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Things that are a total waste of money

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  • 19-01-2009 9:09pm
    #1
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭


    So the recession is here eh? And isnt it just all a focking shambles?

    Anyway, is these crunching times what do you think is a total waste of money?

    For me:

    OTT weddings. Go to the Registry Office and have a weekend in Donegal to follow.

    Boy Racers. Whats wrong with a 3 grand car?

    State of the art HDTVs Can you really tell the difference enough to justify the extra cost between that and a normal one?

    Sky +. No explanation needed.

    Any herbal. alternative, holistic, homeopathic therapy or drug. There are a load of charlatans charging 50 quid an hour for utter sh!te.

    Organic food. Meh. Grow your own.

    Extended Warranties. Just say no.

    Pets.


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    Vain
    Registered Users Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭Vain


    Membership to Boards and hookers both have had dirty people in them.


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    #3
    Royal Seahawk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭Royal Seahawk


    Smoothies. waaaay too expensive for what ya get.


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    abi2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 726 ✭✭✭abi2007


    the way i'm feeling now, has to be alcohol.


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    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Royal Seahawk wrote: »
    Smoothies. waaaay too expensive for what ya get.

    Especially those Innocent Smoothies. €3.60 for a tiny bottle of pulpy crap.


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    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    IvaBigWun wrote: »

    OTT weddings.

    Boy Racers. Whats wrong with a 3 grand car?

    State of the art HDTVs Can you really tell the difference enough to justify the extra cost between that and a normal one?


    Any herbal. alternative, holistic, homeopathic therapy or drug.

    Organic food. Meh. Grow your own

    em not all homeopathic remedies cost a fortune! iv actually found the stuff i get in the healthfood shop to be far superior to other products on the market and have saved me alot of money.
    and what about people that dont have the luxury of their own garden! what about us people who live in the city with no access to a community vegetable garden nearby? or even a patch of grass near our apartments!


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    galwayrush
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    Good point regarding weddings, heard figures of 30K + for an average one now days.FFS :eek:


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    tiger325
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭tiger325


    pricey coffee


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    Profiler
    Registered Users Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭Profiler


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    OTT weddings. Go to the Registry Office and have a weekend in Donegal to follow.

    You'll have to get the female perspective on that one in the main, but I'm sure we've all been to a wedding sometime and thought

    "whit?... naw yer takin the pish wae aww that"
    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    Pets

    Have to disagree with that 100%

    We got my Mum a wee dog for her 65th, best present she ever got, her words :D worth the food, the trips to the vet, the pet insurance and then some, cheap at 5 times the price.


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    Havermeyer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭Havermeyer


    Shares.

    At the present moment in time, anyway.


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    [Deleted User]
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    only someone who has never had sky+ could say it's a waste of money :p


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    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    So the recession is here eh? And isnt it just all a focking shambles?

    Anyway, is these crunching times what do you think is a total waste of money?

    For me:

    OTT weddings. Go to the Registry Office and have a weekend in Donegal to follow.

    Boy Racers. Whats wrong with a 3 grand car?

    State of the art HDTVs Can you really tell the difference enough to justify the extra cost between that and a normal one?

    Sky +. No explanation needed.

    Any herbal. alternative, holistic, homeopathic therapy or drug. There are a load of charlatans charging 50 quid an hour for utter sh!te.

    Organic food. Meh. Grow your own.

    Extended Warranties. Just say no.

    Pets.

    Sky+???? Where's the extra expense on that?

    I <3 Sky+


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    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    super_furry wrote: »
    Especially those Innocent Smoothies. €3.60 for a tiny bottle of pulpy crap.
    I need to read slower. I thought you said "a tiny bottle of puppy crap" :o


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    higgo1888
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭higgo1888


    Advertising Visit Ireland ads on RTE.


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    tony1kenobi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭tony1kenobi


    Sewerage systems.


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    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭HalloweenJack


    Posh ****.


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    sillymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭sillymoo


    nummnutts wrote: »
    Shares.

    At the present moment in time, anyway.

    Bank shares are looking quite cheap at the moment, must be a january sale on.


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    Rory123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Rory123


    Billed mobile phones!


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    #19
    mobby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭mobby


    Electric tooth brush :D


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Have to agree with the car thing... When I first started driving I really wanted a new car! But now that I'm older I really couldn't care less. There's no doubt that it's great to drive a new car, but really, it's not worth it.

    My pics would be anything music or movie related. Anything you want is widely available on the internet.


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    galwayrush
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    Car Tax.:(


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    galwayrush wrote: »
    Car Tax.:(
    That reminds me, I need to renew mine:(


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    [Deleted User]
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    galwayrush wrote: »
    Car Tax.:(

    especially if you live in leitrim :pac:


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    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Burning money.


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    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    Fancy toilet paper - you're literally flushing money down the toilet.


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    spadder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 985 ✭✭✭spadder


    The greens.


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    starn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭starn


    Miranda Many Reactionary wrote: »
    Burning money.

    Not if your KLF

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_Burn_a_Million_Quid


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    Acacia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭Acacia


    Bottled water. And store bought sandwiches. And coffee. Basically, the delis in Spar , Centra and Londis are fooked.


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    towel401
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭towel401


    efb wrote: »
    Sky+???? Where's the extra expense on that?

    I <3 Sky+

    Free to air FTW. most of the same channels, but you don't have to pay.

    Car parking. anything spent on parking a car is money down the drain. There is usually a free spot nearby unless you live in Dublin but thats your own fault for living there.

    Ringtones or any other form of 'mobile content', applications and the like. do people still buy those?

    Any of Apple's iProducts


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    IvySlayer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,187 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    TV license.


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    Thnx4theGum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Thnx4theGum


    The Government - lets sack the lot of them.


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