[JustAskJulie]

What is the one thing you have bought that was the biggest waste of your money? Something that you just had to have and then a week later (or however long) wondered just why you ever bought it in the first place?


For me it would be the pair of $300 horsehair shoes I bought in Vegas 2 years ago (or was it 3?). I think I have worn them twice.

[kall]

Well, a week or so ago, I bought this license for vBulletin...

:P

No, seriously.. hmm...

Sim City 4? No, I still play that occasionally..oh! An $800 car that died within 6 hours of purchase.

License plate IM 1000. We called it 'The Shitter Thou'.

Still, we had fun pushing it around that Warehouse carpark...

[Sparklechick]

My gym membership.

I joined in January and have been to the gym only once (and that was for a sunbed session).

I'm not sure how much I pay ... about $60 per month I think.

[JustAskJulie]

I have wasted so much $$ on computer games that ended up sucking or that I just didn't play.... SimCity 4 was one of those....

[still_thinking]

Well....I just spent $6000 on a car today.

I'll let you know in about 6 months or so if it was a waste of money

[AzhriaLilu]

you know... I don't believe I've ever regretted something I've bought but then I never impulse buy - I think about it for days/weeks/months first LOL

[still_thinking]

Originally Posted by AzhriaLilu

you know... I don't believe I've ever regretted something I've bought but then I never impulse buy - I think about it for days/weeks/months first LOL

Wish I could say that! I impulse bought a stereo, don't regret it one bit though

[edshuck]

I generally hate cars.

But today I found a Ford Taurus sedan for 11,500 (2003). Not for me, for Rose.

I had just got a patent and there was this mailing offering to put me in Inventors of America or some such claptrap. I did, I did, I did. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

I refused their placque, plack (the thing that hangs on the wall)

Augh.

[Darkling]

My biggest waste of money...?

I don't know about the biggest but this is the latest.

A new, never network locked, unbranded, security sealed, manufacturer guaranteed mobile phone.

The model I want in this configuration is not available on the high street and starts at £280 online.

I decided to go to eBay *groan*

The seller I settled on is based in my country, the item is here, no TAX was to be added, they had 100+ feedback, 98% +ve, many in the last month and they qualified for PayPal buyer protection.

It looked good.

Buy it now price £240

I bought it, sent them an e-mail and waited.

... and waited.

7 days I waited then sent them another e-mail to ask if there was a problem.

... and waited.

Now at 10 days and still no answer or my mobile I e-mailed again stating that if I did not get a response soon I would pass the matter on to PayPal's fraud department.

... and waited.

At 2 weeks I noticed that they had started to receive -ve feedback from other eBay users and were NARUed. (Not A Registered User)

Uh Oh!

So, I marched straight on over to PayPal and submitted a claim under their buyer protection programme.

That was 2 days ago and I am waiting to hear back from them.





Do you think I stand a chance of ever seeing that £246 (including shipping and insurance) again?

$150,000 to my second wife in 1997.

[kall]

Originally Posted by bobart

$150,000 to my second wife in 1997.

And here I was about to give masses of sympathy to Darkling...

(Darkling - do you have access to any groups of large men, and a hunting dog? That may prove quicker than the authorities. *shakes head* Scummy scammer people.)