# Did You Ever Buy Something And NEVER Use It **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187 "2009-08-03T17:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/61 "2009-08-06T18:00:41Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > How could anyone have a Fry Daddy and NOT use it…That’s just SO wrong 🙂 > > * * * > > Tip for the banana people. Bananas freeze well. Buy the bananas put them in a blender, mush them up and put them in the freezer. Then when you feel like ice cream, put the bananas in the blender (you can leave them frozen) add milk and a teaspoon or two of vanilla and it’s so good. Bananas last at least a year frozen in the freezer Because I don’t want to deal with the dirty oil afterwards. And I recently pitched something like a dozen frozen bananas. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/62 "2009-08-07T01:46:04Z")
Speaking of bananas, a few years ago we decided to make Bananas Foster. This requires, among other things, rum and banana liqueur. Now you can buy rum in almost any quantity, it seems like, down to a couple of tablespoons. But banana liqueur only comes in quarts. Even though, in fact, we only needed a tablespoon. So we have one quart of banana liqueur, less one tablespoon. The good news, I’m thinking this stuff doesn’t go bad. Being liqueur, and all. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/63 "2009-08-07T02:02:06Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > The good news, I’m thinking this stuff doesn’t go bad. Being liqueur, and all. No, but after a while - a surprisingly little while - cracked bottles of sweet liquor are a bastard to open. I suggest a nutcracker. Which I would have mentioned here, except I use it to crank open a bottle of triple sec every six months or so. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/64 "2009-08-07T03:17:11Z")
I have a bunch of DVDs that I haven’t opened to watch yet. I threw out a 6 year old box of Kraft mac and cheese last week. I have clothes that I haven’t taken the tags off of yet, and unopened makeup. I have a stainless steel fish poacher that I bought with Christmas money some 5 or 6 years ago. It’s never been used. I don’t know when I’m ever going to poach a damn fish, but I have the equipment. I have a ton of Tupperware still from when I was a consultant that hasn’t been out of the original plasitc yet. I try to give a little away each Christmas. It’s been 6 years and I think they are on to me. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/65 "2009-08-07T03:55:42Z")
Three parachutes…oh I’ve worn them plenty, but never used one. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/66 "2009-08-07T18:39:42Z")
> [@schnuckiputzi](#): > > However, I blame the fabric stash stuff on my mom, who is a firm believer in ‘she who dies with the most fabric wins’. Heh. My mom occasionally goes through her inventory of fabric and lists the projects she’s planning for them. “I filled two sheets of looseleaf paper (college-ruled) and wasn’t done yet…” :eek: I have a modest stash (probably five large quilts’ worth) and kits for two cross-stitch/needlepoint pieces so not too bad. I bought myself a popover pan years ago and still hold out hope that someday… ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/67 "2009-08-07T19:45:08Z")
> [@Kevbo](#): > > Three parachutes…oh I’ve worn them plenty, but never used one. Same here with Fire Insurance… ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/68 "2009-08-07T23:17:54Z")
> [@Kevbo](#): > > Three parachutes…oh I’ve worn them plenty, but never used one. OK I have to ask, where does one get a parachute? Army surplus? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187/69 "2009-08-08T01:11:16Z")
I have to ask how many of you men will admit to wasting money on condoms you didn’t get to use? I’ll admit it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-something-and-never-use-it/505187.md?page=3)