Your most foolish Purchase

[rockundergirl]

I was talking with an old friend this morning who kindly reminded me about something foolish i did when i was 17. I spent 220 dollars on pills from an infomercial that promised to make my ****s bigger lol So I was wondering, whats the most foolish thing you have ever done with your money?

 

[cglaura]

I bought pills around the same age that promised to give you a tan from the inside out.

Must be something in the jersey water

 

[mrsklamc]

Expensive private college instead of going to community college and then state college.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I was talking with an old friend this morning who kindly reminded me about something foolish i did when i was 17. I spent 220 dollars on pills from an infomercial that promised to make my ****s bigger lol So I was wondering, whats the most foolish thing you have ever done with your money?

Wow-I bought that too. A friend of mine and I went in on it together.....sadly to say it didn't work

 

[kydisneyfans]

A $1700 vacuum cleaner. My $49 Hoover does a better job.

 

[metime]

HANDS DOWN CIGARETTES. I was a stupid teen. I paid to poison myself, turn my teeth yellow, and smell terrible all at the same time. Honestly has to be the most foolish thing I have ever spent money on.

 

[IluvKingLouis]

Gorgeous fancy cookbooks. Every now and then I buy one thinking I'm actually going to learn to cook something fancy or exotic.

 

[debdreamsofdis]

Hmm, there's too many for me to count, but i have to say my most recent foolish purchase was some Briggs and Riley luggage. I bought two 26" and two 28" upright expandable pieces for $700 total. In fairness, it was a really great deal for Briggs and Riley luggage and it will be used, but right now I'm just wishing I still had $700 in my bank account.

 

[drinkme]

Doing a balance transfer on a cc without reading the fine print. I usually think these things through, but I was so MAD at Chase that I did a quick balance transfer. I didn't read the fine print and was walloped with a larger than expected fee. I could cry everytime I think about it.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

My couch...I got frustrated shopping with Dh, we couldn't agree on anything so I paid $950 for a beige couch (with 5 kids, what was I thinking???) with recliners on each end, and on one end the back comes off because we've already messed it up. I hate this couch, it isn't even comfortable. Plus I've seen others that I like better for much cheaper.

 

[Disneylush]

OMG...I can think of sooo many but the 3900 couch that lasted 3 months takes the cake!

 

[hsmamato2]

haHA! pp,I too have couches that I paid too much for,and don't like! what was I thinking,other than" I HATE couch shopping with DH,let's just buy these right here..."
suffice to say,they are very pretty,and have held up as well as a wet paper towel in a house with boys,their friends,and dogs who jump up all the time(tapestry??? I'm a dunce) anyway- my friend bought some great couches at about the same time,I wish I had her couches!
Also, that 'bargain' bedspread last season that lasted 2 months before it was all torn up......and tossed......must remember my dog and kid limitations on fabric and quality,and forget prettiness

 

[bettyann29]

My dumbest purchase ever was from an infomercial too..

It was some cream to remove age spots.. I wasnt even 20 at the time.. I had alot of sun freckles and thought it would get rid of them..

 

[pixiewings71]

Wow-I bought that too. A friend of mine and I went in on it together.....sadly to say it didn't work

Me 3.......LOL And I still find myself tempted to buy those "lose weight fast" pills, and I only want to lose 20 lbs!!

 

[CathrynRose]

I remember watching an infomerical late night, with my best girlfriend/room-mate.

It was this plunger thing, with a paint roller on the end. You stuck this thing in the paint can, sucked the paint up the plunger (like a giant syringe), attached the roller and VOILA! Easy-Breezy Painting!!!! AT the time, we were in a 2 BR rental, and we thought "That's GREAT! We can paint the place every month!! And paint it back when we move, in a jiffy"

Please keep in mind, we were like 19 - and going through a .....*smoking stage* ifyaknowwhatImean.

We ordered that stupid thing. It came. We barely remembered ordering it.

We never used it. I don't even know what happened to it. I think we threw it out.

 

[Va-bear]

A jogging stroller for a baby when I wasn't even thinking about getting pregnant! (I guess I WAS thinking about it a _little_ bit!) You should have seen DH's face when I told him....and then had to tell him over and over that , no, I wasnt pregnant.

(Hey, it was a REALLY good sale!!! And I _did_ finally resell it for a little extra money.....and THEN got pregnant!)

 

[look1angel]

$200.00 for eyelash extentions

 

[sylvenmaid]

A stupid used Saturn. I had to have it b/c it looked so sporty. It was a LEMON! I found out a week or two later that it had been in a flood and it wasn't disclosed to me. Yes this was a so called "reputable" dealer so not shocking when they went under a couple of years later.

Stupid me let my dad talk me out of giving it back under the Lemon Law. I should have never listened to him. I really should have gotten that brand new Tercel for the same amount. I would have been much happier.

I hated that car and it gave me so many problems. I was stuck with it for several years. I was a lot more careful in the future, and Carfax has been a huge blessing!

 

[swissfamilyrobinson]

I remember watching an infomerical late night, with my best girlfriend/room-mate.

It was this plunger thing, with a paint roller on the end. You stuck this thing in the paint can, sucked the paint up the plunger (like a giant syringe), attached the roller and VOILA! Easy-Breezy Painting!!!! AT the time, we were in a 2 BR rental, and we thought "That's GREAT! We can paint the place every month!! And paint it back when we move, in a jiffy"

Please keep in mind, we were like 19 - and going through a .....*smoking stage* ifyaknowwhatImean.

We ordered that stupid thing. It came. We barely remembered ordering it.

We never used it. I don't even know what happened to it. I think we threw it out.

Hilarious!!!! I wonder if that thing would've worked!

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

A timeshare in Aruba with an ex boyfriend. Silly stupid me. The jerk didn't even have a job.