AltcarBoB Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Well it was saturday night and I had a few bottles in the the cupboard and I thought why not. Quite a few empty bottles later I accidentally clicked on the Hannants website and "I like that kit" and "ooh that kits on offer" and "I have been meaning to get one of those for a while" and "that will come in handy" and "I have to have 3 of them". Now I have an email from Hannants confirming my order Oh dear Oh deary dear I didnt mean to click the paypal button I must have had more beer than I am used to. Thats my modelling sorted for a while. Lucky I dont model in 1/32 or I would be bankrupt. Ooops 10 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 That's your story and you're sticking to it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Liquor and styrene! That's a bad mix. Oh well! I hope you've learned a valuable lesson here. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Been there, done that; so glad to hear it isn't just me. Fortunately they don't sell t-shirts or I'd have had that as well! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 At least theyre kits you wanted, they could all be Starfix Spitfire kits. https://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/gb/moorespit.htm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonM Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 6 hours ago, AltcarBoB said: Well it was saturday night and I had a few bottles in the the cupboard and I thought why not. Quite a few empty bottles later I accidentally clicked on the Hannants website and "I like that kit" and "ooh that kits on offer" and "I have been meaning to get one of those for a while" and "that will come in handy" and "I have to have 3 of them". Now I have an email from Hannants confirming my order Oh dear Oh deary dear I didnt mean to click the paypal button I must have had more beer than I am used to. Thats my modelling sorted for a while. Lucky I dont model in 1/32 or I would be bankrupt. Ooops It could have been worse, my other hobby is photography and I’ve been looking at changing my whole system, which would involve me spending around £5k! I’m not looking at camera dealers when any alcohol is around! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 My problem with Hannants doesn’t involve alcohol. It’s more that the obscure and rare kits tend to be on the rich side. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 😂😂😂 I impulse bought a 1/32 Super Hornet on ebay (the final minute of the listing was ticking away) right in front of my wife the other night. When the winner notification and price popped up on the screen I kinda turned round to her and said, 'I just had to do it.' I think that makes me braver than firemen or people who fight in wars. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Could have been the Apple store. I did that once after too much gluhwein at the Christmas Market. Woke up the next day to a pile of white boxes 😬 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 8 hours ago, dogsbody said: Liquor and styrene! That's a bad mix. Agreed. Wine makes lousy glue. Trevor 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polybebber Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Unfortunately I know exactly what you're talking about Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 9 hours ago, AltcarBoB said: Now I have an email from Hannants confirming my order Oh dear Oh deary dear I didnt mean to click the paypal button I must have had more beer than I am used to. Thats my modelling sorted for a while. Lucky I dont model in 1/32 or I would be bankrupt. Only one question - what are you going to get? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 10 hours ago, AltcarBoB said: Well it was saturday night and I had a few bottles in the the cupboard and I thought why not. Quite a few empty bottles later I accidentally clicked on the Hannants website and "I like that kit" and "ooh that kits on offer" and "I have been meaning to get one of those for a while" and "that will come in handy" and "I have to have 3 of them". Now I have an email from Hannants confirming my order Oh dear Oh deary dear I didnt mean to click the paypal button I must have had more beer than I am used to. Thats my modelling sorted for a while. Lucky I dont model in 1/32 or I would be bankrupt. Ooops Mwahahahahahaaaaaa…..!!!! Nice one! This is almost exactly how I ended up getting back into model making. I was drunkenly trying out eBay many years ago when I stumbled upon a 1/350 Lusitania kit that my mother would never buy me as a kid. Before I knew it I'd hit the 'fire' button. The only thing I could think of the next day was the hangover. It wasn't until about a week later after scratching my head at the rather large box that was propped against my front door that reality returned with a big loud 'Oh!'. My home is now a model shop with a few built kits. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Not being able to consume alcohol you'd think I'd be immune to this..... however when my happy pills go out of sync I can do the same! No hangover either @Alan P you Sir are a God, or living on borrowed time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 minute ago, SleeperService said: @Alan P you Sir are a God, or living on borrowed time. I am required to build it immediately, because 'it's not just going to clutter up the house, mister' 😱 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 All it took was a bottle of red the other night and I ordered myself a bargain from the damaged section of Hannants. A J21A with resin and photoetch parts. Drunk me said "You can do this". Sober me said "nope. Do some more plastic kits first" And that's not even allowing for the random Tamiya saw that showed up the day after... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hangover subsiding so I can review my purchases. Airfix Swordfish Az Breda b65 Az Martin baker mb6 Az Hurricane IId tank buster Been gun Spitfire V floatplane Azur Potez 630 Azur Curtiss Hawk Plus photo etch and resin bits for most of the above 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Quote My problem with Hannants doesn’t involve alcohol. It’s more that the obscure and rare kits tend to be on the rich side. Shouldn't tell you this Heather but your not far away from the warehouse in Oulton Broad and you can visit the place, you just sign in and watch the money flow from your bank account. I used to live 20 mins from the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 And of course I had to pop over to the Hannants website just for a look - no! no ! Must resist!! Adding to Wishlist doesn't count does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Great story! Tell us what imaginative mix of stuff is on order! PS: not sure if EU law still aplyd over there, but you should be able to return/ cancel online purchased quite easily... not that I recommend that though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 This lockdown has a lot to answer for! Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Had a couple of glasses of wine but that was a couple of hours ago, so suppose it doesn't count now haha. Either way I'm probably going to hit the £100 free delivery threshold to save the £3.90 or something that delivery costs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 12/04/2020 at 19:33, exdraken said: Great story! Tell us what imaginative mix of stuff is on order! PS: not sure if EU law still aplyd over there, but you should be able to return/ cancel online purchased quite easily... not that I recommend that though... EU law still applies till the end of the year I think. Then we are on our own God help us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 12/04/2020 at 22:07, Adam Poultney said: Had a couple of glasses of wine but that was a couple of hours ago, so suppose it doesn't count now haha. Either way I'm probably going to hit the £100 free delivery threshold to save the £3.90 or something that delivery costs I was a few pennies short once on an order for widgets to get free delivery. Spent ages looking for the cheapest thing I could order finally found something and got my free delivery. Clicked to go the basket to pay and the item I wanted in the first place updated to show as out of stock. I messed around for ages and someone got in before me. I think the retail gods were sending me a message. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langy Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I've done exactly the same thing myself today, A quick wander around the internet and i'm now the proud owner of the following, 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS.1, An Eduard BIG ED PE set for it, 1/48 scale standing Harrier pilot, Master - Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probe, Eduard-1/48 Remove before flight (UK) tags, Various Tamiya acrylics, just over £100 worth.. lets hope SWMBO doesn't get to these before i do...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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