my new toy.....the lava lamps!

[taranaki]

O.K......It's a bit geeky...but last week I must have had a rush of blood to the head

For some reason I just wanted to go shopping.Not 'guy' shopping....(need something,go to shop,buy it)more 'girlie' shopping...(go to town just to look,come back with something interesting,but fairly useless)...but in a 'guy' sort of way...(hardware stores...2nd hand shops...dealer parts depts.etc).

Well I went into Cash Converters...and as usual..there were heaps of last month's trendy items......including a whole shelf of lava lamps! Now normally,I would find such a big collection of naff items hilarious,but they were all plugged in and going...I was TRANSFIXED! I just had to have one! I chose a really funky looking silver rocket with green oil,and asked the guy in the shop...He gave me a look that said.. crazy man on the loose and told me that he hadn't sold one in weeks and was using them for display only.....he opened a drawer and it was like,FULL of the damn things....only$10 each....in original boxes....

So now I have two.....one red,one green..

[Tireburner]

Lava lamps and fish........

Both are transfixing if you stop and watch them. The cool thing about lava lamps is that they don't have to be fed!!!!

I pretty much did the same thing yesterday, only my stops were all at antique shops. I found my wife 5 little real old blue bottles to add to her collection. I'm going to give them to her for valentines day. I didn't find anything I couldn't live without , but at least I found something unique for Valentines day, and didn't wait till the last minute to do it !!! (for a change)

[VideoNasty]

I haven't set my lava lamp back up yet...I got one for Christmas a few years ago....
damned thing always sets me to sleep....I can be wide awake and the next second out cold if i turn that lava lamp on!
I was planning on putting mine in the computer room.....as this is the 'non-themed' room of our house, living room: Oriental Theme, Bedroom: art-deco black/white/grey, computer room: odd things picked up in travel theme

[KatWoman]

$10 ???? Wow they are pretty popular in the states and go for about $40. But then again, what is $10NZ in USD? Mine is silver with purple oil. I havent turned it on in awhile cuz it gets pretty hot and I have a nosy dog who can't leave a darned thing alone. I don't have a problem watching it and having it put me to sleep. Watching my fish puts me to sleep :o

[dejoux]

Originally posted by KatWoman
$10 ???? Wow they are pretty popular in the states and go for about $40. But then again, what is $10NZ in USD?

Like $4.50 at the most

Crappy 3rd world NZ dollar

[taranaki]

Originally posted by dejoux


Like $4.50 at the most

Crappy 3rd world NZ dollar

maybe...but look at this..

Live Rates as of 2002.02.12 03:53:21 GMT.
40.00 USD
United States Dollars = 95.4180 NZD
New Zealand Dollars
1 USD = 2.38545 NZD 1 NZD = 0.419208 USD

So Kat would have to pay NZ$95 for a lamp that cost me 10 bucks!

I'M HAPPY WITH THAT DEAL....:flash: :flash: :flash: :flash:

if only i could find a lava lamp smiley! :lavalamp:

[Buzzr]

lol think i'll go check out my local cash converters tomorrow too

[primera man]

Originally posted by taranaki
He gave me a look that said.. crazy man on the loose

Thats really the story in a nutshell
:finger: :finger: :finger:

[Gonthrax]

Originally posted by taranaki


maybe...but look at this..

Live Rates as of 2002.02.12 03:53:21 GMT.
40.00 USD
United States Dollars = 95.4180 NZD
New Zealand Dollars
1 USD = 2.38545 NZD 1 NZD = 0.419208 USD

So Kat would have to pay NZ$95 for a lamp that cost me 10 bucks!

I'M HAPPY WITH THAT DEAL....:flash: :flash: :flash: :flash:

if only i could find a lava lamp smiley! :lavalamp:

I'm confused... But your probly right Mr T

On the lava lamps, I love um... I have a silver rocket one also, only I payed 30 USD for it

[dejoux]

My conversion was taranaki's lamp in US dollars
PM conversion was an American Lamp new in NZ dollars

thats the difference