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an addiction...., by grantb on Apr 30, 2008 10:22:49 GMT 1, Im finding that i am being addicted to buying prints. ive bought so much recently and spent so much. Once i see one come for sale that i dont think about my money situation and just buy it. and the temptation always takes over. its bad really as im a student and start uni october.
After i buy a print i get this feeling inside and get excitied that ive just got some very nice piece of art
after just struggling to pay for my nickwalker lifes too short i then put basts sizzilingaffairs and the london police fruty print on my credit card. thats most of my next months wages gone.
anyone else feel the addiction?
Im finding that i am being addicted to buying prints. ive bought so much recently and spent so much. Once i see one come for sale that i dont think about my money situation and just buy it. and the temptation always takes over. its bad really as im a student and start uni october.
After i buy a print i get this feeling inside and get excitied that ive just got some very nice piece of art
after just struggling to pay for my nickwalker lifes too short i then put basts sizzilingaffairs and the london police fruty print on my credit card. thats most of my next months wages gone.
anyone else feel the addiction?
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Karl Read
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an addiction...., by Karl Read on Apr 30, 2008 10:32:42 GMT 1, I feel your pain! 
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sputnikeye
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an addiction...., by sputnikeye on Apr 30, 2008 10:51:55 GMT 1, yep, it's dodgy
yep, it's dodgy
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funyoung
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an addiction...., by funyoung on Apr 30, 2008 11:52:48 GMT 1, No idea what you are talking about.
No idea what you are talking about.
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an addiction...., by grantb on Apr 30, 2008 11:55:51 GMT 1, i thought it was pretty clear in the opening sentence.
i thought it was pretty clear in the opening sentence.
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funyoung
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an addiction...., by funyoung on Apr 30, 2008 11:58:43 GMT 1, i thought it was pretty clear in the opening sentence.
You were.
I was being sarcastic. Think many people here are in same boat.
Don't think it works in writing.
i thought it was pretty clear in the opening sentence. You were. I was being sarcastic. Think many people here are in same boat. Don't think it works in writing. |
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Tyler Durden
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an addiction...., by Tyler Durden on Apr 30, 2008 12:29:15 GMT 1, Better odds than a gambling addiction this. The house doesn't always win as you have something at the end of it. HOWEVER, only buy what you like and can afford otherwise it's a very slippery slope indeed.
Better odds than a gambling addiction this. The house doesn't always win as you have something at the end of it. HOWEVER, only buy what you like and can afford otherwise it's a very slippery slope indeed.
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kronic75
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an addiction...., by kronic75 on Apr 30, 2008 12:33:26 GMT 1, Hi i'm Nick and im an addict
Hi i'm Nick and im an addict
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Rsyok
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an addiction...., by Rsyok on Apr 30, 2008 12:45:04 GMT 1, Is there any cure for 'add to basket' syndrome? I tried to see that there was no room on the walls but found smaller work. Sold one print but bought another 2.
May have to go cold turkey.
Is there any cure for 'add to basket' syndrome? I tried to see that there was no room on the walls but found smaller work. Sold one print but bought another 2.
May have to go cold turkey.
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Pupster
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an addiction...., by Pupster on Apr 30, 2008 12:49:44 GMT 1, You are completely right Grantb... !!! Art is a drug.... !!! thinking about starting a councilling service... but need to get myself sorted first!!! ..... Every month i try and limit my purchases and every month theres a new print which i 'must have'..!!!
Its the pringles syndrome - 'once you pop you just cant stop'.
You are completely right Grantb... !!! Art is a drug.... !!! thinking about starting a councilling service... but need to get myself sorted first!!! ..... Every month i try and limit my purchases and every month theres a new print which i 'must have'..!!!
Its the pringles syndrome - 'once you pop you just cant stop'.
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dotdot
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an addiction...., by dotdot on Apr 30, 2008 13:04:47 GMT 1, Next door theres a room / field full of people with a serious
nervous disposition - F5'ers.
Keyboard Destruction being the order of the day.
And next door again - we have the flipper where mobile web access / broadband and ebay rule the nest.
Some people flit( flip  ) between the states - not
knowing whether they're coming or going....
It's almost kafka-esque... in a funny / cartoon kind of way.
I'll not - mention the penchant some have for queues - there's no reasoning at all behind that ......
Next door theres a room / field full of people with a serious nervous disposition - F5'ers. Keyboard Destruction being the order of the day. And next door again - we have the flipper where mobile web access / broadband and ebay rule the nest. Some people flit( flip ) between the states - not knowing whether they're coming or going.... It's almost kafka-esque... in a funny / cartoon kind of way. I'll not - mention the penchant some have for queues - there's no reasoning at all behind that ...... |
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BONGO
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an addiction...., by BONGO on Apr 30, 2008 13:16:02 GMT 1, BONGO KNOWS IT IS ADDICTIVE AND RETAILERS KNOW HOW TO EXPLOIT THIS ADDICTION
BUY THE NEW IPOD AND FEEL ASHAMED IN 3 MONTHS TIME WHEN A LIGHTER, SLIMMER, MORE COLOURFUL, BIGGER MEMORY ONE COMES OUT.
IT IS IRRELEVANT THAT IT IT NOW HOLDS 1,000,000 TRACKS, AS YOU ONLY LIKE 200 SONGS AND WILL FFWD YOUR WAY THROUGH THE ALBUMS YOU DONT LIKE
BONGO KNOWS IT IS ADDICTIVE AND RETAILERS KNOW HOW TO EXPLOIT THIS ADDICTION
BUY THE NEW IPOD AND FEEL ASHAMED IN 3 MONTHS TIME WHEN A LIGHTER, SLIMMER, MORE COLOURFUL, BIGGER MEMORY ONE COMES OUT.
IT IS IRRELEVANT THAT IT IT NOW HOLDS 1,000,000 TRACKS, AS YOU ONLY LIKE 200 SONGS AND WILL FFWD YOUR WAY THROUGH THE ALBUMS YOU DONT LIKE
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slacker
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an addiction...., by slacker on Apr 30, 2008 13:32:18 GMT 1, i've never sold any of the prints that i have bought and i've been collecting for a couple of years now. i was just thinking yesterday that i really need to sell off a few pieces to create some space but then last night i bought a fruity geezer print.
i wonder how many people seem to have been pushed over the edge by the fruity geezer. i am really going to have to do a cull on my collection sometime soon.
i've never sold any of the prints that i have bought and i've been collecting for a couple of years now. i was just thinking yesterday that i really need to sell off a few pieces to create some space but then last night i bought a fruity geezer print.
i wonder how many people seem to have been pushed over the edge by the fruity geezer. i am really going to have to do a cull on my collection sometime soon.
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Heavyconsumer
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an addiction...., by Heavyconsumer on Apr 30, 2008 14:44:33 GMT 1, YES!
YES!
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savilerogue
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an addiction...., by savilerogue on Apr 30, 2008 14:46:13 GMT 1, I now tend to buy fewer items but spend more. I think this is more fulfilling than having a portfolio full of prints.
I now tend to buy fewer items but spend more. I think this is more fulfilling than having a portfolio full of prints.
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an addiction...., by menace2sobriety on Apr 30, 2008 14:53:19 GMT 1, Definately addicted! Think its the whole "limited edition" thing i.e being 1 of only say 100 people in the world to own a certain peice of art.
However i have tried to limit my addiction by only collecting certain artists - gonna try and limit my collection to 5 or 6 artists and try to ignore the rest for a while..... not easy though ;D
Definately addicted! Think its the whole "limited edition" thing i.e being 1 of only say 100 people in the world to own a certain peice of art.
However i have tried to limit my addiction by only collecting certain artists - gonna try and limit my collection to 5 or 6 artists and try to ignore the rest for a while..... not easy though ;D
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loucastel
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an addiction...., by loucastel on Apr 30, 2008 14:58:08 GMT 1, Of course it's not an addiction I can stop any time I want to!!!!!
Of course it's not an addiction I can stop any time I want to!!!!!
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