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[J2 Cool]

I think if we weren't all stupid we'd all be pretty rich. Just thinking to where I straight wasted money is pretty depressing. Here's a short list:

$500 on HD equipment because my local cable service didnt let you rent the box for $5 extra a week a year or two back. Got the component cables, speaker wires, everything. Damned thing didnt even get a good feed either.

$15 on Batman ep. 1-5 disc off amazon. Could have used it for Futurama or another fox boxset on amazon right now. Oh, and reason being it's such a bad purchase was I got the season 1 box now.

$80 on a Cubs ticket at the end of 2003's year that was rained out and when made up, not available to the original ticket holders. The other lucky bastards got a double header.

$50 on Pee Wee tapes for my ex not a week before we stopped talking. Already on shaky ground and I even lied to her about the price cause she hated me buying stuff for her. Need that for San Andreas right now...

$4.00 on these "Sour Balls" that weren't even sour. Gave em away. My search for the sourest candy isn't going well. Damn false advertising!

$5.00, rented Blade Runner and Secret Window thinking within 5 days I'd see em. MLB playoffs were enough to hold my attention. Though I did see Secret Window on a 2nd rental.

Yeah, really wish I had a chunk of change in the form of $654 right now... oh, and don't get into what i wish I didnt buy as far as videogames.. I got state of emergency on pressure for a new game from my older brother when it came out.. yikes..

 

[aoi tsuki]

i really don't make that many purchases that i'm displeased with. All the equipment i buy i research thoroughly. The clothes i buy serve the purpose given the money i put into them. Everything else i'm pretty satisfied with. But...

$1.99 fish sandwich from Burger King - i bought a couple within the same week with some nasty-tasting tartar sauce, only compounded by the fact that i order mine with extra tartar sauce.

$2.99 Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad from Burger King - Same location. The picture clearly despicts a salad with Romaine lettuce. The package says "Caesar salad". What i got the vast majority of the time is not Romaine lettuce and therefore it is not a Caesar salad. It's iceberg. If i want iceberg lettuce i'll buy a head of it at a supermarket. Another thing, i'd really wish they'd stop asking what kind of dressing i want for my Caesar salad. i want Caesar dressing. It's what generally goes on a Caesar salad, hence the name. i guess i should be happy they're offering me choice, but it should be Caesar dressing by default, like it is everywhere else.

$??? gaucamole - It's too salty. i swear, every place i get it from, Mexican restaurant, Chili's, whereever, it tastes like they add a pound of salt to it. When i make gaucamole at home, i add a small amount of salt, to enhance the flavor. That's the purpose of salt. If the food starts to burn by time you've had three mouthfuls, it's too salty.

$??? Big 'n Tasty from McDonalds - i had just gotten off of work and was really hungry. i asked for a fish sandwich and a small fry. She gave me a fish sandwich, large fry, and a large iced tea. When i got to the window and she told me my order was a dollar and change more than it should've been, i almost didn't care. i didn't care about the fries being the wrong size, but i didn't want the tea. She took it off and gave me rest of my meal, and i drove off. When i reached into the bag and saw that i got a Big 'n Tasty (i don't eat beef), i was so pissed, i tossed it out the fucking window.

$??? cheese at Mexican restaurants - Use real cheese, please. Not Brand X cheese slices. Thank you.

So basically my unsatisfied purchases are food items bought locally. Part of the reason i cook my own food.

 

[Catalyst]

None that I recall, really. I regret buying Knights of the Old Republic for the Xbox a month or so ago...it's definitely not like what it's acclaimed to be. My $20 could have been better spent on something else.

 

[The Interrobanger]

There's alot of DVD's I've bought that I found cheaper somewhere else or at a used store for a 1/4 of the price.

Also, I bought myself a $2500 CND computer about a year ago. If I could do it all over again, I'd buy all the parts seperate and put it together myself for a better system at half the price.

 

[Phoenix]

Blimpie Roast Beef and Cheedar. I had just left the gym and was desperate. Nastiest thing I've eaten yet.

 

[DCX]

$6- for 2 gallons of milk which just sat and never got used and now i have to throw it out
$550- Import Dreamcast!! Worth it, but the price went down two weeks latter to 350

DCX

 

[pestul]

-$540cdn on a R9800 Pro (shipped) Aug 2003. <-- got an empty box (well it had cables in it).
-$40cdn on a D-Link 614+ wireless router (shipped). <-- I kinda like it, and it's a great deal.. but it means I have to now share my internet connection with our renter. GRRR.. and he fucking leaves Shareaza running.. good thing I can limit it in the router's config.
-$6 on Beach Spikers (GC) but lost Viewtiful Joe (GC) <-- thx GAF.. fucktards. BS is a terrible game (imo).
-$2.95US on a MLB.com TV footage for Game 6 of the ALCS. Holy fucking shit.. the computer at work didn't have media player installed (windows 2000), and to top it off, I didn't have the administator privaledges to put it on. Even if that was possible.. MLB.com decided to reject my credit card anyway. Assholes..

I'm sure there are more.. but those piss me off enough.