What is the dumbest thing you've ever bought?

[Willis Jackson]

DH and I were just at an antique store and he pointed out a talking Pee-Wee Herman doll, still in its original packaging. It reminded me of the time I used all of my birthday AND Christmas money ($30) to buy that very doll. So dumb.

What about you?

[FishChicks]

A house in Los Angeles in 2006.

Do I win dumbest purchase?

[megs193]

pee-pee tee-pee's. You actually have more of a chance of getting peed on by your son when you are trying to put the on and take them off than if you just changed the diaper without them. Thankfully they are only $5.

[bunch]

This baby sleep positioner thing that I bought at a consignment sale. It was just as useless and dangerous as it looked, but I felt that I needed to have it. When dd rolled off of it 5 secs after I put her on it, I sold it at the next consignment sale. Sucker.

Oh, today my cousin bought me a trunk of barbies from the 60s that I was playing with at a yard sale. That was probably a silly purchase, but she did it on my behalf so I guess I can't complain.

[Brie]

A law school education.

[jigsy]

A sugar glider. Little thing was adorable, but was a pain in the ass. Nocturnal, so it would just sleep all day, then make a complete ruckus all night.
Luckily we had a friend who was a better person than me who took little Mojo in and gave him a good home because I was clearly not thinking when I made that purchase.

[LauraMoser]

Jon Basedow dvds. $90 on those darn things was just plain stupid!

[Wines Not Whines]

Probably my house. Purchased in the DC area in 2007. We should have waited.

[gumi]

i had it as decoration in college but when i moved into my DH's place, he made me lock it away in the closet. 8 years later, its still stuck in the closet.

[futurepivko]

A Bump-It.

[Deleted]

Probably one of the many articles of clothing I purchase simply because of the very low price (look at this THREE DOLLAR purple skirt!) and then end up donating with the tags still on because the clothing is actually ugly.

[mbcdefg]

I paid $15 for a pound of flank steak last week (Whole Foods) and MH still can't stop bitching about it.

[marshmallowevening]

A cat treat toy dispenser/toy (kind of like a Kong) for my cats. They're way too lazy to figure it out...

[citybudgetmom]

3k for lipo. Judge me!

[FishChicks]

May 12, 2012 15:43:49 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Probably my house. Purchased in the DC area in 2007. We should have waited.

I am sorry to have company in the dumb house club, but I'm slightly glad I'm not alone among the MM crowd.

[karinothing]

May 12, 2012 15:49:26 GMT -5 gumi said:

i had it as decoration in college but when i moved into my DH's place, he made me lock it away in the closet. 8 years later, its still stuck in the closet.

ha ha WHY did you buy this?

[Wines Not Whines]

May 12, 2012 16:09:59 GMT -5 @citybudgetmom said:

3k for lipo. Judge me!

Why? Did it not work?

[madringal]

When I was in college I wrecked my car and had to buy a new one. I had $8500 from my insurance company and bought a used Land Rover Discovery because it had two sun roofs. I thought it was the coolest car. Never mind that it had a leaking head gasket and everyone told me that it was a gas guzzler and that my insurance would be really expensive. It cost me $40 to fill up the first time, and this is when gas was less then $1.50/gallon. I almost cried the first time. My car before that cost me less then $25 to fill up. I kept the car for 5 months before I couldn't afford the gas any longer - and I sold it for $5500. 3k - down the drain.

[Kore]

May 12, 2012 15:49:26 GMT -5 gumi said:

i had it as decoration in college but when i moved into my DH's place, he made me lock it away in the closet. 8 years later, its still stuck in the closet.

Hilarious!

[pugz]

wtf is that black thing?

[Kore]

May 12, 2012 20:33:31 GMT -5 pugz said:

wtf is that black thing?

An enormous butt plug.

[adlove]

May 12, 2012 20:47:32 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Lots of dumb things but 2 stand out.

1 - $800 (or 900, I'm blanking) leather pants
2 - stiletto high heel Timberland boots (me and my Beyonce infatuation, seriously)

Oh god - this is way worse than the butt plug!

[Redpoppy]

This s'mores maker but it does make better ones in the microwave.

[ohgillian]

Even with the explanation, I still don't know what the black thing is, but please don't tell me.

[razzledazzlejam]

May 12, 2012 15:35:50 GMT -5 jigsy said:

A sugar glider. Little thing was adorable, but was a pain in the ass. Nocturnal, so it would just sleep all day, then make a complete ruckus all night.
Luckily we had a friend who was a better person than me who took little Mojo in and gave him a good home because I was clearly not thinking when I made that purchase.

I agree 100%!! I got sucked in at a trade show and I got a male and female. They kept making babies, 3 in 1 year!

[Deleted]

I bought a taxidermied toad that was made into a coin purse.

It's awesome though.

[oregonpachey]

This six week body makeover DVD and book set. Stupid infomercial.

[deanlicker78]

I once spent $35 on an Erica Kane Barbie Doll. I'm not a) a Barbie collector or b) a big Susan Luce fan. Why did I buy it? I really don't know, seems like there was a reason at the time though.

[orchideous]

DH's truck. His old one died on a Thursday night, and we felt like we had to have a new truck purchased before work the next day. We got a VERY bad deal because we felt so rushed and didn't think we'd be able to survive with just one car.
It's even more amusing to think about now because we have been sharing said truck for a year and have managed just fine.