Funny,FailsJAN 21, 2026

75 Expensive Mistakes People Made That Might Make You Say “Ouch” Just Looking At Them (New Pics)

Eglė Bliabaitė, Oleksandra Kyryliuk, Viktorija Ošikaitė and Karolina Kondratavičiūtė

We’re all human, and we all make mistakes. It’s what we tell ourselves when things go wrong, and for the most part, it’s true. But here’s the thing: not every slip-up is created equal. Breaking a plate during dinner is unfortunate. Backing your car through the garage door? That’s going to sting a lot more. Both are accidents, sure, but the consequences couldn’t be more different.

Below, we’ve gathered a collection of painfully expensive mistakes people have shared online, the kind that make you wince and instinctively check your bank account just looking at them. Scroll down to see the photos, and maybe send some sympathy to the folks behind them. They could definitely use some.

#61 Moved Into The New House And Found Out Our Toddler Broke Our 65” TV

Broken TV screen mounted on wall showing distorted purple and blue lines, an unfortunate and expensive fail.

mrs_thn

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37points

#62 I Just Broke A $5,000.00 Bottle Of Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac At Work

Box of broken glass bottles spilled on floor with liquid, showing an unfortunate and expensive fail in retail setting.

VoilaLeDuc

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37points

#63 Mistakes Were Made. So Yeah. Apparently You Shouldn't Put Vanish On All The Stains

Foaming washing machine fail with soap bubbles overflowing, showing an expensive and unfortunate home appliance mistake.

pleasent_ice

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37points

#64 This Is What An Expensive Mistake Looks Like. Quarter Inch Hole In Inaccessible 20 Conductor Cable

Hand holding black plastic tube with stripped screw hole, an example of an unfortunate and stupid fail.

abeartheband

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37points

#65 I Dropped My AirPods

Person standing in snow with boots covered in snow next to a broom and partially shoveled path showing unfortunate fail.

Milkteahoneyy

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35points

#66 I Was About To Go To Bed

Laundry room with a large spilled container of blue liquid on the floor, an expensive and unfortunate fail in the kitchen.

ohnoitsmypotato

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35points

#67 Cat Jumped Off The Samsung Serif TV And It Fell. Replacing The Frame Costs $1500

Broken flat screen TV lying on the floor showing a video call, illustrating expensive and unfortunate fails.

PhilosopherAway647

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33points

#68 Made The Mistake Of Not Asking Market Price… $53 Per Shrimp

Two large cooked shrimp served with two shot glasses of alcohol on a white plate showcasing expensive food fails.

Bing_Pow_Boom_Bing

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32points

#69 Sold My iPad In Public Space At Night In Minnesotan -10 F Temperature, Turned Out It's Fake

Several $100 bills laid out on a blue textured surface, representing expensive fails in money-related mistakes.

raimibonn

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31points

#70 Cutting Board Exploded

Broken glass scattered in a kitchen sink alongside a fork, illustrating an unfortunate and expensive fail.

Turned around after washing my hands and heard a huge crashing noise. It was my cutting board obliterating itself. I assume I cut the food too close to the burner and it got hot, then when I washed my hands with cold water it cooled down too fast. Either that or there’s a ghost that hates cutting boards.

OrangeIsPrettyCool

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31points