According to Yahoo news, we Brits spend 2 billion a year on white elephant gadgets we never use. What's your best example? I bought a digital microscope because it sounded cool, I used it for a couple of days and it's been collecting dust since!
2006-09-28 00:17:13 · 14 answers · asked by Avondrow 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
i once bought a 20 foot inflatable king kong from a guy at a car boot sale because it was only £20. it lay in my garage for over 2 years. I eventually got a loan of a compressor to blow the damn thing up and hey it worked. as i stood back to savour the results of my labours a gust of wind blew it across the street and onto the road causing a council lorry to swerve and collide with my car causing £2500 worth of damage. also got a caution from the cops and wife nearly divorced me. im now barred from going to car boot sales on my own !!!
2006-09-28 00:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by charlie_gilmour 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I ordered some Golliwog figures... questioning, from the outline they were little collectible figurines. I received paper cut back-out products of crap. A radio that only received static. unique, uncommon, actual 1939 ny Worlds honest products that were blatantly new reproductions, EBay has no longer been a sturdy element for me.
2016-11-25 00:14:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from a marriage certificate -
a circular saw
an alligator saw
an electric wood plane
a router and 24 bits
That's just the diy stuff! now i feel down. hmmm.
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2006-09-28 00:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exercise machine thingy...by the time I had set it up I was exhausted and then it sat there, staring at me accusingly...got rid of it eventually..was difficult to use and was easier to go for a walk instead.
2006-09-28 00:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by Saskia M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly a purchase more of a gift. My other half who is about as pointless as a blunt toothpick. Only Joking ....honest!
2006-09-28 00:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My partner, never cheap in the first place and cost rises every year
2006-09-28 00:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by Useless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Juicer, it took half an hour to clean after each use
2006-09-28 00:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An half price baby walker and I have no kids, my dog refuses to use it, guess it will come in handy when my nephew and his partner have their first baby at Christmas.
2006-09-28 00:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm buying tons of candles, which I hardly ever use, cause my husband hates the smell.
2006-09-28 00:22:27 · answer #9 · answered by Tasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i sepnt alot on a dress i never wore and i defintely spend to much on shoes
2006-09-28 00:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by Jess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