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Awesome Birthday Present or What Were They Thinking?

Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
OK, so I was so psyched when I found out what my wife and family got me for my Birthday today.

However when I have been telling people what I got I have been getting a mixed bag of responses.

Some think it was awesome and some think it is a complete waste of money and can't understand why anyone would want this.

So here it is:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/save_a_piece.jsp

For those that don't know they are tearing the old stadium down for a new one right next door.

I will always say this is my best present ever (well 2nd best, met the wife on the day after B-day) because of growing up there and being such a fan but I could see the WTF element of this.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    i think it's cool!

    a coupe years ago the dodgers upgraded the seats and sold the old ones for charity but i didn't have the cash at the time :( would have loved to have a couple seats in the backyard :)
  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    If you like it then it's awesome :)
    My friends mum bought him a brick in the wall of our new football stadium for Christmas one year. Whatever floats your boat :)
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  • shareshare Posts: 551
    yea well, if it means something to you and your wife/family gave it to you
    knowing how much it would mean to you then who the fuck cares what
    anyone else thinks.
    I think it's pretty cool but you shouldn't care about what I think,either.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    cool fuck everynoe else :)
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Well, I think it's cool and a very thoughtful gift. Happy Birthday! :)
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    I think it's an awesome gift and I'm not a sports fan even. The reason I think its an awesome gift is because she payed attention to what it is you like and I'm a believer that a gift should be something someone REALLY wants but wouldn't buy themselves. Its a wonderful thing u 2 have for her to know u so well and want to do that for you...I can only hope that I find someone that will be so into making me happy one day:)
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,811
    Happy birthday from a Phillies fan :) Yes some of us really are nice :D

    And I think it's an AWESOME gift. I wish I had a piece of the old Vet and that place sucked, but i have so many memories from there.

    There's nothing more special than a gift that shows that the people who gave it really know where your heart is

    enjoy your day
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  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    Well... Shea Stadium is really sentimental in the minds of many New Yorkers, my dad grew up in Queens & he talks about Shea like it is his ACTUAL house... and talks about the Worlds Fair like it was 2 weeks ago, not 40 years.

    So yeah, I can definitely see where this would be an awesome gift for a Mets fan.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Black Diamond wrote:
    OK, so I was so psyched when I found out what my wife and family got me for my Birthday today.

    However when I have been telling people what I got I have been getting a mixed bag of responses.

    Some think it was awesome and some think it is a complete waste of money and can't understand why anyone would want this.

    So here it is:
    http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/save_a_piece.jsp

    For those that don't know they are tearing the old stadium down for a new one right next door.

    I will always say this is my best present ever (well 2nd best, met the wife on the day after B-day) because of growing up there and being such a fan but I could see the WTF element of this.


    if YOU think it's awesome then it IS awesome, period. whether other people *get* that or not. obviously, your wife and family knew what it would mean to you...so kudos to them for being so thoughtful and getting what they knew would be a kick-ass gift in your eyes! :)



    enjoy it and happy, happy birthday!



    btw - YOU gave yourself the most kick-ass birthday present that you will enjoy for your entire, now more than likely extended, lifetime; the gift of a smoke-free existence. :D good for you!
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  • jked3jked3 Posts: 171
    I think it's an awsome gift...even though the Mets suck and Shea Stadium is a dump...Anyway, all that matters is that you like it.
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    My wife and I decided to splurge and picked up a pair of seats about a month ago. We've also gotten mixed reactions from friends and family, but I just tell them all I think it's pretty cool, and that pretty much settles it.

    We have a batting cage in the backyard and are planning to put the seats "on deck."
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    First of all, you loved it, so that makes it by definition and awesome birthday present. Second of all, I think it is awesome too because all the money is going to a foundation. That, right there makes up for all the doubts about it being too much money.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    cutback wrote:
    i think it's cool!

    a coupe years ago the dodgers upgraded the seats and sold the old ones for charity but i didn't have the cash at the time :( would have loved to have a couple seats in the backyard :)

    Me too!!!

    (Still don't have the cash for that)

    But it would have been cool and think it is a cool present too!
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  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    I forgot to add before that it's a REALLY thoughtful gift ;)
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    One question... do the seats come with dried tears on them??? ;)
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    I got a pair of old Vet seats, so yes I think this is a cool gift. Well besides the fact that they are from Shea. Just kidding, you've guys been through enough pain the last two years, no need to rub it in.
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Cool present :)

    But being female I have to ask the most important question ... what colour :D:p
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,861
    That's an awesome gift. My dad has 2 seats from old Comiskey Park...I'm pretty sure they're his most cherished possession.
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    chromiam wrote:
    One question... do the seats come with dried tears on them??? ;)
    LMAO, never realized the Philly Fanatics are so strong on the AET!!!
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Chime wrote:
    Cool present :)

    But being female I have to ask the most important question ... what colour :D:p

    I think Rouge!
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