what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought and then regretted almost immediately?

by , 1 year agoClosed Question

i bought a gorgeous evening gown for around £200 but then realised i had no where to wear it to really

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I once bout a louis vouton bag it was not cheap cos i paid so much for it i did not use it incase i lost it or it got a mark on it so i defo regret it

by smartcar, 1 year ago

i would probably have done the same

by abigail69, 1 year ago

Oh yeah, I can tick this exact box too!! I must have used it 5 times in 3 years, not a good choice :(

by palandraca, 1 year ago

The list would be too big, but just to name but a few it would be a sports jacket, a pair of boots, a summer jacket, and the list goes on and on.

I learned from my mistakes though, and now unless I need something, I have clothes to wear it with and I know I will use it regularly I won't buy it.

by palandraca, 1 year ago

i will try to follow your example and learn to resist

by abigail69, 1 year ago

I'm trying, I'm trying. One purchase online only this week which is a miracle

by kensington143, 1 year ago

Now, I didn't say that I apply the same principles to my online purchases, did I? :)

by palandraca, 1 year ago

i am even worse online than in shops

by abigail69, 1 year ago

Yeah, exactly! Same here, it is like I don't really think of the price that much online and everything seems a bargain to me ;)

by palandraca, 1 year ago

There's been a few drunken eBay purchases but luckily nothing too expensive (it's been close though!).

by MarkX, 1 year ago

Ah there's a tip there. Don't shop when you are drunk! Or depressed!

by pmscot93, 1 year ago

i totally agree with that pmscot93

by abigail69, 1 year ago

I bought a couple of original paintings and regretted spending that amount of money immediately. However, when I hung them on my walls I really like them - they may even increase in value over a period of a few years (fingers crossed)

by kensington143, 1 year ago

Exactly, that is not money wasted, it could be an investment!

by palandraca, 1 year ago

well that is lucky

by abigail69, 1 year ago

Sounds like a good purchase in the end

by MarkX, 1 year ago

If you like them it's not a bad purchase.

by Sidesalad, 1 year ago

My boyfriend spent £100 on a hideous picture of a tiger and hung it on our living room wall ... I am regretting his purchase and trying to plot a way to get rid of it!

by Linzi, 1 year ago

lol that is funny (although not for you)

by abigail69, 1 year ago

I can't think of any really expensive purchases that I have made that I have immediately regretted. I think if I had I would probably just take it back and get a refund!

by frenchwoodgirl, 1 year ago

yes i know what you mean i was kind of meaning you couldn't return it

by abigail69, 1 year ago

Me too

by pmscot93, 1 year ago

You had the gown - just make the occasion!

by Sidesalad, 1 year ago

Sound advice! no better excuse to go out ever needed.

by piper, 1 year ago

oh i will go out in it one day i am determined am trying to convince my partner to take me to the theatre to see les mis

by abigail69, 1 year ago

I think any thing you by on a wim, you always wonder if thats was the right thing to do. If you have enjoy, unless you broken the bank and you could'nt afford it

by sylvester, 1 year ago

I once bought a car then it broke down on my way home, not my best purchase ever.....doh!

by piper, 1 year ago

oh thats tragic hun

by abigail69, 1 year ago

My mobile phone. I didn't insure my first one which cost £200, and low and behold, it broke, so i went and bought another one from the shop for another £200. I've never spent so much money and been so depressed about it!!

by ryancarte, 1 year ago

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