Has anyone bought that shit that looks like sandpaper that you’re supposed to use to remove hair? They show people using it near “sensitive areas” and everything. I can’t imagine it works well.
As stated previously, I have learned my lesson.
Besides, I’ve seen it and I’m very skeptical that running what appears to be essentially sandpaper over one’s skin is a good idea at all.
Worst purchase ever: a “guaranteed” used engine for my Toyota 4Runner. The AAA-approved mechanic said they had “always had good luck” with them. Not so with moi. From the moment I got it back from the shop, it never ran right. The mechanic could never seem to find anything, but I could feel something was wrong. Two weeks after the warranty ran out, it broke down 500 miles from home. All told, $5000 down the tubes.
I bought a double bass…3000$…and then bought another one because I liked it better…3000$
Now I can’t seem to sell the old one, and the new one just cracked…400$ repair…I don’t even get to play them because of where I live. Argh!
I also have a treadmill thats too loud for my apartment, and a Bicycle seeing no use…dammit I must show more restraint in the future.
This. Right here.
I bought a microfiber couch and chair for my living room. I do not have kids but do have a 100lb German Shephard. He is not allowed on the couch but that does not stop him from setting his muzzle down on the couch or rubbing against the fabric as he tours the living room 15x a night. The fabric does NOT clean up easily, every f-ing slober mark shows, and the oils from his fur stain the fabric and no amount of professional cleaning has removed them.
Never, ever again. Next couch/chair will be leather.
MeanJoe
I’ve been against buying any micro-fibre furniture because of the nap* (I would spend so much time smoothing out nappy fabric that I wouldn’t get anything else done). Good to know that there are other good reasons not to buy it. 
*“Nap” in fabric terms has fibres that go one way, and look messed-up when they go the other way; for example, velour or corduroy are fabrics with nap.
ETA: I have an old furniture set that is made of that weird fabric that all couches were made of for the longest time - kind of soft and furry, but not nappy; it doesn’t stain, it wears for freakin’ ever, and of course the furniture world saw fit to not make couches out of it any longer.
FIFA 200X for X-Box for $50.
00:00 - Insert Game
00:20 - Start game
05:00 - “This game is going to take some work.”
05:10 - “WAIT A MINUTE, I DON’T EVEN LIKE SOCCER!”
Turned it off after five minutes. Haven’t touched it since.
One Christmas I bought my son an iPod and a remote control helicopter. That’s it, blew the whole wad on those two things. Christmas morning: neither of them works. The boy’s sister also got an iPod and hers worked fine. Later on we replaced his and it worked fine. But Christmas Day? Zilch.
The helicopter never recovered. I had seen the saleman in the hobby shop flying one all over the place, even trying to land it on some lady’s head. The one we had would fly, after a fashion, but it took the combined efforts of the whole family to figure out how to get it off the ground, and then it would slowly and unpredictably wobble around for a few moments and then crash into the wall. By the time we gave up, there was so much cat and people hair wound around the rotors there was no sense trying for a refund.
A few months ago, someone gave my son another of the same helicopters. I think it’s still in a box in his closet.
Another: We got invited to a party and I needed to buy a formal dress. Almost everything in my closet is black, so I had my heart set on finding something in a pretty color. After a prolonged and disappointing shopping trip, I finally settled for a short black dress which wasn’t particularly flattering, but at least it would be appropriate for the occasion, and it was on sale.
The day of the party, my husband got sick and we didn’t go. Now I have a formal dress, should I ever need one, so no sense in getting one I actually like. I’m stuck with this ugly black pillowcase-lookin’ thing forever.
I found some 600ct Egyptian cotton sheets on clearance for $60.
They were nice and soft until the third washing. They got nubbies where the threads would break down. They were hot, even in winter.
OTOH, a couple of weeks ago, I found some microfiber sheets on clearance for $20. OMG! They’re wonderful!
My daughter just purchased that product at the “As Seen On TV” store in the mall. First of all it takes forever. Second, she used up all the “sandpaper” the first time using it. Waste of $11.99
My worst purchase ever (aside from my two cats) is my leather couch. The store model was so freaking comfortable that I never wanted to leave it. Mine, not so much. There padding behind where your head hits the back of the couch is so thick that it bends your neck forward at an unnatural angle. You have to have a pillow behind your lower back to even things out. Very dissapointing considering I never liked the style and bought at my hubby’s urging on the basis of superior comfort. Last time I let him talk me into an ugly but comfy couch. Turns out it’s ugly and uncomfortable.
Hopefully your ugly couch improves, velvetjones. Leather’s a bit of a pain for that; it can take months or even years for the thing to wear in comfortably. On the plus side, it should continue to last for years and years after it gets to that stage*, so just hang in there and hope for the best!
- Not so much of a ‘plus’ if it’s ugly, I’ll grant you.
Of course I have.
It’s actually rather nice; it removes the hair AND dead skin cells (leaving the live ones intact). It gets warm, so it’s really rather pleasant in the Winter. Running it over a rough-ish fabric, like denim, cleans the sander off.
Problem? In-grown hairs.
Epilady? I could deal with the pain, but not the in-grown hairs.
Depilatory cream? Eat through my skin before my hairs. And I got in-grown hairs.
Home waxing? A. Ineffective or B. Incredibly messy. Either way, it’s painful and caused in-grown hairs.
Lotion that is supposed to inhibit hair re-growth? I don’t know if it works; I never found it after the first time. With my luck, it leaches calcium out of your bones. At least it never caused in-grown hairs.
Tweezers? Actually, they work, they’re relatively cheap, and I can stand the pain. But who has the time to tweeze both legs?
So, why don’t I stick to the basic razor? Irish skin and Mediterranean hair; have you ever had a five o’clock shadow on your legs before you even get your panty-hose on?
I bought a bug zapper that didn’t attract bugs and if I threw a moth at the grid it didn’t even zap it. It killed exactly 0 bugs although I tried it several times over the years.
I bought those electrical stimulators that were supposed to work your muscles without you having to work them. They were advertised as muscle builders, but I figured they’d help my restless leg syndrome night.
What they did was leave painful burn marks.
They’re packed up if any body wants them.