jaymacfla Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Did you ever get that must have item on Black Friday, only to have it come back to habitually haunt you? I am sure some items seemed classy at the time but turned out trash worthy. Did you spend too much and regret it later? Was the cost to maintain the bargain cost prohibitive? Did you get into a relationship squabble over your decision? We can all name some items that were real duds so give us your personal top five here. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using GottaDEAL mobile app 1
Elmck Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 I have gone over budget with impulse buying on Black Friday. Those Walmart pjs for the grandkids are hard to resist!! My DH doe not celebrate the holiday any more so I don't have any squabbles. I spend $50 per grandchild but I have sometimes been closed to $70 each some years. This year I hope to stick to the $50!!!!!! Last year was the first time I bought myself something...a new laptop..feel guilty for spending the money but love the laptop!
catholicbride11 Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Those dang stick vacs. They are cheap so every year I keep buying them but they are crap after a few months. It infuriates my husband but buying a stick vac is BF tradition at this point [emoji23] 1
jaymacfla Posted October 15, 2017 Author Posted October 15, 2017 Those dang stick vacs. They are cheap so every year I keep buying them but they are crap after a few months. It infuriates my husband but buying a stick vac is BF tradition at this point [emoji23]I have found that spending a bit more on something from the shark line would be better. I sometimes get stuck with vacuum duty as well as what was constantly referred to a swiffer policing. The shark has a better unit with washable pads and better mobility with lights! The vacuum duty always leads to a liquid cleanup and the shark also has a scrubber built in that tends to beat the job into submission.
len_mullen Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Every year, I grab a couple gifts for both kids which are relatively inexpensive but have great potential for fun. Last year, I must have been tired because none were hits. The virtual reality headsets top my list of misses. 1
HanShotFirst Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Those darn cheap movies. I keep buying and buying and I have some from two years ago that are still wrapped in their plastic. I just never get around to watching some of them and some them make me scratch my head over why I even bought it! LOL. My goal this year to control myself over them. It's debatable whether I will be successful. 1
ISU ME Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 The cheap walmart pjs! They are hard to resist, but my kids never wear them and the fabric usually pills.
catholicbride11 Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 I have found that spending a bit more on something from the shark line would be better. I sometimes get stuck with vacuum duty as well as what was constantly referred to a swiffer policing. The shark has a better unit with washable pads and better mobility with lights! The vacuum duty always leads to a liquid cleanup and the shark also has a scrubber built in that tends to beat the job into submission.In my mind I know this but I actually prefer my method. Anytime I splurge on anything nice for sweeping/mopping/vacuuming we manage to kill it. It hurts my heart less to throw out something cheap. 1
BGndr Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 The Walmart PJs and movies for sure. The PJs always run small, so my kids get maybe two wears out of them before they shrink and pill. I bet we have 50 movies still in plastic that we've never watched but I bought because they were cheap. Last year I had to keep reminding myself not to buy them!
kellis4321 Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 The walmart pj's and the small cheap kitchen appliances. Can't pass them up for some reason. My kids get to open one present Christmas Eve and it's always those pj's. LOL So they at least wear them once.
firegirl719 Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 I agree with the PJs and cheap kitchen appliances! I get sucked in every year and the following year, they get donated. I.must.resist. lol 1
jaymacfla Posted October 16, 2017 Author Posted October 16, 2017 Oh how I laugh at the movie purchases! We all do it and I am especially guilty of purchasing ones with digital copies inside because it feeds the beast when it comes to 4k movie watching. You never get out of what you put in$$$$! The digital age at least makes a more justifiable argument for overspending on movies. 1
Peppermint Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 I stopped with the dvds. It's pointless to get all those old titles for $5 when most are on Netflix or on demand. I do love the kids Walmart pjs. My ds wears them all the time. I agree with the $10 or less appliances like toasters! [emoji107]
tracy0504 Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 I too am guilty of buying DVDs last year and having them "watch" me from inside their wrapping as I walk by them and think to myself, I want/have to watch that movie soon...lol...and almost a year later and they still remain unwrapped... 1
queenkishaa Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 I buy those Wal-Mart pjs every year, and they don't last past December. 2
Kanyon71 Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 I am guilty of the movies thing. Still have a bunch not opened. On the bright side though we travel a lot and we take a lot of them with us to watch on the road.
MariahA Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 The cheap movies. I just donated a bunch still in the wrapping. Toys in general, the quality isn't there for so much of WM's stuff. Side note, the movies reminded me, was at Wally World and they still have Sex in the City from last year with the promo stickers on them!?! Laughed my head off, and kept walking. They were 3.74 each and they had at least 15. And people fight over the movies every year... 1
ilikefree Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Definitely the movies! Can I interest anyone in a big stack of unopened movies? 1
Bopeep Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 backstory: My ds22 uses our (George Foreman TYPE) kitchen grill for making steaks and hamburgers. He's pretty good at it . SO, a couple years ago, Walmart had a (actual) George Foreman grill on sale on BF for like $10 or $15 (I don't remember for sure) and I thought that would be an awesome gift for him. Especially since he was talking about moving out at the time. We walked all over that store, that was the only thing left on my list that we hadn't been able to score. I check out, and I'm waiting for my sister to check out, when I see one in the bottom of a basket in the customer service area. So, I ask to make sure I'm not digging in someone's basket, and No, those are up for grabs because someone decided against them at the registers. I'm thrilled! I thought he would think that was so cool. He used it one time, and hated it. I don't remember why. It didn't heat right, or the plates didn't set right. Whatever. Anyway, it went in a garage sale or to Goodwill, and we still use the old off-brand one . 1
jesusluvu Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Walmart pj's, movies, HDMI cords,etc. The biggest headache was a TV. About 6 years ago when HD was growing I bought a dud and it was down more than up and almost spent more on the service calls than the tv because there customer service was not in the US and took FOREVER to get help 1
HanShotFirst Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 Side note, the movies reminded me, was at Wally World and they still have Sex in the City from last year with the promo stickers on them!?! Laughed my head off, and kept walking. They were 3.74 each and they had at least 15. And people fight over the movies every year...That's hilarious!! 1
jaymacfla Posted October 18, 2017 Author Posted October 18, 2017 The cheap movies. I just donated a bunch still in the wrapping. Toys in general, the quality isn't there for so much of WM's stuff. Side note, the movies reminded me, was at Wally World and they still have Sex in the City from last year with the promo stickers on them!?! Laughed my head off, and kept walking. They were 3.74 each and they had at least 15. And people fight over the movies every year...We have seen the same thing, movies with that sticker, and we just bought one or two of them at a yardsale for 50 cents unopened. 1
cab0ad Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 Yes!!! Cheap laptops from Walmart from a few years ago. Total junk. And we have a tv problem too. My husband buys the cheapest one he can find at Walmart almost every year. We don’t even need them! He just keeps buying because they are so cheap! 1
jaymacfla Posted October 27, 2017 Author Posted October 27, 2017 What brand is giving you the most trouble? TVs and laptops?
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