{"id":1681,"date":"2022-06-05T01:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T01:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2022-06-05T17:20:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T17:20:19","slug":"5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of my craziest drunk purchases from IU Surplus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there: you\u2019re feeling a little loose on the juice but everyone else has gone home. What else is there to do but pop open a new tab- on your web browser- and hit up Amazon.com for some regrettable drunk purchases? Well, if you\u2019re anything like me, you skip Amazon, eBay, and etsy and go straight to the ultimate online shopping destination: the IU Surplus online auction page on GovDeals.com, where IU gets rid of stuff that\u2019s outdated or broken but still has an aftermarket value above zero. I almost regret telling you about this, I don\u2019t want to ruin the incredible prices and inventory they always have here. This place is like an adult toy store but with less dildos. What I\u2019m trying to say is that you feel like you\u2019re a child in a toy store when you browse IU Surplus absolutely schnockered off hard seltzer and spiked Baja Blast. This place has everything: Bulk cleaning supplies, rusty abandoned bikes, professional grade cooking appliances, old Dell Monitors from 2005, Bobby Knights\u2019 used sweat towels, office chairs, old Dell monitors from 2012, the missing fish from Showalter fountain, used sweaty exercise bikes from the SRSC, old Dell monitors from 2009, and of course used cars from the University\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the craziest IU Surplus purchases I\u2019ve woken up to discover after a night of drinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus\/fliplist_bac\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?fit=1460%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1460,834\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fliplist_bac\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?fit=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac-1024x585.png?resize=1024%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?resize=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bac.png?w=1460&amp;ssl=1 1460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>1) Professional Grade Police Breathalyzer: At this price point you\u2019d have to be drunk not to buy it. If you\u2019ve ever wanted a breathalyzer before but have been deterred by negative reviews of cheaper consumer grade models online, this is a no-brainer. This is the machine they use to put drunk drivers behind bars, so it should be more than adequate for trying to see who can beat your post keg stand high score.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus\/fliplist_saw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?fit=1319%2C867&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1319,867\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fliplist_saw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?fit=1024%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw-1024x673.png?resize=1024%2C673&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?resize=1024%2C673&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_saw.png?w=1319&amp;ssl=1 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>2) Special Saw for Cutting off Casts: This one actually makes a lot of sense,&nbsp; I had this really itchy cast on my foot and I just wanted it off but my doctor said two more weeks at minimum and if he\u2019s not going to scratch that itch the least he can do is saw it off so I can but he was all like \u201cthat\u2019s illegal\u201d and I was all like \u201cshow me the law against letting a guy scratch his itch\u201d and he was like \u201cI don\u2019t have to show you anything\u201d and&nbsp; I was like \u201cok I\u2019ll just buy my own cast saw\u201d and to be honest I was bluffing but then I saw this.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus\/fliplist_bus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?fit=1428%2C895&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1428,895\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fliplist_bus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?fit=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?fit=1024%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus-1024x642.png?resize=1024%2C642&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?resize=1024%2C642&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_bus.png?w=1428&amp;ssl=1 1428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>3) Decommissioned Bus: Ok this one was definitely a mistake. I was really drunk that night and in the moment it felt like such a good idea but in the morning the totality of what I had just done really started to hit me like, um, a bus. First of all my landlord is a total narc about parking and I\u2019m already using my one spot for a 2005 Honda Civic that I\u2019ve barely paid off and now I\u2019m supposed to find somewhere to put this thing? Also I guess you need a \u2018special driver\u2019s license to drive a giant bus? In America? The Land of the Free? Well according to a lawyer I found on Facebook Marketplace I don\u2019t need a \u2018CDL\u2019 as long I keep it off the highways and only drive it in certain counties in Utah during a full moon. I\u2019ve also explored turning it into an AirBnb because I\u2019ve heard that people have done that with school buses and this is basically the same thing right?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus\/fliplist_pizza\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?fit=1421%2C838&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1421,838\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fliplist_pizza\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?fit=1024%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza-1024x604.png?resize=1024%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?resize=1024%2C604&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?resize=768%2C453&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_pizza.png?w=1421&amp;ssl=1 1421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>4) The Pizza Oven from Wright: When I was a wild and crazy freshman I used to always smash some of the za from the Wright food court with my boys when we didn\u2019t want to splurge for real pizza. Once I moved out of the dorms, part of me actually missed that paint by numbers pizza, but I never actually wanted it enough to pay dining hall prices or make the trip. Then I got drunk and saw this listing and realized that for the low price of fifty bucks and ten feet of floor space I could make pizza whenever I wanted using the same oven, giving it that \u2018Wright\u2019 flavor. What I failed to consider is how hot most commercial pizza ovens get when operating. The first time I used it the heat in my apartment was so intense I had to open all the windows and strip down to my underwear, in February. Then I got a call from my upstairs neighbor because the ice cream in his freezer was melting even though the freezer is on and he\u2019s asking me all these bullshit questions like \u201cwhy is the paint sliding off the wall\u201d and \u201cwhy are the lights dimming every few minutes\u201d and the worst part is when the pizza was done it didn\u2019t even taste like the pizza from Wright. It actually tasted kind of good. What a waste.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hoosierflipside.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/5-of-my-craziest-purchases-from-iu-surplus\/fliplist_tampon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?fit=1378%2C878&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1378,878\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fliplist_tampon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?fit=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?fit=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon-1024x652.png?resize=1024%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?resize=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hoosierflipside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fliplist_tampon.png?w=1378&amp;ssl=1 1378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>5) Tampon Vending Machines from Ballantine: It took me awhile to figure out why drunk me bought these, because I don\u2019t have the right parts to need tampons and if anyone at my place needs them I\u2019m not making them dig out a dirty ass quarter. Looking through the pictures, I am not sure what else- if anything- these could be used for, the inside storage space is so limited and, oh wait, I remember now. Yeah I\u2019m not proud of this but drunk me thought it would be really funny to buy this as a place to keep my Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. This is the only thing I purchased that I\u2019m going to return.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all been there: you\u2019re feeling a little loose on the juice but everyone else has gone home. 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