Useless impulse buys

Irish Guitarist · 12-03-2012 04:01PM

If there's three loaves of bread for the price of two I'll buy them despite the fact that I rarely finish one loaf of bread before it goes mouldy.

DVDs on special offer. I think to myself "it would cost the same to buy them as to rent them". Most of these DVDs wouldn't even be worth renting though. I was just looking through my unwatched DVDs last night and couldn't find anything I wanted to watch.

Riddle101 · 12-03-2012 04:20PM

I bought a few dvds like the first 3 seasons of Family Guy. Watched them once haven't watched them again. Scrubs seasons 1-4, watched them once haven't watched them again. I suppose I was stupid in getting them, not because I only watched them once. But because they're shown on tv every day of the week:rolleyes:. There are other dvds that I've gotten that I thought, what's the point in getting them. Useless buys.

I bought a guitar two years ago hoping to to learn how to play it. Haven't touched it in a year and a half.

Bought a set a weights years ago. Hardly use them.

angry kitten · 12-03-2012 09:37PM

A pack of emergency phone chargers in Tesco. I've never opened the packet, I think they're in a drawer somewhere.

TreesAreCrowd · 12-03-2012 09:43PM

My impulse buying is confined to food, I tend to stop and think about anything bigger.

I wouldn't call it useless though, I certainly enjoy it. For instance, a few weeks ago I went straight from work to the supermarket to pick something up for dinner. While driving down, I had images of a nice chicken kiev and mash going through my mind. Walked into the shop, ready to buy said necessities and the first thing I saw was nutella. Hells yeah, nutella sambos for dinner obviously won the day. I then finished the jar with a spoon. Still haven't had a kiev and mash dinner, weeks later.

Archeron · 12-03-2012 09:59PM

A badhran that cost me nearly a hundred euro. Its now covered in ring marks from coffee cups and beer cans being left on it.

Fizgig Bandicoot · 12-03-2012 10:28PM

They were selling green houses for 30 euro in Aldi last year. I had visions of myself lovingly tending to exotic fruits and vegetables. (All organic of course.) I was even contemplating getting a few hens to complete the picture. The fact that I can barely keep a cactus alive didn't occur to me, so I bought it. It has been upside down, in a crumpled heap at the back of the garden since it blew over two days after the purchase.

angry kitten · 12-03-2012 11:05PM

TreesAreCrowd wrote: »

My impulse buying is confined to food, I tend to stop and think about anything bigger.

I wouldn't call it useless though, I certainly enjoy it. For instance, a few weeks ago I went straight from work to the supermarket to pick something up for dinner. While driving down, I had images of a nice chicken kiev and mash going through my mind. Walked into the shop, ready to buy said necessities and the first thing I saw was nutella. Hells yeah, nutella sambos for dinner obviously won the day. I then finished the jar with a spoon. Still haven't had a kiev and mash dinner, weeks later.

You got me thinking about my tins and jars cupboard. It's where food goes to be forgotten about. So I decided to have a look in there and what do you know, about three quarters of the spices etc are unopened and in some cases, several years out of date.

starlit · 12-03-2012 11:34PM

I don't impulse buy any more! yay, go me! I think before I buy.

The Agogo · 12-03-2012 11:57PM

My impulse buying (used to be) mostly down to musical instruments -the weirder the better. This included kazoos, jaw harps, bodhrans, bongos, cow bells, shakers (in fact all types of percussive instruments), harmonica, tin whistles, violin, keyboard, 3 sets of drums, synthesizer, 8-track recorder, melodica, a penis-shaped whistle (don't ask), a trumpet and PA systems/microphones.

Never used half of it, but found the best way to get rid of it was to simply move country, or give to friends on 'loan' - with no intention of asking for them back.

I'm not homeless, but now all my earthly possessions fit nicely into my rucksack.

