What's the most regretful purchase you've made?

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Mobius22445@reddit

My last pacj of cigarettes, begone that, it was the pack before.. it's a circle of regret.

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dwestb23@reddit

3k second hand car I took a loan out for at 18yo. It broke within 3 months and sold it for £300

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Flat_Professional_55@reddit

Still cheaper than those who buy a brand new car and lose thousands in value as soon as they leave the dealership. You had the right idea, just rotten luck.

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Well, not really. Because for that money, you're getting a brand new car to drive. I don't really understand people who see cars as investment opportunities. They're a tool, nothing more, nothing less. If you're planning on keeping that car for 10+ years, then it's a good investment.

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Pheeshfud@reddit

Well, I could have bought the brand new version of my car for about £30k, instead I bought the 18 month old version with 20k on the clock for £18k. It'll die slightly sooner, but I can almost buy 2 cars that die slightly sooner vs 1 new.

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imp0ppable@reddit

I bought a ~ 60k BMW 440i that was 3 years old with 50k miles on it for 25k... had it for three years and now looking to sell it for about 18k. That's 7k over 3 years, so maybe 300 per month depreciation? That thing is a monster.

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A_pox_on_you@reddit

I’m looking to get a 440i relatively soon, aiming for similar mileage to yours. Have you had any major problems with it and would you recommend? Most people online seem to rate them but would be interested in your view!

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imp0ppable@reddit

Yeah I think they're great, amazing engine and great driving position and easy to drive. Get one of those piggyback tuning boxes and it'll be around 380 bhp on premium unleaded, which feels like a fuckton. The interior is a bit meh but it's solid and the seats are good. Brakes are quite grabby but that's probably just the stock pads. Try to get one with the upgraded stereo - think it's H&K - it's brilliant. The sat nav is ok but it really does want Android Auto / CarPlay but adding it is not straightforward. The only money I've spent is on tyres - you probably do want run flats unfortunately because there's no spare (not even a space saver). So premium runflats 255 35 R19 aren't cheap, 180 or 200 quid. You could gamble with a can of gunk and get cheaper tyres. Although people say the ride is bad with runflats, it's really not that bad. I've had it serviced once in 3 years and it was about 500. Plus I did do the transmission fluid at 65k which most used cars won't have had. That was 350 at an independent.

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A_pox_on_you@reddit

Thanks mate, really appreciate you taking the time to write that up. I think the only thing putting me off is the interior, I was looking at a C300 coupe but I just really don’t want another 2.0 4 cyl and everything else on the 440i ticks the boxes for me. Those maintenance costs aren’t too bad over 3 years to be honest. Interesting re the run flats too, like you say people seem to moan about the ride with them so my plan was to change them out if the one I end up with has them but I think I’ll give them a go. Thanks again

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imp0ppable@reddit

yw bud C series has a horrible creaky centre console, get in one and push it and you'll see. RF tyres saved me pulling over on the M3 with my daughter in the back so all good by me :)

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902moves@reddit

That's a good deal, don't buy the cars which are really old.

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Cirias@reddit

A modern car won't be dying any time soon. I bet you could rack up 200k miles and as long as you service it regularly and look after it, it would still drive.

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Ok_Committee_8069@reddit

I misread that as "I'll die slightly sooner..." and thought to myself that you'd bought a death trap!

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Badknees24@reddit

I agree, and I don't understand why people are only obsessed about depreciation with cars. Nobody says that about pricey ovens, or handbags, or computers. Weird. I bought a brand new car. Had the spec exactly how I wanted it, chose the colour, nobody has driven it except me and it's looked after, I love it! Couldn't care less about depreciation!

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DoubleNubbin@reddit

See if I was buying a dream car, then I'd be with you. Have it exactly as you want, and it is your baby. The reality is that for most people a car is a tool. Why buy a brand new one, when you can get a 12 month old one and save literally thousands? Plus with all the potential software gremlins that pop up in a lot of new cars you're not having to bring it in for updates etc as that should already be done.

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Badknees24@reddit

True, but using that logic, why buy ANYTHING new? You can get almost anything second hand and cheaper. Sometimes it's just nice to have something new that's just yours, all shiny and fresh. If you have the money, who cares?

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ozvty3u@reddit

Yeah just find something second hand and use it till it's broken.

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TheYorkshireGripper@reddit

The problem is people don't have the money. That's why so many folks get balls deep in debt.

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dmack34@reddit

And a lot of people take the loan to buy that all and that's not good.

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Badknees24@reddit

That is a really good point actually. Borrowing £40k for a brand new car that's then worth much less IS a weird financial decision. I'm lucky to have the cash to buy outright so there's no risk for me. I also assume most brand new cars are company cars.

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oldspicehorse@reddit

It's even more insane when you factor in the interest, that 40k car can end up costing you closer to 50k yet only be worth 20k a few years down the line. My 3k shitbox that I bought last year would still sell for 3k. I hate it, I'd love a new car but I just can't justify it.

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opopkl@reddit

People see the car they drive as a key part of their personalities. Once you step back from that and realise that a vehicle is just a convenience, you’ll see how stupid it is and how society and the car industry has duped you.

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Badknees24@reddit

See I disagree. People have hobbies and likes, different to other people and that's just fine. Clothes can be functional or fun, cheap or pricey. Shoes are just a convenience, why does anyone spend any money on them? Houses, why bother enjoying it if your needs are met and there's a roof over your head? That argumen t is just daft and usually made by people who can't afford or don't particularly enjoy cars. I like cars. Always have. Been a motorsports fan since I was 10. I actively enjoy driving. I visit classic car shows and meets to enjoy the cars. I'm not in any way duped, I get a lot of enjoyment from driving and owning my car.

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opopkl@reddit

If you appreciate a car and enjoy tinkering then you're going to have a fair idea what is true value is, as well as what is worth to you. Where I think people are supposed is when they buy something like a brand new Range Rover with a big loan because they think it's a good family car. A decent second hand estate would suit them better.

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Badknees24@reddit

Well anyone who buys a brand new Range Rover clearly doesn't even like cars lol. Agreed.

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McRazz@reddit

\*takes massive drag of spliff, sticks arm through window to manipulate car door open from the inside, and proceeds to bump start it down the drive to a puff of white smoke\*

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McRazz@reddit

Still 0% APR deals around for cars. Ford were doing one last month on new Puma's. Thats an incredibly efficient deal given current interest rates on loans (efficient if you can afford it, that is).

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Boom_doggle@reddit

Because cars need to serviced and checked regularly. Any issues will get flagged or found quickly. Additionally insurance is mandatory so you're protected if something breaks. With the exception of houses, cars are probably the most regulated thing many people will buy during their lives.

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imp0ppable@reddit

> Sometimes it's just nice to have something new that's just yours, all shiny and fresh. This is "new car smell", what it actually means is "I don't know anything about cars, can't be arsed to look into it properly and just want to impress my friends with shiny newness" > If you have the money, who cares? Do you? Do you have the money? If you have 30k lying around to spunk on a new car then congrats but I can tell you a thousand things you need to buy with it. You need to save for a lot of stuff... pension, house deposit or mortgage repayment, kids, new kitchen...

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Badknees24@reddit

You know nothing about me. I have a financial advisor thanks. Investments made, pension healthy, mortgage paid. I don't give a shit what my friends think of my car, this was a purchase for me and I have enjoyed it very much, thanks!

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imp0ppable@reddit

That's what I mean though, I don't need to know anything about you to know buying a new car in cash is throwing money away. I have more than that just in a stocks and shares ISA, would never spend it on new car smell. I've got half a mil in equity in my house too. I spent about 25k on a nice used car 3 years ago and it's still worth 75% of that now. I *might* buy a Giulia QV next year but again would never buy a brand new one.

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bowak@reddit

I wouldn't be too dismissive of people who buy brand new as how will you ever get a second hand car if everyone took your approach?

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imp0ppable@reddit

I realise that, I actually want people to waste money on expensive cars so I can snap up bargains later. Believe it or not I'm trying to help!

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waithewoden@reddit

Underrated comment

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Badknees24@reddit

But that's just personal choice? Buying anything is throwing money away. Holidays can be ££ and you come back with nothing but memories. Nice food is a waste once you have met your nutritional needs. There's no crime in spending money to enjoy something if you have it to spend, and I love my car, it brings me daily joy. Worth every penny spent.

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Professor_Arcane@reddit

I can give you two reasons: It might save your life. You spend a lot of time in that tool.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

Somebody has to buy it new for you to buy it used. To some people, having a new car is worth those extra thousands. You're allowed to treat yourself in life, and if a new car is your way of doing it, go for it

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biticesky@reddit

If you could afford the new car then by all means go with it.

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parachute--account@reddit

The thing is the first purchaser doesn't need to be a private individual it can be a company / fleet, and they get substantial discounts off the retail price. A benefit some people get working at big companies is they can buy at a similar price to fleet price, I can get something like 20% off a BMW - but that's not available to everyone. I bought my last car new, it was a nice experience, but unless it's something I can get a big discount on I won't be doing it again.

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c8c4ab331cadd@reddit

Well for the dream car you're gonna need a lot of money.

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NibblyPig@reddit

Leasing a new car though, you get the warranty. When my car broke I just phoned the dealership and had a courtesy car an hour later. My old bangernomics car would break down all the time, requiring time off work and random expenses to fix, and it was terrible and had a tape deck

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The_Blip@reddit

The same reason people that use tools professionally buy new tools. You want something specific and you want peace of mind that it will work. I plan on buying a new car as my next, and it's because I want something specific to my wants and needs, that I have a guarantee will work. All the cars I have bought so far have not been exactly what I want and have all had problems crop up quite quickly.

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Rulishix@reddit

Yeah if you need the car then just get one, no one is stopping you.

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BeatificBanana@reddit

>I agree, and I don't understand why people are only obsessed about depreciation with cars. Nobody says that about pricey ovens, or handbags, or computers. Weird. It's because most people tend to want to get a new car (new for them, not necessarily brand new) before their current one has broken down beyond repair. That's not the case for ovens or computers (not sure about handbags, but I don't buy them). When you buy an oven you plan to use it until it breaks and you need a new oven. With a car people want to upgrade to newer ones before their current one bites the dust so most people feel it's sensible to factor in how much they'll be able to sell it for later.

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EeveesGalore@reddit

I wish more new car buyers chose colours other than grey, white and black.

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opopkl@reddit

It’s bad if you take out a loan on a new car. You’re paying interest on something that depreciates. Motor companies advertising has convinced a lot of people that they need to buy new Range Rovers when a second hand saloon car would meet their needs and save them thousands of pounds.

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DerpDerpDerp78910@reddit

Well it’s just because they are so expensive in comparison to other items so people can see them as investments. It’s like Rolexes or expensive high end luxury items. They aren’t investments though, that’s for sure. 😂. Total liabilities.

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mobiuszeroone@reddit

Ovens or computers don't cost 30k

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MrPatch@reddit

but you could have bought a 1 year old car for \~10-20% less and had functionally the same experience. It's a sizable chunk of cash. I don't particularly care if you bought new or not, just saying thats why people comment on it. And there isn't much of a second hand oven market or perhaps it would be more popular, I guess people use them til their \*dead\* unlike cars. Computers and handbags are often bought and sold second hand for far less than they were bought new though.

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Badknees24@reddit

I could have done, yup. But I don't think it's quite the same experience as choosing exactly your own spec and colour and having it made just for you. Well, in this case, me. I spent my own money on something I wanted and enjoy daily. I love that it's mine and nobody else's. I also spent a lot on a great holiday just to enjoy it. Sometimes people do that, and it's okay.

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gancsosc@reddit

But for a brand new car You'll have to spend a lot of money.

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eairy@reddit

> it's a good investment Execpt it's not. As a rule, new cars lose 60% of their value in the first three years. So why not buy a 3 year old car and keep that for 10 years and pay less than half the cost? Putting it another way, what are you getting from that first 3 years of ownership that's worth over doubling the price? People can spend their money however they like, if that's the experience owning a new car, that's their choice, but it's not a 'good investment'.

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banisheduser@reddit

Yeah, this is where I am completely on the fence about owning vs renting. I see the strengths of both (although I'd probably never buy a brand new car). I can't quite see that renting something for £250 a month is better than buying outright and then having it as an asset (albeit smaller than when you bought it, usually). If it was the last car I am ever going to drive, I'd probably buy it new. I guess the investment is everything being new. Much like people buying new push bikes or new baby car seats / cots / whatever - people like brand new and many can afford to do so.

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imp0ppable@reddit

Well not necessarily, I know someone who bought a Honda S2000 for 9k, drove it around for 2 years and sold it for 10k. That is very rare but in general you should be buying 3 year old cars with a good idea of how much it'll be worth in another 3 years considering your average annual mileage. People walking into a dealership and agreeing to 400 quid a month on a brand new Qashqai need their heads examining.

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opopkl@reddit

Definitely. Car advertising has told them that they’ll be cruising along empty highland roads with your loved one sitting contentedly by your side, whereas in reality, you’ll be sitting in a queue trying to get out of B&Q car park, bickering.

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FugueItalienne@reddit

There is no situation where buying a first-hand car is a good investment. You can drive a £3k heap of shit for 10 years.

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SuicidalTurnip@reddit

>There is no situation where buying a first-hand car is a good investment. The point is that cars aren't an investment, they're a somewhat necessary tool for modern life. >You can drive a £3k heap of shit for 10 years. Yes, you absolutely can, but especially when you're young the insurance on that heap of shit is going to be sky high because everyone your age is driving a heap of shit. Not to mention maintenance, petrol, tax, and opportunity costs. >For the cost of many first-hand cars plus insurance, you could literally get an uber everywhere you need to go for 10 years. You could, but it also completely misses the point. Having your own car puts you in control. With Uber, you're reliant on their being someone nearby who wants to drive you to your destination. Depending on where you live and when you need to go, it can be a serious issue finding someone to take you. >It's spending a lot of money on a toy. People spend lots of money on things they don't need all the time, who gives a shit. Not to mention that whilst the overall cost is higher, for a lot of people a paying on finance is more appealing as they don't have the money up front for a decent car. >You could spend the same cash on pretty much any other toy and get more dopamine out of it. And that other toy isn't going to make your daily commute more enjoyable. It's not going to make your 6 hour drive to see family more enjoyable. >£65k for a new Mercedes Of course if you pick out a luxury car it's going to make things look worse. Why not a Lambo? Or a Bugatti? That would be too ridiculous though, right? You can get a brand new Ford KA for just under £10k. Most manufacturers have similar cars at similar price points. With warranty, low tax, no MOT for 3 years, very good mileage, etc. A much more financially sound prospect, don't you think?

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kunstlich@reddit

Even the real tinpot cars like the Aygo (now a Cross) is £16k new, i10 is £14k+, Dacia Sandero is £13.7k+. Ford Ka isn't manufactured any more. I don't believe it is possible to get a true new car under 10k. Agree with most all the rest of your points though.

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FugueItalienne@reddit

>You can get a brand new Ford KA for just under £10k. Where? I see used ones going for that price. It looks like they stopped making them in 2021. However a new Ford Focus is about £30k.

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_whopper_@reddit

If you’re looking at a car as an investment you’re already doing it wrong. Buying a brand new car makes sense in some cases for a few reasons. Until recently, 0% finance and deposit contributions were available. These could making getting a new one more cost effective than a used one. Being new, and having a warranty, significantly reduces the chances of any unexpected costs. And no stress about MOT failures in the first years. Buying used can be a Pandora’s box. You’ve no idea what it’s been through (good example being in this thread). Some people like new things, want to pick their own spec, and can afford it. It’s their money after all. And if fewer people were buying new, the people who only buy used would have less choice.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

Difference is those people can typically afford the depreciation, hence why they're purchasing a brand new vehicle. OP obviously can't afford that £3k if they took a loan, so in real terms, OP is far worse off.

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Tainted_Moth@reddit

Yeah they're definitely not doing good, and this was their option.

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Tuarangi@reddit

Classic cars are pretty much the only vehicle you buy that you'd hope would go up in value. You bought a means of transport, it might "lose" value leaving the dealership but a pre-reg car loses value when you drive it and put mileage on it. Provided you're not buying the car to trade in after a couple of years and keep getting new ones, the fact it might be worth nothing in 10 years is moot. A used one could well cost more in repairs due to lack of long warranty while a new one with 3, 5 even 7 year warranty doesn't have that issue

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mariaanatol78@reddit

But the classic cars are going to need a lot from you so yeah.

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kb_hors@reddit

A new one is £25k + No second hand car is getting £25k in repairs unless it's a classic car resto project.

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DanielAlimohdBTC@reddit

Well obviously the prices right now are just insane and not for everyone.

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Rafiq07@reddit

That's the hand you play with 2nd hand cars with no real warranty period/coverage. The older the car and the lower the coverage/period of warranty, the higher the risk you're taking on. It's about working out how much that risk is worth to you.

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P2K13@reddit

If no one buys new cars no one gets second hand cars :D

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Flat_Professional_55@reddit

Good job there’s plenty rich or financially clueless people about then.

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fastlapster@reddit

And that's why you should know about the cars people, it's important.

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thenewguy22@reddit

Damn lol that's brutal

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Trebus@reddit

More brutal: At my old place a lad the same age passed his test & bought a brand new pimped-to-fuck Renault Clio Sport, looked a bit like [this](https://collectingcars.imgix.net/007033/DSC00707.jpg) but blue. Two weeks later he totalled it. He was on about 16 hours a week. I think he might still be paying it off today.

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baylen45@reddit

Sometimes the decisions aren't that good, and that's alright.

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Trebus@reddit

At my old place a lad the same age passed his test & bought a brand new pimped-to-fuck Renault Clio Sport, looked a bit like [this](https://collectingcars.imgix.net/007033/DSC00707.jpg) but blue. Two weeks later he totalled it. He was on about 16 hours a week. I think he might still be paying it off today.

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jimmy011087@reddit

That’s why you get a £400 shed instead 😎 totalled my decent car and my insurance wouldn’t refund the rest of the year but said I was free to move it to another car without charge. I didn’t really need a car at the time so rather than foregoing having one, I bought some old banger for £400 with nearly a year MOT on it. Lasted me nearly 2 years before it fell to bits that car did! Even then I sold it to the scrap man for £200

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JoeyJoeC@reddit

Bigger regret may be that if it was a dealer, you possibly could have gotten your money back.

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pepe612@reddit

You took a loan out for a 3k car?

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dwestb23@reddit

Yeah. You know many 18 year olds with that amount of money in cash?

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pepe612@reddit

Work in mickey Ds and save for a few months? The entire point of buying bangers is to avoid finance.

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Available_Owl_7186@reddit

Broke in what way? I mean a 3k car minus the engine and box must be worth 1500-2000!

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dwestb23@reddit

Egr went pop. Dpf went pop and engine hydro locked. Ecu also had a bit of a problem

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Available_Owl_7186@reddit

Honestly You can remove all the parts listed from a 3k car and throw them in the bin and it's still going to be worth probably more than 2k! What caused the hydrolock?

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kunstlich@reddit

There's the time investment though. My car is worth probably 2k to someone who would break it for parts sales but they ain't going to pay me more than 1k or so for it.

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dwestb23@reddit

Also bear in mind the car itself probably wasn’t worth 3k as I bought it from a second hand dealership

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Laughinboy83@reddit

Tough break man, cars are always a gamble, I reckon if you kept doing that you'd still be saving bs a new car or a lease. I've had a couple of occasions where MOT has cost me over £1k, then within a few months the breaks or the gear box packs in, it's a fucker at the time. Last time I looked at replacing it and the same car with the same age/mileage etc was about £2( dearer than when I bought it, the market is bonkers

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Grotbagsthewonderful@reddit

Ok you win.

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McCretin@reddit

I was due to take a flight at the exact time the Rugby World Cup final was on in 2019. When England unexpectedly beat the All Blacks and made it to the final, I spent over £100 changing my flights so I could watch it. Only to witness them putting in a shambles of a display and get roundly beaten by South Africa.

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Ayden1290@reddit

Look on the bright side. There will be no risk of England making the final this year.

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1HeyMattJ@reddit

I don’t watch Rugby. Are we crap now? I’m sure we used to be good.

