None of us want to see our hard-earned money go to waste. That’s what makes buying things of poor quality and other unnecessary spending so painful. But sometimes you can’t know that you’re spending money on something that is totally not worth it until you see what you got.
After such unsuccessful attempts at shopping, many people let their frustrations online, and today, we’re bringing them all to one bittersweet list – arguably only amusing to those who weren’t the ones paying. If you’re curious to see what people were frustrated about, scroll down to find netizens’ instances of ‘money not so well spent’ on the list below and use this as a reminder – buy cheap, buy twice.
On the list below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with an expert in personal finance, the co-founder and CEO of ‘Spring Planning’, and the co-author of “Women & Money”, Julia Chung, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about saving money.
#24 My Neighbor Spent A Ton Of Money On A Granite Mailbox Post. They Used An “O” Instead Of A Zero To Make The Street Number. It Annoys Me Every Time I Walk By
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107points
#25 I Had Misplaced My Wedding Ring, Spent Money Buying An Exact Same One; Only To Find The Lost Ring Later At Home
I had misplaced my wedding ring, I didn’t want anyone to find out about the missing ring hence I spent a bunch of money to get an exact same band. Couple months later my mom found the lost ring at home. Now I’ve got two identical wedding rings.
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97points
#30 Company I Bought A Sculpture From Claims "Approx. 12cm" Equates To 7cm
I bought this bird sculpture for my dad for Christmas and spent, what for us, is quite a bit of money on it (£90). It's just arrived and there is visible glue around the beak, its legs are so uneven in length it can't stand up, and it's less than a third the advertised size. I contacted the company, TwentyTwenty One, to arrange a return and refund, and whilst that's possible (which is good though still annoying), the person on the company chat tried to convince me that 8cm is approx. 12cm. They even told me that it's actually the height standing up that counys - which if it could, would make it only 7cm. That feels like that's a push, right? Anyway, the interaction with customer service upgraded this from a mildly frustrating moment for me to a mildly infuriating one for me.
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88points
#31 The Bacon And The Cheese Were Good And The Bread Was Fine Which Is Why It's A Shame The Egg Is The Size And Flavor Of A Buick
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88points
#34 Months Of Saving, Travelled Over 5000 Miles And An 11 Hour Flight. Ladies And Gentlemen The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
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85points
#35 My Sister Spent Her Own Money For A New TV For My Dad On Christmas Opened It And Turned It On And We See This
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84points
#36 My Mom Bought The Pro Power Save Devices. (Scam)
She called me and told me she had a gift for me. To come over and pick it up. So I did. She excitedly hands me this and tells me how it’s supposed to to save me 100s of dollars on my power bill. Tells me how it cleans my dirty electricity from my appliances and it was developed by ELON MUSK…. Wow!! It’s so amazing I can’t even believe it!! She’s not got dementia or anything but she sure did fall for this one.
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82points
#37 Paid For First Story Furniture Delivery. Delivered To Staircase Instead..!
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75points
#39 Spent Four Months Building A Campervan, Decided To Make A Little Money Renting It Out, First Rental Came Back Like This
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71points
#40 Bought A $2500 E-Bike Two Weeks Ago. Locked It Up In My Apartment Building's "Secure Storage Room". Walked Downstairs Today To See This Where My Bike Was
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71points