re: What's the first thing you ever purchased on the internet?

I sent my girlfriend flowers in 1989 through CompuServe. I'm old.

I think mine was a pizza or movie ticket

Tickets for 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (Track/Field + Baseball).

Bought in Computer Lab at CEBA. Watched Skip & Warren a few months later, wearing LSU jersey, at Fulton County Stadium.

membership to pron.com.

Probably DVD's from DVD express, buy.com,etc.

Laserdiscs from Ken Cranes.

CD's from Amazon

Plane Ticket and Hotel room...somewhere around 1997-98. I used the shite out of Expedia when it first came out.

School books.

40D ripstop PU rectangular tarp from REI. Still have it, though the middle tie outs are starting to rip out.

Airline tickets. I immediately knew doing business this way was going to be great. Much better than having to talk with someone on the phone. Just being able to make a purchase at the exact moment I wanted something, was amazing!

The worst thing I ever had happen was buying tickets from Continental one day, then getting back on their site to confirm, or print something the day of the flight, and their whole interface(?) had changed. I had to call them to find out where to put my membership info. That kind of stuff isn't as big of a deal now, but I was completely lost back then.