Fun for under $100

December 27, 2004 11:26 PM

A friend just gave me $100 for Christmas with the express instructions that I wasn't allowed to spend it on anything that I needed, only fun stuff. What would you buy?
posted by ttrendel to shopping (25 answers total)

good tickets to a concert, lots of movies, all kinds of things, but I would worry less about the proper way to spend.

Take a day off work and do lots of things you wouldn't normally do on a weekday.
posted by efalk at 11:37 PM on December 27, 2004

drugs.
posted by LimePi at 11:49 PM on December 27, 2004

I second the 'drugs' suggestion. Something warm and fuzzy, for the holiday feel.
posted by Jairus at 11:51 PM on December 27, 2004

Good liquor and a Pixies album (I'm building my collection of both).

Ooh, ohh, maybe a manicure (though that might fall under something I NEED) or a really outrageous hair color that I can only get at that one salon...
posted by muddgirl at 12:21 AM on December 28, 2004

sushi
posted by zadcat at 12:22 AM on December 28, 2004

Be grateful for such a wonderful friend. But yes, good food, good drink, movie/theatre.
posted by fvw at 12:27 AM on December 28, 2004

Oh, you said what should I buy, not what should I do. Dagnabit.
posted by fvw at 12:28 AM on December 28, 2004

tivo, at least the box. the monthly service will be on you, but it's oh so worth it.
posted by rorycberger at 12:28 AM on December 28, 2004

A massage.
posted by donovan at 1:11 AM on December 28, 2004

A DVD burner.
posted by Clay201 at 3:02 AM on December 28, 2004

A snowboard.
posted by Smart Dalek at 3:32 AM on December 28, 2004

A massage with a happy ending.
posted by keep it tight at 4:08 AM on December 28, 2004

Buy some flowers for someone who needs them. Have them delivered in a quasi-anonymous manner.
posted by sled at 6:11 AM on December 28, 2004

A $100 GPS receiver, or three to four months of broadband. I have neither, nor do I need them, but they'd be nice.
posted by codger at 6:51 AM on December 28, 2004

A dinner you can't afford. I'd go here. $75 for the prix fix dinner.
posted by zpousman at 7:02 AM on December 28, 2004

shiatsu massage.
posted by heather at 7:26 AM on December 28, 2004

Get yourself a nice flash-based MP3 player. My MuVo Slim cost about 100.
posted by selfnoise at 8:35 AM on December 28, 2004

Good booze.
posted by mosch at 9:04 AM on December 28, 2004

books
posted by cass at 9:04 AM on December 28, 2004

The fact that you have to ask this means that you badly need it. Enjoy!
posted by rushmc at 9:07 AM on December 28, 2004

Put it toward a big purchase you want, like an iPod, or a really nice handbag, or a TV.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:23 AM on December 28, 2004 [1 favorite]

Thirded for dugs.
posted by Keyser Soze at 12:01 PM on December 28, 2004

Spa treatment. Champagne. Caviar.
posted by Sidhedevil at 1:26 PM on December 28, 2004

Thirded for dugs.

Get it changed into singles, though, so you can slip it into the ladies' g-strings as you're taking a look at their dugs.
posted by Sidhedevil at 1:27 PM on December 28, 2004

keep it tight, heather - isn't $100 a little on the low end for quality? ;) We don't want ttrendel to catch anything, eh?

Books, booze, and (BJs?) movies (previously viewed movies from your local mega rental?).
posted by PurplePorpoise at 7:59 PM on December 28, 2004