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What was the first thing you ever bought on amazon?

212 replies

TellingBone · 16/03/2021 13:15

Was looking for something in 'your orders' and idly clicked the drop-down box to look at previous orders by year.

Mine: 2001 - The Deeper Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams et al

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Soubriquet · 16/03/2021 13:18

Mine won’t show me anything past 6 months even with me clicking 2011 Confused

ZackaryQuack · 16/03/2021 13:19

2012 - You Had Me At Hello, Mhairi McFarlane

Aquamarine1029 · 16/03/2021 13:21

Omg, this is so funny. I just looked at my account and my first order was for a biscotti cookbook in November 2000.

BIoodyStupidJohnson · 16/03/2021 13:23

I bought a PJ Harvey CD (!) in 2004.

I knew I was cool. Grin

BigTallyWacker · 16/03/2021 13:23

The No Cry Sleep Solution in Nov 2007. Ds was 8mths old. He’s 14 now

Marmite27 · 16/03/2021 13:24

2006 an Erica Spindler book called ‘Don’t Run’.

InglouriousBasterd · 16/03/2021 13:24

2008 - The Holiday on DVD Grin

WisestIsShe · 16/03/2021 13:25

"This diary will change your life" in December 2004. I don't think it did though as it's totally unmemorable!

TaraR2020 · 16/03/2021 13:25

Books for university

Little did I know it was the start of a long addiction!

helpfulperson · 16/03/2021 13:27
  1. Various reprints of Chalet School books.
Chasingsquirrels · 16/03/2021 13:28

PlayStation 2 & Gran Turismo 3 - Nov 2002.
Must have been a Christmas present for exH.

Interestingly I then had 1 purchase in 2003 followed by nothing in 2004, 2005 or 2006.

Tidypidy · 16/03/2021 13:29

2001 How to Eat by Nigella Lawson. Still use it a lot!

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 16/03/2021 13:30

It was in 2000 when I was at uni and it was a book about nuns called Holy Feast, Holy Fast which they didn't have in at Blackwell's at the time.

ImaginaryFriends · 16/03/2021 13:31

Two books 2006

The General's Daughter and Up Country both by Nelson DeMille.

Cldashlda · 16/03/2021 13:31

Oct 2000: Atkins diet book
Feb 2001: Mr E's beautiful blues

I still have one of these. It's not the book.

Arewenearly · 16/03/2021 13:33

Blink 182 CD 12th January 2004.

Passthewinebottle · 16/03/2021 13:33

'Is Your Cat Gay?' Book bought in 2007 for a friend 🤣

Rolypolyfishheads · 16/03/2021 13:35

2007- This Is England Soundtrack Grin

jumpingwithjoy · 16/03/2021 13:35

August 2009 a Ben 10 play apron for youngest child starting school. He's a 6ft+ stinking teenager now

winemakestheworldgoround · 16/03/2021 13:36

2000 - "A Local Book for Local People" - from the League of Gentlemen TV Series 🤣🤣🤣

takingmytimeonmyride · 16/03/2021 13:38

Monty Python and the Holy Grail DVD in January 2003. I'm guessing it was a birthday present for my now ex-h.

WhatHaveIFound · 16/03/2021 13:38

I bought a Leeds Liverpool Canal map in 2003. DH and I were thinking of a long distance walk at the time - it never happened!

RunHobbitRun · 16/03/2021 13:39

2002 - Stormrider by the late great David Gemmell

Probably ordered online because local Waterstones didn't like to do pre-orders and I needed to read the book the day it was released!

ZZTopGuitarSolo · 16/03/2021 13:40

18 December 2000
The W
Wu-Tang Clan

I have no memory of this.

SlantyBaws · 16/03/2021 13:41

A Mutts book in 2001. I then went on and bought the rest 😍