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Ayden1290@reddit

Ask me in about a months time

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McCretin@reddit

That’s true, I can book flights whenever I want now

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toocoolforcovid@reddit

Ha.

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glytxh@reddit

I’m currently on the fence about putting a deposit down on an old Cartier watch It’s absurdly expensive for me, but I’ve been enamoured for months. It’ll cripple me for a couple of months. I’m going to be eating rice and beans in my cold flat. But I’ll have the shiny watch. I’m glad I’m not as impulsive as I used to be, but I still can’t stop thinking about it.

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Head-Thought6153@reddit

I have a Tank Francaise, also bought second hand. It wasn’t the smartest financial move at the time but I have no regrets now. Beware tho, servicing it every few years gets a bit pricey

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glytxh@reddit

I figured servicing would be an expected headache Are the tanks particularly fiddly to work on though?

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ChestMinimum@reddit

Would love a Reverso. Not sure it's gotten to the point of me wanting to just eat rice and beans for weeks though... Maybe at some point

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glytxh@reddit

Googling, and damn those things are pretty.

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upscalebussy@reddit

Don't be fucking stupid

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glytxh@reddit

Don’t underestimate the motivational power of sheer spite

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wimpires@reddit

Which watch? If you like the Cartier design language (assuming it's a Santos or Tank or something) what about a similar watch from a less expensive brand to scratch the itch

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glytxh@reddit

I won’t lie, I want it _because_ it’s expensive and has the fancy name on it. If I just wanted a good watch, I’ll stick with my Apple Watch or my tidy little Casio, but I want that name on it. And you weirdly nailed it. I’ve got my eyes on a Tank at the moment. It will always feel like a bit of a compromise if I were to buy an, admittedly objectively as good, alternative every time I’d look at. There’s no logic here. Just goblin brain going OOH SHINY

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37728291827227616148@reddit

/t/reptime the reps are getting scarily good these days. May be a way to not gut your bank account lol

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glytxh@reddit

I’ll always know though. I’m not trying to impress anybody except 10 year old me.

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wimpires@reddit

I get it I love watches and waaaay overspent on mines but justified it as an investment which to be fair it has increased in value. I love the Tank too, and one day would love to have one. The good thing with watches like that at least is if you buy used already it's not dropping much more in value over the next few years so worst case scenario you're down maybe a few hundred quid across a few years which if you wear it a lot is worth it. An apple watch is e-waste In the same time

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glytxh@reddit

I’m looking at a vintage one for around 1300. It’s wearing its years, but I like that. That’s 20x more than any watch I’ve ever bought that doesn’t charge. It looks so low key and tidy compared to most of the other watches it’s sharing a shelf with. It doesn’t look obnoxious which makes me feel I can daily it, and that makes the price feel far less weird.

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DarknessIsFleeting@reddit

VR headset. I only bought them because the misses wanted us to get them. She immediately got motion sickness from it and won't play. She spent the first few weeks pretending she liked it but found it tiring and then she eventually admitted that it was making her feel sick. £400 each, so £800 for a couple of hours of fun for me that she didn't enjoy.

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Jbolon@reddit

A £600 Lay Z Spa hot tub purchased with my NHS bonus/uplift. I put the thing up in June for precisely two days, because owning the thing sent me into a full scale meltdown / existential crisis. I live in a suburb which is locally known as the “lentil belt” and I just *knew* my neighbours were judging me. You know, a total unnecessary waste of fossil fuels backdropped against the cost of living crisis and all that. I felt like Dave Angel from the fast show. It’s now sat in my garage gathering dust. Oh for shame!

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upscalebussy@reddit

Must be exhausting living for other people's perception

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Wonky_Halo@reddit

Meersbrook?

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Roman_Totale_17@reddit

A Skagen watch. Didn't spend much but what an absolute sham of a brand

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upscalebussy@reddit

Really? I like mine a lot

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Muggerlugs@reddit

I got mine in Denmark and thought it was ok for a cheap watch until the glass on it cracked the first time I knocked it on something.

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Capital_Punisher@reddit

Even watch experts online like Nico from Pride & Pinion think they are half decent. Not high horology, but super thin movements and decent engineering. What don't you like about them?

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backdoorsmasher@reddit

Pretty sure they're just fossil watches

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woody6284@reddit

"watch expert"

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Uelele115@reddit

I sold mine because the bracelet kept opening. Great design, lovely build, but almost lost it one too many times and gave up on it.

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didndonoffin@reddit

That’s the Swedish brand, I saw a watch video that mentioned them a few nights ago, got ok reviews for a fashion brand What’s up with yours?

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Roman_Totale_17@reddit

Just seems flimsy as hell. I'm not very into watches at all but I really liked the design so spent more money than I normally would and it's just been nothing but issues A friend who is into watches later told me he's had similar experiences with Skagens

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didndonoffin@reddit

Ah that sucks, is it pretty at least?

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Roman_Totale_17@reddit

https://fossil.scene7.com/is/image/FossilPartners/SKW6545_main?$sfcc_fos_large$ Definitely not to everyone's tastes but I think its pretty, if not pretty unique at least lol

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GoGoRoloPolo@reddit

Haha I have the same one in bright pink. Wasn't expecting to see that model in your link tbh.

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nicskoll@reddit

I love that!

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didndonoffin@reddit

Yes…. Unique lol But I’m sure you got it for a reason to go with certain outfits rather than a daily wear, or not. But yeah it does seem quite plasticky from that image

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Roman_Totale_17@reddit

I just like green

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BritishBlitz87@reddit

The most underrated colour.

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didndonoffin@reddit

As good a reason to buy anything bud! Sucks it didn’t turn out too well this time

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Luton_Enjoyer@reddit

Wasn't expecting to see this comment. I've had my Skagen for nearly 2 years and still like wearing it.

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Agitated_Document_23@reddit

I went to Skagen this year and the people we went with like the brand so we’re really looking forward to getting one there. Nope not a shop to buy the watches and the couple of jewellers there either hadn’t heard of the brand or just didn’t sell them.

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rumbugger@reddit

I've had two now and I love them. Slimline enough they fit easily under my shirt cuff which is great. Seem well made too.

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jazzsmells@reddit

Oh damn, got one off my parents as a birthday gift. What’s wrong with them?

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

-looks at £15k pile of hi-fi equipment gathering dust- “Damn you streaming technology for being invented lol”….

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Cockerel_Chin@reddit

My Dad bought one of those Brennan B2 CD ripper/players for about £600 a few years ago. Took him literally months of daily CD ripping to get his whole collection on there. When I said "why didn't you just get a Tidal subscription he just looked at me blankly and didn't say anything. Then the lunatic replaced it with the 'upgraded' B3 model a couple of years later... had to do it all over again!

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opopkl@reddit

Wouldn’t a PC with a CD drawer do the same job?

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Cockerel_Chin@reddit

Yes, you've reminded me, that's another thing I said! I'm genuinely not sure why he bought it, other than it's a new toy. Supposedly they are 'audiophile' players, but I'm very sceptical. Only the speakers and amplifier have any meaningful effect on sound.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

I thought about the Brennan but didnt fancy ripping 1000’s of cds lol,i had em stored in the vinyl zip cases but had binned all the booklets and plastic cases so i didnt know what any of the cds were unless it was written on them lol.

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CakeThrill@reddit

All is not lost! Get Tidal Hi-Fi sub and an ifi bluetooth receiver (or if you want to push the boat out a bluesound node) and enjoy high quality streaming through your rinsing Hi-Fi separates!

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vcobo@reddit

I mean if you think that it can be something important for you.

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CakeThrill@reddit

Make sense.

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Jimbow1212@reddit

Bluetooth and Hi-Fi cannot be used in the same sentence. Bluetooth is handy for a few things but disastrous for audio.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

I have gone full streamer set up hehe…Naim Muso 2,Pair of KEF LS50W mk2 with KEF Q12 sub,B&W Formation Wedge and Apple Air Pod Pro….the thought of trying to set up my system with the bi-amping and bi-wiring would fry my head now lol…..

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CakeThrill@reddit

Always liked Kef gear. Have a pair of ancient Concorde IIIs that were ace until someone blew two cones at a party. Keep meaning to repair them. Have a pair of Kef Q2s that I lent to a friend while I had a quad of Spirit Absolute 2s at home. These are now at work. Only have headphones at home now, Hifiman Sundaras coupled with an ifi DAC. Not the same level as your gear, but it certainly does the job.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

My first foray into “hi-fi” was a set of KEF bookshelf speakers,marantz amp and marantz cd player in the early 90’s,within two months i had swapped the speakers for Mission floorstanders for more bass lol.Only prob then was amp was underpowered,so swapped for audiolab amp,still not enough grunt so demoed audiolab power amp…didnt realise the demo guy had rigged up a M&K sub in the demo room as well lol.Grovelling phonecall to wife and i am driving away with amp and sub,swapped cd for arcam alpha,bought some improved cables,interconnects,etc and holy shit what a sound…absolutely spectacular. Funny thing is my KEF speakers + sub i have now sounds just as good and can go as loud without distortion,just shows the advances in digital amps and streaming spund quality.I have B&O headphones but prefer my Apple Earpods for some reason lol.

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h00dman@reddit

Not nearly as extreme but I remember buying the ultimate edition of Blade Runner years ago on DVD, forgot about it for about 5 years, and by the time I remembered it I had a PS3 and realised I could have bought it on Blu-ray.

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nongio86@reddit

Well lol, that's a classic mistake and a lot of people made that.

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opopkl@reddit

I have loads of unopened shrink wrapped DVDs.

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h00dman@reddit

Yeah when I got my first proper job (photocopier boy) agreed 18 I spent a fortune buying DVDs off Play.com. In my defence I did watch most of them, but yeah a few slipped through the net.

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Eckieflump@reddit

Similar - looks as dvd with hard disk recorder that I wasted £500 on 4 months before getting Sky Digital. Never recorded a single dvd.

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Flat_Professional_55@reddit

How’d you manage to pay £500 for a HDD DVD Recorder haha?

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Cslling@reddit

Must have got that used one really? Any others way to do that?

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Eckieflump@reddit

Ask Sony. I mean is/was the dogs, but what a muppet. I am avoiding the cd/dvd debate. I still have cars that only play cds otherwise I think we are in to 5 figure doorstops....

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Flat_Professional_55@reddit

I still make CD mixes to play in my car. I can use the steering wheel controls to skip tracks which I can’t with an AUX cord.

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mcardie@reddit

CDs are the future. My car has its original tape deck.

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Eckieflump@reddit

😅 truth be told i have a couple like that but have stored the old head units and put in modern cd/usb ones.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

Ahh good old Sony….takes me back to VHS vs Betamax vs Phillips 2000…

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hlvd@reddit

They were ridiculously expensive at the time.

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chelliahkh@reddit

That sucks, because I just even hate the feeling of it really.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

I had a clearout last year….£8k+ of Cd’s/DVD’s,etc…gave em all to Dr Barnados…havent given it a second thought because i treated myself to a pair of KEF LS50w mk2’s and they blow all my old hifi stuff out of the water anyway…specially with Tidal and Apple Spatial…

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Jimbow1212@reddit

I have the MK1 version. I took your route. Tidal gapless playback was non - existent and the choice of re-mastered versions over the better sounding red book originals was noticeable. I found it less pleasurable thinking about what to play ,rather than scanning my physical collection and being inspired that way. Just my preference. You are right they sound amazing. I regret buying them though. Sent to KEF twice for repair, they have a new problem now as I write this, strangely , my problem with them (clicking from the slave speaker) has been cured by not hooking up the wi-fi connection. So , for me no biggie, annoying. The main problem of course is the app, updates should be sent in the same way naim etc do it. Having two apps for the speakers was and is unnecessary and they (following your models release) are officially abandoneware, see the reviews. I heard some Kef R3 speakers and realised I should have stayed with my naim amp and bought those instead of being sold on the wireless future. If KEF make a product with an app , don't buy it. When the MK3 come out. I personally (if you like your set up) would check the new versions app and ,if improvements are finally made app wise, make the upgrade. Why, because Kef will abandon the MK2 like they did for the MK1. I am going back to separates. I like bookshelves over going to the library. I am pretty sure that the wireless range is their most returned range of products in their history. They do look and sound great. They do fail and get expensive to repair and ,apps are not future proofed. I thought they were the future, but the better idea was to put the electronics in an amp and keep the speakers passive.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

Before i got the mk2’s i had a pair of KEF LSX (the mini version),they sounded great but the app was terrible and the wifi connection kept dropping,not being recognised,etc.Sent them back for repair a few times and they couldnt find anything,i sold them and got the Mk2’s which i believe have a new app,new wifi software,new upgrades,etc and basically i have not had a single issue since i powered them up,they have been faultless and i have been so impressed by the leap in sound quality and build quality.Same as when i sold my Naim Muso mk1 and got the mk2,apparently they had upgraded 90% of the components and it showed when i turned it on and listened,even though the outside looked exactly the same but with a gun metal tinge.The addition of a sub with the Kef mk2’s is the icing on the cake,they sound ridiculous at high volume with zero distortion and massive clean bass (i am going through a drum n bass phase lol).I also have them connected to my tv via optical cable and they sound almost as good as my dolby atmos soundbar on the main tv.

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ThrowingStuffAway190@reddit

I had one of those machines too, years ago. Never did work out how to use it properly.

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kmavit@reddit

Well what can you even do about that? That's just the tech.

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MaxBulla@reddit

get in touch if you want to sell any.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

But surely you can use a lot of that hifi equipment for streamed content? I haven't spent nearly as much, but I have a £1200 surround sound setup that I use with my tv.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

It’s all 15yrs+ old….quite dated tbh…speaker cones are probably perished,etc.

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NorthernScrub@reddit

Don't count on it. I use a 90's era Aiwa minisystem as my PC audio getup. Still sounds excellent, although the unit itself is showing its age a bit. Not bad for what would have been a pretty midrange purchase back then. I also have a pair of geet tall Pioneer speakers that worked when I last used them five years ago.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

Last time i looked at the speakers i could see the cone rubbers showing signs of perishing,they are Mission 752 Freedoms so i think that’s around 1997/98 as the release date…look lovely in the primavera oak though hehe…

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Galileo009@reddit

I wouldn't give up on them just yet! Screw fidelity, that could even make mp3 128's like YouTube sound decent. I'd give them a shot or even repair it if I could. As a person who loves cheap AF but good audio those things seem amazing, I'd impulse buy it from eBay in a heartbeat

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

Me and the wife are on a big “declutter” mission at the moment,there is a chance that i may be able to set it all up in the living room if we reconfigure the room or we convert the garage into a man cave for me lol…

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lcmtech@reddit

Loads of guides on re-foaming, most people seem to DIY it. I stream from my laptop most of the time through 30 year old Castle speakers, and have a 26 year old CD player - sounds absolutely incredible!

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

Those things wear out from use, not lack of use. Guarantee if you plug a chromecast in that thing it'll run like a charm. Source: my grandpa's Hi-fi system which is probably a good decade older than me is now in my living room and still loving life.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

The amps and cd player should be ok but i think the speakers and sub would need to be refurbished….

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parachute--account@reddit

Unless they've been abused in some way the speakers should be fine, they're one of the components that last the best. I bought some speakers a couple of years ago that I think are 15 years old, they sound fantastic and were a fraction of the new cost.

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SneakInTheSideDoor@reddit

Yeah. It's all worthless now. I'll 'take it to the skip' for you.

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hiraeth555@reddit

This shit ages well- can't believe you're sitting on it!

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

My KEF LS50W mk2’s are jaw dropping so havent seen the need to dig out the old stuff tbh,with a KEF sub its a complete system,throw in a Philips OLED Ambilight tv and its all i need lol….

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hiraeth555@reddit

Better than any soundbae

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BritishBlitz87@reddit

Good sound never dates... The newest part of my hifi is nearly 30 years old and it still sounds great!

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ckomega2@reddit

Well I think the sound would be the only thing that he could use.

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adreddit298@reddit

Why don't you put your streaming music through your £15k hi-fi equipment? For that matter, if you're enough into music to drop £15k on hi-fi, why are you using a streaming service at all, unless it's something like Tidal?

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

I bought the equipment over 20 years ago,dont really have a space to set it up in the house that would give the best listening experience,plus the wife hates the speakers and the rack..thinks they are ugly lol.Plus the set up i have now is equal if not better to the old stuff.

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adreddit298@reddit

Ah, fair enough. Get them sold then! Buy more better kit 😬. This is the only way forward.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

The Kef mk2’s are perfect for me right now…complete 1 box solution…if i was to go for floorstanders the Kef LS60W are £6k so i need to do a bit of saving or win the lottery lol.I am retired 2 years now and the days of splashing big bucks on hifi are over lol….the Kef mk2’s were my retirement treat to myself…

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pepe612@reddit

Idk bro my Technics amp and Sony turntable cost £150 total and I use it every day. Clearly you had no real interest in vinyl and just bought expensive equipment just to look cool.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

I never bought vinyl bro so please do not assume things to shape your agenda,and if you think a £150 combo compares to a decent separates system then i think you need to visit a hifi store and listen to some vinyl in a demo room.You dont know shit,its got fuck all to with being cool.fucking clueless.

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turbospeedweasel@reddit

My guy here hi fi's. Nothing better than somebody telling me how good vinyl sounds on their budget turntable before I sit them down in front of a stepped attenuator DAC and some Krell amplification.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

Indeed fine sir…the difference in sound quality is vast.I sold my first Naim Muso to a work colleague and it blew his fucking mind lol,he thought bluetooth speakers were the bomb.I still remember the first text he sent after he set it up…it just said “WTF” haha…

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scott-the-penguin@reddit

Music equipment? Why not hook it up with an amp?

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

It’s an amp,cd,minidisc,power amp,subwoofer,speakers,cabling,etc…i got a pair of KEF LS50w mk2 and they sound as good as all the stuff i mentioned.

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turbospeedweasel@reddit

I've spent tens of thousands on hi fi and now do 99% of my listening sat working at my computer on a pair of Chinese electrostatic headphones that cost a few hundred plugged into an amp that I built myself from a kit. But hey, at least I didn't spend it all on crack.

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FrankyFistalot@reddit

I spent a shit load of money in my 20’s and 30’s on drinking,partying,nightclubs,etc and i dont regret a single penny lol….i have also always been a gadget freak so i used to save up and buy the best i could.I love rowing a 5km with my drum n bass playlist on my Apple earpods as much as listening to it on my KEF set up lol…

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_FatherVic@reddit

It's not streaming for me, it's just laziness :/ Got rid of dedicated CD player years ago in favour of of ripping and storing. Same cost. Upgraded over many years. Updated turntable twice and still don't play vinyl while continuing to collect. Have thought about slimming down for something a little more minimal. I could have worse habits I suppose.

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Wormwolf-Prime@reddit

Any 'limited edition' or fancy coloured vinyl comes out from my favourite bands and I'm all over it. Unfortunately I don't actually own a record player and haven't for many years.....

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TheClnl@reddit

3 bags of coke for a £100 most weekends for about a four years. Wasted so much money and while you might say 'at least you had a good time' as anyone who's done a lot of gear will tell you, you don't enjoy most of it.

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PeteSampras12345@reddit

You sound like my mates! Most of the time they’re not even out, just sit in someone’s house doing coke til 3am!

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tommycahil1995@reddit

at that point you might as well just drink some vodka and red bull instead

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vasara4b@reddit

Yeah, I mean that would be the option with which I'll go so yeah.

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DerpDerpDerp78910@reddit

Nah mate don’t want to have a heart attack, what’s wrong with you. /s

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Belterhaze31@reddit

A kitchen session like that is what made me realise how shit sniff actually is, was fun enough on nights out (only 2/3 times tbf) but when it’s just you your pals and a YouTube playlist you can’t help but look back and cringe

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PeteSampras12345@reddit

It’s literally all done of them do now. If you do manage to get them to the pub they’ll spend half the night talking about coke and arranging a delivery then they’ll fuck off back to a house before 10pm. And it’s not like it’s a decent house party either, just 3 or 4 guys sniffing coke.

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gooner712004@reddit

My friends used to do it every now and again, but I went to Download with them recently after not seeing them for ages. They were doing it non stop, staying up to 3-4am every night and going to the after hours tents, while seeing fuck all bands. It's honestly kind of sad.

