I just shelled out about $150 for a cajon drum and carrying case and I hope that I use it enough to warrant paying that amount of money for it.
I have bought things before on a whim, like portable gas heaters for camping, and ended up never using them.
They usually sat in my garage for a few years till enough other stuff piled up next to them causing me to toss everything out in a fit of cleaning. The local business where I bought the drum actually gave me a good discount on it as I am friends with the owner. I have been messing with drumming for the past 35 years so I don’t think that this will be a passing fancy like the other things I’ve purchased. I am also going to buy a smart thermostat later this week if I can’t fix my old one, but this is more of a necessity than an impulse buy as I need to live in comfort in my flat. The summer is very hot this year and I am always having to adjust my thermostat by hand and am getting tired of doing so. I think the smart thermostat can be programmed easily, and once it is done I won’t have to worry about it anymore. They have a sale on them now so I think this would be a good time to grab it. We have a few more months of heat and then it is going to slowly shift to cooler weather. I like the changing seasons here.