I fell for the front loading Neptune scam from Whirlpool. After making my own handheld drill coupler to the pump so I could drain out the water after the 4th time it died, and removing washed clothes that never got wet, I drove my Ford Front End Loader over the pair, leaving them in a shredded flat scrap-heap. I put them in the back of my pickup truck and dumped them in front of the appliance store.
I was fined $250 for doing so, but it was the best $250 I ever spent.
FOMO (Fear of missing out) Recognize it and never fall for it.