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PeteSampras12345@reddit

At least they went to the after hours tents. My makes would sit at their own tents…. I’ve experienced this too, it’s so fucking boring!

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gooner712004@reddit

I don't know if this is common for people in the second half of their 20s, but I feel like you either get more sober, or you get into coke and there's little in-between these days. They missed 3 of the 4 headliners FFS. I even heavily tried to make sure they went to see Bring Me as I knew it'd be a highlight of the festival, and afterwards it was easily regarded as the best act by most people who went. I can't understand how they don't have FOMO hearing 95% of the crowd out in the arena while that's going on??

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mcall0147@reddit

But I'm sure that you had fun in the present, and that's important.

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yanus40@reddit

Well I would never do that, doesn't sound like a good idea.

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Hibernia_Alien@reddit

3am? Lightweights

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ConsiderablyMediocre@reddit

3am is generous. Last time I was on the sniff (last weekend lol) I ended up at some random afters with a group of complete strangers until 10am. Ended up having a sobbing breakdown over my ex in front of these complete strangers and had to take myself home. They were all lovely about it tbf but if I ever bump into any of them again I'm never gonna be able to look them in the eye. Don't do coke people it doesn't lead you anywhere good!

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Chickenofthewoods95@reddit

Yeah I must have spent thousands fuck this shit I ain’t buying no more

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BannedFromHydroxy@reddit

We're here to support you

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Chickenofthewoods95@reddit

Thanks man hope I make it through this weekend but it’s like the best feeling on earth So it’s hard too not choose that

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BannedFromHydroxy@reddit

Choose some psychaedelics instead mate. Good tools for introspection, with the added bonus of some interesting visuals.

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Chickenofthewoods95@reddit

Got loads but they scare me , I prefer too feel high and know what the effects are with shrooms you don’t get the choice

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BannedFromHydroxy@reddit

understood, however just don't do a hero amount and you'll be ok mate

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EsmeraldaFW@reddit

I used to party every weekend and I thought I loved it. Could never have imagined not getting fucked up all the time but I just hit 8 months sober. There are better things out there I promise! You'll rediscover other things you like and life can still be as much fun.

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Chickenofthewoods95@reddit

Hope so everything seems so boring tho

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Shachar183@reddit

This is me, I spend a lot on the ciggerates and I hate that.

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Various_Lie_1729@reddit

I mean each and everyone to their own and it's a bloody lovely enough time when you're on it but I think coke is probably one of the shittier drugs. Not very spiritual or introspective usually cut with who knows what for a rough comedown and mostly just makes you a bit of a jumped up dickhead version of yourself

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Sweet-Peanuts@reddit

When dispensing drugs advice to my kids i pointed out that a) you are ALWAYS going to get offered them and b) you could get a pair of new trainers for what a wrap of coke cost. My daughter took me to lunch one mothers day and said "you were right mum I could have got new trainers for that. What a waste". Coke was dearer back in the 2000s.

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Simbooptendo@reddit

No one's ever offered me coke. But I don't get out much

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BigBadRash@reddit

very heavily depends if you hang around people that do coke or not. I have a very small subset of friends that will always offer out coke when we go out, the rest wouldn't even know how to go about taking it.

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Various_Lie_1729@reddit

Aye deffo I only ever ended up doing it cos of people who had it and it often seemed routine for some of them. Thankfully enough for myself they were people I was seeing in the super regular otherwise I could deffo imagine myself ending up feel like what Cinl was saying about dropping a ton every weekend on basically not actually that great an experience in retrospect

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BigBadRash@reddit

Yeah, especially as if you don't hang around with them a lot, they might just be fine with giving you a little line or bump without thinking too much of it, but if you're doing it a lot, you should probably be chipping in for a bag

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Various_Lie_1729@reddit

Oh yeah ofc tbh they were the sort of folks when whenever we was out you're all in your own pocket trying to get someone's drink before their own etc hence why it was probs the way it was, everyone's spending and all know a good time etc nothing against them actually a lot of them really nice people just didn't cross paths so much but when we did we kinda really did lol

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ContinuousMountain@reddit

I got caught up in the hype of the Steam Deck. It's a great product, but I've barely used it because I simply have no need of it when my PC exists.

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GandyRiles@reddit

i’m sad this is currently the top comment - i absolutely love my Steam Deck and use it more than my high end PC. It’s just so comfy to be able to use it in any room of the house or laying down. I can see how it wouldn’t meet everyone’s needs though.

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exsopopugai@reddit

Yep, it's definitely not for everyone honest so yeah that's true.

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PM_ME_CAKE@reddit

I got a Steam Deck last month after realising how frequently I travel. I don't have capacity to game as much as I want on my PC anymore, but that doesn't mean I want to stop the hobby. Putting the maths together, it seemed to be a logical choice and so far it's paid off. But for that, I can see why it wouldn't meet everyone's usecase, and for that I think you just need to think it through first. It's totally worth it if it does click, though.

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Gullflyinghigh@reddit

As a counter, for anyone on the fence, It took me a while to save for the Steam Deck and during that time I went back and forth on whether it would get use when I've a perfectly good pc at home as well. So far, it's proven to be an unfounded concern, bloody love it.

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liquidpagan@reddit

I would also like to jump on this. I have a PC and a laptop both more capable, however I like the portability, I love streaming games via Xcloud when laying on the sofa with my partner or in bed. It's been a great addition and probably gets used more than my other devices!

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thomastavish@reddit

I mean if you think that then yeah for sure go for it man.

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WorldlyAstronomer518@reddit

You can stream to a steamdeck (or almost anything, even a phone) from a PC through steam. It also works for non steam games, I could even open kate (built in notepad on KDE Ubuntu) from a phone with it. Been almost 3 years since I used steam link from a phone, I presume it has got better if anything since then.

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Apidium@reddit

This. For the people it works for it's brilliant. I'm saving for one. I struggle to game due to disability and my switch in handheld has made it accessable. Steamdeck will let me play more games and shared games generally are cheaper via steam than via the Nintendo eshop.

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sofi65@reddit

Yep, if you love the gaming on the go. You'd definitely love that.

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SuzLouA@reddit

Mortgages are cheaper than games bought on the Nintendo eShop.

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nll928@reddit

That's some really expensive shit, people Can't afford that.

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BrewDerYanoDa@reddit

You can also get EmuDeck, which is Emulation for EVERY console on the Steamdeck, including the Switch and you can download the ROMs for free. Happy to point you in the right direction via PM :)

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SuzLouA@reddit

I don’t have a steamdeck, but I’ve been considering getting one. You may get a PM from me randomly one day 😂

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codeacab@reddit

I'm curious what it is about normal console or PC gaming that you struggle with that the switch helps with? I would have thought having to hold a larger object would be more difficult.

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Apidium@reddit

The biggest part of it is that I can comfortably lay down with eveything propped into comfortable positions and play. Usually laying on my side. Something handheld works like that. A keyboard just doesn't. I have considered getting a controller and then a tiny screen on a really flexible fixture but I have my doubts as a controller would make my arms closer together than is comfortable while split with a screen in the middle spaces them the right distance. It's. Hard to explain and seems really minor but if I sit at a computer even in the most comfortable way I can get I will still be wiped out and in pain. The versatility is a big one I can move around more freely. If I need to go sit in a specific couch downstairs no problem it's a little unit I can carry my switch down there. Done after an hour and need to lie down. Still no problem. Need to stand a bit? No problem. I can do things that solve some problems but a fully portable small unit solves all the problems. It's easier to prop up my arms with my small army of pillows than it is to fight with a full computer. I have an ipad and I struggle to type on it when laying in bed but can play on my switch easily. It's hard to explain even I am not totally sure why it works. It just works! I have a suspicion playing on my gameboy as a child in bed under the covers may have been formative and allowed me to more easily problem solve with a handheld system. I did try out my sisters to make sure a steamdeck wouldn't be too heavy as it is bulkier than the switch but it wasn't anything pillows couldn't solve. I know some folks use their pc in bed with wireless keyboard and mouse but I have never been able to figure that out.

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MikePepsik@reddit

Well it's not gonna be same for everyone that's for sure man.

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ImSaneHonest@reddit

My fence has barbed wire on and around it, for good reason to. If I got the steam deck, Civ6 will become my life wherever I am.

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TheImplication696969@reddit

Had mine nearly a year and I love it, get Dave The Diver, my favourite game I’ve played on it.

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ContinuousMountain@reddit

Oh don't get me wrong, it's an amazing product, I don't doubt that. I just barely use it because I have very few occasions when a better alternative isn't available.

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quasifun@reddit

What games do you like with it? My feeling is that I would miss my large monitors on my desk and the mouse, but I haven't actually tried it.

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PM_ME_CAKE@reddit

Anecdotally, the trackpads make a more than passable mouse (and you also have the gyro controls). Mapping the right trackpad to mouse region has made playing more KB+M oriented games actually very pleasant (my personal examples are Heat Signature and Noita, although haven't tried Terraria yet). It takes a bit to learn but that goes for any control scheme.

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CrocsWithCrocs@reddit

I'm very tempted to get one, I've got about £600 worth of csgo cases I've been waiting to sell so it'd basically be free

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WorldlyAstronomer518@reddit

Could also steam games from the PC to the steam deck. I am wondering about getting one at some point so I can sit in the living room with my partner and still have a game on when she is watching something I have no real interest in. A laptop would also work but I don't have one of those either so steam deck is probably a good choice. One of the cheaper two probably. Might go for the cheapest, larger games like ESO wouldn't fit unless using SD storage, but can stream them. Then just put smaller games on the steamdeck to play away from home still. Can also download games from my PC to the steamdeck really fast so 64GB should be ok. Only used Linux for over a decade, can you easily do Linux things on it, like access the terminal? Pretty sure it is there anyway.

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asradrim@reddit

If You've got a pc, you don't really need that honestly.

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Salt-Evidence-6834@reddit

I use mine quite a lot. It feels a little more sociable to sit in the living room next to my wife with it & let her watch whatever she likes on TV.

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generallee22@reddit

This is the exact reason I bought mine. PC gaming is great but spending time in opposite corners of the house isn't super sociable!

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de_cho@reddit

Well then probably just go out and talk with the people right?

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Alarmingkgh@reddit

It was ok but I worked out it was costing £1/second to keep it in the air with all the spare parts it needed.

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garkinv@reddit

As long she's not getting bothered by it then shouldn't be an issue.

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masumwil@reddit

Plus it can be easily connected to a TV which makes it great for if you're both into games as it can run a fair few and there is a decent number of multiplayer games out there for PC if you look. Works much better than trying to cram around a desk that really isn't designed for two people trying to play one game

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notmerida@reddit

yeah i put this above but that’s exactly what my partner does hah

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Wonderfuet@reddit

I was waving at all the peasents queuing like I was royalty haha a lot of the staff also didn’t scan our ticket so we got a few goes fast tracking each ride

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lm3g16@reddit

I’ve been contemplating getting one but like you I think I’d barely use it, I think if you’ve got a job with a lot of train travel/staying overnight at places it makes sense. Or if you’ve got chronic IBS, may as well game while you shit

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ContinuousMountain@reddit

Yeah, I've used it on a few train journeys, and occasionally to game on the sofa/in bed, but most of the time I've not bothered with it. If I'm sat at home gaming, I may as well use my PC, considering it's more powerful than a Deck.

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mtran66@reddit

Well I don't think I'll spend that much money for just that much.

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masumwil@reddit

Tbf occasionally ill sit and play deck on the couch with the TV on in the background. Can make for a more relaxed gaming experience being in the comfory of a couch as opposed to being at my desk with my chair and reaching for the keyboard&mouse in a reclined position (I have a bad posture alright, don't @ me :P) Failing that I also find it useful whenever I stay over at my gf's. Another main time i find myself using it is when going to a friends house and want to be able to play some cool split-screen/same-screen games. Just pack a dock, HDMI cable and a couple of Bluetooth controllers and you're good to go. Perhaps less effective and certainly less space-efficient than a switch but I much prefer the shared library between it and my PC, and the ability to find loads of fun indie games to try out with mates for relative pittances when compared to the Nintendo eshop. Also... full-size controllers as opposed to the tiny little joycons that I've always despised...

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Unusuaet@reddit

The cheap ones aren't great, tbf. You have to look at the weight; half of them are barely heavier than a good wool blanket.

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solarill121@reddit

If you don't do the gaming on the go then save the money.

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KidInd@reddit

Can it play Starfield?

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drewlake@reddit

Woke well on gamepass.

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natashonok82@reddit

Yep I think it can, will be a little heavy to run I'd imagine.

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Blyd@reddit

Playing it right now while cyberpunk update downloads. It plays perfectly fine.

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ContinuousMountain@reddit

Apparently yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJ1ryTldCI

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sprucay@reddit

If I had one, I'd solely use it to game while I shit.

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GreyHexagon@reddit

Buddy all you need is a wooden chair, a bucket and a jigsaw and you can do that right now. 10 minute crafts style.

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anri148@reddit

Yeah, you don't have to get that for to be doing that.

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justmelike@reddit

Ironically, according to r/diWHY most of their videos actually involve crafting things with actual toilet seats.

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jadejavi@reddit

That's the only use case I can think for that honestly.

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samfitnessthrowaway@reddit

The ole victory crouch.

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TheStatMan2@reddit

*shit while you game

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chiburator@reddit

Yeah that's going to make the whole process so much easier.

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Cumulus_Anarchistica@reddit

So it's more of a Poop Deck.

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callmesociopathic@reddit

This is why I have one

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hillsboroughHoe@reddit

Almost the entire reason I want a switch and diabolo 3.

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chicken-farmer@reddit

Like my phone and reddit

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Have_Other_Accounts@reddit

My friend constantly talked about that damn thing for like a year straight. Every single time. Hyping it up so much. But I started noticing a trend. He'd start saying "I haven't used it in 2 weeks". And then if we did play a game together he'd say "oh let me switch to my pc I actually wanna play good". Then another few weeks later he wanted to play with it but said it's run out of charge and hasn't used it for a month. It's one of those products were people love to talk about it "I can play wherever I go!". He spent so much money upgrading it and loved telling people about it, but barely used it.

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bigbombibi@reddit

Well that's probably because he really likes that thing.

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citric_acid43@reddit

I find the switch to be the better of the two. Lightweight, detachable joy cons and of course an extensive Nintendo library. Plus I have a PC so no need for the deck.

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dsfsgfs@reddit

This is something which is going to be different for everyone.

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citric_acid43@reddit

Absolutely, it’s all subjective and personal preference in the end. What ever suits you better. :)

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enigmo666@reddit

I'd not played my Switch in handheld mode in well over a year, and definitely not since getting a Deck. I picked up my Switch a few weeks ago to run around the new Mario Kart cups and was shocked at how much lighter and easier it was to deal with than the Deck. Still love my Deck, but the Switch is definitely going to get a lot more handheld play in future!

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junglebunglerumble@reddit

The screen on the deck is also pretty awful especially when compared to the OLED switch. I cant believe they decided to go for a low quality screen with pretty awful colour gamut and brightness for the steam deck, when so many games these days rely on high contrast and popping colours (as well as HDR ideally) If they had an Oled Steam Deck I'd probably purchase one but I'm not paying £400 for a gaming handheld with such a low quality screen

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Unacceptable_Wolf@reddit

The problem with the OLED switch is they want £300 for it You can buy a vastly more powerful Series S for less. They also didn't upgrade any of the internals and just gave it a better screen.

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Unacceptable_Wolf@reddit

The Switch is good if you really like your Nintendo exclusives Steam deck for everything else.

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iain_1986@reddit

I literally haven't touched my switch since I got a deck (was in one of the first batches so must have had it 18 months or whatever now) Even repurchased some games to play on the deck now I don't touch the switch

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BrewDerYanoDa@reddit

I had a switch and a deck and personally I preferred the Deck, on the Deck you can emulate from any generation, including a Switch, so it felt a bit silly to have a Switch when the Deck can play all switch games as well as a lot of PC games and PS1/2/3 Xbox and XBOne games

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bunganmalan@reddit

That was the real hobby lol, upgrading and telling people about it.

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WorldlyAstronomer518@reddit

I expect it depends a lot on the games you play and how you like to play them as well.

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njb1989@reddit

I'm so tempted. I have a low/mid gaming laptop that does everything I need but just that extra level of portability with the deck had me tempted 😅

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thirtyfourninety@reddit

With the portability, I had never once considered packing my laptop with me to kill time while traveling or winding down in a hotel at night, but when the SteamDeck was announced I was excited to have that option. I've been gaming exclusively on it - my laptop has pretty much become a backup for games that aren't compatible (which I haven't resorted to, yet!)

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veryblocky@reddit

I was in a similar position and I got one, I now play almost everything on it

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njb1989@reddit

How many games do you are unplayable on it? The compatability issues are off putting for me

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Uncle_gruber@reddit

You won't be able to play kenshi and mobas/RTS might be a problem but I play almost everything on my. D4, slay the spire, baldurs gate 3, almost every old FPS I own, darkest dungeon, hades.

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veryblocky@reddit

Not many. All the games I’ve wanted to play have worked without issue. I wouldn’t say compatibility is a problem

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postvolta@reddit

See on the contrary I absolutely love my steam deck. My computer is in the office so I get to hang out in the same room as my wife while she watches YouTube. Also great for holidays or visiting family.

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enigmo666@reddit

I was the same. Preordered the Deck, arrived, played about with it for a bit and then it just sat for six months. I think the change came when I was watching a lot of [RCEs](https://www.youtube.com/@RealCivilEngineerGaming) channel and there were a few games that I wanted to play too, but they were simpler games, like Bounty Of One, Carrion, Brotato, Domekeeper, Goat Simulator, Baba Is You etc. These games in no way need me to fire up my gaming PC, but work well on the Deck and are also good to drop in and out of for 30mins or an hour. I still can't see why anyone would put in 100hrs of a AAA title on the Deck myself, but as a half-way house between decent mobile games and decent PC\consle games, it works.

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worldsinho@reddit

Game in bed. I mostly play Tetris Connected in bed on mine. Silly I know!

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Saw_Boss@reddit

At least it'll still have good resale value

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Unacceptable_Wolf@reddit

Similar, I bought a Switch. I've played one game on it.

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Spider-Thwip@reddit

I use the steamdeck for games I'd never play on my pc. Playing indie games always felt like...a waste? When my pc was powerful enough to run the best games, so I'd rather be playing those. My steamdeck has got me into indiegames and I love it, its nice for playing during lunch at work, or if I'm sitting with my girlfriend whilst she watches something on TV.

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Ill-Tradition4174@reddit

Are you up for selling it?

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falter@reddit

Want to sell it?

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Forya_Cam@reddit

My friend who sold his PC a few years ago to save money wanted to get back into it to play Baldurs Gate with me. I suggested a Steam Deck since it appears to be the best bang for your buck to get into PC gaming. It's been great! He's been using it with a keyboard, mouse and monitor when we're playing together. He's in Discord and getting to play with us without having to fork out a lot more for a PC. Top product!

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pease_pudding@reddit

I loved my Steamdeck while I was on holiday. I still use it now and then, but not as much. I play quite a few PC games (linux steam) though. By contrast, I dont think I've booted my Xbox Series X at all since getting Steamdeck. So it's not a perfect PC gaming replacement, but it has some potential as a console replacement

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Troll_berry_pie@reddit

Same, went and bought the 512gb model. Used it for a month then the novelty wore off. Need to sell it before it's worth nothing.

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AllRedLine@reddit

I'm the opposite. I have a great gaming PC, but the convenience and comfort of being able to play on my steam deck in my armchair in the living room means I use it far, far more than my PC. Only recently restarted using my PC more to play Starfield.

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Raxiant@reddit

I just bought one, as they're on sale at the moment, and this was a concern for me. I'm really not sure how much I'll use it, and there's a good chance it'll just end up like my ipad. Unused because it's somewhere between my pc and my phone in terms of convenience, and there are few times when I need something in between there. But it's currently 20% off, I've got money to potentially waste on something like this, and anything that gives me an excuse to get away from my computer can't exactly be a bad thing.

