I'm glad to read that I'm not the only one who overspent.
In October, my Mum took a trip to New Orleans and brought my wife and I a couple of smurfs as a gift (computer supersmurf for me, smurfette w/ baby for the wife)(I collected smurfs in the 80s). Within a few weeks, I was bored and began surfing the web to catch up on smurf events. OK. I spotted a couple of smurfs I liked. Didn't quite have the interest to invest the postage for them. Kept looking at them though.
Then, my wife announced her intention to receive a rather pricy ring for Christmas. OK. Well, if she can "receive" that, I can receive a couple of smurfs.
Then, I learned that garg's castle was going out. OK. Kind of pricey. But, you know what they say, it's going out. I don't know. Probably a marketting gimmick.
Then, like, I heard something pop, or something.
Now I have the windmill, Garg's castle, the farmhouse (last two are under tree), and every smurf I could scour from the "still US$3 apiece" golden 50 (plus the marching band).
Say what you will. I still spent less than she did on that
ring.