How Many Can You Buy With $1,000? Rockford Edition

How many bags of Mrs. Fisher's potato chips, sock monkeys or Symbol shirts can you buy for $1,000?

What would I buy if I had an extra $1,000 floating around? The frugal girl in me would save the money for Christmas presents or use it to pay off a few bills that are laying around. But that's not any fun.

What would be even more fun is spending it all on something completely ridiculous and frivolous.

What if I blew it all on just one thing? A lot of one thing? How many of one item could I get for $1,000? The answers surprised me.

Nothing says Rockford like a locally made Sock Monkey. This isn't your average Sock Monkey, this one is a 40-inch-tall plush Sock Monkey.

They retail on Amazon for $39,98. That means you can buy 25, forty-inch tall plush Sock Monkeys for $1,000.

Maybe wearing a bit of Rockford pride on your chest is what you need for $1,000. This orange t-shirt with Rockford's Symbol Statue on it retails for $24.

Snag 41 of these shirts from Amazon with your $1,000.

Mmmm, Mrs. Fisher's Potato Chips. They are vita seald and delicious. (Anyone know what Vita Seald means?)

You can grab a One Pound Bag from eBay for $7.50 if you are too lazy to go to the factory, or any gas station in town for that matter.

With $1,000 you can purchase 133 bags of potato glory.

The Rockford Peaches are a staple of the community from our past. Dottie was my favorite from 'The League of Their Own' and With a $1,000, I can purchase 12 of the costumes from Amazon that retail for $78.99.

Now I know what I'll be for Halloween next year!

Rick Nielsen isn't the only one who can rock the black and white checkered socks. You can show your Cheap Trick pride for $9.85 on eBay. 

With a $1,000, you could purchase enough pairs to wear a fresh pair for 101 days in a row.

If you had an extra $1,000, what would you buy? Or what about $10,000!? It's easy to win: