| User | Comment |
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| grmbrand | | posted 17-Jun-2002 12:48pm |
It was an investment. Cost me a thousand bucks. Well, I'm a lot more savvy, now. |
southernyankee  | | posted 17-Jun-2002 12:52pm |
It was Magic the Gathering cards. Actually any cards would be a stupid purchase. These companies maka an unhonest living of off them. >-:)
but I cant complain, I cam currently working on my own set of cards.
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| ASexyBabe | | posted 17-Jun-2002 2:16pm |
**SHRUGS** |
| freebird_old | | posted 17-Jun-2002 2:37pm |
I don't remember the last dumb purchase I made, I guess thats a good sign. I've definitely made some in the past though. |
| cuteasabutton | | posted 17-Jun-2002 3:24pm |
I have never done this, but my husband has before. Makes me nuts when he does it too! |
| Matt | | posted 17-Jun-2002 4:07pm |
I've made plenty |
| Jemmy | | posted 17-Jun-2002 4:14pm |
There've been lots. |
| confetti | | posted 17-Jun-2002 5:12pm |
Do not get me started on those infamous platform velvet sneakers during my Spice Girl phase...
Or the pair of slippers that I gave my mother which turned out to be two lefts and I witnessed her throwing them away...I still feel mildly injured at the memory... |
Zang  | | posted 17-Jun-2002 5:32pm |
There used to be these guys who kept calling and trying to sell me magazine subscriptions. I held them at bay for years, but they finally broke my resolve. I wound up with two year subscriptions to magazines that I would never even read otherwise. I think the clincher was the "free" atlas. It was in 1992, and I didn't have a new atlas with all the changes that had happened the the previous five years or so. I still don't. Even though the atlas was published in 1992, the maps were all out of date!  |
| spidertea | | posted 17-Jun-2002 6:11pm |
It would have to be "back in the day" when I pruchased illegal substances. What a waste! |
| spidertea | | (reply to Zang) posted 17-Jun-2002 6:13pm |
Those magazine peddlers got me too! I didn't renew my subscriptions, and they still sent me mags and charged my credit card. I'll never fall for that crap again. |
| ASexyBabesToy | | posted 17-Jun-2002 7:25pm |
When I was a kid I saw this remote control ghosts in a comic book. I saved my allowance for weeks to buy it. It said remote control ghost. Moves anywhere you want it. When I got it I was disappointed. They sent me a white balloon, a white plastic bag with a hole in the bottom, and a string to tie to the balloon. |
| mandy | | posted 17-Jun-2002 7:49pm |
Hip huggers....  |
| LuridHope | | posted 17-Jun-2002 9:40pm |
I bought a factory sealed collector's edition "Cowboy Bebop" boxed set at a third the regular price... and a few episodes don't play. Hmm, coincidence???
Oh I just remembered. If you are a gamer, please forgive me now. I had a Sony playstation and about 50 games (which I loved and remember to this day) which I traded in at fun-co-land for a Nintendo 64 and a handful of games which I immediately sold to a cousin for 20$. All in the name of "GROWING UP". Well you said dumbest. Good survey. |
| ASexyBabe | | posted 17-Jun-2002 11:25pm |
I accidentally paid like $50 bucks for a free fan. They get you in the shipping lol |
| Amanda | | posted 18-Jun-2002 2:21am |
It was this stuffed dog that walked on a leash. I think I was about 9 or 10 years old. I had just had a birthday and had some birthday money. I kept seeing this dog on commercials on tv and I wanted it so bad. My parents took me to Wal-Mart and I found it. It was white and fuzzy. It was so cute. When you pushed a button on the leash it would walk. If you puched another button it would look like it was begging. I paid $50 for that thing. I played with it for a few days, then it became stupid. I didn't want it anymore. My Dad was going to buy me something else or give me $50 for it, but my Mom wouldn't let him. She said I needed to learn from that experience. That dog was so awful! I can't remember what it was called. A Go-Go Dog or something equally as stupid. |
| Dino |
Yup, I ordered x-ray specs out of a comic. Surely they were illegal cos they showed the guy looking at a skeleton figure walking past. The things were just sunglasses with swirly patterns on the front. |
| Lahdee | | posted 18-Jun-2002 9:56am |
A nice house with messed up plumbing that would cost a fortune to fix. *grumbles like Marge Simpson* |
| moonstone | | posted 18-Jun-2002 10:56am |
Our stupid piece of crap car. |
| Zang | | (reply to spidertea) posted 18-Jun-2002 3:00pm |
You probably didn't read the fine print. Maybe it was one of those things where you had to cancel. The one I did was an automatic withdrawal from my chequing account. They didn't try that though. |
| Biggles | | posted 18-Jun-2002 4:55pm |
Nothing stands out in my mind, I don't spend much money so when I do, it's usually a reasonable decision to do so. |
| Enheduanna | | posted 18-Jun-2002 6:51pm |
I've probably made some stupid clothing purchases over the years. I can't remember any specific cases. |
Galomorro  | | posted 18-Jun-2002 9:56pm |
A couple pairs of cords in my size from a garage sale but when I got them home and put them on, they made me look fatter than usual because of the pleating round the front... but that is only one of the many, many dumb purchases. Another would be all that coke I used to buy; that stuff is too expensive and hardly did anything for me anyhoo, and I could've been putting the money away. I sometimes tend to impulse-buy, like I guess most people do, but some of us get more carried away than others. |
