Things you can't go cheap on

[gekko]

Sunglasses I won't buy cheap, but I won't go overboard (as in designers).

Soccer equipment I usually buy near the most expensive in everything. Can't stand anything less than the international match balls (usually get the latest FIFA, U.S. Soccer, or MLS ball). Goalie gloves under $100 just tend not to provide the grip, and the go bad quickly. I tend to buy Adidas newest cleat for the year, but it's just I like them, not my fault they're so expensive. Have to buy the molded shin-guards.

Computers I usually won't go cheap, but that's because when I buy new, I want something new, not a year old. So I tend to always buy the latest and greatest.

Home theater I don't go crazy, but I won't do cheap either. I don't spend $10,000 because I want an HDMI-switching receiver, but I would if I had the money. I usually go for the mid-level, that is still affordable, but provides the features I want.

[jeepnut]

99 times out of 100 I won't go cheap on electronics. It's rare that I skimp on electronics because I consider my electronics to be my favorite possessions and I want something that I spend a lot of time with to be something I really like.

Video game controllers and accessories. Generic sucks. I only buy official controllers.

Soda. Pepsi all the way. Nothing else will do.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by gekko

Soccer equipment I usually buy near the most expensive in everything. Can't stand anything less than the international match balls (usually get the latest FIFA, U.S. Soccer, or MLS ball). Goalie gloves under $100 just tend not to provide the grip, and the go bad quickly. I tend to buy Adidas newest cleat for the year, but it's just I like them, not my fault they're so expensive. Have to buy the molded shin-guards.

I forgot about sports...


I cant have cheap cleats for Soccer.....playing in such a *cough* high level that I played in (U21 Premier ) cheap cleats just dont do it.....anything under 150 wont do you good for the season. Shinpads I dont much care about, I use the same ones I've used for 4 years, its sort of grown into a superstitious thing. I always wear the one thats cracked down the middle on my right leg.

And for hockey, I cant go cheap on anything. The mouthguards I buy are 20 bucks a piece, and I get a new one every so often, Sticks are about 100 bucks, I need new gloves soon, and those will be close to 120. When I bought my skates, they were 550.

Damn sports.