Ann Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 What is the dumbest purchase you have ever made??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen in PA Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Given how long I've lived, there are MANY dumb purchases competing for this honor. But the dumbest has to be my first car. It was a 1963 Rambler American convertible, which I bought in 1965 for $600. Why it was dumb: (1)There are about 3 days/year when you want to drive with the top down in NYC, where I was living. (2)It took about 45 minutes to get the top down or up. (3)It ate more carburetors than gas. (4)Every time you took your foot off the accelerator, it would stall (See 3.) (5)Left turns were a special thrill. (See 4.) (6)The first time I got gas, the attendant (yeah, there were attendants in those days) 'cleaned' the rear so-called window with a stiff paper towel, thereby scratching the plastic completely and making it thenceforth opaque. Oh well. The scrap metal dealer gave me $50 for it when he towed it away in 1968. Since then, I've followed Consumer Reports and have owned a '68 Plymouth Valiant (for 11 years), a '79 Toyota Corona (for 6 years), an '85 Toyota Camry (for 11 years), and a '96 Toyota RAV4 (13 years and still going). I learned my lesson -- Consumer Reports is to be read and believed. And don't buy a car because it's 'cute'. More than you ever wanted to know... Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Any item that has to do with cooking. As the only thing I cook is microwave popcorn. To do that I just need to hit the popcorn button on the microwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlemike Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 One of those juiceman juicers. Im a sucker for some of those info commercials. It would have cost me about about 10 dollars a day for fresh fruit to get enough juice for a 8 oz.glass.Also I have been a sucker for some of the exercise equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Well first let me say never drink at an antique auction. I bought a whole box of weird things - it was good for a laugh the next morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stand4hope Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's easy. After Don died, I bought my son a Harley to ease his pain. All it has done is increase mine. WHAT AN IDIOT! Hi Ann..... It's so cool that you are still doing the Getting to Know You. It's been a long time. Drop me a PM and let me know how you're doing. Love, Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There are so many stories, but I can't tell them without offending family members, so I'll just stay moot. Mark and I did, however, get suckered on one of those "vacations" that end up costing out the butt and never seem to work into the schedule so don't get taken ($1200). Yeah. Now we are on this MARVELOUS invention called a "no call" list. Phone sure is quiet, kinda makes a person feel unloved - and rich! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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