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It was my birthday last week and I had noooo idea for presents, therefore everyone gave me money amounting to £250. Now I don't know what to do with it!
So - non-bike (don't need anything) ideas please - I like food, cars, film, music...
Donate to charity? I believe £250 will get you an enormous sense of well-being.
...or just get pissed and have a fancy meal.
if in doubt, cocaine and hookers.
Do something you wouldn't normally do.
I did a tamdem paraglide for mine 1 year.
Go to a flash restaurant and get dressed up or something like that
some really nice noise cancelling headphones - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000NDGNCS/ref=asc_df_B000NDGNCS9403135
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Nice shoes.
Nice shoes.
Cheers!
Slightly over budget, but you could treat yourself and 2 mates to paintball in a tank
[url= http://www.armourgeddon.co.uk/tank_battles.php ]tank paintball clicky[/url]
Be incredibly boring and put it in a savings account until next year's birthday money arrives. Then go travelling.
fancy meal and a fancy pants restaurant
http://www.thefatduck.co.uk/ Eek..you'll be eating alone though @ £180! (+12.5% optional [madatory] tip!)
£100 on a bread-maker - never buy bread again and always have fresh healthy stuff in the kitchen.
£150 on a day out with the bird/boyfriend, evening at the ballet (again, bird or boyfriend) and a decent meal 🙂
Weekend city break - Venice
Google Nexus
FatYak Kayak
Ipod + docking station
A new Air rifle
A turntable.
Some Lego.
Chickens.
Or a record of some chickens playing with Lego.
A small metal lathe or Lego 🙂
For my daughters birthday, I got her a flying lesson in a helicopter for not much more than that.
She flew a helicopter before ever driving a car....and was able to take a couple of girly friends with her along for the ride.
One she'll remember I reckon
(Something I fancy doing too, if truth be told)
Coaching session with Jedi
..or Ed Oxley
One eighth of one breast augmentation.
Sexy.
DrP
Gastric band?
Long weekend somewhere.
Annual subscription to Lovefilm/Spotify.
Adopt 10 donkeys from an Isle of Wight sanctuary and start a donkey army to take over the world.
No?? 😆
Car exhaust flame thrower kit.
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A nice lightweight down gilet
Some cool outdoor stuff? Knife, compass, stove or something
An inflatable dinghy
Some new kitchen knives
Buy a musical instrument and learn to play it.
Your very own one of these.
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£250 from here- http://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/5703266/giant-water-ball-10ft-diameter
Don't bother with the breadmaker. Just get a proper mixer and use the oven you already have - much better results.
MTB photography course?
get yourself a pair of tannoy reveal active studio monitors, thats what i'm getting with my next spare £250[url=javascript:openPopup(314, 'media_bdbviewer_AR_246055.html?image=0', 870, 768, 0, 0, 'bdb');][/url]
squeezebox
sonos
If you have something to control it with:
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[url= http://ardrone2.parrot.com/i-want-it/ ]AR Drone[/url]
Some great ideas - some of which I already have though.
Just got another £30 too...
Am thinking I may do an 'experience' a la glider suggestion above.
[url= http://www.mainlinemenswear.co.uk/product.php?xProd=38547 ]hooded sweatshirt...?[/url]
For £250 you can have my wife for a week and I can buy some new Forks
Pictures please 😉
Pictures please 😉
Not to everyone's taste but almost within budget
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Hmmm, bouncy! I like...! 😉
if you put it on Emerald Witness on wed you will have a £1000 to play with
I like your style dan cake 🙂
250 lottery tickets?
My utilities bill?
Top notch escort, for 10 minutes. Enough time.
Right - been into town looking for inspiration....
I have a Gaggia Classic and a Dualit burr grinder - I was thinking I could either upgrade the burr grinder to something more substantial or sell the Classic and buy a bean to cup machine (and add a little of my own money too).
Or an ice cream maker (have kids and they would love it)
Or a nice food mixer (again, kids, cakes etc)
Or (going a bit leftfield and it may not get used) - a petrol remote control car (they seem to be in the £200 to £300 region and the father in law has a huge field I could use.
Or a Lambo driving experience (only £59 on offer at Red Letter Days for 4 laps).
Or spend it all on a more in-depth rally driving day - they seem to be in the £200 to £300 region too.
Or be very boring and save it.
It all does seem a little mad though - struggling to think of something to spend money on (I could spend £250 on stuff for the house but I really want to do something for me).
A Tissot or Seiko watch.
A driving day at Silverstone (the single seaters are awesome).
A slap up meal somewhere nice like Purnells.
A pair of proper, English brogues.
A meat order at Donald Russell butchers.
The wine and produce for an amazing home cooked meal.
That is my list at the moment.
flights to somewhere warm for a weekend with the bike
250 lottery tickets
Get yourself a foodie hamper from [url= http://www.weetons.com/Food-Drink-Luxury-Groceries-Hampers-Gifts/ ]these[/url] guys. It's all lovely local produce
Or invest your cash in Malt Whisky. Find a distillery that has recently stop producing (either shut down or burned down etc), buy some malt, hide it for 10 years. You've got a little fun investment to sell or enjoy at your leisure in the future
If you fancy reducung your IQ then an ounce of finest would help
mountain unicycle surely..?
or put it towards a fat uni..
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That kind of cash gets you a fast taxi ride in a lancaster bomber....