Something I can honestly say I bought with MyLot earnings!

@TheHorse (205245)
Walnut Creek, California
December 9, 2016 5:41pm CST
I already have a KLH Model 21 radio. But when I saw this one on eBay for $50, plus $30 shipping, I knew I had to slap down a bid. These things are getting more and more rare, and a working KLH Model 21 sounds really good. I was surprised to win it for $50. If not for my MyLot earnings over a year and a half or so, I probably wouldn't have bothered slapping down a bid. I'll have to glue down that front grille cloth, and I already removed the little scratches on the tuning knob. I also probably refinish the wood, though it doesn't look that bad as is. Whether I keep this one or sell it down the road (for $125 or so, in today's market) remains to be seen. Have you ever bought something that you probably wouldn't have bought if not for the "little extra" you make on MyLot?
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 16
Honestly? I buy either weed or catfood if we need it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
Weed and cat food. Those sound like worthy causes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
@CoralLevang Might weed work for both of them?
Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I haven't made enough on MyLot to buy much of anything. How much can I get for $5? Next payout will bring me $6. Okay, now I'll have $11, a number so low that even I can do the math, lol. But a penny is a penny, as I've heard, so I certainly won't be an ingrate or turn it down.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
There's always the Dollar Store. I went there today!
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Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
11 Dec 16
@TheHorse Oh yeah! I totally forgot about the Dollar Store.
Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81539)
• Onaway, Michigan
10 Dec 16
That is a nice gift you got yourself their. As of lately since being back to mylot only reached payout twice and all my earnings are being saved right now to go towards a new laptop if I don't get it for Christmas. So as you know I am working hard to at least get 10.00 a month anything more will be great. I think I have almost 18.00 saved towards one.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
It's nice to get something for myself now and then.
Michelle
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
9 Dec 16
Yay on your purchase! And it works too! What age would this be from?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 16
It's from 1966. I saw that on the "speaker" on the inside when I opened it up to spray the "guts" with De-Oxit.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
10 Dec 16
@TheHorse Older than me =)
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby Yeah, it's pretty much a "classic." Are you not yet a classic?
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Dec 16
I have indeed, I use the money for treats usually off etsy
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 16
Some day I will check out Etsy, especially for selling a few pairs of coasters.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
10 Dec 16
My earnings don't accumulate. I buy books on Amazon when I've got enough.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
10 Dec 16
@TheHorse At the moment I'm reading a thriller dealing with art fraud. The main protagonist is an autistic art historian who can 'read' people by watching their facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice and body language. I'm interested in art and know next to nothing about autism. So I'm killing two birds with one stone.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
Sounds like a good use for your earnings. What are you reading these days?
The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
@MALUSE That's an interesting skill for an autistic person!
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marguicha
@marguicha (215166)
• Chile
14 Dec 16
The picture brought back lots of memories of days gone by!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 16
They engineered audio products well in those days.
Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
That's great now you have something that will remind you of your time spent in computer land.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 16
Yep, except the dang thing is no better or worse than the one I already have. I'll probably sell it. I'm a heartless bast-rd.
Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
11 Dec 16
@TheHorse interesting will you make a profit?
Anna
@LadyDuck (457413)
• Switzerland
10 Dec 16
Now that I see the photo I think to remember that my grandmother had one. May be it is still inside their old house. I bought a new Canon digital camera with part of my earnings.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457413)
• Switzerland
11 Dec 16
@TheHorse I like to take pictures and I do not want to use the cameras of my husband. I stress too much fearing to do something wrong.
The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 16
That sounds like a worthwhile purchase.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I put the money in PayPal and I donate to dog rescue groups - I don't spend the money on me at all.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
10 Dec 16
@TheHorse I am attached to the lab rescues but sometimes I also give to a rescue that takes the seniors and they have a home for the rest of thier lives.
The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
That sounds like a good cause! My brother and his wife have rescue dogs.
crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Dec 16
i love 't! i dunno if'n i'd refinish the wood? 'd prolly leave 't be. the lil i 'earn' here goes 'nto the horse fund. nah, they aint fairin' too well, lol.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
14 Dec 16
@TheHorse yes sir, yer welcome anytime. i could sure use the help to get all the knots outta some manes! that mr. whiskey's got really a long, baby fine mane that kinda looks like dreds't the moment
The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 16
The horses? Can I come out and give 'em some love?
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
10 Dec 16
I do not earn enough on her to make any significant purchase!
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
11 Dec 16
@TheHorse Maybe a guitar pick perhaps!
The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 16
Buy guitar strings for The Horse!
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Gitara
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
10 Dec 16
Not really. Actually being on MyLot has really caused me t appreciate the little things and the value of a dollar. I hope one day , I too, can purchase something as a memento of my time spent here.But right now I have found that others sited are more productive where earnings are concern.On that site I buy and then sell again...they call it sponsoring.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 16
I've never heard of that! Hey, in real life, do you have a nose?
Stessia Chids
@Stessia (192)
• Abuja, Nigeria
10 Dec 16
What site is that?...@Gita17112016... Please let me in on it...
Stessia Chids
@Stessia (192)
• Abuja, Nigeria
10 Dec 16
Wow... Such an ancient radio...!... Forty years older than I am!... And still functional!... I'm still a newbie here... I have to leave the money be in my PayPal....as a rescue fund for emergencies, I think.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 16
You write well for a 10-year-old!
Stessia Chids
@Stessia (192)
• Abuja, Nigeria
11 Dec 16
@TheHorse hahahaha... Actually, that was exaggerated...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Dec 16
Up to date I have not bought anything with Mylot earnings.
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Dec 16
@Bluedoll The extra money is not my main attraction here.So far the money has remained in my PayPal account.
Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
@Asylum its always your decision and your money too. I was just joking. Its nice to have a savings account and perhaps someday ... do you like the radio? I thought it was cool. :-)
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Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
what is wrong with you? - joking
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dragon54u
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I can't say I've bought anything with myLot earnings, at least not directly. Everything I make on myLot, surveys, or other internet earnings go straight into the savings account and I just pretend I never saw it. Thank God for my savings account when I could not pay my bills last month or a couple years ago when my son was so ill from infected teeth and needed dental care. All funds that I make online go to savings except the gift certificates and those go to Amazon for Christmas and birthdays. I'm so glad you got something you wanted, that looks like a really cool radio!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 16
Your approach sounds common sense. I'm lucky to be supporting nobody but me right now.
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Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat
@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
10 Dec 16
Not yet. So far just the odd latte. This month I am earmarking it for Christmas. How enterprising to restore a radio like that. You make me think I will invest anything I make this month.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
I'll just restore the wood an sell it for a few extra bucks, I reckon. The pleasure is in the "doing."
Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
10 Dec 16
I've given in to the urge to order fabric online. Without knowing there was some mylot earnings in my paypal account, I would have passed.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
Yay! That's kind of where I am. But now I'm kind of wondering what to do with this KLH Model 21 radio. My other one sounds just as good.
paigea
@paigea (35635)
• Canada
11 Dec 16
No, but the little extra here and from swagbucks and other surveys do add up and help with the general funds.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec 16
I wonder what my E-poll earnings are at right now. I only check that about once a year.
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Xavier Bage
@franxav (13598)
• India
10 Dec 16
Wow,what a deal! I'd love to possess one of those radios. They had a charm of their own.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 16
They really do. And the sound is really good, IF you can get your favorite station(s) from where you are. Given that they're 50-years-old, they're all a tad out of "alignment."