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NibblyPig@reddit

Same, but I found it was because I don't play the right types of game on it. If you play turn based and slower games you'll enjoy it quite a bit. It's nice to escape the always online instant messaging reddit check your email f5 f5 loop of the pc and just chill in the lounge with a drink playing something like FTL

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veRGe1421@reddit

presumably you can't use your PC laying in bed, on the couch, or out and about though ya? been considering getting a steam deck but never pulled the trigger

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JoeyJoeC@reddit

I find excuses to use mine. Sitting on the sofa while my GF watches some crap on TV so that she can't complain I don't spend any time with her for example. Good for flights, road trips, hotel stays, a&e waiting areas...

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winegum343@reddit

Same, was on the waiting list for 7 months after it dropped, used it in bed for a month, sold it and used the money towards a better GPU to push 1440p better.

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Coffeeninja1603@reddit

I travel a lot for work and it makes those delays and layovers so much easier to deal with. Not to mention hotel stays etc

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GraviteaUK@reddit

This resonates with me. Not because i have an Steam Deck but when it went on Sale last week i was seconds from ordering it. But a couple of friends said "How much will you use it, and how many games?" and i thought it over. Would i use it? absolutely, would i get 500 big ones worth of use out of it? i honestly doubt it, so kept the cash.

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thepickledegg2020@reddit

I bought one and have been using it daily. 90 minute commute on the train and currently playing Starfield on Low settings. One of my best purchases ever!

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Guiltywefr@reddit

My local guide was a family friend who was a very attractive woman in her 50s. She charmed the young guy working the desk, and next thing I knew we were on the special express lift.

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BrewDerYanoDa@reddit

I got one too, the top range one. I did have a Switch as well, which I also never used. I go on holiday a few times a year and my excuse for the switch was to play it on the plane. I've never played it on the plane, so my excuse for the Steam Deck was also to play it on the plane and I think I played 20 minutes of EmuDeck games and then stopped and went to watching a movie on my phone. It's an amazing piece of technology and if I was kid, I'd absolutely love one. But as an adult, I always have access to my PC.

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LightsOutAwayWeG0@reddit

I've been in hospital for most of the last 2 months, and the Steam Deck has been a lifesaver. Even when I'm not in hospital, I use it more than my PC, as it's more relaxing to just sit in bed than to sit at my PC.

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Jabberminor@reddit

I would love one but I struggle to use a controller to game. Either because of the game itself or because I just can't get used to it, so if there was a way to connect a keyboard and mouse into the Deck, that would be great.

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canyouhearzebras@reddit

Bluetooth mouse and keyboard work for most things. Either dock or pop in a stand, I use mouse and keyboard for old dos games and stuff.

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xPhilip@reddit

I used mine for about a week and now I haven’t turned mine on in months.

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Fresh-Badger-meat@reddit

I done the exact same thing, it’s an amazing piece of kit but I work from home and have a top spec PC and even when I had the deck ended up watching movies on my phone when I did have to travel. When I noticed the layer of dust it had gathered I gave it to a friend who really appreciated it so was still a good purchase I guess.

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Cedar_Wood_State@reddit

Not my biggest regret, but mine also been sitting gathering dust as I also have PC. Totalled maybe 20h or game time since I got I when it released

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wimpires@reddit

I've got a pretty decent gaming PC (3070 and 5600X) which I pretty much never use because I'm at my desk all day working I don't want to spend any more time there. On the other hand I use my switch loads

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notmerida@reddit

i bought my partner one last christmas - he does actually luckily play it frequently. usually when i’m watching trash on TV. it also means by extension that i’ve gained a switch 😌

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OdinLegacy121@reddit

Get some emulators on it and game pass. Makes watching the telly while streaming some StarCraft is pretty cool

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roughhexagon@reddit

I got mine as my husband has a desktop so we didn't need another but I wanted to game with him. For that reason it's been a fantastic purchase for me, we've been playing Baldurs Gate 3 together with me on deck him on PC

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OkAttempt4752@reddit

I had a similar thing with getting a switch, I mean it's good and some of the games are fun, but I only ever use it now when I have people around, or if someone asks me to bring it/my joycons to a party or something for party games (which the switch does excel at to be fair). It was a bit of a daft purchase from me really as there's none of the Nintendo exclusives that are a must play for me personally (like Pokemon and Zelda are fun, but they're not my games of choice), and any other games just run better on something else.

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droppedsponge@reddit

I did this, I preordered and was one of the first to get one, I used it loads for the first two month, but I have a PC upstairs and downstairs and it barely hets used now so just lend it to friends, I don't have the heart to sell it.

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_mister_pink_@reddit

I too got caught in the hype and preordered day one. Haven’t touched my Switch or my old gaming laptop since. I literally play it every day!

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Discobastard@reddit

See so many being sold off on local groups. I'd like one but I know that's what would happen to mine as well :/

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Questjon@reddit

Sell it, they're still reselling at almost full price.

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stuaird1977@reddit

Steam deck is awesome , no regrets and I have a ps5, which I can remote play on the deck when the TVs in use by family

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EugeneHartke@reddit

Is it not like a switch. Where yourl can put it in dock? I assumed that was the case!

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shaneo632@reddit

Yes it is

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shaneo632@reddit

I like it so I’m not in my office 18 hours a day. I can sit near my partner on the sofa and game still.

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PeterG92@reddit

This is my dillemma. I want one, but I have a PC which I don't really use. It will probably smarter to just buy a controller for the PC if I do use it.

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kai_enby@reddit

My partner pre-ordered one because she thought it was a cool concept, she asked if I wanted to split the cost since I game too and I said I wasn't convinced I'd use it when I have my switch, 2 consoles, and a gaming laptop. Fast forward to now she hasn't touched the thing in months and I use it often, and actually plan what I'm going to play next out of my Steam catalogue based on what plays well on Steam Deck. My gaming laptop is now dead too, but I'd already started using it a lot more before that happened

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outline01@reddit

I use both

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strawberrypops@reddit

Oh that’s a shame, I love mine. Finally I can game whilst lying in bed lol

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0oITo0@reddit

Can it play halo? I've been so tempted to get one as my laptop is too old to game on.

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ContinuousMountain@reddit

It can definitely play the Master Chief Collection, I assume it can play the newer ones. I know it was having problems with online multiplayer because of anti-cheat detection, but I think that's been resolved. It'd have to be the Steam version. Non-Steam games are a pain to get running on the Steam Deck, outside of emulators and a few native Linux ports like OpenGoal Jak and Daxter. My advice is go on YouTube and type in the game you wanna play and "Steam Deck", and assuming it's not some obscure 20 year old Indie game, there's probably a video of it being tested.

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0oITo0@reddit

Thankyou

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Basso_69@reddit

A wedding ring.

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purplefriiday@reddit

The strawberry dress by Lirika Matoshi. After customs fees it ended up being about £550. I go between regretting it and also believing it's one of the best purchases ever. I feel so beautiful in it, it's a truly gorgeous dress, but I've only managed to wear it twice so far as I'm scared to wear it anywhere other than a wedding.

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CBMet@reddit

I saw a video on youtube of someone who sewed their own dress inspired by that dress. It looked amazing!

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aquariusangst@reddit

The daisy one? So lovely!

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CBMet@reddit

Yeah!

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Trebus@reddit

I'm a relatively older straight white male with absolutely no interest in fashion (my wife heckles me over how badly I dress) yet off the back of that comment I'm sat watching this dressmaker's videos with fascination and I've got another 10 wiki tabs open about different tailoring terms. It'll be draping next. I love the internet.

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CBMet@reddit

Aww, nice! I recommend Micarah Tewers and Alexandra Louise for sewing videos! Hopefully this sparks a passion for you!

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hltlang@reddit

It must be a dress to impress other women because I don’t see the allure of spending more than £120 on that

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purplefriiday@reddit

Why would I care about impressing other women? I bought it because I like it, it's a beautiful dress, and I look beautiful in it. I just sometimes regret how expensive it was as I don't get to wear it often.

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hltlang@reddit

People choose the clothes they wear to reflect their identity and represent themselves to the world. It’s to make an impression on how others perceive you. Or more simply, people dress to impress others.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

That is such a convoluted way of looking at it. I dress how I dress because I like it. I do not care for other peoples' opinions.

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hltlang@reddit

This is a ludicrous thing to suggest. Of course some may care about their image more than others but it’s not possible for someone to have absolutely zero consideration for how they’re perceived by their community.

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bowak@reddit

You're truly destroying everyone with facts and logic here. The hero we need in these times.

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hltlang@reddit

Sadly, I can see how those comments appear to be written be the classic ‘14 year old edge lord on Reddit’. If you look at what’s been written though I don’t see how anything I’ve said is controversial. In fact, i thought I was pointing out what’s blindingly obvious to any reasonable person. People’s choice of clothes is a direct presentation of how they want to appear to others. It’s really not that deep, but it appears so many people are in denial and genuinely think that their choice of clothes exists in an contextual and cultural vacuum which is an absurd thing to believe.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

No they don't lmao. People of a certain age, and those who are overly invested in what others think of them do. I do not care one thing about what people think of how I dress.

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hltlang@reddit

Oh but you do. You cannot escape millions of years of social evolution or a lifetime of social conditioning. You might like the view of yourself as a free thinking independent spirit but that’s sadly not the case.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

Ok, I care to the point where I won't go to the shop in my dressing gown, or even further than the end of the drive, but I can assure you have definitely never considered myself an independent spirit.

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hltlang@reddit

Exactly, wearing a dressing gown would make a poor impression, therefore you dress to make an impression on how others perceive you. I’m noticing a distinct absence in the point you are trying to make.

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

What's the point in rarely wearing it? If you don't use it much, then you've definitely wasted your money. The more you use, the more value it is.

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discombobulatededed@reddit

Oh no, I'd struggle to spend that amount on a dress, but it is a really beautiful dress.

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Hernyo66@reddit

I just looked up the dress - it looks absolutely lovely! Also very much relate to your concern about wearing nice clothing for fear they’ll get damaged etc. But if wearing the dress makes you feel amazing, why not try to find more occasions to wear it? Like a walk in a well-kept park or an afternoon tea meeting in a not too crowded place

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therealstealthydan@reddit

Good advice. My wife and I both have a don’t keep it for best rule on everything. It started when we tidied the kitchen cupboards and found loads of really nice Christmas hamper type food out of date, and then in the wardrobe ended up donating some high end clothes that don’t fit anymore, unworn. All because we kept stuff for the right time. Now we make sure to enjoy things. Truffle soup on a Tuesday lunchtime, why not. Going bowling in a tailored suit, fuck it why not. Would always advise everyone to enjoy their things, otherwise you never do.

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purplefriiday@reddit

Thank you!! I think it would really suit a fancy afternoon tea actually, thank you for the idea!

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HarrargnNarg@reddit

Feeling really good about yourself is a worthwhile investment

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beks78@reddit

I have that dress too! I've worn it for a wedding and 2x 40th birthday parties. Mine was a gift.

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Most-Regular621@reddit

I wiiiiiisssh i could have this dress!

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jewelsandbones@reddit

If you want to wear it for an event, you can rent it from John Lewis https://johnlewisfashionrental.com/items/strawberry-dress

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Most-Regular621@reddit

Oh you beautiful human you!!

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kash_if@reddit

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1424608297/pink-strawberry-prom-gown-elegant-short

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jewelsandbones@reddit

I rented it for a party in the summer! I felt great in it and had such a blast. I hope you get to feel fancy in it too

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TrappedUnderCats@reddit

I think it would work as a piece of art as well as a dress. If you hang it somewhere visible in your bedroom, you could see it every day and be cheered by it even if you’re not getting the opportunity to wear it out.

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SarNic88@reddit

I love that dress, but yes very pricey. I bet you do look beautiful in it!

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purplefriiday@reddit

Thank you! It was a little impulsive because I managed to buy a cheap wedding dress, so I though "why not"!

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BritishBlitz87@reddit

Be the change you want to be in the world.

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No-Opinion6730@reddit

sounds like a good purchase

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TallmanMike@reddit

Crypto, honestly. I'm about 2k deep in total and bought in greedily and ignorantly when Bitcoin was at its ~50k high-point. I bought a few other coins as well for 'diversity' shortly before most of them dropped like a rock. I haven't checked the prices in months but I'd be surprised if my holdings are now worth even half what I paid for them.

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continentaldreams@reddit

I bought one of those Kony 2012 bracelets. In my defence, it was like £5 and I was 20.

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FaithWandering@reddit

Blimey, I'd forgotten about Kony!

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TallmanMike@reddit

Everyone did.

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continentaldreams@reddit

Not sure what he's up to nowadays. Maybe we should have a reboot.

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Carra144@reddit

His forces eventually fell apart, I think he also got old and fell ill. Once he had no power anymore the US ended the hunt for him and now he's just hiding in Sudan.

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Ultrasonic-Sawyer@reddit

I misread hiding in Sudan as ["hiding with Saddam"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/135/330/2b4) meme

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Hitonatsu-no-Keiken@reddit

"Jackin' it jackin' it..."

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ContinuousMountain@reddit

Internet Historian did a video on it. TLDW: Nothing happened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7nymZEXjf8

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littlechefdoughnuts@reddit

Time for a Kony 2023 revival then.

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TheGreatBatsby@reddit

Should've got a Colby 2012 commemorative hairbrush.

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LumpyCamera1826@reddit

I bought a Kony 2012 T-shirt a few years back. Got a lot of funny comments when I wore it

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wildgoldchai@reddit

Same. I had no reason to be so invested in the cause at the time. I was only 8 too.

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pepe612@reddit

I always remember this whenever I see slacktivist bullshit such as pride flags or BLM hats that doesn't actually fix anything. 11 years and nothing's changed.

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continentaldreams@reddit

Not really the same thing though, is it? Apples and oranges

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pepe612@reddit

How is it different?

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continentaldreams@reddit

You're comparing a pride flag, a flag used by LGBT people to show, get this, pride - literally just a flag, to Kony 2012, a short-lived viral campaign to raise money for a now-defunct charity. How is that comparable?

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pepe612@reddit

How established the symbol is is irrelevant, the definition of slacktivism is merely displaying a symbol instead of ever doing anything that actually helps the cause.

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runawayasfastasucan@reddit

Being open about your sexuality is actually helping the cause at it signals for other LGBT that they are not alone , and also forces cis people like me to not ignore LGBT and think everyone is like me.

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pepe612@reddit

Despite that trans flag painted on the road the government has been passing increasingly transphobic legislation, transphobic attacks are on the rise and anti-trans media articles have reached a fever pitch. I'm gonna say it's slacktivism.

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continentaldreams@reddit

Eh??? I don't think you know what slacktivism means

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pepe612@reddit

What is slacktivism then? You can't dismiss my argument by saying "your definition of slacktivism is wrong" without explaining why that is the case.

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Katonargh@reddit

Same here! I was 21 and my partner likes to remind me of it every now and then (I had forgot until a few years ago) and it brings me shame, haha.

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h00dman@reddit

>and I was 20. I too remember feeling like I was wise after I'd thrown away the shackles of my teens.

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Possiblyasmoker@reddit

My xbox username was konysbuddy

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Absentmined42@reddit

A new (£2500) bike on the cycle to work scheme with the optimistic intention of cycling in to work a couple of times a week. I haven’t cycled in once and my colleagues love mockingly asking me whether I’ve cycled every time I’m in the office.

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AMightyDwarf@reddit

I did similar. £3k on an e-bike that I only ride for fun but haven’t been on it for a year. Tbf to me I haven’t been on it since I had heart problems last year. I just do my cycling in a gym right now and keep a constant eye on my heart rate, 210 bpm is quite scary so I don’t let it get too high now.

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Absentmined42@reddit

Oh goodness, yes you definitely need to be careful about that!

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RogueLeek@reddit

Try Zwift. You'll need a turbo trainer, but you can start off indoors in peace, and get your fitness up, ready for the spring rides outside.

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Absentmined42@reddit

Yeah good suggestion! I do already cycle (I do triathlons), but I definitely need to renew my Zwift subscription over the winter!

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Kodipi1882@reddit

Use it as motivation, start small and cycle in now and then and then eventually get into a habit. Then absolutely headfuck them by just stopping suddenly and leave it to collect dust again.

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Absentmined42@reddit

I do already cycle for pleasure at weekends, so thankfully the bike does get used and I’ve enjoyed doing a bit more off road as it’s a gravel bike, which my road bike can’t handle. My husband suggested driving part way and then cycling the rest as the whole journey is 12 miles each way which is a slog especially on the way home.

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wimpires@reddit

Are you a cycler in the first place or did you go balls out straight away

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Absentmined42@reddit

I do already cycle and have a more expensive bike for road cycling, but I decided I wanted a gravel bike!

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sillikiddo@reddit

i bought ( probably fake ) crystals off of tiktok live for some stupid reason idk i love crystals but i found out later on some videos on instagram and stuff that they actually are fake ... ive yet to check because i dont want to find out theyre fake 😞 so now i just have like a ton of VERY HEAVY crystals in my room taking up space still in the bubble wrap LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE WANTS THEM 😅

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sharps2020@reddit

£1k of Northern rock shares hoping they got bailed out. I had a really good job so it wasn't the last of my savings, was the end of the relationship I was in though. Oh well.

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Helloooooooooooo000@reddit

10 samosas. These were proper thick, authentic bad boys bought from a local indian sweetshop. I smashed the lot on my tod. Over the next couple days I developed abdo pain that I put down first to being constipated. The pain got progressively worse. Tried to sleep it out but wouldn't budge. Tried some yoga poses to try and get things moving but no joy. Eventually I thought I was going to die. It was like 2 AM a couple days later that I crawled my way to A&E. Got seen pretty quick, appendicitis. Taken to theatres that morning and had the appendix removed. Got a funny belly button now but otherwise I survived. I'm no doctor and I'm sure it's unlikely that 10 samosas are responsible for this but... it just feels too coincidental, you know. Whilst recovering in hospital some colleagues brought me in some samosas. I feel like It should have made me feel grim but, I powered through that bag over the next couple days. Fuck it, can't get appendicitis if I ain't got an appendix! I do regret it though, I miss my old bellybutton.

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scolmer@reddit

I know it's not linked but I struggle with the idea of pancakes for breakfast because that's what I associate with my appendix bursting.

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Helloooooooooooo000@reddit

Oof! I'm glad they got mine out quick enough. Bursting does not sound pretty. I'm sorry for your loss... of appetite for pancakes. That's killer. I will have an extra stack tomorrow in your honour!

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Lynnie313@reddit

I had abdominal surgery and also miss my old belly button - nobody else gets it! It's been nearly a year and I still get squeamish when I clean it out because it doesn't feel like MY belly button 😂

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CakeThrill@reddit

Lol, I got appendicitis just after eating all of the KFC. Like... all of it. Thought it was just indigestion. 111 said go to A&E. I passed out with pain in the waiting room and it got whipped out.

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mitchiet123@reddit

I’m the same. Huge scar from my bladder up to the middle of my stomach, right through my belly button. I can’t scratch my belly button anymore 😟😂

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oedimoose@reddit

On behalf of everyone reading… can we see your belly button?

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Helloooooooooooo000@reddit

Ha! No! Just imagine an angry Sugar Puff.

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AdWest743@reddit

Sorry for your loss

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General_Ignoranse@reddit

Spent over £700 getting those colour blind glasses for my boyfriend when I was about 19. Turns out they didn’t work for his type of colour blindness, and at the time he was too awkward to tell me and said they were great… still together a decade on and he took ages to admit it, by which time they’ve been a bit damaged. I could do with that £700 back now!

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Make_the_music_stop@reddit

Stuck on Tube on Friday. Bought brand new fancy motorbike on Saturday. Did no research and wished I had brought a second hand commuter motorbike a few weeks later. The bike I bought had too much chrome and was so messed up by riding into central London everyday.

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alan2001@reddit

What type of bike did you get? -- nosy biker haha

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Make_the_music_stop@reddit

It was a Suzuki Marauder 125cc

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alan2001@reddit

Ah! I see what you mean about the chrome. Fuck everything about that. My mate used to have a similar cruiser (Yamaha Virago 535) and it had even more. He gave me a loan of it before I got my own bike, after I'd promised to clean it up/polish the chrome before returning it. NEVER AGAIN!! Get it sold mate. The depreciation has already happened, no point crying about it, just bite the bullet and get as much as you can for it, ASAP!

