What are the worst purchases you have ever made. 'Fess up. We may learn something. Some of mine
Hi-Fi VCR recorder g-code $1200 new. Sold in garage sale $10
First supposedly mini mobile phone (more like a brick) $2400. Sold for $45
Landrover Freelander.........absolute lemon
Had a mate sell his boat recently. He only used it 7 times and lost $35,000 when he sold it. he reckons about $7,000 per trip average with fuel, docking and servicing
$2 condom from the servo.......still in my wallet 2 months later.
And some random girl pregnant 
Bit like the old rotting veggies in my fridge,,, had all good intentions to use them, but............
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$2 condom from the servo.......still in my wallet 2 months later.
And some random girl pregnant
Bit like the old rotting veggies in my fridge,,, had all good intentions to use them, but............
Heard a comedian say once he bought a twin pack of condoms with a 3 year expiry date... He didnt need that kind of pressure!
Fisher and Paykel dishdrawer... Most useless unreliable piece of crap appliance ever invented. Went through 3 of them plus 2 motherboards before I remodelled the kitchen to fit a normal one in. 
12 moths supply of the pill for the missies she got pregnant with twins a month later .
Samsung lemons
3 phones
1 dishwasher
1 washing machine
They seem to have a pretty good name maybe I just had a bad run but never again.
RACQ vehicle inspection. Convinced me I was wrong about suspension and clutch faults. Bought the otherwise fine vehicle. 2000 km from home clutch starts screaming on each take off and ABS activating each time brakes applied. Within a month $5000 spent on replacements RACQ inspector spent half an hour convincing me wernt needed.
Lotto ticket every time somebody else have got the right one leaving me with crap.
First bought a landrover lemon
Few years later bought another expecting better.. Doh another lemon.
I will not post dollars lost will make me weap thinking about it.
Note to self dont do it a third time. Hmm the new rangie looks nice
Select to expand quotePitbull said..
Bought a wedding ring.
Yep, that can cost you a house !!
Select to expand quotewestozwind said..LostDog said..
I bought a Jeep
And?
By asking this I can deduce that you've never owned a Jeep.
If you had, you would know.
Select to expand quoteLostDog said..westozwind said..LostDog said..
I bought a Jeep
And?
By asking this I can deduce that you've never owned a Jeep.
If you had, you would know.
what jeep? each one has their own dramas
Back in the day I bought an RRD Hyper Type II.
And it was pink.
Not sure whether the colour or the performance was worse
An Audi 100 GL 5E. It had a 2.2l 5 cyl non electronic fuel injected engine that chewed more juice than my V8 Fairmont GXL.
I dropped $6,000 cold when I sold it.
A huge bloody plasma TV about 10 years ago or so. The thing cost me $6500 and I had to put it on a payment plan that took forever to get rid of. Put it on the verge last year - noticed the power bill wind back a bit too, seemed to suck a bit of juice.
The TV I replaced it with cost $800, weighs about 500kg less, is bigger, has internet and you can talk to it. Lot changed in 10 years.
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A huge bloody plasma TV about 10 years ago or so. The thing cost me $6500 and I had to put it on a payment plan that took forever to get rid of. Put it on the verge last year - noticed the power bill wind back a bit too, seemed to suck a bit of juice.
The TV I replaced it with cost $800, weighs about 500kg less, is bigger, has internet and you can talk to it. Lot changed in 10 years.
Does the new TV talk back to you
Wife bought a Wii and accessories. Used it twice and sold it for $75.
Bought a new XR6 turbo in 2008 (mid 40K's??). Spent 10k making it go faster but after 4 years, 25k kms and the odd set of rear tyres i sold it for 20k for a super quick sale 
Best buy was them thickened cargo pants, waterproof ,wind proof and toasty warm from China and advertised here for like $30 deliver!
My worst buy.....by proxy
Last Tuesday I sent the Sandwichmaker [who I love dearly] to get rid of the crappy supercats that were on the front of her car.
Even though they had well over half their tread left they have proved hopeless in the wet, losing traction at the slightest hint of moisture.
Told the Sandwichmaker [who I love dearly] to get a pair of Sumitomo's to replace them as the pair of Sumi's on the car had proven to be waaaaaay better.
Came home to find my dearly beloved Sandwichmaker had gone to the wrong tyre shop in Balcatta - and had replaced the old dodgy supercraps with new dodgy supercraps
So, any seabreezers out there that want a pair of 185/60r14 supercats, that have a grand total of 18km of use on them - they are yours for a $50 donation to RFDS.
Alternatively - if you are a perpetually broke student [aren't they all?
] show us your student ID and the tyres are all yours.
stephen
] show us your student ID and the tyres are all yours.
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My worst buy.....by proxy
Last Tuesday I sent the Sandwichmaker [who I love dearly] to get rid of the crappy supercats that were on the front of her car.
Even though they had well over half their tread left they have proved hopeless in the wet, losing traction at the slightest hint of moisture.
Told the Sandwichmaker [who I love dearly] to get a pair of Sumitomo's to replace them as the pair of Sumi's on the car had proven to be waaaaaay better.
Came home to find my dearly beloved Sandwichmaker had gone to the wrong tyre shop in Balcatta - and had replaced the old dodgy supercraps with new dodgy supercraps
So, any seabreezers out there that want a pair of 185/60r14 supercats, that have a grand total of 18km of use on them - they are yours for a $50 donation to RFDS.
Alternatively - if you are a perpetually broke student [aren't they all?] show us your student ID and the tyres are all yours.
stephen
sn,
Off topic I know, but I can't help but feel a tad envious of your relationship.
Look after your Sandwichmaker, and hopefully she will be with you "till death do you part". Not all of us have the same good fortune.
Sorry, your heart was on your sleeve, and I noticed.
All the best to you both.
Regards,
Good work kite boy
Yep that's my baby !!
Rang hotline spoke to some guy in the Philippines who said they'd get back to me
What could possibly go wrong?
Also advised that if I noticed smoke or fire coming from the machine to turn it off at the wall.[:)
Select to expand quoteDaylightDebt said..
First bought a landrover lemon
Few years later bought another expecting better.. Doh another lemon.
I will not post dollars lost will make me weap thinking about it.
Note to self dont do it a third time. Hmm the new rangie looks nice
Yup....me too!
Bought a Series 1 Discovery in 1992. Everything went wrong from day 1. Bits fell off, broke down or didn't work. Went through a stage when I couldn't even turn the engine off. Was about to trade it and found out that they had brought out the next Series $10k cheaper. Always good to know that you've lost $10k overnight!
Japanese for me!!!
this dumb tablet that like was by a japanese company and like it had a japanese menu nd like 2 days later a white screen came up and this annoying beeping sound like a non stop beeeeeep that wouldnt shut up and i threw it away in the trash ( with that sound cauz it wouldnt turn off)
theworstthingsforsale.com/ < this is pretty interesting i just looked it up lolz
