Sometimes you come across things that are just so quirky, you can’t help but buy them. I finally caved and got myself one of these funky 8-bit ties from ThinkGeek. No, that’s not me modelling. As luck would have it, they’re running a buy one, get one free promotion at the moment so I have two of these retro wonders heading my way - Mario would be proud!
The 8-bit design is a nice throwback to the days of the NES and makes for something a little different around the office. Not wanting to get stung too badly on shipping ($36 to ship a tie is a bit pricey!), I got some other assorted geekery including some highly caffienated candy, a multi-tool, Timmy the ThinkGeek monkey to sit on my monitor and a couple of other bits.
I really wanted to see what all the fuss over Jolt Cola is about as well because I’m a sucker when it comes to shiny packaging - you can see why they’re called Battery Bottles! But sadly it can’t be shipped internationally. Why? I assume it has something to do with pressurised liquids but I’m not sure. Either way, it means no Jolt for me which, considering the 220mg caffeine content per can, is probably no bad thing.
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