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Make_the_music_stop@reddit

It was a long time ago. Bought 2002 for £2,650 and PX the next year for £900 when upgraded to a 500cc Kawasaki.

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alan2001@reddit

Ah fuck sake, I misread your post, I got it into my head you'd literally bought it last Saturday!

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parachute--account@reddit

Yeah bikes are great for commuting but you want one that's pretty basic. Scooters are great if you can take the self esteem hit. If I was still riding around London I'd probably get a DRZ400 though

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nibor@reddit

Ha! I got a 125cc scooter to comute to work, within a two years I'd upgraded to a 1000cc Honda Fireblade Super sports bike. For a 13 mile commute each way. I loved them. Oh, I upgraded my motorbike each year for 5 years and owned 4 fireblades and one Blackbird Super Tourer, all were second hand,. one got stole, one was almost a write off in an accident, the last was 2nd hand with 60 mile on the clock, Absolutely no regrets

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Make_the_music_stop@reddit

"Say, that's a nice bike"

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kastubak@reddit

It's the phone which I'm using it, I fucking hate this phone.

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Wormwolf-Prime@reddit

PS5. I've had it since December and played on it for less than 3 hours in total. I think I've genuinely spent more time on updates than playtime.

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absdevops@reddit

I can't seem to find a single game interesting enough, I guess we're getting old

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CarefullyCurious@reddit

I’ve still got my PS3 which we now mainly let the kids play on. They don’t seem to care as much though about graphics and gameplay experience as me and my friends did when I was a kid The kids seem super happy to keep playing on the PS3 and their (slow) PCs and Apple tablets. I’m super ready to buy the latest and fanciest PS5 or Xbox whatever, but the kids are just not interested! I suppose I could buy one myself but from experience I’d spend 4 hours on it then lose interest….

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shortfry7@reddit

8k on a car I thought I really wanted. Was rare enough not many were for sale let alone in good condition. Didn't even go and view the car, got it delivered. Was the loudest car I'd ever heard and when vtech kicked in, it probably could have killed an elderly person walking past. Far too modified for my liking but guess all the pictures were overshadowed by my instance I really wanted it. Traded it a couple months later. Trade was worth less than what I paid but I didn't care, I just wanted rid. Probably worth in excess of 15k now for the right buyer

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AMightyDwarf@reddit

I spent £33k on a car that I’d only test drove for about 10 minutes. Turned out to be the worst car I’ve owned and nothing but frustration. Luckily I was able to trade it in without too much hassle. The car I traded for I didn’t test drive either and viewed it in the dusk so I missed a few scuffs on the wheels and a few scratches on the paintwork but I can get them sorted whenever. At least this car runs well and I’ve had no issues with it electronically or mechanically.

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shortfry7@reddit

Ouch. gotta make the silly mistakes to learn i guess

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AMightyDwarf@reddit

Yeah, the lesson being don’t buy a mk8 Golf. In all I probably lost about £3k because of that car but I ended up with my perfect car in the end so I’m happy.

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fenney@reddit

Similar boat, except I impulse bought a stock EP3 without even seeing it running, and used it daily for nearly 8 years. Then I had a kid and it's been parked round the back of my house for about 8 months. I couldn't bring myself to sell it but I was turning it over every week. Until the battery died about 3 months ago and then my ADHD and anxiety have meant I've just left it there. I'm afraid to go and look because I'm a terrible car owner and don't deserve nice things. Anyone want to buy it? 138k, no MOT but I'm confident it would pass once it's running again, might need a tracking arm and tires tbf. Engine is good as gold.

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shortfry7@reddit

Engine should be fine will just be the tyres if been sat there for that long. Probably want the fuel drained and replaced too. Probably worth getting it up together and selling.

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104thunderduck@reddit

K20 is a reliable engine when left alone

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MrPatch@reddit

\> ADHD and anxiety have meant I've just left it there Had an Octavia vRS that had a similar fate until recently, I managed to bite the bullet and get rid of it a few weeks ago but it's agonising isn't it.

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Medicalmysterytour@reddit

Integra by any chance?

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shortfry7@reddit

Nah was a Civic EK9

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burntember23@reddit

I'll give you £20 for it hahahahaha

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joefraserhellraiser@reddit

Vtech 😂😂😂

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wantsomebreakfast@reddit

1987 Porsche 924s, a couple of years ago. Still have it, still like it, but, well, imagine buying, say, a 35 year-old dishwasher and expecting it not to be crap. It’s been a bit of a time/money pit.

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markofay@reddit

Similar position but with a 944 s2 it's been sat in storage costing me £80 a month for 6 years!

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wantsomebreakfast@reddit

🫣

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pensaa@reddit

There’s a reason why 924’s depreciated so much

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OrionGrant@reddit

They're actually on the up now.

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wantsomebreakfast@reddit

🙂

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wantsomebreakfast@reddit

🥲

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thegoodstudyguide@reddit

My biggest regret is not buying a 944 in my 20s when they were quite affordable, I baulked because of the high insurance due to my age and now prices have shot up and I don't have the disposable income for it really, maybe I'll revisit when the kids have moved out.

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Myylez@reddit

Yeah but you own a 924, that alone is cool

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wantsomebreakfast@reddit

Thanks, I need all the encouragement I can get!

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str1k3t@reddit

Visit Stuttgart to see the Porsche Museum and try and book yourself onto a 911 factory tour. You will get all the inspiration you need.

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wantsomebreakfast@reddit

Thanks, I need all the encouragement I can get!

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Spirited-Freedom-986@reddit

£340 on a hotel & train ticket for my friend. i was going to go to london for 2 days to see joji but my parents werent comfortable with it so they refused to let me go. hotel & train were both non-refundable and friend is refusing to pay me back. worst part is that i liked this boy but since i didnt go, he stayed in the hotel i payed for and brought a different girl instead & told me about the sex they had. i also want to mention that this was paid for with my DLA, £400 a month.

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

Memory foam mattress. Absolute shite

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EconomyFreakDust@reddit

I love mine. I couldn't go back to owning a normal mattress. It's supremely comfortable.

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Between1and7@reddit

Same, I got the Emma mattress from the 50% off spring sale. Best buy everrr!

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rennarda@reddit

Agreed, as someone who habitually sleeps on their side, it has fixed my ongoing back issues.

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DeepPanWingman@reddit

Same. Best night's sleep I've ever had. Bought my first one for about £600 15 years ago and it's still good enough for the spare room.

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seajay26@reddit

Try a tempur. It was a 2k purchase but worth every penny

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jewelsandbones@reddit

I got mine for £999 king size) on a super flash deal sale that was only valid for 30 minutes and it was the best purchase of my life

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captain_proton@reddit

Wow jealous! What retailer offered this?

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jewelsandbones@reddit

It was on brandalley. They don’t always have good stuff but I’ve had some major bargains there, including my good kitchen knives as well

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Lopsided-Patience-23@reddit

Absolutely this. We got the cooling one with the layer of gel so you don’t get too warm. It’s bliss!

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Blyd@reddit

Amen, we got ours on Saturday and it's amazing.

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Rafiq07@reddit

All memory foram mattresses are not made equal. Check how deep the actual memory foam layer is before purchase. Also, I normally go for the spring mattresses, which then have a thick memory foam layer on top. Great combination if you like a firm mattress.

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ShrinkToasted@reddit

I bought an IKEA own brand one five years ago and it's great for me

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the_fourth_child@reddit

When my friend and I rented our first flat when we were about 20 he spent about £800 on a memory foam mattress. Problem was, he had a problem with pissing the bed when he was drunk. Soaked it up like a sponge.

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

HahajajjajajjJjjhHahhahhaha. Oh shit that got me.

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Acid_Monster@reddit

It remembers

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Boris_Johnsons_Pubes@reddit

Did you know if you squeeze a memory foam pillow and fart in it it holds the smell until the person puts their head on the pillow

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Different-Estate747@reddit

I like you.

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LowFIyingMissile@reddit

This is the fact I needed today.

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

Brilliant. Haha!

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Obvious-Water569@reddit

Seconded! Felt great when I first lay on it. I was nearly crippled a week later.

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boatmcboatface88@reddit

I never got the chance to be crippled a week later. One night in and i was a puddle of sweat enveloped in foam, They are absolutely dreadful. But yeah i can totally see being crippled shortly after. You just sink into them and end up like a banana with the heavier parts sinking deeper.

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SwirlingAbsurdity@reddit

Oh my god why are they so hot, I thought I was going through early menopause.

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Cumulus_Anarchistica@reddit

They're basically insulation.

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rugbyj@reddit

> _"This one only remembers pain!"_

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flimfloms@reddit

I got one, cost me £800 and I still forget things just as much as I used to! Scam.

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doctorace@reddit

Don’t those usually come with a 200 night guarantee?

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P2K13@reddit

I bought a Casper one when they were still in the UK, love it. No issues with it being hot (which was my main concern), would never go back to a non-memory foam mattress. Just gotta match your body type/weight to the right foam firmness.

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whispersinsilence@reddit

We got rid of ours. Absolutely fucked my back up.

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h00dman@reddit

I bought a spring mattress years ago with a memory foam topping. It's time to replace it and I'm just going for a plain spring one this time.

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Vocalsoul@reddit

Pocket sprung mattresses is where it's at now

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HelloNiles@reddit

YES!!! Any mattress that cannot be flipped is a rip-off.

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blacksmithMael@reddit

They really are awful. Horsehair mattresses are the way to go and they’re completely indestructible.

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OkAttempt4752@reddit

I've found that for me the perfect balance is a very firm mattress with a memory foam topper It still feels comfortable when you get onto it, but you don't sink too deep and end up all hot and sweaty

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olivinebean@reddit

My cousin always had one since a teenager and whenever I slept over I woke up with neck pain and a weird back.

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

Yeah, same. Woke up like I’d been bent in half. Lol

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Material777@reddit

I'm so glad others agree with me. I felt like there was something wrong with me for thinking they're shite, I've always found them incredibly uncomfortable. I do like the fairly flat memory foam pillows, but the mattresses are dire.

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

Yeah, it was ok for the first 6 months but after that it was shite. Dipped in the middle and generally uneven. Shocking quality, just moulded foam with paper/ plastic springs in the middle. For the price they charge it’s incredibly cheaply made.

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Dapper_Recognition_6@reddit

Love my memory foam mattress it sorted out my curvature of my spine

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BigHairyBreasts@reddit

Me too. Had it for 15 years now too. Dreams one. Nothing super special.

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MisterMackerel420@reddit

Cocaine

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PMme-YourPussy@reddit

House. Wish I'd bought something bigger, rather than buying for location.

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MrrrrBatten@reddit

My wedding. Not because the marriage failed afterwards but because a load of stuff just wasn't needed and was just a case of making everything look fancy when in the grand scheme thing it was just a glorified piss up

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hltlang@reddit

Whenever I’m at a wedding I try to imagine how obscene this would be if it was a birthday party or anniversary. The more recent ones I’ve been to feel like a day long circus featuring the couple performing a variety act of “traditions”.

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SwirlingAbsurdity@reddit

And so many of the ‘grand’ ones are samey. The wedding I remember with most fondness was the one where a lot had been made by hand and it just felt so much more personal. Also, being a bridesmaid is shit. I never want to do that bollocks again. If I ever get married I’m going abroad and having just the very closest friends and family present.

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bobthefathippo@reddit

You need some upvotes for telling it like it is. Yay try on dress that is worth a few hundred at best but will cost thousands and you have to fawn over your mate who looks average while the shop give you shite cheap booze. Primark dress followed by 'Spoons lunch job done.

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SwirlingAbsurdity@reddit

Lmao I sound so salty about it because we have since fallen out but it really is a load of bollocks.

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stinky-farter@reddit

Being a bridesmaid isn't about you. It's about being there for your friend who will be nervous, anxious and a big messy ball of emotions. You're there to support them. You sound like a very upstanding friend getting shit faced in your room...

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Arrandrums@reddit

Lmao right? “Weddings are boring because they’re about my mate and not me” is a telling attitude

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Jbolon@reddit

Ignore StinkyFather, I was going to respond with legend. Because you are.

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given2fly_@reddit

One of the best weddings I went to, for catering they just ordered 100 Pizzas from PH/Domino's (can't remember which). Everyone loved it, dead easy and way cheaper than a sit down 3 course meal with all the cutlery and crockery.

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rumade@reddit

When I got married earlier this year I didn't have any close enough female friends to take on the bridesmaid role, so I had my two best male friends, each in whatever suit they wanted for the ceremony and then in casual wear for the garden party. They did a fantastic job of making sure obnoxious relatives didn't ruin anything, and I was so glad I didn't have to go through the motions of picking bridesmaid dresses that would never be worn again.

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ARedSunRises@reddit

Indian wedding?

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hltlang@reddit

I was referring mostly “Christian” weddings as I’ve only been to one Indian wedding. To be fair, if I was more familiar with the history of Indian matrimony or had attended more Indian weddings I might’ve spotted a similar circus of “traditions” but as it was all new to me I found it very exciting.

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gameofgroans_@reddit

I had a 'big' birthday a couple years ago, at a time where some of my friends were getting married I was planning a party. I remember on the day feeling so special, and everyone got on for me, and everyone was so happy. I'm in no way comparing it to a wedding but I just thought that if I ever get married that's how I'd want it to be. Everyone turn up, watch the ceremony and then just have fun and be happy together. I felt like after the shiteness of 2020/21 I just wanted a reunion for everyone to have a laugh and let their hair down. That's all I want my wedding to be too.

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Briglin@reddit

*"Unicorns to reception!"*

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Karenpff@reddit

Incidentally when I married this year, we decided to cut out all of the wedding-y BS that comes with the day. The absolute core IMO is signing that piece of paper...everything else is unnecessary. I had a smart evening dress, not white, just a handful of immediate family, a photographer a ring, then a meal afterwards. No dance. No speech. No bullcrap. No fuss.Just got the job done and we're all very happy.

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daern2@reddit

Yup, good call that. We did what we wanted, and screw tradition. Mandatory list of arguing relatives to invite? Bollocks to that - if they can't get on, they're not coming. We only invited people we actually liked, which unsurprisingly makes for a far more harmonious day. Top table? Who wants to sit with their parents all night, so we had round tables and sat in the middle with our friends. My parents were stuck in the corner with neighbours and were much happier for it too! Poncy wedding food? Fuck that. Had a carvery with bacon sarnies for an evening snack. Proper food. Only slight downside was that due to the excitement of the day, neither of us were that hungry, but our guests loved it! Expensive venue? Naah, hired a barn (I admit it was a nice, old barn) and decorated it with flowers. Looked ace. Photographer that screws you for photo prints after the event? Negotiated one that, when all of the editing was done, gave me a USB stick with all of the photos on it to do as I please. (This was surprisingly hard to get - we talked to a dozen photographers who all told us to piss off, before we found one that would do this. Cost a little more, to be fair, but I still have all of my photos 20 years later, so it's a win. Honeymoon straight afterwards? Nah, with so many friends and relatives travelling to see us, I wanted to spend time with them so we did an open house the day after (which helped us offload the excess wedding flowers too!) and had a fantastic day. The following day, me and the Mrs Daern went to the coast and spent the day walking on beaches by ourselves. (we went to New Zealand a couple of months later, so didn't miss out!) In short, do what you want. Big or small, but don't pander to other people's wants. Your day, your way.

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gooner712004@reddit

Why are photographers so fucking expensive? Even outside of weddings, if you just want the raw files, it's either expensive and/or hard. I'd definitely do what you did.

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daern2@reddit

To be fair, you're not just paying them for their time, you're paying them for their experience and skill. Pay peanuts, get monkeys, would I suppose be the rule. That said, I just objected to paying anything without, at the end of the day, getting ownership of the photos of us and our friends. It seems insane to do it any other way, but even today, it's not the norm. We were fortunate enough to know about this after my cousin got stung by it. Right to her final days, my grandparents had just a single photo of her wedding - black and white and cut from a newspaper - because the photographers wouldn't release the photos for a reasonable price. I always remembered this and didn't want it for ourselves.

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gooner712004@reddit

I totally get that, I think what annoys me is they're almost like rickshaw drivers in London. It's like you HAVE to pre agree these things, or else you'll get ripped off. Especially since they have your wedding photos of all things to hold at ransom against you. I'm a bit of a freak when it comes to archiving stuff like that, I digitised all of my families photos and videos from growing up, and spent over 100 hours doing so. So to me, getting all of the photos like that would be the bare minimum, even if I paid extra.

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Eevee_Addict8@reddit

Sounds just like ours, minus the photographer. Just a quick ceremony at the registry office then had a pub meal. We only invited a handful of family and most didn't even bother to turn up so I'm glad we didn't plan anything bigger, would've been such a waste. Coincidently it's our 6th anniversary tomorrow, still no regrets.

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Souldestroyer_Reborn@reddit

We done the exact same thing. Was like a dozen of us all in was great. We had just had a baby so we’re back home and in comfies by 2100 with a glass of champagne!

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MrrrrBatten@reddit

My bank account wishes we had done this! The cost against happy days together is not a good ratio for me 😂😂

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invincible-zebra@reddit

My wife and I have this regret. We married last year and it was all organised during lockdowns, so we were limited on choices and were pressured by the venue for X, Y, and Z. We have since seen reviews of the venue by other couples that mirrored our experiences. It was £37,000 for a day that we didn’t end up enjoying because it just wasn’t ‘us’ and we got carried away by trying to please family members A, B, and C - all on her side. We got gaslit by the venue into accepting extra costs and they didn’t even do simple things like get the flowers right… We’re planning on a renew the vows in maybe 9 years on the tenth anniversary and just having a party OUR way.

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No-Body-4446@reddit

I bought a ring, got married and 10 weeks later she slept with her colleague Such is life.

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goldenhawkes@reddit

When we planned ours we mostly considered it a big family and friends get together, which we were catering for. Just started in a church. Had food at usual times, had loads of catching up and socialising time, and a party in the evening.

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Extraportion@reddit

As somebody who spent about £75k on a wedding, I could not agree more. It is such a massive regret, but I could never admit that.

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OK_TimeForPlan_L@reddit

Yeah we've realised that the reception is going to cost us way more money than it's worth so decided to just have the ceremony and then go out in town instead of paying for a private party. We'll most likely lose the £500 deposit on the venue but it will be saving us a few grand in the long run.

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KantsCritique@reddit

I quite regret the £20 takeaway I ordered last night

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jiggler69@reddit

I'll stand by that the hype for your takeaway when it's being delivered is always better than the takeaway itself

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leonce89@reddit

I guarantee I'll order a takeaway because I'm "starving". I'll always wonder how long it's gonna take and get annoyed if it's longer than stated, but guarantee when it arrives I'm just not hungry anymore.

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GlasgowGunner@reddit

Completely agree. It’s not the quality of food I’m purchasing, it’s the convenience and laziness.

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mrhouse2022@reddit

Small chips and a 2L coke was it

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darfaderer@reddit

My current house. It’s been absolute hell from the day I bought it and I’d give anything to turn back time and have my old one back

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whiskeejo@reddit

Ditto. Purchase went through during lockdown, had only seen it once. They had spent money making it look like it was ready to move in, the decor was modern and didn’t need anything doing to it… First day moving in, stepped through the front door - the floor dipped 2” under my foot. Major structural repairs needed to stop living room falling into the cellar. Sellers had done all improvements themselves (self taught); over the past three years there has been a rep from every trade in the house and it still isn’t right.

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Just_looking_forward@reddit

Ugh mine was similar issues but less severe. Everything was done by them on the cheap. We have had 3 leaks, ball can roll the length of the house on sloped floors, we even had to repaint as they painted around the furniture!

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outlookunsettled@reddit

Same 😔

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evenstevens280@reddit

Sometimes I wish I was still renting. But then I look at the rental market and think "well... fuck"

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Grotbagsthewonderful@reddit

What happened? a money pit?

