Any better ways to spend my $12.99?

Recent group buy item:

http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1980

Less throw than the C8 and cost a bit more. Some issues with mode change, read the thread and decide for yourself.

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/24825

D40A group buy price might still be on(?) but that's $50. I ordered one but haven't received it yet.

(You can run a C8 on 4xAA's if you can find extension tubes, but they're rarer than hens' teeth for Ultrafire. FastTech has Convoy tubes, though.)

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/25987