Posted on 08/05/2005 5:38:19 AM PDT by Gabz
Two weeks ago we discussed those items that we can't live without, that were worth every penny we paid for them.
Let's go in the opposite direction today. We all have items we have purchased, often with high hopes for it's usefulness, that we regretted purchasing shortly after the fact.
Regale us with your stories of duds, or warn us about things not to purchase.
LOL! I once worked with a guy named "Toothacher" , and often told him he should become a dentist. Is zat you Tooth?
See? Intervention works! ;)
I guess I'll also add to my list a rice/veggie steamer that someone gave me as a gift. I think I've used it twice in five years. I have a pot on the stove with a steamer basket for veggies that works just as fast. And rice is like the easiest think to make in the world, so to me, that gadget is useless.
I've gone by many names, but that wasn't one of them...
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Don't underestimate us wheelgunners.
Hi Kiki! How is Evie? Marlowe is almost 9 months old now.
MOst of the stuff that we bought or were given for a new baby went unused. They really don't need alot...now we know for the next one.
New years eve of 1999 my husband and I stayed home because we have an old house and if anything went wrong for Y2K we wanted to be at home.
After a few of our favorite cocktails we ordered the tap lights that were being advertised on T.V. That was a huge, but funny, mistake!
Bathtub on wheels. Actually, I learned to drive a standard shift car on a Pacer (3 speed on the column).
OT - but speaking of veggies...............I was actually able to do a bit of picking and weeding in the garden on Wednesday. I climbed into the pickup and hubby drove me out there and then put up a chair for me.......it was annoying and awkward, but at least I felt like I accomplished something.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!
Just think of all the fond memories you will have of Y2K :)
That "roll-a-hose" was one of the biggest pieces of crap I ever bought! LOL! Never mind the hassle of trying to get it back on its spool (which you had to do to save it), but the chemical smell was awful and people and pets were not allowed to drink from it, so what was the point? (Now the hose that coils itself up into a neat little bundle is wonderful!)
My Mom bought one of those things that could "replace" all kinds of kitchen tools, pick up a dime from the counter, pick up boiled eggs from a pan, etc, etc, and gave me the extra one that came with it. What a piece of garbage! By contrast, the knife that has its own variable slicing guide is very good. I guess my point is that for every piece of junk, there seems to be another product that actually does what it is supposed to.
Another vote for money worst spent: Anything from Krispy Kreme. Overrated and overpriced.
Interesting. I love fresh baked bread, and I've thought time and time again about getting a machine.
Then I look at the price tags, and actually MAKE bread and remember how much I love the process, and I chicken out.
LOL! Obviously a design flaw!
Why they can't make blenders out of the kinda stuff used in Nalgene bottles, I dunno. Couldn't they? That stuff is all but unbreakable. Maybe they do make that type...been years since I've looked for one.
I picked beans, cukes, a few tomatoes and since the 400 acres of sweet corn growing around me is ready...Oops! Some of that just happened to get into the gathering basket as well. ;)
I'm glad you were able to get out there. That must've cheered you up a little! :)
I concur!!!!!!
Good Morning!
I'm sure there are many more items I'm not recalling at the moment, but here are a few:
1. the batch of chickens we have out in the yard right now....20 or so of 'em, and they lay only 4-6 eggs a day. phooey. big waste of chicken feed, and prolly too tough to eat.
2. soft-serve ice cream machine. It has a lot of parts to put together and the cylinder has to be frozen so it takes up room in my freezer. doesn't make enough ice cream to make it worth the trouble, so we never use it.
3. fancy potty chair that plays "row, row, row your boat gently down the stream" when the child pushes the pretend flusher. it's impossible to clean, didn't like it. bought a one-piece molded plastic potty from babybjorn that they like (and use).
4. several computer and playstation games come to mind.
It did feel good to get out there for a while...........but having been sitting on my butt for the better part of the past month, it tired me all to heck!
I'm going to spend a good part of this evening cutting up green peppers........I picked tons of them, but not a one is bigger than a golf ball......so I figure I'll toss them in freezer bags and use them for stir fry.............and then I go after the basil!!!!!!!!! I don't have enough tomatoes yet to do anything more than just eat them as is - but that's OK.
Went to a psychologist to help me handle my daughter who had a severe speech problem (couldn't talk at all until she was 5 1/2).
My daughther was 3 and having terrible tantrums. Besides medication, the psycholigist gave me a book about opening up communication with my daughter.
Of course my daughters tantrums were related to non-communication. She couldn't talk.
Anyway, it was a total waste of time and money!!!!!!! Never went back.
In case you couldn't tell, I'm hanging my head in shame. Welcome aboard!
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