total was.. well I'm not telling. Let's just say, it was more than my first house cost. 😶

now I'm defo NOT going there! or ebay for that matter!

[iapa]

I'm just under 30K, that is over some 7 years, just on cameras, OTAs, mounts and correctors.

Not added in the likes of ASI/Pegasus controllers, power, EAFs etc.

Problem is there's still stuff not been out the box yet.

Time to hit for sale sections

Edited August 25, 2022 by iapa

[DaveL59]

15 minutes ago, iapa said:

 

Problem is there's still stuff not been out the box yet.

Time to hit for sale sections

is that to go get some more unopened boxes? 😉 

[iapa]

how did you guess?

I really should start going through what I don't use/need and get rid/donate to causes.

[Tomatobro]

Money in itself has no real value. The value is in the things you buy. Now who was it that said that?

[LukeSkywatcher]

I'll hazard a guess that between 2007 and now, I've probably spent 20K. 

I could be way off. My 8Se and Quark Chromosphere alone cost 3K. 

Yep, I think I've spent more than I think. 

I need a lie down.

[iapa]

9 minutes ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

I'll hazard a guess that between 2007 and now, I've probably spent 20K. 

I could be way off. My 8Se and Quark Chromosphere alone cost 3K. 

Yep, I think I've spent more than I think. 

I need a lie down.

when I totalled the larger cost items, I fell down. 

On regaining consciousness I worked out that in the 7 years it was only 11 quid a day.

<wiped sweat from brow>

[Stu]

13 hours ago, DarkAntimatter said:

I'm beginning to wonder if I can buy stock in FLO.

Unfortunately we just seem to buy stock FROM FLO 😱😱😂😂

[iapa]

I just hope people do not stop buying FLO's stock.

Buy new kit, sell old.

[DaveL59]

58 minutes ago, iapa said:

I just hope people do not stop buying FLO's stock.

Buy new kit, sell old.

ahh but someone has to buy your old gear and therein lies the rub... unless FLO fancy starting up a trade-in program and offering good/recon'd used gear alongside the shiny new stuff?

Wonder if they'd still include the "may contain clouds" sticker, surely they'd have already escaped? 😉 

Edited August 25, 2022 by DaveL59

[steppenwolf]

I have all my astro gear purchases on a spreadsheet too and it makes for somber reading. However, it also has the items that were subsequently sold and the funds raised used to buy stuff for my other ‘hobbies’ so I reckon that I’m getting great value all round. I even have a spreadsheet of the amateur radio gear that I sold in 2004 to finance the purchase of my first astro gear so I can fool myself that I’m actually quids in!!

[iapa]

It is interesting to read this thread to see how people convince themselves that they have not really spent as much as they have

[Tangoringo]

On 23/08/2022 at 14:42, powerlord said:

If you've just ordered your latest FLO gadget and thought to yourself - huh - bet I could just cut and paste that order history into excel and add it up - see what I've spend in the last 18 months*

don't.

just. don't.

that way, only pain lies. ignorance is bliss.

😬

stu

 

 

* lets just say it's got the same number of digits as my yearly salary.

Haha, You’ve given me a good old chortle with your post. I share your pain!!

[DaveL59]

2 hours ago, iapa said:

It is interesting to read this thread to see how people convince themselves that they have not really spent as much as they have

plausible deniability, at least for those with better halves 😉 

[Shimrod]

On 25/08/2022 at 12:08, powerlord said:

I'll tell you what - I was on a roll - so I requested my order history from amazon and got the csv file...

I've been an amazon customer since 2000.

The total was.. well I'm not telling. Let's just say, it was more than my first house cost. 😶

Well....you inspired me and I all can say is don't do it! I've been a customer since 1999 (after they took over DVD Express) and total orders is a scary number!

[iapa]

To expand on the topic title, I understand the whole phrase now reads

'curiosity called the cat, satisfaction brought it back'

So, we can mitigate by the level of satisfaction our purchase(s) bring.