Have you ever regretted making a purchase? What was it and what did you do about it?

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OneViewpoint · Accepted Answer

Oh hell yes. I've been screwed / made bad purchase decisions.

Topping the list would be a Mercedes SUV that sold for $75,000. It was a flaming disaster that eventually being sold for scrap because Mercedes failed to honor even a NHTSA mandatory safety recall. That car was out of service as much as it was in service. Engine. Two transmissions. Constant and various electrical failures. ABS system would trigger the brakes randomly at any speed. Brake booster failure due to rust. Constant battery failures due to current drain Mercedes techs could never identify. DO NOT BUY GERMAN LUXURY CARS!
At disaster number 2 is an Ariens commercial zero turn mower. Huge expensive mower for my 0.75 acres of lawn. It was a constant headache the first year of ownership. I had the dealer service it at the beginning of year 2. They failed to refill the engine oil after they drained it. I got it back and started it. The engine promptly seized. It was destroyed. The dealer refused to stand behind their product or their service. I junked it and bought a $600 EGO 21" electric mower.

Stuff like the above is what helped lead me to a minimalist lifestyle. Expensive and complex does not mean "better". It often means miserable. I like simple and elegant with little chance of breaking. And I like owning less stuff. Fuck Capitalism and a consumption driven economy.

sawno · Accepted Answer

A laptop that looked good on paper but was terrible in practise. I sent it back to the store as there is a 14 day legal return window. They incorrectly took it as a repair despite me explicitly telling it wasn't one, held it until the refund window was up, scratched it to excuse that refunds were not possible and only then sent me it back.

I should have sued them, but I was to young to have the balls to make a legal threat as it would have been a clear cut case. Couldn't sell it in good consciousness as it definitely wasn't worth the money I paid with how bad it was. Ended up indefinitely loaning it to my aunt who was new to computers and didn't have a computer at all, she has had it ever since and has been enjoying it a lot.

BeeNee · Accepted Answer

In college I bought not one, but two guitars. I got it in my head that I wanted to learn to play the guitar. The first one I bought was a terrible cheap starter thing I didn't really realize was for kids, off of Amazon. It was clearly pure junk and so light I thought it would float away. So then, the genius that I was back then, I took my actually broke college self to an actual guitar store and bought a $250 Yamaha. I got back to my dorms, and no sooner did I pull it out of the (face palm) $100 case, then did I realize, I realistically (read: definitely) could not afford, nor play the thing without annoying every single neighbor I had and not being able to afford stuff I actually needed. So two days later, I returned the Yamaha and the case, and donated the first cheapy one to the thrift.

Simslover92 · Accepted Answer

Can't really say what it was on here but I did regret buying it. It served no purpose for me really. Couldn't take it back either.

NathanDavis · Answer

only one time, yes... that I can remember

it was a pizza...

as I was to order my regular "heart-attack" pizza, the cashier lady did tell me about their new option, and for whatever reason I didn't pay much attention and I just said "sure why not, let's try" I thought... why not live a little

the crust was filled and refilled with some sort of creamy-cheese and it wasn't even a good one, or not to me anyway...

8 giant slices of that thing... and I didn't had any more than the just one first bite, lmao... so I just laughed it out, my friend ate as much as he could, then we just gave the rest to some kids that were playing around the place, lol

Kaneki05 · Answer

I bought Mtg Spider-Man collector booster boxes for 400 on release, they're down to 290 could've saved myself 110 each if I hadn't been so hasty. The set was getting hated on but I didn't care as other sets collectors became very hard to get after release even before so and jumped up a lot.
I still 100% know that these will eventually dry up, and start going back up and hit 1000 one day and I'll make profit. Just going to take longer than expected.
Investing into collectibles be like that, the market is more unpredictable and prices vary from week to month to year but in the long run it's always profit as less exist and price goes up. So I won't care by then even though now I regret.

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

15 years ago I bought a 2011 Mazda RX-8 brand new right off the lot after test driving it. At first I liked it & after two months I couldn’t wait to get rid of it. The engine was really underrated, the keys wouldn’t work twice due to the electronic chips inside failing & a few other problems as well. The vehicle looked great inside & out & for a brand new vehicle I wish it had a more powerful engine. I traded that joker in & got something else.

Iron_Man · Answer

I bought a Rolex watch at the mall at mayors jewelers they’re very expensive Rolex watches they cost thousands of dollars I got the Watch home and it had a scratch on the face. which bothered me. My neighbor told me not to worry about it. It kept bothering me, though so I took it back and I got a total refund then I went to downtown Miami at the official Rolex dealers. I got the same watch for $1000 cheaper but then I added a diamond face to it so I worked out better in the long run

Xawyx-2 · Answer

Yes, a few video games that I didn't like:

- One of them had really crappy controls.

