Geek shopping site threatens to leave you broke  Nov. 29, 2011
at 2:59 PM ET  This Is Why I'm Broke /  I don't really know what
I expected to find on a site called "This Is Why I'm Broke" when
I first heard about it a few months ago, but I certainly didn't
think that it would become the main stop for my geeky holiday
shopping needs.  Yet here I am — debit card in one hand, mouse
in the other.  This Is Why I'm Broke /  This Is Why I'm Broke is
not a traditional shopping site — meaning that it's not an
retailer or reseller and won't take any of your money. Instead
it'll provide you with a collection of some of the silliest,
geekiest, and strangest items on the Internet — along with links
to online shops which offer them.  There are things like water
jet packs, suit pajamas, flying radio controlled sharks, jedi
bath robes, 7-foot gumball machines, custom bobbleheads, glow-
in-the-dark toilet paper ... and well, you're probably starting
to get the idea. This Is Why I'm Broke basically lists
everything a geek's dre