Venturion said:turtlebug said:I think the clarinet is worth approximately $100 now and I can't even pass it on to my kids because they don't want to have anything to do with "that thing." At least you have the memories from band camp...

Oh Lord! Don't get me started...

Engagement ring. Ended up costing me hundreds of thousands of dollars.

discoganya said:My worst purchase: individual stocks.

Stick to ETFs, index funds and mutual funds.

I know...Circuit City was such a great buy when it dropped to 13$

... stocks .. i got a couple of those. Soaked $500 in to a penny (sub penny actually) stock. My $500 is now worth ***** 0.2655 ****** I'm thinking about a trip to Hawaii on that much money

Still though .. the van listed in my above post is still the worst purchase.

PS i wanted to sell when the stock was almost double but the wife wouldn't let me ... oh well.

Two things spring to mind immediately...

1. The nearly $2k queen mattress my wife absolutely insisted she had to have, no other mattress would be acceptable. Her family was coming to visit and she couldn't stand to let them sleep on an airbed for a couple days.

2. The $1k patio set in my backyard that has literally been used less than 5 times in 3yrs. Its either miserably hot outside, too cold, there are too many bugs, its wet from recent rain, our backyard is generally a disaster, etc. Another thing the wife just HAD to have.

And I'll add my car comments... I got a great deal on a 2004 Honda Pilot EXL in late 2004, and I'm about to spring for the extended warranty before mine expires in another week or so. But the simple truth is that I do not need such a huge car and should have bought a CR-V or something similar that would be easier on the gas.

DavidScubadiver said:Lifetime subscription to REPLAYTV.
I LOVE the unit and the ability to fade out when commercial break starts and fade in at the end of the commercials. BAM! No commercials.

But, after a year of enjoying this fantastic service, I decided to quit T.V. So, after canceling cable, I only get snow on my set. One day, maybe I'll rejoin the world of television and have a use for this baby!

eBay it man. That was one of the best purchase I made from FW. I used it for 3-4 yrs and then sold it for over $400.

Chicken McNuggets that were created in the McRib mold.

mykolJay said:DavidScubadiver said:Lifetime subscription to REPLAYTV.
I LOVE the unit and the ability to fade out when commercial break starts and fade in at the end of the commercials. BAM! No commercials.

But, after a year of enjoying this fantastic service, I decided to quit T.V. So, after canceling cable, I only get snow on my set. One day, maybe I'll rejoin the world of television and have a use for this baby!

eBay it man. That was one of the best purchase I made from FW. I used it for 3-4 yrs and then sold it for over $400.I am afraid that one day I will go back to television and I don't want to lose this gem.

wfay said:The $1k patio set in my backyard that has literally been used less than 5 times in 3yrs. Its either miserably hot outside, too cold, there are too many bugs, its wet from recent rain, our backyard is generally a disaster, etc. Another thing the wife just HAD to have.

...dad?

scuba DUDE said:That's a very good point! Probably not. Though maybe a hack will be available to allow it to record in HD.
Hi-Def (even if you had a hack takes up huge amount of room. Like four times as much ...