Your best and worst buys?

[Trish]

Tidying up a kitchen cupboard today and I came across a part from one of the worst buys - a juicer. I imagined sitting on the balcony in the summer, sipping healthy concoctions of freshly juiced fruit. The reality was that by the time it had been set up, the fruit chopped and juiced, we would have been better to have bought a carton from the shops and saved ourselves the washing up!

On kitchen appliances, I think the airfryer is one of our best buys, we use it all the time. The little silicon liners were also a really good buy.

Moving out of the kitchen, I love my spin bike. When I was thinking of buying it, the trainer at the gym grinned and said they are good for hanging your clothes over - apparently, most people buy things like exercise bikes but rarely use them. Not true for me.

I am sure there are many other best and worst buys in my home but, what about yours?

 

[horseless carriage]

Lady Luck shone on us the day we bought this house. If our asking price, or close to it, is realised, we stand to make a substantial profit.
Worst buy was the brand new Austin Maxi car that I bought in the 1970's. A pile of junk that ate money, lasted about five years, finally sold it for about the same as scrap value.

 

[timoc]

About 15 years ago I bought a second hand radio cassette recorder for £1 at a car boot sale. I still use it and it still works superbly.
People who visit me usually say to me, "Those were obselete yonks ago, is it just an ornament?"
They raise their eyebrows when I switch it on.

The worst buy was a so called 'modern' digital microwave, it went to the recycling bin 15 months after I bought it.

 

[Trish]

Lady Luck shone on us the day we bought this house. If our asking price, or close to it, is realised, we stand to make a substantial profit.
Worst buy was the brand new Austin Maxi car that I bought in the 1970's. A pile of junk that ate money, lasted about five years, finally sold it for about the same as scrap value.

Shame about the car but, hopefully the potential profit on your house sale will make up for it.

We have neighbours who are in the process of selling/buying and it's such an expensive process. Worth it though, especially if you make a few bob. Good luck

 

[Trish]

About 15 years ago I bought a second hand radio cassette recorder for £1 at a car boot sale. I still use it and it still works superbly.
People who visit me usually say to me, "Those were obselete yonks ago, is it just an ornament?"
They raise their eyebrows when I switch it on.

The worst buy was a so called 'modern' digital microwave, it went to the recycling bin 15 months after I bought it.

You remind me that I also have some handheld MP3 players - we used to use them at work. They were expensive to buy at the time but, when we got new technology they were binned. I kept mine. I also have a Sony Walkman MP3 player, small and weightless, I used to take it to the gym. Actually, I am going to charge it today and start taking it on my walks.

I think it was circa 1980's when a friend of mine bought a state of the art washing machine - it was computerised and came with various disks for the washing cycles. That machine cost a small fortune and rarely worked! Admittedly the machine looked impressive but, I was glad I didn't buy one!

 

[Oldeagle66]

I bought a watch once that lasted almost a whole day. I knew I was buying a cheap one, but not that bad.