Buying LOTR stuff

[Child of the 7th Age]

I admit it. Before the movie came out, I ran around groaning about the commercialization of Tolkien, and how we were going to have to deal with Aragorn breakfast cereal and Frodo toothpaste and other assorted products.

Then, after the movie came out, I saw that some of this "stuff" wasn't so bad and I actually went out and purchased some items on e-bay and in the local shops.

I guess I'm not the only one who did this. I just noticed two other threads where people mentioned having balances on their credit cards or being broke since they had gone a little crazy.

OK, it's time to be honest now. Let us know what, if anything, you purchased related to LotR.....books, toys, jewelry, game cards, statues, whatever.

Did you find something that you particuarly liked? Conversely, was there something crazy you bought that you wish you'd never set your eyes on?

Tomorrow, I'll slip in my own answer to this question, but just wanted to get it up on the site this evening.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit