Shame... kinda

[captain_slinky]

I'm looking over all the stuff i got at ECCC this year, and I'm kind of ashamed. I have the same amount of stuff from THIS convention that i would have come home from any other convention with, but the difference is that at any other convention i would have spent only $20 to $30 for this amount of stuff. And how much did i spend this year?

$120

There are 3 items that I bought this year which are my main shame-points. Three items which I broke my own Rules of Engagement in order to purchase:

• The Girl Genius "Jagermonster" Leather Back Pack - $25 Extremely nice bag, high quality, and awesomely designed. Can't order them on-line, have to get them at conventions.
  
• Star Trek: The Manga TPB Signed by Wil Wheaton - $20 Cover price is just $10, but it was the very last copy that Wil had at the convention and I kinda had him sign it before asking about the price.
  
• Kung Fu Joe DVD Movie - $15 Awesome looking action/comedy filmed entirely in Bellingham, the writer/director was there and he was an awesome guy and the trailer for the movie looked awesome and I had the cash on me and... I have no other excuse. I didn't even try to talk him down on the price. I'm so ashamed :(

That's HALF the money I spent at the convention, all on just those three items! If I had saved that money till the end of the convention, I could have QUADRUPLED the amount of stuff i came home with! As it is, all I ended up with was about two long boxes full of comics, 5 posters, 3 T-Shirts, a gazillion pins and buttons, 5 Wonder Woman tiaras, 3 Flash rings, an Easter Egg dying kit, 4 Action Figures, 5 trade paperbacks, 4 bottles of Venom Energy Drink, a ton of various Trading Cards, 2 pieces of original artwork and of course the three items listed above. How sad :(

Comments

[dotgirl.livejournal.com]

Spending money isn't about getting a lot of stuff - it's about getting stuff you want. Money spent just because something is cheap is money wasted.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

True that, but I guess my point is that I could have gotten A LOT MORE stuff I wanted if I had just been a bit more selective in my spending process. Also, a big difference between spending on what I 8want* as opposed to what I *need*. I WANTED the three big-ticket items, but i NEEDED all of the other stuff I bought while i was being thrifty.

Oh, and Happy Birthday! Only took some 16 years or so, but I finally remembered that you're birthday is on the 9th :)