Win something cool from me!

I'm feeling generous, and I've got a massive case of spring cleaning.

I'm holding a contest. You can win...well, I can't tell you right now. It would give away the answer. I will tell you that the prize comes from...that fantabulous store, Anthropologie!

I bought it for some stupid reason and realized it's not my taste...everyone else loves it, just not my crazy style.

Your clues:

I went to buy something this morning.
1. I haven't bought it in eight years.
2. Chances are, you haven't either.
3. You've most likely never stopped partaking in the activities surrounding what results from what I bought, in fact, you've probably done them MORE.
4. When I bought it, I was shocked that the clerk couldn't give me advice on it - despite having extensive training in the field.
5. What I needed was in a tiny corner of the store - yet it would have been taken up over half the store's shelf space just fifteen years ago.
6. It has not gone up or down in price since the last time I bought it.

WHAT DID I BUY?

Rules:
-First correct answer via email or comment (I'll check the time stamp) wins. I will ship the prize to you via USPS to any US or APO address.
-You must be an email subscriber of my feed (box to the left) to win so that I know you're a human and not some super contest-entering robot...no, I will never ever ever give your information to anyone. The feed just tells you when I've put a new entry up, it doesn't send you crap, subscribe through any RSS feeder you wish.
-My roommate is excluded in case she's seen my stuff out in the living room and would therefore have an unfair advantage.
-When someone wins I'll update with a response.