LordSutch · 13-03-2012 12:01AM

New 'Giant' showerhead from Lidl, €6.99 (couldn't resist) and the missus hates it - refund tomorrow

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looksee · 13-03-2012 12:13AM

Yup, I have the usb converter set, no idea when I would ever use them. Also a sucker for diy stuff. Daftest thing is a dead-weight bench vice still in its box.
No, the really daft thing is one of those branch muncher things that reduces twigs to useful mulch. Never used. (I'm not going to admit that I am irrationally afraid of it)

fergiesfolly · 13-03-2012 12:16AM

Logitech G25 steering wheel. Then bought the plans and nuts and bolts for a seat to attach it to. Spent several weekends building, painting and attaching said wheel. Got it into the house, set it up with the playstation in the frontroom and realised.........theres....not...any.....real.......room...for .....it.
Played a couple of times(loved every second) and now it sits in several pieces in the attic.

TreesAreCrowd · 13-03-2012 12:17AM

looksee wrote: »

No, the really daft thing is one of those branch muncher things that reduces twigs to useful mulch. Never used. (I'm not going to admit that I am irrationally afraid of it)

Planning on doing a lot of tree surgery or something!?

Plazaman · 13-03-2012 12:53AM

Lidl and Aldi, the Devils Supermarket of the impluse buyer. Over the years I have bought and never used : a tripod barbeque (resting in pieces in a dump), titanium drill bits (if I had a drill that would be a plus), 25 piece screwdriver set (have a 10 piece already, wouldn't screw that much even if I owned a porn studio), comb binding machine (for all those reports I don't write) and my favourite, a double tripod light for builders (which I ain't one of).

I also have received lots of things in the post from Amazon usually on a Wed/Thurs after drunk ordering them at the weekend so I now unplug the PC so that it's awkward to use. On the plus side I'm looking forward to watching Seasons 1 and 2 of Baywatch, Season 1 of CHiPs and Seasons 1-5 of House as soon as I take the wrappers off (and get the time and cut my credit card up).

Radharc na Sleibhte · 13-03-2012 12:56AM

That Dulux Paint Pod piece of shhit.
I'd be better off dipping my knob in the paint tray and wiping it on the wall.
(better coverage anyway :pac:)

Pandora2 · 13-03-2012 01:07AM

Plazaman wrote: »

Lidl and Aldi, the Devils Supermarket of the impluse buyer. Over the years I have bought and never used : a tripod barbeque (resting in pieces in a dump), titanium drill bits (if I had a drill that would be a plus), 25 piece screwdriver set (have a 10 piece already, wouldn't screw that much even if I owned a porn studio), comb binding machine (for all those reports I don't write) and my favourite, a double tripod light for builders (which I ain't one of).

That made me laugh out loud and I needed to, just came from The "Which recession is/was worst, the 80's or now" Thread:eek:

I think it was Dunne's that fielded an ad when Lidl arrived first, to the effect of "You may have saved a fiver on the groceries but what exactly are you going to do with the 6 man inflatable dinghy that you just had to have!!" Never a truer word spoken!!

44leto · 13-03-2012 01:10AM

I bought a walking stick in LidL that really is a ski pole, I don't know why I bought it, I liked the feel of it.

Plowman · 13-03-2012 01:11AM

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Pandora2 · 13-03-2012 01:12AM

I suppose it's a silly question to ask but, do you actually ski??;)

bfocusd · 13-03-2012 01:16AM

My uncle is Mr lidl/aldi he came back one day with two pumps, one for a pool (which he didn't have) and a bike pump, a puncture repair kit, and a tool box, yet he wouldn't have enough tools to fill it and a table top barbeque.

Funniest was when he tried to explain the bike stuff, he's not got a bike either, but it was for the kids bike, yet the kids bike has these sponge/plastic wheels..!

Dudess · 13-03-2012 04:15AM

Pretty boxes - for jewellery etc. Many of them just end up as dust receptacles. Can't resist them though.

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