| ASexyBabesToy | | (reply to Dino) posted 19-Jun-2002 3:21pm |
Were you disappointed? |
| autumnlight | | posted 19-Jun-2002 8:42pm |
It was a System of A Down hoody that I really wanted, but didn't have enough money for, so i gave him one of my rings. Then I got the hoody home and it was too small! |
| Dino |
I sat there and felt cheated and stunned. I didn't tell my Mum that I got them because I was so ashamed. |
| wolfchik9 | | posted 21-Jun-2002 1:13am |
I always seem to buy an article of clothing that I have to have then hang it up in my closet and forget I even bought it. Then I find it months later when it's out of style. Or I buy something to eat and then realize that I will be going out to eat in an hour and I am spoiling my dinner. Go figure! |
| LuridHope | | (reply to wolfchik9) posted 21-Jun-2002 9:25pm |
Wanna buy a vest with a leather front and a silk back??? |
| Cleo | | posted 23-Jun-2002 12:01am |
Furniture,appliances,carpet & food. The black fridge looked so nice in the store. Then when it was delivered & installed it we found out that it had less room init than our last fridge. The black carpet is the worst pick! I have to vacuum almost daily.Don't ever by black carpet unless you enjoy vacuuming everyday. The white sofa.My family grumbles because they're not allowed to sit on it I make a lot of stupid purchases when I'm pissed off at David.  I grab my ATM card & go shopping when I'm mad.  That's usually the times when I make REALLY bad purchases. |
| ASexyBabesToy | | posted 23-Jun-2002 8:45am |
It sucks when you don't get what you are expecting. Now we are older and wiser and don't fall for that stuff. |
| SueBee | | posted 23-Jun-2002 4:45pm |
Many years ago, my husband and I bought a membership to a health club before the building was finished, and then we never ended up going -- not even once. That had to be my biggest waste of money ever. |
| juliw | | posted 23-Jun-2002 5:59pm |
I don't know,,,I am not known for being thrifty, and I have made lots of dumb purchases. |
| SueBee | | (reply to juliw) posted 23-Jun-2002 8:48pm |
I think a wise investment right about now would be some of that gum that turns your mouth blue for days. Or better yet, gum that tastes like garlic. You could give it to your friend Sue at work!  |
| juliw | | (reply to SueBee) posted 23-Jun-2002 9:25pm |
might have to give Susie that gum-if she feels like speaking to me-I dont care |
| MixedUpMadame | | posted 24-Jun-2002 11:57pm |
This one time i was a little under the influence and i seen this book....at the time i thought it was the coolest thing in the world it was a book of great thoughts which is pretty cool...I convinced two of my friends to but the exact same one...I woke up the next day, seen it and thought...hey that's cool...then i looked in my purse and realized the 10 dollars i'd been saving for gas was gone...that damn thing cost 10 dollars..yeah that sucked |
| wolfchik9 | | (reply to LuridHope) posted 25-Jun-2002 5:28am |
I don't know about stuff that "different" but no thanks anyway! :) |
| mikehunt696 | | posted 28-Jun-2002 11:14pm |
I don't believe I've ever made a dumb purchase. |
| Oscar | | posted 4-Jul-2002 12:57am |
probably food. I really don't see a reason to buy expensive food.
$#@!& That fricken Web Event pop-up keeps coming up while I'm typing!!!! |
| NthenSome |
I bought a clue at K-Mart once during a blue-light special. It was worthless, so once again I don't have a...well, you know. |
| bandit1cat |
Emergency supplies for the year 2000 computer meltdown which never happened. |
| Maarten | | posted 22-Aug-2002 12:50pm |
Me and dumb? No way!! |
| buffy22 | | posted 24-Aug-2002 1:59am |
The Sims: House Party! It's soooo lame! I love The Sims though! :) |
Iseult  | | posted 26-Aug-2002 3:55pm |
I bought a book of Irish surnames. I don't know why, I liked the cover, it was nice. And it was on sale. So, I'd be glad too look up your Irish last name if you want to. |
| weepydebacho | | posted 25-Sep-2002 2:21am |
I haven't made a dumb purchase yet, but once I am out of the house and on my own I'm sure I eventually will. |
| Oskars_Weiner | | posted 16-Oct-2002 6:20pm |
tons of water for the Y2k scare |
| tyrangela | | posted 19-Oct-2002 3:35pm |
I seem to have a bad habit of buying clothing or shoes that I end up not wearing. Sometimes I only pay a few bucks and thats why i bought it but other times i spend way to much. |
| Frostbrand | | posted 25-Oct-2002 4:25pm |
I bought Mission: Impossible 2 on DVD even though I was unemployed and rent to pay. STUPID STUPID STUPID! *slaps forehead* I ended up having to sell it later one (early this year) before my Dad got me hired at my latest, and probably my last job (if I can't make it cuttig Pizzas at Pizza Hut what chance in hell do I have of staying above the pverty line?). |
| Biggles |
As long as you're polite. Went in Pizza Hut for the first time ever the other day (to celebrate Matriculation) and we got a really snarfy waiter. We questioned something on the bill and he threw a bit of a strop. But he did correct it in the end and sort of threw some money off vouchers at us - I think his supervisor had told him to and he didn't really want to admit that he'd been wrong. |
| hellsbells | | posted 2-Nov-2002 11:54pm |
It was ALWAYS an article of clothing |
| starrpickle | | posted 6-Nov-2002 11:45am |
a plastic magnifying glass "oxymoron" that does not magnify |
| RGirl | | posted 14-Feb-2006 10:50pm |
I collect records and I have bought records I didn't necessarily like but felt the need to complete that particular collection. |
