I had one mouse, that we actually killed ourselves. We hired an exterminator (that will come check the poison every month). The poison in the traps has been untouched. We really did just have 1 mouse. That one mouse has cost like $800 and we killed it, not the exterminator.
Our house. We should have walked away from the market and tried again in the spring.
The kayaks. I even told my H they'd be a waste of money. We used them the summer we bought them, but then I got pregnant and, well, you can't put a baby in a kayak.
Post by Wanderista on Jul 31, 2015 13:12:33 GMT -5
I don't have too many regrets about purchases. I will say that I might have done college a bit differently if I knew then what I know now. I really enjoyed my education and I am pretty happy with it. Also, the decision I made was based on the economy and advice of the time. Again, with today's hindsight I might have done it differently but I am still happy with the quality of my education. I might have waited a little longer on grad school and to have chosen a less academic, more practical subject.
I am kind of regretting this Toshiba laptop that I got a good price on during Black Friday about a year and a half ago. It is now developing some structural/hardware problem which is disappointing. I had expected it to last a lot longer. It was just fine until the last month or two but now it is showing signs of wearing out just past the warranty but way too early for me to think that it was a good value purchase.
Lapdance your way to fitness DVDs with Carmen Electra.
This one deserves special recognition. My equivalent would be the wedding dance instruction DVD and the prenatal yoga DVD, both of which are still in their shrinkwrap. :-)
Post by dr.girlfriend on Jul 31, 2015 14:18:30 GMT -5
Here's mine -- we had this cool apartment in a factory-turned-apartment-complex, so it had huge floor-to-ceiling two-story windows. I decided I was going to make giant Roman shades for the windows. Spent hours researching, bought these giant curtains from IKEA and had multiple sets hemmed together by a seamstress, and then never actually did it. They were in a big tupperware bin with other sewing stuff, a mouse nested in it, and I threw the whole bin away when we moved out of that apartment.
I don't have too many regrets about purchases. I will say that I might have done college a bit differently if I knew then what I know now. I really enjoyed my education and I am pretty happy with it. Also, the decision I made was based on the economy and advice of the time. Again, with today's hindsight I might have done it differently but I am still happy with the quality of my education. I might have waited a little longer on grad school and to have chosen a less academic, more practical subject.
I definitely relate here. I guess if I could have the same life/career outcomes I think I gained from my school without the debt, that would be really cool. But really, I would have needed a crystal ball to know that my parents would not be able to pay after the first year and that they would, in fact, not try to pay any of it after the first year. Oh wellz.
Most recently, the JCrew dress I paid $100 for final sale that I was sure I would fit into that was still sitting in my basement with the tags until at least I could lend it to my BFF.
Most recently, the JCrew dress I paid $100 for final sale that I was sure I would fit into that was still sitting in my basement with the tags until at least I could lend it to my BFF.
It makes me glad at least someone can wear it.
A note for the future: J.Crew is really good about taking back final sale items. Or at least those that are purchased online. If you call their 800 number and ask nicely, they'll take the final sale note off of the order so you can return it in store (even when I've gone straight to the store, they've been nice about it). Also, as a backup, some credit cards offer return protection that lets you return items if the store won't take it back (for instance, because the item is final sale). I've used Amex's program a few times with Ann Taylor final sale items (AT does not make exceptions).
Most recently, the JCrew dress I paid $100 for final sale that I was sure I would fit into that was still sitting in my basement with the tags until at least I could lend it to my BFF.
It makes me glad at least someone can wear it.
A note for the future: J.Crew is really good about taking back final sale items. Or at least those that are purchased online. If you call their 800 number and ask nicely, they'll take the final sale note off of the order so you can return it in store (even when I've gone straight to the store, they've been nice about it). Also, as a backup, some credit cards offer return protection that lets you return items if the store won't take it back (for instance, because the item is final sale). I've used Amex's program a few times with Ann Taylor final sale items (AT does not make exceptions).
Sadly, I haven't been able to even pretend I can fit in JCrew clothes since before I got married.
Stroller class for me and my baby. I thought she would chill while I worked out with the other moms and lost weight but instead she just screamed. Our schedule also changed and we could not attend anymore but I paid for the 6 months I agreed to. When I saw I was billed for a 7th month, I was appalled at the BS cancellation policies they said I had to follow and could not have the 7th month refunded. There was no mention of this when we signed up. That was the first time I have ever used the CC dispute feature to get my money back for that 7th month.