What was your last purchase? 2.0

Because before all of those updates DriveClub was mid, it tried doing everything its competitors did without wanting to do anything to either make it stand out or make it too close to a competitor along with technical issues. Which is a bad look when you are the crew who made MotorStorm, a very unique series of racing games.

After all of the updates it became a decent racer but you could get a better experiences elsewhere. GranTurismo was a better sim and Forza Horizon was a better arcade racer. If you didn’t have an Xbox then you also had The Crew which felt more unique with its whole “drive across The States seamlessly” idea.

Also 2014 was stacked against DriveClub, you had The Crew with its Ubisoft backing and unique and ambitious world and you had FH2 which had Microsoft backing it and was overall a much more engaging game.

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I have lots of thoughts on Levi’s, some positive some negative, but more pressing to me is the question: why are these so expensive??

Is it a matter of American goods being limited and more of a luxury item in Denmark?

These jeans usually retail for around 50-60 USD over here, so my curiosity has been piqued.

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From my understanding, there are several different levels of quality when it comes to Levi’s jeans. The cheaper jeans are made outside the US and doesn’t have the same quality control, fabric, stitching and so on.

The cheaper kind can be found in retail stores and so can they occasionally in Denmark. However if you shop them from a Levi’s branded store or department store, you will be paying for a better product. That’s at least what I learned from a reddit post regarding Levi’s quality.

Even on the US Levi’s homepage, you are able to find jeans around the same price range. Also keep in mind that sales tax in Denmark is 25%.

But in general Levi’s are around the same price as Hugo Boss or Tommy Hilfiger jeans.

We are not a cheap country.

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Bought my first ever car today even despite I haven’t passed driving test yet.
I’m aiming to ride it in some time when my instructor says I’m ready.
Though I had only 2 lessons so far, he says I’m doing quite well and he already let me to strike busy roads on my second lesson, even mini roundabouts. And he says he usually lets it on 4-5 lesson. So I’m quite proud of myself.
So I guess riding this my new purchase is not that far away :slight_smile:

It’s quite nice Ford Fiesta Zentec 2009.
I haven’t had any photos of it, so I might update the post later with ones

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A while ago ive bought the Rise of the Tomb Raider Collectors Edition Statue on ebay, and a few days ago ive got this neat little TR2 or maybe TR3 action figure diorama.

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The old school Lara Croft figure with the tiger, I used to own one. Bought an identical one back in the old days. A friend of mine had one with Lara as a scooper diver that’s came with a shark.

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Awesome! I’m also looking for the one with the Shark for a decent price on ebay :shark::grin:

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Just exchanged contracts for a completion later today on buying the forever-house of my dreams. The best entry I’m ever going to make in this thread.

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Damn, you exchanged Hitman: Contracts to get the house of your dreams? Good job, man!

:joy: No but seriously, good job for securing that. Hope it’s been worth the wait!

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In celebration of Alan Wake 2 I got two pieces of clothing from Finnish clothing brand MAKIA.


International shipping was free so I’d say it’s a win :slight_smile:

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Who needs Alan Wake? Spider-Who? I put in my pre-order for the only fall game that matters. :stuck_out_tongue:

Just two days away. And it appears it’s releasing at noon local time, so I don’t have to pretend I’m a teenager and stay up past midnight. :older_man:

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Okay. So it’s been about 3.5 weeks since I bought this. Definitely should have only taken a week to ship since it’s coming from within Ontario.
But I somehow still haven’t received it, so I got a refund from ebay…

IDK how “lost” packages usually work, or how to determine if you should write off a package as a lost cause without tracking. So while I could try to buy another copy off ebay, I’m worried the original one might still arrive and then I’ll have two!

Anyone have experience with stuff like this?

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Well if I waited three and a half weeks for a package that was sent out without tracking at any point then it is safe to say it is either lost on that delivery driver has slipped into Limbo.

Well if it is possible I would get in contact with who you purchased it from and ask them if they sent it out then call your national postal carrier to see if they can track it.

I mean you could give the second copy away as a Christmas present or you could do the actual big brain idea and sell it on eBay at an increased mark up, just call it a hidden gem and in good condition so you can gouge the price.

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I’ve decided to bite the bullet and just buy another copy. This one has paid shipping, maybe this means I’ll have more luck with it :sweat_smile:

Yeah, if the previous order arrives, I might just sell it once more (I don’t think the seller accepted returns). Or give it to someone here? Is any gear-heads here interested in a defunct racing game with no online?

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“The perfect controller doesn’t exi…”

It’s been a few weeks, but… do orders count? Because I preordered Retro-Bit’s Dual analog SEGA Saturn game pad… The white one (or Japanese styled model). It should ship sometime in December.

Edit: “Perfect”… Well, I once emailed Retro-Bit, asking if they could make a D-Pad that pivots in the center. Take some controller d-pads and you can press up/down or left/right at the same time since there’s nothing for the UDLR directions to pivot on. The original Saturn pad… even the Genesis D-Pads had this. I don’t know where or when this feature was lost. Maybe it was a patented design and couldn’t be copied. :thinking:

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Stanley Classic Travel Mug.

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I would love to find the guy who decided that buttons were ugly and punch him in the face. Everything has “touch” controls or voice controls now. Buttons work, damnit! I am NOT talking to my headphones.

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Yea! I’m not at all excited about a lot of the features on these things. I don’t need 11 noise cancelling settings. 2 is more than enough (max cancelling, off). I don’t need an app interface. I don’t need touch pad on my ear. I’ll just use the control on my iPod or phone to change a song. I don’t even need blue tooth, but that one I will use. I basically have always had the QCs. I think I have had every pair, but they are delicate and these are steel so I am going to try them and hope I don’t crack them like all my QCs.

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A fine addition to my collection



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