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No_Application_8698@reddit

Spent £5k+ (no idea exactly how much really) on a 10 (maybe 12?) terabyte HTPC about 9 years ago and spent *weeks* ripping/transferring 100’s of my DVDs onto it, with the intention of being able to stream them through the £100 software we bought for it. I had well over 1000 DVDs. Ended up selling the bulk of my DVDs to some bloke at a boot fair as a job lot…got about 20-30p per disc (all excellent condition, 2-disc special editions where applicable, all decent/mainstream releases; some of which had cost the best part of £20 each when new). We hadn’t even finished ripping all the remaining ones, barely even used it once, then discovered it had corrupted somehow and many of the films hadn’t copied properly despite being sold a ‘parity array’ (?) which was meant to safeguard against data loss. Fast forward to 5 years ago when I’d been made redundant; husband heard a muffled ‘pop’ from the computer, sent it to a local computer shop and they said yep, it’s fucked. They offered to recover what they could but they’d need to build another system to do it and it would cost us £1k. Or they’d wipe it and leave us with a repaired, useable - but empty - computer/HTPC. We went for that option. Cost £450. It’s just been sitting in a dark corner ever since. Now I have re-built up a collection of hundreds of Blu Rays…and then 4K UHD blu rays. And we still pay for Disney+, Netflix (through Sky), Sky Movies, Amazon Prime…

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parachute--account@reddit

Never cheap out on the power supply. >!and build that collection back up with a VPN and bittorrent!<

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No_Application_8698@reddit

We aren't very tech savvy (no shit!!! You've got to laugh...) so VPNs and things like that terrify me.

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wolftick@reddit

"RAID is not backup". You shouldn't have been sold it as a way to safeguard against data loss.

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No_Application_8698@reddit

Oh yes, we were completely ripped off. The bloke didn't know what he was doing but we only realised way too late. We now have a very expensive, dusty ornament sitting in disgrace in the corner of our hallway. You live and learn!

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

I sit looking at everything I could torrent and it's all wall to wall shit. They solved piracy.

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Typical-Impress1212@reddit

A drone. Spent about 600 on it and it’s been gathering dust since 2016… flew it for maybe 2-3 months. Thing is, it wasn’t even a good drone. One of those bulky ones that you can control with an app on your phone

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aob139411dl@reddit

Buying a house next to loud neighbours

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Thauma@reddit

Yeah. My dad viewed my house for me and said it was absolutely lovely, but he viewed it during the day when my smackhead neighbour is out getting wasted at a friends house. If Dad had viewed it at 5pm when the "man" of the house comes back from work he would have heard the screaming that starts up within 5 minutes of him being home. It's not a massive issue, I previously spent years living in a town centre a few doors down from a nightclub so it quickly become background noise but it does detract from any enjoyment I can get from the garden. The biggest downside is it's a council house so who knows what kind of neighbours could be placed in there in the future

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aob139411dl@reddit

I fully get that :( Ours has a subwoofer and just can't be arsed doing anything about it. Then you go in the garden and look, more noise! We haven't really used our living room in ages because you can feel the bass and then hear the noise over the tv. We just end up going upstairs, or wearing headphones in our offices when we work/play games. It's been like this for 3 years, and I've gone through EVERY estate management/council process and still nothing. I just can't continue to do this, it's killing my partner and I. He's depressed and anxious, I'm anxious, I look at my home and get apprehensive coming home. It's just not great. Bleh!

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StealthyUltralisk@reddit

Feel this so hard. We're desperately trying to move because of our neighbours. Childminder on one side who insists on screaming at kids and leaving babies to cry in their car with the windows open, a mechanic opposite so we hear metalwork all day, and an old git next door who snores like a machine gun, plays music and TV super loudly into the early hours as he has nothing better to do, and has the audacity to tell us off for not mowing our lawn every week. Need to move so badly.

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military_history@reddit

>Childminder on one side who insists on screaming at kids Yikes. Sounds like the council might be able to help you out with that one at least...

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Flat_Professional_55@reddit

Triple glazing and sound boards.

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evenstevens280@reddit

Triple glazing isn't gonna help with adjoining neighbours

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oedimoose@reddit

What are soundboards?

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Yohsty@reddit

I am currently reading this whilst my neighbours are having a domestic and banging about. This is the biggest regret of my life. If you are reading this, fuck you Neighbours.

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P2K13@reddit

This is why I'm going for a detached next year when I have a bit more saved up.

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redrioja@reddit

Snap

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Uelele115@reddit

This reminds me of the first house we bought… we did the usual stop by to check for noise and it was pretty normal. Made an offer and the weekend before completion stopped by just to hear the neighbour blasting Bruce Springsteen on a Saturday morning. Fear unfounded, they were the best neighbours ever and absolutely top notch parents for their 4 kids. We moved out 6 months after they left because of the neighbours that moved in.

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hltlang@reddit

As a kid I understood why people would waste money and energy bills on a detached house when a terrace has all the same features. I must’ve just had good neighbours (or we were the bad ones)

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shrewdmingerbutt@reddit

It isn’t a waste if you’ve had horrible neighbours. We bought and sold within 9 months ours were so bad. To move from a 3 bed semi to a bed detached was an additional 45k on our mortgage, couldn’t give the keys to the sellers who bought our old house fast enough.

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boatmcboatface88@reddit

I feel this right now. Seriously fuck anyone who is not a considerate neighbour, especially if your walls join someone elses house. On the plus side i now give absolutely 0 fucks when i do want to make noise.

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aob139411dl@reddit

I want to make noise but my partner doesn't want it to escalate. So after years of this, we've decided go move. What a timeeeeeeee

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jazzsmells@reddit

Hi Geri

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Critical-Bonus-6411@reddit

Designer Diamond necklace for a Christmas present for my wife. 25 years later it's been worn 5 times. £200 a wear.

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SojournerInThisVale@reddit

When do you expect her to wear it? It’s not exactly the sort of thing you wear day-to-day. It’s also an item she can leave to any daughters you have, becoming a bit of a family heirloom

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Critical-Bonus-6411@reddit

Never really thought of it as an heirloom, was bought to be worn and enjoyed and from that perspective it fell into the category of the original question for me.

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SojournerInThisVale@reddit

Fair enough.

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Shesa-Wildcard@reddit

I bet it's really nice necklace though :)

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h00dman@reddit

I don't know if this will make you feel better but surely that's not a purchase as much as an investment? Not necessarily a financial one but a family one, that can be handed down as an heirloom.

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tomelwoody@reddit

Second hand diamonds are worth very little in most cases.

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Critical-Bonus-6411@reddit

Part of the problem of realising it as an investment, financially at least, would be finding somewhere that would recognise the peice as by this designer. It's not a single diamond but two small clusters. I would imagine most local jewelers wouldn't recognise it and would value it based raw materials. Neither of my two daughters are the jewellery wearing types either.

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BorderlineWire@reddit

Even if they’re not jewellery types they would likely still appreciate it. Aside from a couple of piercings and a fairly simple silver ring (that was a 21st birthday gift from my Mum and sisters) I wasn’t much of a jewellery type but I inherited some of my Nan’s rings. They’re very much not my style but they’re very loved. I love them because they were hers, they were important to someone who was so important to me. I wear them, but even if I didn’t they’d still hold a sentimental value to me even if they are something I wouldn’t otherwise value.

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QuarterMaestro@reddit

Yeah as far as I know the resale value (i.e., true value) of diamond jewelry is usually much less than the original retail value.

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Better-Psychology-42@reddit

It’s not about how often it’s been worn. If your wife still likes it you’ve delivered 25*365 days to your wife having something she likes

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olivinebean@reddit

If I had a £1000 necklace I'd be too scared to wear it out unless it was a sit down dinner or an event that required formal wear. She might look at it often? I do that wish my possessions, bit like a goblin admiring their treasures.

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DrKnowNout@reddit

My Mum had a necklace snatched directly off her neck mere feet outside the hotel in Brazil. She knew not to wear it and said she never did, but that day she just forgot as she wears it almost daily at home. It wasn't thousands, but I think it was like £200 or something.

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glytxh@reddit

I’ve got a couple of fancy rings I wear almost daily. I couldn’t just leave them at home.

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BorderlineWire@reddit

I do too, they were inherited and I wear them every day. I know they’re probably worth something but I don’t want to know what. The sentimental value outweighs any monetary value but if I knew what they were worth I’d probably feel weird wearing them about so casually. I don’t own much expensive or fancy stuff and they’re way fancier than my usual style. I already worry about damaging or losing them, I don’t need to worry about it on two fronts!

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glytxh@reddit

I lost an emerald and gold ring a few months ago. That one suuucked. It had three really nice stones in it and lived on my pinky. I’m almost sure I lost it at a music event. Most of mine aren’t particularly sentimental though. I just have gaudy tastes. I think I’d actually feel far more protective of them if I were emotionally attached. My jewellery is sort of my retirement fund if I think about it. The returns are going to be awful, but I’m a sucker for the shiny

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cb0495@reddit

That goblin line made me laugh, thanks for that

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thetruthisoutthere@reddit

My precious...

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GroupCurious5679@reddit

My partner bought an engagement ring with a lab grown diamond for £475, we decided to sell it a few months later, turns out lab grown diamonds are worth shit.

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wimpires@reddit

All diamonds whether natural or lab are pretty much worthless second hand Think about it, have you or someone you know has bought diamonds off eBay

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GroupCurious5679@reddit

I have no idea. I've only ever seen diamond heists in movies,or valuable diamonds on TV shows. And the shops where we tried selling it,all said it's worth nothing BECAUSE it's a lab grown diamond. So I assumed that real diamonds are worth something.

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wimpires@reddit

I went down the rabbit hole of diamonds when looking at engagement rings a few years ago. For example, [this](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.detaypirlanta.com/image/pdf/round.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiriaPwqryBAxURUUEAHTIGDx8QFnoECBUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0sVOvMa_GmzHwwSy2jg-OS) is a diamond pricing sheet. A average-ish 1 carat diamond is worth $50! But a 1 carat diamond ring will retail for probably £2-3k. So for the jewellers buying loose diamonds it's worth less than that because they can just get it from a broker that anyway. And buy the time you tell someone theyr £2k diamond ring is with £50 noone is going to sell

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GroupCurious5679@reddit

It's crazy isn't it. What I don't understand is,why do people still buy diamond rings new?? I tried selling mine online for a fraction of the price, noone was interested.

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phatboi23@reddit

mined or not diamonds aren't worth shit. at least lab grown it'll be damn near perfect.

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GroupCurious5679@reddit

So this whole "diamonds are a girl's best friend " shit is yet another capitalist lie? Thought so. Btw I didn't want one in the first place

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Extraportion@reddit

Neither are mined. Diamonds are pretty much worthless in the second hand market.

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Chance_Ad8803@reddit

Probably worth a fair few bob now though?

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Capital_Punisher@reddit

Second-hand diamonds are never worth as much as new. Even after 25 years the used price probably hasn't caught up, unless they are of ridiculous quality and clarity. They spent hundreds of thousands of years underground, but the 9 months they spent out of the ground and in someone else's necklace makes them worth significantly less.

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lumoslomas@reddit

It depends. My grandmother's engagement ring is apparently worth a *lot* more than it was bought for, because it was hand-mined and something about where it was mined? IDK, I wasn't there for the valuation but it's apparently worth enough that my mum had it insured 😅

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Teembeau@reddit

There used to be this meme about them being an investment and it's total bs unless it's something rare. There are colossal numbers of tiny diamonds in existence.

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Capital_Punisher@reddit

Super rare, super big diamonds, super high quality diamonds can be an investment. Producer Michael on YT has made a killing by buying the right stones at the right time, but that is ultra high-end, multi-million dollar purchases. Not the sort of shit you get from Elizabeth Duke or H Samuels. Or even Tiffany if fairness.

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Samsterman@reddit

God this was always a hard conversation to have when buying jewelry that diamonds alone have no real intrinsic value and that if the whole piece wasn't especially desirable, the diamonds didn't help much towards the overall value.

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olivinebean@reddit

University. Without mental health help being accessible from the NHS, it went to fuck fast.

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SocialistSloth1@reddit

I can't say I regret going to Uni, even with the mountain of debt, but it's difficult not to think I 'wasted' large chunks of it because of absolutely shite mental health. Then when I was mentally okay I spent most of the time getting pissed up and treating the education like a glorified book club. Now university no longer guarantees entry into a comfortable middle-class life, I think a lot of people just treat it as a way to delay entry into a precarious job market for 3 or 4 years, whereas the people who spent a few years pulling pints or stacking shelves full time before starting uni seemed to really appreciate it a lot more.

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mobiuszeroone@reddit

I scraped by with a third. Four years of my life. I didn't care, I just wanted it to be over.

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Stopthatcat@reddit

Not getting diagnosed with ADHD until my late 30s meant I spent a fortune on trying to get a degree. Now I've got the medication and the methods I can't afford it!

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gameofgroans_@reddit

Yeah honestly same. I scrambled through my degree and came out with one but couldn't understand why I struggled so much and everyone around me just knew. Knew where to go and how to study. Having a piece of paper now that says I completed it is fucking worthless when it doesn't say how much of a bad time I had.

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DrShadyBusiness@reddit

Yeah looking back I was in no way mature enough to be doing uni at 18. What I tell younguns now is to take a year out, get a full time job. Full time at minimum wage will quickly focus the mind on "fuck this for a living". Not denegrating the jobs, just the shit pay.

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TheSecondToLastBaron@reddit

I purchased “VIP” tickets to see the Eagles at the MEN in Manchester which compiled of the following: VIP access - there was no queue when we arrived so was irrelevant (anyone could pay £10 for VIP access) VIP Bar - No free drink and was booming as anyone could just pay £10 to enter VIP Seat - Standard seat in a good viewing position (person next to me paid £90 My friend bought these tickets and I asked him to complain to the company for a partial refund but he never did and as I wasn’t the primary booker I couldn’t complain, overall it was a phenomenal gig which was worth the £350 but I just felt robbed as there was nothing VIP about it

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Plastic-Ad-9622@reddit

Two plane tickets to live in Australia

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missesthecrux@reddit

What went wrong?

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Plastic-Ad-9622@reddit

Turned out to be a lonely place. People unwilling to form new friendships with outsiders, cliquey, surprisingly racist, not enough culture, no Amazon, parking was a nightmare, couldn’t take my hound on public transport, and it was quite expensive in general (I lived in Bondi Beach fyi)

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parachute--account@reddit

Australians have a self-image that they're laid-back and friendly but (to generalise massively) that is a long way from the truth.

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KushRogue@reddit

Turns out it's full of Australians

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DetectiveLive273@reddit

Isn’t aus the place to be what went wrong lol

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Jlaw118@reddit

Couple of years ago I bought myself an iPad Pro. Spent £600 cash on it and redeemed about £400 of my nectar points on the iPad, keyboard and pencil for it. I set it up that evening, downloaded my usual apps on it and then never touched it. My girlfriend uses it most of the time now to watch films on or occasionally uses an app on it for a vinyl machine I got her, so I’m glad it gets some use but not like I’d hope

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parachute--account@reddit

The USP for ipads is as a note taking device, the Goodnotes app is excellent and I use it every day. Obviously you need to be someone that takes notes on stuff for work...

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junglebunglerumble@reddit

I think a lot of people do this with tablets - I was the same with the Galaxy Tab S7+ I bought for about £850 - used it for a few weeks religiously, then over time I just used it less and less to the point where I just decided to sell it and take the hit. I think the issue with tablets is they're almost as expensive as laptops yet are far more awkward to do anything other than scrolling through social media or youtube on. Unless youre an artist or keen note taker, I think for most people a laptop is better for almost all their use cases Google have noticed this issue with people not knowing what to do with them and have released the Pixel Tablet that's a smart speaker/home hub when not in use as a tablet, then you detach the screen and use it as a tablet when you need it. Solves the issue of them being useless when just sat around your house (although in the Uk the pixel tablet is a bit overpriced for what it is)

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Amdrauder@reddit

Yeah I bought my missus a brand new one, pencil too, she's very arty, anyway I told her when I gave her it, don't let the kids play with it, don't just throw it about, etc Anyway she fucking cracked the screen and doesn't even know when it happened, its also somehow bent...thankfully it still works but then the pencil died during the week 😑

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Shesa-Wildcard@reddit

Hot tub, don't even know why I got it cause I hate swimming.

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hamsternose@reddit

Fast Track at Alton Towers - I felt so guilty just being let in ahead of hundreds of families and kids.

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Affectionate-Boot-12@reddit

I got a fast track for the Empire State Building when in NYC. We were literally the only people using it and just walked past everyone else who’d been, I assume, queuing for hours. It was fantastic. Made us feel like we were famous because everyone just stared as we breezed past the massive queues. Took us less than 10 minutes to reach the top.

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parachute--account@reddit

I got upgraded to first class earlier this year for a transatlantic flight home. Something I didn't realise was that as part of the service they just walk you past the security queues so there's no waiting (had to go through the scanners ocf). Guy was holding my passport and showed it to the agents. This was JFK so the queues were huge. I felt like a bit of an arse but it was pretty wonderful.

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QuarterMaestro@reddit

I got an informal 'fast track' at the Empire State Building twenty years ago. My local guide was a family friend who was a very attractive woman in her 50s. She charmed the young guy working the desk, and next thing I knew we were on the special express lift...

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jesuseatsbees@reddit

We got them at Legoland a few years back and there were that many people with them, they just had two separate queues for each ride. Waste of money. They'd changed them when we went last year, now there's levels of queue jumping, you can jump the queue-jumping queue if you pay enough. Wild.

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bowak@reddit

It's ridiculous and after paying to get in it sold be just one queue per ride.

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Uelele115@reddit

As someone who at a certain point had platinum and gold cards for flights and hotels, don’t be. :)

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yorkspirate@reddit

Why ?? That’s literally what it’s for. I was waving at all the peasents queuing like I was royalty haha a lot of the staff also didn’t scan our ticket so we got a few goes fast tracking each ride

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hamsternose@reddit

It wasn’t so bad until the end when of the end of the day; we wanted to go on the log fume but they had removed the separate queue for pass holders as it was close to the end of the day. The queue was humongous though so we complained and a member of staff took us all the way to the front and said to the family standing there to let us in front of them. To be fair they were great about it but the kids were asking why we were special and how they’d been queuing for over an hour etc.

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Nine_Eye_Ron@reddit

After getting the fast track this summer we will do it every time. We had it for the second day but not the first. Did 2x the stuff at least on the second day, maybe more.

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butiamawizard@reddit

A refurb laptop. Sorry but in my experience, with the faults or performance lags that become evident with use very quickly just aren’t worth the hassle. Get the best new laptop you can afford, every time

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corf3l@reddit

£150 weighted blanket from Simba

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

We bought the foam mattress. Lasted just over a year. Binned it and went back to spring. Absolute shocking sleeps on that thing.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

Man you must be a fucking _beast_! Ours is still going strong after 7 years or so. Best mattress we've ever had.

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

Haha. Nah, I’m just over 13 stone - 6 foot. It might be that I was used to well sprung mattresses and that just seemed to give way and dip too easy. When I took it apart to dispose it was very poorly constructed. Glued together with a paper, plastic spring in a dig out foam tray. It was a leading brand too and not cheap at all.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

I'm 6 foot, currently 15 stone. Was 17.5+ for the majority of the lifespan of the mattress. Ours is a memory foam topper one. I'd expect a full memory foam mattress to be horrendous tbh.

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

It was pal. Never again

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Wormwolf-Prime@reddit

I tolerate mine for two reasons, my wife constantly moves in her sleep and at least with this mattress, as opposed to a sprung one, I don't spend the night shaken like I'm sleeping with Louise Woodward and secondly, I got an inguinal hernia carrying the bastard box up the stairs so it's going nowhere soon!

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bowak@reddit

Amazing reference work there!

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gawpin@reddit

I was JUST researching these for my new bed. Not sure now…

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Tiredchimp2002@reddit

My experience was that it lasted almost as long as the sleep guarantee. Then if you try and complain they just want to send toppers or replace the mattress. For us it was horrible so we weren’t interested in replacement. As I’ve mentioned somewhere here it was a leading brand and you’re basically paying for moulded foam slabs, glued together with a paper/ plastic spring in the centre. I think the money goes on marketing cos it certainly wasn’t worth what was delivered in materials. Obvs your choice but I’d rather sleep on a swimming pool floaty than an expensive memory foam mattress again lol.

