I would like 99 of these, and 99 of those, and 99 tents to pitch at the hottie.

As I'm starting my RPG gaming again, I'm finding myself back to my old habits of going to a shop and almost maxing out my inventory whenever possible, after purchasing new weapons and such. I usually stock up with pretty close to 99 potions, quite a few tents, close to 99 cure-conditions (tonics, softs, pheonix downs) and the like. I'm not too sure why I do this, but perhaps they do come in handy whenever I'm low on MP and can't immediately cast cure spells or the like.

One reason is that for most RPGs I've played so far, acquisition of money is a joke. Enemy frogs, fishes, and dragons usually carry some sort of money and or items. If this were true, I'd start to slay those damn pesky rabbits in my backyard and start to pay off my credit card. So in a way, maxing out your account is no big problem as money is easily replacable. Supposedly Gil is much harder to earn in the upcoming NA release of FFXII, so you only get Gil from killing human like enemies.

Well, really what else IS there to buy in an RPG? You've got your weapons, your items, and perhaps the odd quest where some NPC will want 10,000 to let you through to a next stage. What else are you going to buy? Food? (Sup Tales of Phantasia) LCD/Plasma TVs? Cars? Houses? (Sup FFVII - Holiday House). I honestly don't really need 99 softs nor 99 tents, but I buy them because honestly there's not much else to buy...

What are your shopping habits like in RPGS?

Jam it back in, in the dark.