Ever see a product that you desperately wanted to own -- when you never knew it even existed before you saw it in the catalog or online?

When I was a little kid, I wanted to play the harp more than anything. Of course, the big harps were in the US$5000 -$10,000 range, so that wasn’t happening. I lated saw Celtic and Folk harps that were smaller and less expensive but still in the $1000 price range. While much cheaper, still not worth going out and getting just to fulfill a childhood fantasy.

Well, yesterday, I stumbled across this make-it-yourself harp kit—that was only US$129!! The base board is made out of cardboard and while the rest of it is wood, it’s not fancy at all. I looked up online and saw that it got good reviews and I found someone playing the harp on youtube. It sounded really good.

Now suddenly I can’t get the harp out of my mind. I WANT this harp. It’s all I can think of. It’s like I grew 30 years younger overnight and my inner little girl wants this harp, and I’ll pine for a while and maybe let myself have it, even though money is a little tight, 129$ to fulfill a childhood dream doesn’t seem SO bad.

Anyone else fall in love with some store item they never knew existed and just couldn’t stop thinking about it? Did you buy it? Was it worth it?