- One of them was too difficult even on the easy difficulty settings.

- One of them had first-person view (I really don't like that kind of view in video games)

Lynx122 · Answer

The main thing I hate is when products have a hidden subscription. Like I bought this picture frame for my mom where you can upload pictures and she can see them but you need a subscription to do it it only costs like 3 bucks a year but I still hate it. You can only upload pictures when the frame is on atm so it's just a pain in the ass. Now I'm just gonna send her pictures once in a while and she can upload them whenever she feels like it. This whole thing was a mess.

TallAnon · Answer

Not really regretted it, some purchases were a waste.. Like a wrong size shirt or a waffle iron you ended up never using.. Or for example wity my last car, the dealer didn't tell me about some problem.
That's a shame, but regret is much more intense.

HighValue · Answer

AN Insignia TV. (BestBuy store brand). It looked good and functioned well, but it only lasted 1 1/2 years before it dies. I replaced it with an LG TV.

The longest lasting TV I have ever had is an Admiral TV from the late 1990s that still works. I kept it for older video game consoles.

Bricealan · Answer

@itsannalee Bought some VERY expensive pillows from Living Spaces that were supposed to be, the living end for comfort. They weren't! Living Spaces would not refund for them. My Credit Card company charged them back on the purchase and refunded the money to my card.

DonaldDarko · Answer

A truck crane for my pickup. I ended up with a shitty model from a ripoff company. I should have looked into them more. The crane works it's just not made well. Lucky I can weld and fabricate or I'd be out of luck.

exitseven · Answer

I bought a big wheelbarrow that had 2 wheels and had very large capacity. my old one had rotted handles and a flat tire. I ended up buying new handles and a new front wheel for the old one and fixed it and it is the one i always use. The new one sits in my shed and it is still brand new.

Massageman · Answer

Several clothing items I've bought via Amazon were not as described or sized. So many standard sized items are being cut undersized, so here I am - 5 ft 7.5 inches tall and have to buy XL Tall to even get a T-shirt that will stay tucked in my pants! If something is not as described, we return it and buy another from Amazon (if we can figure out which one) for just get a better item elsewhere. Amazon's loss for not being accurate/honest.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

One incredibly dumb thing I did was buy an Austin Metro. I kept that piece of junk for 6 years. Broadly similar piece of junk

lilBigPotato · Answer

Way too many times... Since I usually buy online I just return it if I notice it's bad right away

HawkPerception · Answer

Many things, but I returned most of them. The things I regretted the most were subscriptions that charged me for shit even after I cancelled whatever plan it was. So many scams when it comes to subscriptions these days

Nikki1989 · Answer

Being a regular on eBay, it happens. It can be a gamble.

queenofcardio · Answer

I bought an expensive gift for a friend and I later found out she returned it. Such a waste.

aaron13547 · Answer

Yes i metaphorically hung it on the wall, every day I remember why I shouldn't do that again... 😅🙃

chechememe95 · Answer

Yep I sure have. It was when I was a kid and paid a pizza guy in all pennies. I regretted it and felt so bad. My bro stole the actual cash. I felt so bad, I snitched on him. My dad made him go to the store and pay in cash and tip the driver in front of a very crowded Restaraunt. Oh by the way, my bro is a convict now. Oh I also bought some supplements from a lady selling for a pyramid scheme once also.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

I purchased pants that the size were in a different country measurement so I got pants for a midget, I just accepted fate, they are probably still somewhere around somewhere, I just don't know where 😂

desidoll · Answer

Yes, I am a shopaholic and once in a blue moon I would make bad decision that end up me buying something pricey yet unnecessary for me to have.

loveslongnails · Answer

I hired this escort who didn't look like her photo and was very disappointed.

nastyb · Answer

return it?  i can't believe you're asking this question and that there are actually people answering it.

CubaPirate · Answer

Yes a car with a mind of its own lights and engine kept turning off. So needlesd to say l didn't have it long

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I regret marrying my first wife, and she cost me a ton of money. Does that count?

DJB72 · Answer

It happens. I'll buy something and it's not what I expected.

Brady · Answer

I ask what the return policy is on things. Then ask the name of the person who told me so I can tell if there's a problem returnin it.

Biscoff3030 · Answer

Yes few years ago i bought a phone and it was horrendous. Probably an oppo phone

ABC1x1x · Answer

Health Insurance. I voted Republican every year since 2010 to get back real Insurance. We are close. Just have to crush the Dems in the midterms.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

A faulty computer chair that can't be refunded

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