Your Worst Purchase Ever

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We have all made one....that product that you think DAMN I need that...you buy....and realize it sucks!

Mine would have to be a sandwich press.....hot damn hot sandwiches sweet, trouble it I bought it a superstore...it was cheap, the sandwiches tasted like packing oil, no amount of cleaning could get rid of that smell, and it leaked all over the counter.

[habernac]

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...worst+purchase

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hmmmmmm two years since last post...when does a thread die?

[CaptainCrunch]

A crate of normal sized condoms.

Way too small

[nickerjones]

My WIFE............

$12,000 + 100 cases of beer........ i wonder if Pop's would buy her back if i tossed the same offer at him ....

[habernac]

just throwing it in for information purposes

[mykalberta]

I bought this electric roaster thing that "cut the fat" , it worked fantastically but it was a b!tch to clean. Normally I am fine with hand washing things like that, but this thing was insane.

I thought it would be a great way to buy chicken, then remove the meat from the bone, that part sucks balls. Also the clear plastic housing turned a yellowy brown, and no matter what I did I couldnt get that color off.

I decided to chuck it a few weeks ago. I threw it off my balcony into a dumpster that is located what I think to be too close to the building I live it. It was a loud bang - it was great. I often times will throw things from my balcony into that dumpster.

[peter12]

Whoa, the tags for this post are pretty harsh...

Condoms are almost always my most embarassing purchase. I have to buy something else like toothpaste or deodorant, even if I don't need it, and I sort of pretend to add the condoms as an unnecessary add-on.

I bought a pair of $150 headphones that were so awful, I returned them within 45 minutes, even though there was a no-return policy. Still got my money back though.

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by peter12

Whoa, the tags for this post are pretty harsh...

Condoms are almost always my most embarassing purchase. I have to buy something else like toothpaste or deodorant, even if I don't need it, and I sort of pretend to add the condoms as an unnecessary add-on.

I bought a pair of $150 headphones that were so awful, I returned them within 45 minutes, even though there was a no-return policy. Still got my money back though.

Agreed!

Nothing worse than plunking down a value pack of trojans... regardless what is with it. I think toothpaste, mouthwash or deodorant are so clearly add-ons, but what other choice is there.

The best thing is the self-checkout. So long as you don't have problems.

On that same vein, there's nothing worse than buying a pack and finding out not all are created equal.. some much smaller than others... I'm looking at you lifestyles.

[Drunk Skunk]

Microsoft Zune

Buying condoms was embarrassing when I was 15.

[Pagal4321]

Bought a battery powered charger for my iPod before my trip to Thailand. Too bad it got shipped WHILE I WAS IN Thailand.

It's still sitting in it's envelope in my room. Biggest waste of money ever.

[calf]

Why is buying condoms embarassing? I've never understood that feeling. It should be a feeling of pride. Eff yeah! I'm getting laid!

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Drunk Skunk

Microsoft Zune

What's so bad about buying a Zune?

[Mightyfire89]

I once plunked a twoonie into one of those vending machines that sell the plastic capsules containing nhl stickers and I got the stinkin' oilers! I was devastated and wanted to set fire to the machine but the wife wouldn't let me. I threw the stickers into the garbage immediately so as to avoid contamination.

[jus_sum_guy]

This freaking thing for the fiance!

http://www.aerogrow.com/

[Prototype]

Originally Posted by calf

Why is buying condoms embarassing? I've never understood that feeling. It should be a feeling of pride. Eff yeah! I'm getting laid!

I used to buy two boxes at a time, so that I didn't have to go in and buy them all the time. Not that I used them right away, but they got used before their stale date.

But it was the look of the person on the other side of the counter, they totally know you're having sex. And while it should be a badge of honor, it, for some strange reason, turned out to be something you want to be descrete about.

I had some lady at a Macs or whatever say something along the lines of "alright... lucky guy". Some random stranger. I did not high five them, I did not say "oh yeah!", I decided to pay with cash, cause a debit transaction would not have sped up the akwardness that loomed over the situation.

Now that I have a son, I think it'd be less akward grabbing a box.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by calf

Why is buying condoms embarassing? I've never understood that feeling. It should be a feeling of pride. Eff yeah! I'm getting laid!

Must be my Lutheran upbringing...

[Thunderball]

Protto is right, it should be a badge of honour, but somehow it just isn't when you're there... especially when the clerk is either clearly uncomfortable, or worse, makes a lame comment.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by calf

Why is buying condoms embarassing? I've never understood that feeling. It should be a feeling of pride. Eff yeah! I'm getting laid!

Never embarressing, there's always that knowing look with the cashier as she puts those bad boys through the scanner.

[photon]

Grab a box of condoms, hide it in the shopping cart of some unsuspecting lady (the younger the better) while she's not looking, then watch the hilarity ensue when she checks out.

That would be the best non-purchase ever though I guess.

My worst purchases usually come when I jump too soon to satisfy the shopping urge without thinking about what's coming up. I just recently purchased a quad core processor, reasoning that the new i7 processors would be too expensive, but the difference ended up being not very much and I regret it now.