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gawpin@reddit

Noted. Thank you! 🫡

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corf3l@reddit

Interestingly enough I have the mattress, duvet, mattress protector and the pillows but I love all of those. It's just the blanket I think I've used twice and felt it was a waste of money.

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Karenpff@reddit

£150 is excessive, but weighted blankets are brilliant in itself 🥰

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corf3l@reddit

After posting this yesterday I decided to give it another go and I actually did enjoy it in bed last night while watching TV. Found it took me a while to get comfortable with it though.

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wimpires@reddit

I bought a refurbished Simba mattress, it was like £350. It's pretty good and definitely worth the money but would never pay full price for it Wife likes it and had guests compliment it. Obviously I've not told them it was used

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copperrequired@reddit

Do you not like the weighted blanket itself or was it just not worth the price? I got mine for 20 pounds and I love it

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corf3l@reddit

Both really I'm not much of a blanket person but I thought I might have a different view with the weighted one "hugging" me. Just don't use it and when I see how cheap they are now I really regret buying it.

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blinky84@reddit

The cheap ones aren't great, tbf. You have to look at the weight; half of them are barely heavier than a good wool blanket. I need my weighted blanket to sleep, though.

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corf3l@reddit

Think the Simba one is around 7kg from memory

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blinky84@reddit

Yeah mine is an 8kg Gravity Blanket

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HornyMidgetsAttack@reddit

When I was a year 7 Chav, I brought a pair of Bin bag material trackies with Rasta stripes down them from JD's. I wore them once and my mates all ripped me to shreds so never wore them again.

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Saraixx516@reddit

Focus ST years ago for 8k, had to sell it few months later for 4…. Then had to buy a new car for 10 to commute with reliably so it was the start of my debt issues

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IansGotNothingLeft@reddit

I don't regret it, as such. But buying 3 Echo dots was probably pointless. We only use them for music and kitchen timer. Could have got one of those Sonos things instead.

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ManInTheDarkSuit@reddit

Sonos Move is a great speaker for the kitchen as it's splash proof. Might have left mine in the garden in the rain once and it still works great. Thanks, Sonos for building in water resistance.

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

2 nights with 2 different escorts, £1900

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BeachJenkins@reddit

That seems mad expensive, or is that just how much they cost? I'm guessing they were overnight stays, but still

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

Yeah £800 each for an overnight

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vishbar@reddit

Where did the extra £300 go?

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

Both were really nice and claimed they enjoyed the change in pace or style, so I left them £150 each as a cash tip

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Ill-Tradition4174@reddit

My man tipping escorts 💀

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BeachJenkins@reddit

Throwing cash and cum all over the place

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vishbar@reddit

Fair enough!

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tmr89@reddit

Did you have fun, though?

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

Fun in a way, we just chilled and talked, I was desperate for a human connection.

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greengrayclouds@reddit

Now you’ve got us for that!

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

And for that I'll be forever grateful

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greengrayclouds@reddit

Legit tho, if you ever are in a scary place of loneliness and despair, my inbox is always open. I may not be a nubile, busty sex worker but I am a bit of a prick

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OpenedCan@reddit

And his inbox is always open!

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1984conspiracy@reddit

I hope things have improved now?

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

I have less money to do stuff like that again, that's an improvement right?

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1984conspiracy@reddit

Well, I suppose that's a good thing, but are you still feeling isolated?

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

Yeah but it is what it is.

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1984conspiracy@reddit

True, but if you feel the need for an ear to bend just holla

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

Thank you kindly 💗

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HendoMGM@reddit

You got fucked in more ways than one then!

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JaggyJumperMan@reddit

Didn't even do the do

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iain_1986@reddit

?

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Disarryonno@reddit

I think we have a winner here, this is much better than some carpets or a motorbike

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rennarda@reddit

Well I just bought a colour laser printer for £150 from an action house that flogs off returns and seconds. Needless to say, it doesn’t work. Sold as seen, so no chance of returning it.

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BackRowRumour@reddit

I got incredibly invested in buying some nikes when I was, like 11. I saved and saved. But when I bought them they were just shoes. Never made that mistake again. I buy to last, not for fashion. My gf hates it though!

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BeachJenkins@reddit

I just buy Chinese replicas of trainers to be fair, they're cheap and they do seem to last longer than the real deal

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Asa182@reddit

Where do you buy them?

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BeachJenkins@reddit

There's an app called DHGate. They don't show logos on the pictures, that's how they get around it. All I'd say is do a bit of research on the different sellers and check reviews, there's some good products on there but there's also some shit so it's worth looking around a bit. There's a few subreddits dedicated to the app that's full of useful information. Here's an example of some AirMax 90's that I've bought a few pairs of, works out about £38 with postage. https://m.dhgate.com/product/2020-sock-sport-shoes-men-women-sneakers-nuc-1/566429477.html?invitationCode=ff8080817fe8ef5601808a06b42c3751 Hope this helps!

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Affectionate-Boot-12@reddit

My mate buys £300 trainers. I buy £50 trainers. They serve the exact same purpose. I just can’t get my head around paying that much for fashion.

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AsokNana@reddit

Your average Redditor would rather spend £1000s on shitty PC games and swag than on sneakers. The thought of even spending £10 on a video game fills me with dread. Each to there own though. £300 on sneakers sounds good to me.

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BackRowRumour@reddit

Some fashion items are well made, to be fair. I had a French Connection coat that lasted for ages.

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fizzysmoke@reddit

Sega Saturn at launch 1995 Sold a pair of technics decks and all my early 90s house/piano vinyl for £500 then went straight out and git the console. Couple months later and the PS1 was released and the saturn tanked.

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McRazz@reddit

£400 metal detector 7 years ago - literally never used £600 on a dobsonian telescope last year (James Webb hype) - love it, had my mind blown, but struggle to find the time with a new baby and can't for the life of me collimate it so its now out of focus.

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Small-Share-3581@reddit

£330 on a new Apple Watch for my partner. 3 months later and it’s still in its box

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junglebunglerumble@reddit

Just sell it - if they havent even used it then I think you're well in your right to just say I'll sell it and lets use it to go out for a nice meal or something instead

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rugbyj@reddit

Maybe just wear it yourself, or even just say to them if they don't want it you'll sell it and can get them something they specifically ask for. Not a dig on you, very thoughtful, some presents just don't land!

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fxz109dgh2ahj9k@reddit

Does they realize how much you spent on them?

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electricmohair@reddit

Surely they must. Even if they don’t know the exact price, everyone knows that Apple products in general are really overpriced.

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hork79@reddit

They do keep value like mad though so get that on eBay asap and treat yourself with the money instead

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hltlang@reddit

This is a weird comment to write out but I honestly hope they either died or you broke up with them.

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NotTheOnlyOutcome@reddit

Well at least you know the comment was weird.

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hltlang@reddit

It seems the only good and reasonable explanation for a someone having not opened a gift from their partner

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Kcufasu@reddit

Or the partner just didn't want/need an apple watch? Each to their own but i also don't see the point in one and especially not for £330

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BigHairyBreasts@reddit

I’d be hurt by that.

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FulaniLovinCriminal@reddit

Some very expensive walking boots, still over £100 half price in the sale. They were half a size too small, but I figured that would be OK. They felt OK in the shop. They even felt OK on a couple of day hikes I did. Then I wore them for six days on the South Downs Way. Permanent nerve damage to two toes, lost four toenails and had to abandon the walk before finishing it.

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DeviousBeevious@reddit

My sofabed and footstool. Paid £2500 and the bed broke within 3 years. sharp bits of metal etc. the whole sofa is now just an overpriced, heavy, uncomfortable piece of junk. Should have bought a used sofa for £50 at the local furniture reuse place and an inflatable mattress or something.

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sirusndurus@reddit

My hp all in one desktop I spend almost more that £1000 and packed up in 14 months only

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SilasHamenegger@reddit

Expensive pasta maker. Used it twice so far, its a faff and I have cut down on pasta anyway. Probably going to ebay or donate it.

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NotTheOnlyOutcome@reddit

I've got a cheap pasta maker. It's still a lot of faff.

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some_learner@reddit

I never even took mine out of the box so you did better than me.

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sanbikinoraion@reddit

Next time you're feeling bad I'll happily accept diamond hospitality tickets for an England women's game. Pm me.

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Pan-tang@reddit

Buying second hand means you can have many different cars in your life. It is great to experience different cars. Especially as they will all be the same in the near future

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KeysUK@reddit

When i was younger, i won the Grand National. My mum put £1 on a Donkey of a horse and it won. She gave me £100 and i used it to buy a World of Warcraft account back in Wrath of the Lich King. The account got banned a few months later.

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tuhlthewarrior@reddit

This week it's the £180 I spent on a night out last Saturday.

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SecTeff@reddit

If I leave aside my first car which was a total dud sold to me then probably my Oculus Rift. I loved the idea of VR but it’s a pain to setup, makes you feel sick and sweaty and there aren’t really any good games developed for it.

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SuboptimalOutcome@reddit

A radio controlled plane about 20 years ago. I t was ok but I worked out it was costing £1/second to keep it in the air with all the spare parts it needed. It's still in my garage somewhere.

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strolls@reddit

That may actually be more expensive than my boat!

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pwerhif@reddit

Me and my Dad must've broken about 4 remote control helicopters by flying them into the ceiling when I was a kid. Was good fun until that point though 😅

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RiClious@reddit

My brother in law bought himself a radio controlled helicopter for Christmas. Took it outside, flew it over the house. never to be seen again.

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69itsallogrenow69@reddit

15 minute lap dance. £130.

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Hungry_B4I8@reddit

Heroin

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IntraspeciesJug@reddit

She’s your sister I would simply go to her and say how you really feel. I don’t think she believes you’re being pretentious or arrogant. You should be able to have that conversation with her and be open and honest about it.

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Manwelio@reddit

Grad school.

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Leoforestt@reddit

Spent 10k on digital land … very regretful

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nibor@reddit

£100k on two student pods 10 years ago as an investment. If I sell up now I will have made just under £100k

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

What is a student pod?

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InfiniteGoatse@reddit

£500 on a camera (upgrade from an older SLR). In 4 years I've probably used it properly about 5 times. Its not that I was never in to photography, it's just I do not have time any more given a change in life circumstances. £500 may not be a lot to some people, but that's probably the most amount of money on a "luxury" I've ever spent.

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

I have a one that was almost like that. It's still way better than my phone. Go out side and take a few pictures of the bins or flowers or street lamp in the rain. A few snaps of your shoes that you can be arsed to put on to go outside. Condensation on the bathroom window. Anything. It truly really doesn't have to be good. I've still no idea what 80% of the settings are. I give no fucks. I'm going to print the most mad ones out, frame them and put them up the stairs I've just decided. :)

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Moist1981@reddit

Trouble with expensive cameras is people often seem to think they must use them so barge their way to be the photo guy when everyone else would far rather just use their phone quickly.

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SomeGuyInShanghai@reddit

Shares in Lemonade. Fuck you Motley Fools!

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JPreadsyourstuff@reddit

I spent £500 quid ok a leather jacket. It arrived a little small but I wanted to wear it to a party so I thought meh ill return it tomorrow. Caught it on a door handle and left a massive rip down the seam

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

Can be repaired and patched and resorted.

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ChuckawayDB@reddit

£400 handbag for the missus which has been kept safely inside the velvet bag in her wardrobe for 9 years, not even used once, because "it's too nice to use"

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

9 years of 'having it' for £400 is 8p a day and that keeps keeps getting cheaper. Get her something nice to not wear with it.

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strawberrypops@reddit

I bought a drawing tablet, a Wacom cintique I think it’s called. It cost about £200 and, well, I don’t draw. I’m not an artist, I just like doodling when I’m bored at work. I used it once, got frustrated and packed it back up. Total waste of money that I really need to stick up on fb marketplace at some point.

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coolfluffle@reddit

A Cintiq is about £600 new, perhaps it was a different Wacom tablet without a screen? I agree there’s a steep learning curve, but once you get used to it, it’s an absolutely incredible piece of tech. I bought my Cintiq in 2015 and have used it daily ever since leading to gallery exhibitions and a stable side job, probably one of the purchase of my life. I hope you give it another shot!

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strawberrypops@reddit

Ha you prompted me to go look at amazon to see what I paid... I was way off, it was £559.99. Even worse than I thought! It's the 13HD one with a screen. I got it back in 2014 but it's literally still in the box, I couldn't get to grips with it at all sadly.

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

Sell it.

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a3poify@reddit

I spent £60 on the Apple Pencil for my iPad and I'm in a similar situation. Don't think I've used it for a year nearly now.

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veryblocky@reddit

I bought a drawing tablet for £40 second hand. It won’t have anywhere near as many features as what you bought, but I only use it occasionally and I’m quite happy with it actually.

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Myylez@reddit

Try playing osu, sounds like a fancy tablet, and if you like music? Might find some value from it

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Flat_Professional_55@reddit

Got one of these around 10 years ago. Used once and never again. Sold it to CeX a couple of years back for a bit of cash.

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woollyyellowduck@reddit

Three "cotton" shirts that were polyester - so they feel awful - don't look anything like the photo, sleeves about 10cm too short and fit and button up as if designed for women.

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GoGoRoloPolo@reddit

Sounds like they might actually have been for women.

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woollyyellowduck@reddit

Yes, but modelled by a man.

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chickendipperzzzz@reddit

£860 for a 2 night stay in a 5 star hotel, double ensuite with view of the Thames in London for my girlfriend at the times birthday. She broke with me 7 weeks later

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DeepPanWingman@reddit

Oof. Next time you want a nice London view I can recommend the Tower of London Citizen M hotel. You can pay a bit extra for a guaranteed Tower view and they often have sales where the rooms are pretty affordable and you can book almost a year in advance.

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chickendipperzzzz@reddit

Not going anywhere near there again unless it's with someone worth it. I should have sent her a fucking £430 invoice

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vollol@reddit

Absolutely love that you got advice on how to do this cheaper next time. Sorry you had a shit girlfriend.

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evenstevens280@reddit

I used to get put up just down the road in the Tower Hotel when I travelled to London for work. It's *literally* next to Tower Bridge, so if you get a room on the front aspect you'll get a great view of it. I think I managed to get a view of it most of the time; I almost got bored of it! Cracking hotel. Ugly as sin from the outside but you can't see it when you're inside it. Does a good breakfast too.

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CuppaTeaThreesome@reddit

Oculus rift. The cable broke and they didn't sell a replacement. Most expensive ewaste I've ever owned. I'm glad they've lost billions.

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citeursauces@reddit

A $700 exercise bike that was barely used and finally given away after 7 months. I’m not the home gym type.

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fauxbliviot@reddit

Mine is being taken away this weekend and I couldn't be happier to be rid of the reminder that I spent that much on nothing.

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citeursauces@reddit

I’d like to think that it was worth it because I gave it a try and figured out what my exercise style was. So it wasn’t a complete loss. I also realized that I dont like having large gym equipment in my house for safety reasons.

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fauxbliviot@reddit

Mine was a complete waste because I already told myself to never buy any home exercise equipment after I spent over $1,000 on an elliptical. Some lessons you got to learn twice

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citeursauces@reddit

It’s fine, we’ve all repeated mistakes twice at least a few times :) Gotta say, I would probably be tempted myself with an elliptical. You get a great workout on those

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vizard0@reddit

Cheap pair of boots without arch support. Not because of the cost, but because after wearing them for a winter I ended up with plantar fasciitis. I need custom insoles these days of I want to walk for more than twenty minutes and not be in pain. If you have a high arch, make sure your shoes don't fuck with it.

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GhostHardware-84@reddit

Yeah you sound like a prick 👍🏻

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KonshuKnight@reddit

Any money I ever spent on my exes. All me trying to throw money at them in the hopes they’d love me the way I “loved” them. One abused me. One cheated. One just used me for sex. Another lied to me about everything. The list goes on. My current partner? Perfection. I don’t need to throw my money at her for her attention. We live together. (As of only a week ago hahaha) and I feel happy. Content. I don’t feel the need to constantly prove myself to her. I finally feel okay existing in my own skin and looking like shit.. And feeling like shit too. I don’t need to hide myself from her.

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Chrissyfly@reddit

A couple of quid for my first pack of cigarettes, I’ve long since given up, but all that wasted money and health

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Vequeth@reddit

I spent half my savings on Gamestop stock. I lost about 30% overnight.

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SmtmsIFlIvGt2Thrwawy@reddit

I once edged for 3 hrs and called Babestation at 3:30am. I got cut off for whatever reason and then tried to call again, having to pay more to jump the queue only to listen to another guy chat shit to my babe for near 20 mins, then get through to her while she talked to her cameraman and then realise I was on the phone for like 3 mins more before I got cut off by the watershed.

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Cheezel62@reddit

My current couch. It looked lovely in the shop so I others it. I didn’t check a few basics like being able to pull the cushions off to clean them and rotate them to stop uneven wear and tear. It wasn’t cheap and already it’s grimy and flat cushions I can’t replace. I had it professionally cleaned and it didn’t come clean even then. It’s 3 years old and I’m about the get rid of it.

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Goldman250@reddit

There’s a few. Maybe my Switch? I bought it for Animal Crossing and Pokémon just before lockdown in 2020, and while I enjoyed it then, I haven’t played it properly in at least a year. I’ve pretty much decided that, if I ever need to sell anything to make ends meet (unexpected bills, that sort of thing), the Switch will be the first thing to go.

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I_always_rated_them@reddit

Ikea air purifier thing, literally no idea if it works or not. Just sits there with an LED on.

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indianajoes@reddit

Enchroma colourblind glasses. I saw the viral videos of people ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the sight of colours after putting those glasses on. I'd wanted them for so long and I was amazed at how much of a difference it made to these people's vision. BULLSHIT. The glasses do affect the way you see colour but for most colourblind people, I don't the effect is that dramatic that it's worth it. When I put them on, it just feels like colours have been muted a bit. It doesn't feel like I'm actually seeing colours properly. Also the only place that did them near me was somewhere in St Albans. The guy spent ages with me and convinced me that the effect would improve over time and that I wouldn't be able to tell how good they are in just a few minutes. He had me try out tons of frame without telling me how much any of them were until the very end. I fell for it like a sap. It's only after he got the measurements and everything and filled everything out and had the till ready that he told me it was over £700+ with half of that being for the frames. I was an idiot and I felt guilty that he spent so long with me but I should've walked away. I ended up paying for it and I've literally only used them twice in 2 years. I don't think I'll ever regret any purchase more than that

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Blyd@reddit

100% My wife bought me a pair, set up the camera with the family and were ready for a wholesome ooh ahh moment of emotional outburst at my new ability to see colours. Nope. Just made everything yellowish and dull. Back they went.

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indianajoes@reddit

I don't know if I could've returned them because they were prescription but I should've tried

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Nielips@reddit

DayZ

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Effective-End-8180@reddit

Shark hoover. Prefer Dyson and I just don’t think there as powerful as others make out. But I guess it could be the other way round.

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UberS8n@reddit

My favourite thing about our shark hoover is that if you want it to do it's intended purpose, not just make a lot of noise, you have to have the boost trigger held all the time... The "boost" speed should just be the standard speed, but then I guess the battery lasting half as long wouldn't be a selling point lol

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kash_if@reddit

You need it with the additional battery. They should make that the standard kit. I like mine apart from the battery drain when used in "boost" mode. So I bought the second battery with a dual battery charger.

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the_fourth_child@reddit

My sister got a shark hoover and gave me her old Henry one. A year later and after paying three times to get the Shark fixed she asked for Henry back

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evenstevens280@reddit

Who would give away a Henry??

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the_fourth_child@reddit

Everyone thought Shark was the tits at the time and I had just moved in to a flat so she thought she was levelling up. Turned out not so much!

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Nine_Eye_Ron@reddit

Miele are better, suck more than Dyson, Dyson suck.

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wimpires@reddit

Cannot agree more, but you need to get the roller brush attachment otherwise it's pretty much useless in the UK where 90% of us have carpet somewhere in the house

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propostor@reddit

Spent almost 5 grand on carpets for the new build home I've just moved into. It was honestly a case of "can't be arsed, I want it to be ready on the day I collect the keys, the housing company said they can do it so it's ready for when I move is, so I'll just pay for that convenience". Now that I'm all settled and the excitement has worn off, I daren't even research how much it could have cost if I'd checked other avenues or just fitted the carpet myself. A very cursory google tells me it would have almost certainly been less than half of what I actually paid.

