USVI-On-Line

I'm wondering how many folks on here, in addition to me, have bought things they likely would not have considered before, due to reading about them on the forum.

I know that among my recent purchases that I've justified as being for our trip this fall are:

Polar Bear Coolers (I bought the big one for bringing some food along that we'll cook at the villa, but I liked it so much that I bought one in all of the other sizes as well).

Rolling/Backpack cooler - to be able to get our sandwiches and drinks to the beaches we may have to hike to.

Tecni-Ice - I had never heard of it before!

Aqua-pac bag for my digital camera - I have a dedicated underwater housing that I use when scuba diving, but it's kind of big and bulky, and gets too hot inside to use for topside shooting.

New mp3 player - maybe this one's a "stretch", but after the threads with the playlists I decided that I needed one with bigger capacity.

Books - "Feet, Fins, & Four Wheel Drive" and "Off the Beaten Track".

I'm sure there will be more...

You?

So far for this year's trip I have purchased the following, all because I read about them here:

polar bear cooler, big and red!
techni-ice
VI Street Atlas
St. John people
Off the Beaten Track (love this book!)
Fish flip chart
Glassbottom Days (finished this last night--would recommend)
Dee-rags

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Night of the Silent Drums
F,F & 4WD
MAKEUP/body crap galore from the Vicki Beauty products thread
Flip-flops (most on sale)

Haven't gotten it yet but am planning on the Street Atlas and a coolie once the coolies are online for purchase.

Feet, Fins and 4WD months ago

Off The Beaten Track, about 5 minutes ago (Amazon seriously makes book buying TOO easy)

2 new suits (does that count?)

three new pairs of flip flops, but I'd probably have done that anyway

Snorkel gear

New Sunglasses

Still trying to find a good underwater casing for my cheaper digital (Kodak EasyShare, about 3 years old)

Oh yes, I have!
-New camera (Olympus 770SW)
-F,F, and 4WD
-Off the Beaten Track
-Adrift on a Sea of Blue Light
-St. John Calendar
-New mask, dry snorkel and fins
-Flip flops

I am currently shopping (or still need to buy):
-Luggage (to make sure I can fit it all into the largest carry-on made)
-Packable, non-leaking cooler (I'll probably end up with a polar bear one, too)
-Anti-glare cover for my lcd screen

I'm sure there is more to come! Great topic, Augie!!

I thought of more stuff I have bought because of this forum:

St. John calendar
National Geographic map of St. John
St. John Beach guide
St. John: Living Art
Desiring Paradise
Laminated fish id card
Otter Box
Songs from itunes after reading the "what's on your playlist" thread
That stupid coco real that I purchased just to show you people and now am stuck with!
8 Shari Erikson prints from islandstudio.com, thanks to the "island art" thread.

Just doing my part to keep the economy moving!

Not to be a buzzkill, but how many dollars are lost in productivity due to the popularity of this forum??!!

You are helping me with more, Liamsaunt. I also bought that CocoReal and songs from itunes after studying the playlists.
Also, all of the ingredients needed for Painkillers, Bushwackers, Pia's skeeters and other libations!

Jerseyboy wrote:Not to be a buzzkill, but how many dollars are lost in productivity due to the popularity of this forum??!!

Boo, Jerseyboy! Can't you see that we are shopping here?

I have bought some things and I plan to buy some more too. I bought the cookbook, Atlas, I will buy the koozie and t-shirt. I bought the calendar and an underwater case for my camera. There might be more stuff. I already had the books. What else can I buy?

Yes, a real buzzkill Jerseyboy!!

Shopping, planning the vacation, counting down vacation, talking about vacation....Makes me very relaxed and a better employee overall!

And I just bought some maps of STT and STJ today. Let's see, last week was a new belly ring per a message thread. Week prior to that was a see thru raft for my kids. Week prior to that was...

Well my VISA truly does stimulate the economy

Jerseyboy - if the IT department decided to audit my internet usage at work, I might be in trouble. Maybe I shouldn't be using my real name.....

VickiH wrote:Jerseyboy - if the IT department decided to audit my internet usage at work, I might be in trouble. Maybe I shouldn't be using my real name.....

I actually get to see our company's monthly report on Web activity. After looking at my own data, I freaked out a little bit and cut down on my visits to the forum at work. But recently, I said "screw it" and still come here often during the day as you can see. Just be aware that Big Brother is watching you.

Liamsaunt - Sorry to interrupt your shopping.

VickiH wrote:Jerseyboy - if the IT department decided to audit my internet usage at work, I might be in trouble. Maybe I shouldn't be using my real name.....

You and me both. Yikes! I'm still getting a ton of work done, though, so I justify it that way. Also, we have smokers here and I don't smoke so the forum break is like my smoke break. That's my defense plan, anyway.