Topic: useless purchases
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Sat 03/27/10 12:18 PM
Condoms that glow in the dark!!

Tessa02's photo
Sat 03/27/10 12:22 PM

Condoms that glow in the dark!!


So, what did you do with them? Make finger puppets?rofl

seamac's photo
Sat 03/27/10 04:50 PM

Oh yeah. In my younger days, I had a closet-full of worthless stuff I just 'HAD' to have 'cuz it looked so 'cool' on TV or in that print ad ... I hate to say I once bought a 'mood ring' ... no 'pet rock', tho' - and NO 'chia pet' ... or 'egg scrambler' ... I've gotten smarter as I've aged ... kinda like fine cheese ... and yeah, I once even bought a Water Pik ... that lasted about two weeks before it was just too much trouble to use ...


Hey I love my new redesigned mood ring! Not that I wear it but I love it! Never did the 'pet rock' but did buy a chia pet head for my step son when he was very upset over early onset balding!!! Oh the good memories of step parenthood! LOL

Just last night (or very early this morning) I ordered a skin care line...anyone know the Cindy Crawford line???

For the most part I refrain and when I do buy something dumb/wrong I "take it back a rah rah"

seamac's photo
Sat 03/27/10 04:50 PM


Condoms that glow in the dark!!


So, what did you do with them? Make finger puppets?rofl


Pinkie puppets at that!!!!












Love ya Mikey!

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Sun 03/28/10 03:29 AM
i bought this multi-era country boxed CD package for Robin's birthday this year and when i gave it to him, he told me he didn't have a CD player in his car.

although he does have one at home, i thought it'd make for good listening while he drove back and forth to dialysis.

sigh, i guess i'll have to invest in a CD player for his car for christmas. laugh

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Sun 03/28/10 08:12 AM
I'd suggest you get an MP3 player for his car, then put the music from the cd set on it... Just a suggestion.

mscherbear's photo
Sun 03/28/10 08:18 AM
I've done it more times than I can count! ohwell

papersmile's photo
Sun 03/28/10 08:20 AM

I'd suggest you get an MP3 player for his car, then put the music from the cd set on it... Just a suggestion.


yeah he does have an ipod


GRIFFIN_LIZZARD's photo
Sun 03/28/10 08:21 AM

I've done it more times than I can count! ohwell


done what???? lol

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Sun 03/28/10 08:21 AM
Oh, everything I buy is useful, even if I end up not using it or whatever I know that I am helping stimulate the economy which helps people keep in jobs.

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Sun 03/28/10 08:27 AM
I'm not much for gadgets, but I do have a tendency to buy furniture at junk stores and flea markets that 'just need a little work'. I now have no less than 5 old (from the 40's) wooden chairs that are in various stages of refinishing, an end table that needs it's legs re-glued, a buffet that needs several very small repairs, etc. I'll be dead before I get all my 'little' projects done!

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Sun 03/28/10 09:53 AM
I encourage EVERYONE in these tough financial times to WASTE as MUCH MONEY as you POSSIBLY CAN! Buy things that you don't need until you're nearly broke, and living on nothing but bread on water!! It helps keep the economy flowing and helps keep people in jobs.

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Sun 03/28/10 10:11 AM
Ohhhhh heck forget the water pick get a shower massager tell them while they are in the shower to clean their teeth with it. Lol they are already wet it has more pressure and will clean better along with the toothbrush they will have the cleanest teeth in town...bigsmile

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Sun 03/28/10 10:20 AM
Edited by IndnPrncs on Sun 03/28/10 10:21 AM

I encourage EVERYONE in these tough financial times to WASTE as MUCH MONEY as you POSSIBLY CAN! Buy things that you don't need until you're nearly broke, and living on nothing but bread on water!! It helps keep the economy flowing and helps keep people in jobs.



I guess I missed the posts where people said they were blatantly wasting money... Sometimes we buy things that aren't what we thought they were...

It's their money to spend.. Who said they were spending until they were broke?

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Sun 03/28/10 01:13 PM

I encourage EVERYONE in these tough financial times to WASTE as MUCH MONEY as you POSSIBLY CAN! Buy things that you don't need until you're nearly broke, and living on nothing but bread on water!! It helps keep the economy flowing and helps keep people in jobs.


no less different than wasting space with useless posts i suppose. bigsmile

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Sun 03/28/10 04:06 PM
There is no such thing as useless rant ... just because I bought it and I never use it does not mean it's useless... and yes more times than I can count laugh

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Sun 03/28/10 06:07 PM
most purchases are impulse purchases...tied to emotion, not logic or functionality...it is human nature...buying useless pos will not stop anytime soon...infomercials are a multibillion dollar industry for a reason

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Sun 03/28/10 06:24 PM

most purchases are impulse purchases...tied to emotion, not logic or functionality...it is human nature...buying useless pos will not stop anytime soon...infomercials are a multibillion dollar industry for a reason


Most purchases? Pretty dismal view and rather impossible... Well maybe if you're a teenager or anyone still living with mom and dad, but otherwise MOST purchases keep me alive and that's going to true most people. As for "impulse purchases" though I do it most every time I go out, I limit myself very strictly dollar wise. While those can be some of the things I that are referred to here as "useless", the amount of money is insignificant by comparison.

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Sun 03/28/10 06:53 PM
Yep- my marriage license:laughing:

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Sun 03/28/10 07:08 PM
Edited by iam4u on Sun 03/28/10 07:09 PM
HI,,,my name is BOB!!!!bigsmile


NO,,,,I NEVER give in to things people promote to be something there NOT,,,,


Well,,,,maybe some condoms from time to time,,,BUT,,,I THOUGHT I'D NEED THEM....:cry: but,,they never got used and decayed in my wallet
CHEAP DAMN PACKAGED GOODS FROM CHINA,,ANYWAY!!!!frustrated

DON'T BUY INPORTED GOODS,,,,surprised well,,,surprised a

I guess,,,even our gas now comes from over-there...so,,blushing
never-mind,,,,blushing blushing blushing blushing