I say that as I am enjoying listening to my fairly new portable HD radio. Basically an iPod type device, it allows me to listen to my area's excellent radio stations with less static than traditional FM, and as an added bonus, it shows the songs that are playing IF the station enters the data, and most of them do, to varying degrees.
I had my eye on it for months, but I waited until the price dropped from $50 to $40. Only 10 bux, but it felt great for some reason, that delayed gratification. Plus, I buy VERY few things, so that makes it more of an event when I do. 
But what feels best is I love it - no ongoing costs other than electricity to recharge the battery, and it is just fun. Yes, I am a simple man. Maybe it brings me back to my childhood when I was thrilled to get a transistor radio. I remember transistor radios were rated by how many transistors they had - I think I got a deluxe TWELVE transistor one. It was all so stylish, extra wide, silver grill - nice!
Maybe radio just appeals to the cheapskate in me, since so much variety in music just comes streaming freely over the air. I've also always been awed that radio and TV work the way they do, over the air. To me it is sort of mind boggling that when you are outside on a beautiful day, the air is full of all those signals.
I also fondly remember sleeping out in a tent and getting that AM skip at night - faint signals from faraway places - just so cool to a kid. Went well with distant train horns.
Anyway, I guess this one gets filed under raves.
So what purchases of yours give you great pleasure?
I love purchases that give you a lot of bang for the buck! I also love radio.
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You're taking me back with those transistor radios. I can remember walking down the street listening to my little transistor. It was all of the craze back then.
I'll have to think about purchases that I have made. I think my cell phone even if it's just for emergencies was a great buy for me. I also like the ipod that I bought for my husband on his birthday last year.
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snshijuptr, thanks for that reference. I did look at it in Amazon and it looks interesting, so I'll put it on my list for checking at the library.
And patientsaver, I like your example. Just what I'm talking about - when you buy less, what you do buy becomes very valuable to you, like in the old days.