You took the box? Let's see what's in the box! Nothing! Absolutely nothing! STUPID! You're so STU-PIIIIIIIIIIID!
Learn how to save before trying to figure out what to spend it on. As a matter of fact, unless it's a necessity, get into the habit of saving early in life. Five hundred dollars saved now, is a truckload down the road, but for whatever reason, people can't understand that - they're too busy trying to figure out what to spend their money on. Anyway. I'd save it for an emergency fund or in savings in general or use it to help pay off any debts you may have at the moment. Use a little of it for fun, but don't blow it. Do you absolutely need a laptop? If not, then why blow the money on something that's probably going to be obsolete in 2-3 years, that you really didn't need in the first place? Congrats and good luck.
A signing bonus is a signing bonus, but a mystery box can be anything! It can even be a signing bonus! You know how much we want one of those.
