Worst purchase you made in the last year or so?

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
an escort off craigslist

What did that run you? $20? $50?

$200

Wow... that much? Considering where you used to work, I figured that you would get a "friends and alumni" discount

 

[SludgeFactory]

2 GB of DDR2 a little over a year ago, I think it was at its absolute peak price :|

 

[waggy]

fricken HDDVD.

i just get one and htey decide its dead! Netflix and blockbuster are going to go BR only. bah

onlwell it was only 99 bucks but still

 

[JS80]

Engagement Ring.

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: JS80
Engagement Ring.

ouch

 

[gamepad]

8800GTS and a 360. I don't play video games at all.

 

[Chaotic42]

Xbox 360. I played it maybe 10 times, then sold it for a loss.

 

[her209]

AMD @ $25.36

 

[ranmaniac]

HD-DVD, although I did get 10 free moveis (5 from rebate, 2 in box, 3 free from Best Buy), so it's not too bad, but it'll most likely be used for upconverting until I can afford a Bluray player.

 

[pmoa]

2699 for a samsung 52" LCD TV LNT5271F

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: her209
AMD @ $25.36

:frown::shocked::|:beer::beer::beer:

 

[Gunslinger08]

Nintendo Wii.

 

[Lurknomore]

I bought a Samsung BDP-1200 for $399 at Sears last Sept. and I only bought ONE br movie so far.
ONE!!!

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel

Originally posted by: her209
AMD @ $25.36

:frown::shocked::|:beer::beer::beer:

AMD at ~$29 I don't know what I was thinking at the time.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Plies Real Testament album. Thought I would sample it, meh. Just not much good at all on that thing. Luckily I'm poor enough that I'm not afforded the liberty of buying much. So I rarely make mistakes in it. It may have been $150, but I still think my DiNovo Edge is worth it. Awesome keyboard that is really useful to get this laptop out of your lap..

 

[edro]

Useless crap that I think I "need".
I always end up bringing home extra household stuff.
Random tools, organizing items, books, etc.

I really need to ask myself if I really need it before I buy it.

 

[yosuke188]

Probably the pair of $50 shoes that looked good to me at the time... now I hardly ever wear them.

Other than that, I've been pretty good.

 

[Sasiki]

HD DVD player. I got the Toshiba HD-A3 for $199 at Best Buy. The offer was for 5 free movies with MIR, 2 free in the box, and any 3 movies in store. I picked up the 3 in store and got the 2 in the box.. but never bothered with the other 5. The real kicker is.. I've only watched 2 of the 5 movies and I've had it like 2 months!

 

[bobsmith1492]

I used a 7-day trial of a site that let you search for repossessed houses online. I forgot to cancel my subscription so I got charged $50 for a month and it was basically useless anyway.

 

[Turin39789]

I bought a new points plate, and while installing it I realized my problems with the old one was just due to some loose wires.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player

 

[Old Hippie]

Coupla fake Oxy 80s.

 

[duragezic]

I haven't been able to think of anything.

All of my stuff is real petty, although together it might total up to a decent amount. Mostly food like bread, milk, things that I barely need but need a little of so they just go bad, I get pissed for wasting it. I bodyslam the hard loaf of bread on the floor, toss it, buy another, repeat. Real smart there. Oh and I always seem to buy lunch (generally crappy food) from the campus food court only to eat it, decide I'm gonna go home since I'm done with class by that time everyday, where I could've eaten the bread and milk that is about to go bad. Stupid crap like that which does add up for my jobless ass.

My dual core CPU was worth it, my 500gb hard drive was worth it, the few PC games were good, and that's really all I bought.

 

[cherrytwist]

self-cleaning litter box.

Great concept but it was a piece of crap.

 

[Farang]

Bought a $600 camera in Thailand after traveling around there for almost a year.. only got to use it on my last trip through Vietnam. I knew it would sit on the shelf in the states, so I'm dealing with that pain now. I'm sure it'll come in handy when I got abroad again, probably in May. Right now I could use the money