If you had 500$ burning a hole in your pocket …

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

02/28/2012 02:38:50 PM · #1

So I won a photo contest!
And the prize was a $500 gift card to Best Buy.

You can do your best to guess which image won! =)

It was strange - no formal announcement on the web-site; just an email that looked kinda like SPAM. But it wasn't. I figure maybe they are trying to NOT have people redeem their prize? I dunno â�¦

ANYWAY -- I've been perusing the web-site if BestBuy and I have to say that for a store that has a lot of "stuff" - it kinda sucks to me for some reason. I feel that they are NOT the BestBuy when we have places like Amazon around. There's something abou the user experience I dislike as well - Or maybe I still hold a grudge for when they dropped their sales of anything APPLE back in the day saying the market wasn't big enough â�¦

OK I babble â�¦
But any thoughts on something I might be missing at BestBuy? What would you buy as a photographer? Or as a human?

Just ignore my post if you're not interested in some fun virtual vicarious shopping spree =]

Message edited by author 2012-02-28 14:43:54.

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

02/28/2012 02:44:10 PM · #2

I would get the iPad 3 when it comes out :)

MinsoPhoto

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

02/28/2012 02:44:46 PM · #3

I would look at memory cards and an external HD. Or movies.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/28/2012 02:50:27 PM · #4

RE: If you had 500$ burning a hole in your pocket â�¦

I would buy fire-resistant pants. Congrats on your win! It's a stunning image.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

02/28/2012 02:52:39 PM · #5

HAHA â�¦
that's another problem â�¦ they don't sell pants â�¦

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

RE: If you had 500$ burning a hole in your pocket â�¦

I would buy fire-resistant pants. Congrats on your win! It's a stunning image.

Venser

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

02/28/2012 02:52:41 PM · #6

I'd go buy some Monster HDMI cables, anything advertised with a 480Hz refresh rate. Ask the dude selling you the cables what the refresh rate has to do with the cable and listen for some random bullshit spiel.

CS

02/28/2012 03:10:16 PM · #7

do they sell beer?

02/28/2012 03:10:57 PM · #8

you could also look into a gift card exchange.

02/28/2012 03:11:23 PM · #9

Originally posted by cosmicassassin:

make sure to get the replacement warranty on the cables too, incase they break.

02/28/2012 03:12:30 PM · #10

HAha â�¦
no wonder they are said to be going out of business â�¦

Originally posted by mike_311:

Originally posted by cosmicassassin:
I'd go buy some Monster HDMI cables, anything advertised with a 480Hz refresh rate. Ask the dude selling you the cables what the refresh rate has to do with the cable and listen for some random bullshit spiel.

CS

make sure to get the replacement warranty on the cables too, incase they break.

02/28/2012 03:12:44 PM · #11

I wish.

Originally posted by Spork99:

do they sell beer?

02/28/2012 03:12:49 PM · #12

you could buy yourself a better phone.

Message edited by author 2012-02-28 15:13:08.

02/28/2012 03:13:14 PM · #13

Uh - other than eBay or soemthing?

Originally posted by Spork99:

you could also look into a gift card exchange.

02/28/2012 03:13:46 PM · #14

true.
I need a phone. All I have is an iPhone.

Originally posted by mike_311:

you could buy yourself a better phone.

02/28/2012 03:20:54 PM · #15

new phone

02/28/2012 03:21:35 PM · #16

Right. There are exchanges set up online specifically for gift cards. I've never used one and I don't know much more than the fact that they do exist. try cardpool.com or plasticjungle.com

Originally posted by tate:

Uh - other than eBay or soemthing?

Originally posted by Spork99:
you could also look into a gift card exchange.

Message edited by author 2012-02-28 15:22:22.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

02/28/2012 03:23:16 PM · #17

Personally, I'd get a Canon S100 to carry in my pocket.

ScooterMcNutty

Canon EOS-5D

02/28/2012 03:39:52 PM · #18

if you dont have an external hd, i would highly recommend investing in one... its extremely irritating and upsetting when you loose most of your images... and other things...

cowboy221977

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/28/2012 03:41:05 PM · #19

I would use it as a downpayment for a canon 60d

02/28/2012 03:41:26 PM · #20

YES -
I think I will at least wait until MArch 7 to see what Apple is up to.
Rumors say Ipad 3 and possible Apple TV upgrade.

Originally posted by giantmike:

I would get the iPad 3 when it comes out :)

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/28/2012 03:43:42 PM · #21

I have 2 daisy-chained externals.
I'm still frightened by all the spinngin hard drives. I'd love to get a static drive - or maybe a MacBook Air - but the prices are still so high for non-spinnning hard-drives.

Originally posted by ScooterMcNutty:

if you dont have an external hd, i would highly recommend investing in one... its extremely irritating and upsetting when you loose most of your images... and other things...

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

02/28/2012 04:02:39 PM · #22

Originally posted by tate:

So I won a photo contest!
And the prize was a $500 gift card to Best Buy.

ANYWAY -- I've been perusing the web-site if BestBuy and I have to say that for a store that has a lot of "stuff" - it kinda sucks to me for some reason. I feel that they are NOT the BestBuy when we have places like Amazon around.

BestBuy will price match
Also I heard a rumor that Photoshop CS6 will hit the market in 2 weeks. Might wait and see if you can get a teacher/student discount

Message edited by author 2012-02-28 16:03:34.

dtremain

Canon EOS 80D

Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II

02/28/2012 09:48:33 PM · #23

Great photo - looks like you're in a completely different class of photographer than the rest of the entries on the page.

Saw this little baby at Office Depot on sale for $50
Lexar - Echo ZE LEHZE32GASBNA 32 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
It is $51, but out of stock online at bestbuy.com - but it is:
Model: LEHZE32GASBNA SKU: 4327269

Basically it is a 32G USB drive the size of the smaller USB wireless mouse connector. If you could boot from USB, you could put your system files there, and have your entire spinnin' drive(s) for data... portable, too...

Guess I'm aging myself, but when I started, an 80M hard drive was the size of a washing machine. It just blows my mind that they can cram 32G on something that small...

I'm looking at tablets & drooling, but things are changing so quickly, no sure what I want to do. Samsung Galaxy 10.1 is $499 - your gift card will just about cover that (sans tax, of course).

Message edited by author 2012-02-28 21:49:28.