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Stopthatcat@reddit

A friend spent a fortune on a locally made wool carpet. Beautiful, superb quality, long lasting etc. Some time later they got a puppy. At least they love the dog.

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magammon@reddit

We had this and when we did our research there was only a few hundred quid in it. Plus with our house builder if you did your own carpets it couldn't be done before moving in so it's massively inconvenient.

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goingnowherespecial@reddit

When I had to carpet a room a few years ago the cheapest route I found was buying everything online and paying someone to fit it. Took 2 blokes 30 minutes and 30 quid. Looking to change all the carpets again next year and will probably do the same. All the local shops don't display prices and charge twice what you pay online. It's amazing they're sill in business.

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oedimoose@reddit

Bought a new build 9 months ago. Went with a private company to carpet entire upstairs and lay tiles and LVT downstairs. Cost about £3.2k. Our neighbours went with a different company but got more or less than same and paid £4k. Our developers wanted £6.5k and had very little to choose from. So you’re not crazy far off!

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wimpires@reddit

It depends on the builder but to be fair the prices are usually not too far off "doing it yourself" for a decent number of the things. We paid I think £1900 for our carpets in new build, about 100m2. But it was the cheapest one with upgraded underlay.

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blacksmithMael@reddit

Would you consider rugs next time? I’ve never lived in a house with fitted carpets: rugs on bare floorboards or stone every time. Being able to just roll them up and take them with me has been a huge plus.

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wheelchairdog12@reddit

If it helps, we were in a similar predicament, and did try a few independent, non-chain shops and the difference was maybe £500 (around 10% for our carpets) for something similar - can cut in half sure with the 'landlord special'. Might vary by developer how big the difference is I suppose but it isn't always a total swizz. The family owned shops were great though, more choice, helpful, but as you say its the turnkey aspect they know people want (naturally). We would use them in the future for any replacements etc. I viewed the difference as an insurance premium, if anything is fked in the house and they make a mess making it right during snag time, they replace it at their cost. Additionally, if you get non-developer flooring they'll refuse to address any issues with the floor (not flooring) as it has been worker on by a third party, so again, just a pill to swallow IMO if the difference isn't massive.

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CarefullyCurious@reddit

BMW z4 09-reg in 2010. I had a perfectly working E46, however I had recently had an unexpected windfall and the Mrs was away on a family thing, so in order to kill the time I went to test drive some cars. Bear in mind I used to do this a lot when I was bored, but I never really planning on buying one. Well one thing led to another, and a few hours later I texted a photo to my wife of our new car. Ouch!! Although having said that, she was the one driving to work and ended up absolutely loved it!! We gave the car a name and we still talk about it sometimes. God we loved that car. Then one year later we had the wonderful revelation that we were going to have a baby, so we traded it in for a Passat. I think we lost about £8k in one year on that car. I’m on the fence though about whether we regret it… Being of middle age now I think another frivolous purchase might be in order!

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CakeThrill@reddit

Investment in a business, for which I took out a mortgage. It's struggling and I'm thinking of throwing in the towel if it doesn't improve by January.

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DragonRunner10@reddit

Do you have any involvement in the business or just investing?

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CakeThrill@reddit

Yes, am now a Director, so at least I have some control and input. My first foray at this level, it's been a baptism of fire! I am enjoying the challenge immensely, but sometimes I think back and am like, 'Oh to be in a job where I just rock up and go home and pay arrives.' I'm sure it will come good though, but sometimes have a bit of rollercoaster of emotions, having confidence that it will work out. I suspect this is quite natural for someone new to all this!

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breadandbutter123456@reddit

Is it a retail business?

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CakeThrill@reddit

No, service.

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breadandbutter123456@reddit

Oh ok good luck

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CakeThrill@reddit

Cheers!

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tommycamino@reddit

Moving flat during lockdown to be able to get a balcony :( Have sat out on it a few times tbf

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Unhappy_Nothing_5882@reddit

All the CDs and DVDs I bought in my 20s that are now on streaming All those nights out I could have had instead

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NorthernSoul1977@reddit

A guy from my hometown went to the same uni as me back in '97. I always remember bumping into him in Tesco while we were still students and him bragging that he'd spent a lot of his student loan on a PlayStation, a big TV and loads of games. Meanwhile, i'd blown most of mine at the union and wound up being skint for a few months. In retrospect I much prefer my decision to his.

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davesy69@reddit

Commodore C64 1541 floppy disc drive. Cost £300 including secure delivery and came with Super Zaxxon game on floppy disc. When i got into PCs i bought a Creative 16bit soundcard and 2 speed cd drive, also £300. I also paid £279 for a 730mb hard drive to take my 486DX266 to a total of 1gb storage to play Mechwarrior on. Also, never ever buy anything from a computer auction sight unseen says the man that bought a second-hand monitor with a smashed screen.

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NorthernSoul1977@reddit

I've spent a out £1000 on retro Atari, Amiga and xx spectrum systems during lockdown. Tarted them up, got them working and... never play them. Can't bring myself to sell them so they're just... there. My nostalgia itch was well and truly scratched and now I just can't be arsed.

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ixis743@reddit

To be fair the 1541 was a terrible product.

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brc981@reddit

My husband

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ABCDOMG@reddit

You bought one?

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BannedFromHydroxy@reddit

Yes.he deflated

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Notamermaid88@reddit

My Masters degree in Creative Writing. Took out a Career Development Loan to pay for it. Luckily I managed to get the loan 100% interest free (cockup in the wording of the credit agreement) which meant I paid it off a whole year earlier than planned. But still, I really didn’t need a Masters!

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BritishBlitz87@reddit

Triumph Spitfire for £4700, which i have not got running properly in 4 years. At first it was because I didn't know what I was doing, now it's because it has sat in the same spot for 4 years slowly deteriorating. I genuinely don't know if it will start when I finally find a manifold-to-carburettor stud and fit the new carbs, and it needs a new fuel tank to boot. If I hadn't bought it I would have been able to afford my dream car by now.

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blumpkin@reddit

Fuck it, drop a big american V8 in there and let her rip.

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CapriSonnet@reddit

Where are you based? I own a spitfire but I'm in NI. The part you're talking about should be easy to find. There's a great group on Facebook that are always happy to help with any issues. I can link you if you want?

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BritishBlitz87@reddit

I think I've found it now, marked up as being for a MKIV, but there was genuinely a time where it wasn't available, and I was too busy dealing with a steaming shitheap of a BMW daily to go on an exhaustive hunt for it!

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Kinelll@reddit

Same engine as the 1500 MG Midget if you struggle to find one again. British cars shared a LOT of parts back then. My 1275 Midget currently has an Austin A40 gearbox, your Spitfire should have a Morris Marina gearbox.

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CapriSonnet@reddit

I know that feeling. I've a 320i I really don't want to put any money into but I should if I wanna sell it :( At least you'd make a decent return on the spitty regardless if it's running or not. Maybe not what you paid but close enough.

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Briglin@reddit

Hurry up - by the time you get the next one they will have banned everything except electric cars and everyone will be sharing unmanned uber pod-taxis

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manic47@reddit

You found a part Rimmer Bros don't sell?

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worotan@reddit

You mean ‘which purchase made you most regretful’. The way you’ve worded it makes it sound like the thing you purchased has regrets.

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britanian-dystopia@reddit

Obviously a cheap condom.

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Stock-Ad-8085@reddit

No Man’s Sky when it first came out. Traded it in pretty quickly.

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schaweniiia@reddit

I spent £1,300 on a gaming laptop, so I could play Sims 3 during lockdown. Shit idea.

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UnoBeerohPourFavah@reddit

I bought a top of the line iMac for almost £3k back in 2014. Granted it’s still going strong today but that’s because I barely used the thing. It was meant to replace my aging MacBook at the time but turns out the convenience of the MacBook far outweighed the iMacs processing power being stuck to a table in the corner of the room.

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addisbad@reddit

£12k on a watch.

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Jaded-Guide-5991@reddit

£600 fee to the vicar who solemnized my marriage.

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Agent_No@reddit

Spent over £1000 on a super king memory foam mattress when I first moved in to my own place. First problem was I sleep on my front, and this was way too soft so I would sink in to it and wake up with my lower back in agony. Figured I'd just need to learn to sleep on my back but after a week we got to problem 2: The cat pissed on it. I scrubbed it multiple times and got a chap in to steam clean it, but the smell wouldn't fully go away. I thought it did, but I just got used to it and didn't notice it - as I discovered after bringing home a girl one night a couple of weeks later. She stopped me as we were rapidly undressing to tell me my bed stank and she wanted me to take her home. Me and a pal drove it to the local tip the next day.

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R_4_N_K@reddit

My fucking cat has cost me two sofas so far

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gawpin@reddit

😂😂😂😂😂

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Theoriginalclarky@reddit

Spent £300 quid on a VR played on it once, kids are too young for it been in a drawer about 2 years.

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pepe612@reddit

This £100 cycling jacket with built in indicators. My local bike shop talked me into buying it with the usual " you need to be safe" spiel. The electronics didn't work properly (didn't turn on when I raised my arm). the wires were itchy and it wasn't even waterproof (bit important if there are electronics inside)

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adammiles292929@reddit

Lol! I hope this is real.

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pepe612@reddit

I wish it wasn't.

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hannaDE@reddit

A

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SarNic88@reddit

New carpets for our house, they weren’t the really expensive ones but we stretched our budget to do it and just a year later they look very trodden down and haven’t worn well. Hoping getting them professionally cleaned will fluff them up a bit! Otherwise I can see me saving up again to rip them out and start again in a few years!

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AdWest743@reddit

Did you get new underlay? We made the mistake of getting a nice new carpet for our bedroom but decided to stick with the current underlay - carpets looked really worn within a year. Learnt from this mistake and got the best underlay when we replaced the hallway carpet, two years later it still looks great and feels thick.

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evenstevens280@reddit

We got our bedroom carpeted last year and went for the thickest most expensive underlay the fitter offered. That + the carpet raised the floor level by 25mm, and we had to cut the door shorter to accommodate it. My god is it lush underfoot, still. I love walking around in there.

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SarNic88@reddit

All brand new, underlay included. Just assume we got recommended a bad carpet maybe

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flashpile@reddit

Bought a shearling jacket ~5 years ago. It's basically never cold enough to wear it, and it always creases my shirts

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peaccc@reddit

13k car I bought in July has a million and one problems - never regretted a purchase more

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AnEnigmaAlways@reddit

My marriage certificate

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Dezd1whod1@reddit

Cheap action camera from amazon. Was only £30 but eventually got a gopro hero 7 black and the difference was night and day. Sometimes cheap is literally just that.

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Kavafy@reddit

\* regrettable

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Shrewcifer2@reddit

Nose job

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Angelicwoo@reddit

An 11k Honda Prelude 88 model. It was in pristine condition. Had to sell it the next year so I could afford uni, sold it for 1k. Was left with the remainder of the loan.

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No-Body-4446@reddit

Wait what. You lost 10k on it in a year? How?

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nj813@reddit

£500 on a birthday present for my ex who it turned out was having somebody else's baby. I'm just going to sell it one day when its worth a few bob

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didndonoffin@reddit

Babys are indeed worth a few quid on the black market

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flashpile@reddit

This reads like a computer game tip on a loading screen

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didndonoffin@reddit

The game? GTA VII - Freedumb in Florida

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stinky-farter@reddit

You can't call it that anymore. It could be a white baby

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chickendipperzzzz@reddit

I hope you ghosted the fuck out of her

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hltlang@reddit

Such a tease with this comment

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No-Body-4446@reddit

Xbox x. Played it once in 9 months.

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whatsapnnin@reddit

A VR headse for about £350 that I paid for with grievance money. My pc at the time could only play half life 2 on the lowest settings and I had a terrible living situation at the time, so the novelty wore off fast due to severe depression. I've since moved into a smaller place that doesn't allow vr space, rendering it useless. By the time I move again it will be an outdated model. As much as I'm so much happier in life since then, that purchase itself was a regret

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jflb96@reddit

Bought a ticket to a concert in London on Sunday thinking that the travel would be fairly straight-forward, and instead it's just easy enough that I could technically go but just wrong enough that I probably shouldn't, and also I can't refund or resell the ticket to be someone else's headache. It's not a huge amount of money, but the amount of thinking myself up in knots over it has probably given me an ulcer.

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ixis743@reddit

My bike. £900. I bought it because my old one was stolen. But now I’m so paranoid about it getting nicked I barely use and it’s gathering dust in my bedroom. In hindsight I should have just gotten something cheap and 2nd hand so it wouldn’t matter so much. Other regretful purchase: My Nintendo Switch. Bought if on launch, barely used it. I loved my old DS ten years ago but I’m just not into gaming anymore. PlayStation VR. I was excited for VR when it was big and I dropped almost £500 on that POS. It just made me feel sick and the novelty and extreme price of the games wore off fast. Ended up selling it for a huge discount.

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Darwen85@reddit

Lockdown garden pub shed. Spent a fortune on it, and while it does get the occasional use, our realistion that we drank to much means it's becoming more and more of a garden ornament.

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AdWest743@reddit

Cumulatively - all the VHSs and DVDs I bought back when I was earning money from my first job plus crap clothes from Primark. I wish I had been more money smart, I reckon I could have saved for a small house deposit so much earlier.

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Scarred_fish@reddit

Spent £4000 on a car once. Insanity looking back!

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Boris_Johnsons_Pubes@reddit

A ghost in a jar, in all fairness it was a nice jar

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Majestic_March_6866@reddit

This needs to be higher 🤣🤣🤣

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nicskoll@reddit

If only for the user name 😅

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Jowitt1234@reddit

£500 on above ground pool bought about 4 month ago still have nightmares about it ripped the box putting back in box and wouldn’t know how to sell it on just sat in shed now

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TinyRodents@reddit

I was just in UAE, and went to the Abu Dhabi grand Mosque, my gf had to cover up more so got a beautiful robe, £50. Then he asked if I wanted to dress up like a Shiekh, "not too much, not too much". 1250AED, £275...

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Draw_Other@reddit

I spent £200 on a 2nd hand Mulberry handbag. It wasn't even one I particularly liked, but I had been coveting a Mulberry bag for years. So I bought it, and.... surprise surprise, it didn't change my life! Lesson learned. It's in my wardrobe waiting for me to sell it

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ClayDenton@reddit

A million books... when mostly I just read my kindle

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vajaxle@reddit

A cross-trainer for my house. Deep down I already knew it'd become a clothes horse but I'd never been to a gym and I'd never be a jogger. Feeling unfit, unhappy, self-conscious and depressed...good purchase until I realised how fucking boring it is. It's a clothes horse.

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DragonRunner10@reddit

I don’t know how but it really does take the crown of the boring exercises. I love exercise but cannot stand the cross trainer.

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bernardthecav@reddit

My fitbit broke when I went in a swimming pool. Decided to treat myself to a £150 Samsung watch (on sale) as a replacement. The battery life is so much worse than the fitbit and I only ever use the features that were also on the fitbit. Spent £50 more than I needed and I hate the watch.

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dreadfulboogie@reddit

Searching my memory, I guess I don’t have too many serious ones. I tend to agonize over buying anything over $50 so I’ve usually researched it to death and am pretty certain I’ll be happy.

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DrunkStoleATank@reddit

I bought a nrw BMW motorcyle, 2012, it was awful, wished i had not bought. Damn thing kept breaking down. Okay to ride, but unreliable, and not in a fun to fidddle with, its got character, old school kinda way, cos stupid on board computer said no.

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Ok_Dragonfruit2026@reddit

Spent 500 quid on Christmas presents for an ex that cheated on me a month later for my birthday :D

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Tom_Tower@reddit

Sony Vaio “media centre” in the mid-00s. It would randomly turn itself on in the middle of the night, it was too slow to record anything from the TV tuner, and after I uploaded a ton of photos to the hard drive, the thing fucking failed and corrupted all of its data. It was something like £800 at the time and thank god (a) we now have SSD drives, (b) we have online backup and (c) Sony got out of making computers.

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cheesewindow@reddit

Sony are good at a lot of things apart from anything with the name Vaio on it.

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Realistic-Analyst-23@reddit

I have a Sony Vaio laptop that's about 14 years old. It's so heavy and the battery is dead but with a replacement SSD in it now it still works pretty well.

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a3poify@reddit

My main PC is a 12 years old VAIO laptop. Even with its original hard drive it's still trundling along. I've got a newer laptop but for some reason all my music software doesn't work properly.

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Tom_Tower@reddit

Sony’s product line is like one third brilliant, one third weird, one third shit

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StoicWeasle@reddit

Toss up between 2019 MacBook Air or the engagement ring.

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Humble_Typhoon@reddit

Bought a Nintendo Switch with all the accessories. Used it solidly for about a month then didn't touch it for 5. Luckily I found out Game were doing a trade in deal so traded it all in for an Xbox Series S which is used almost daily. Glad that I managed to get something back but for those 5 months I just felt so stupid for buying it.

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GargantuanGorganzola@reddit

I spent £340 on a Hérmes watch band I’ve only worn it a few times.

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xPhilip@reddit

My last phone. It was kind of a sidegrade and from the moment I started using it I regretted my purchase. I stuck with it though and have learned my lesson.

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Fit-Operation-6010@reddit

Sony minidisc player, lasted a few months before CD players took over...(I might be showing my age here). I got it for my birthday.

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Fenpunx@reddit

Minidiscs were so much cooler than cds and theure worth a fortune now.

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BritishBlitz87@reddit

On the plus side, the minidisc player will be worth vastly more than any equivalent CD player thise days

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VolcanicBear@reddit

Gutted, ingot a few years use from mine. The anti-skip on a minidisc was just so much better than any CD Walkman.

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henrysdad1984@reddit

My parents still have a minidisc hifi in their living room and my portable player is tucked under my desk next to my game boy. Couldn't tell you the last time I used it but at the time I remember feeling like I was using some matrix like tech everytime I put a disk in.

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Artonox@reddit

paying £1200 for a plumber/boilerman to change 2 pipes for my boiler. I should have done some more quotes first. I really felt ripped off after it is all said and done.

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SwirlingAbsurdity@reddit

£80 shakti mat. Convinced only masochists like them.

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dobbynobson@reddit

I love mine! I fall asleep on it. The pillow is even better. Me and my partner fight over who gets to use 'spikey'. So good for laptop neck.

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PickleFandango@reddit

A terraced house with a “communal garden” that also adjoined a pub garden. We loved the house and weren’t in a position to be choosy so thought we should compromise, but the constant noise drove us legitimately insane.

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useralreadytaken@reddit

Bitcoin.

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Hercules1874@reddit

iPhone 13 mini for £600. Wanted a small phone, figured I could adapt back to iOS (after a decade on Android). I could not.

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Boris_Johnsons_Pubes@reddit

2 dozen red roses and two giant teddies for Valentine’s Day, she dumped me 2 days after

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hhfugrr3@reddit

Every apple product I ever bought except the ipod.

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Emergency_Mistake_44@reddit

Engagement ring for an eventual cheat. Luckily no wedding followed!

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Competitive-Chest438@reddit

Unpopular opinion but the Nintendo switch. Had it for a few months and only played it a couple of times. Bought a PS5 instead.

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TheHawthorne@reddit

This is insane behaviour btw.

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Straight_Maybe_5848@reddit

I went through a phase of thinking expensive branded clothing was impressive, I don't even remember the brands but along the lines of evisu, armarni and all those. Luckily I manage to sell them on vinted and get some money back.

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dragonfishofthenorth@reddit

The first generation helmet hud display cost me £350. First time trying it felt like Ironman but then it had some glaring flaws, terrible battery life , horrible use interface on the phone. I'm the end it went in the bin. I'm sure the current gen is probably better. https://eye-lights.com/en

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flingeflangeflonge@reddit

"most regretful"

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fenaith@reddit

Moog DFAM. Got it at the same time I got a Mother32. Almost completely unused.

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coriola@reddit

How are you finding the mother 32?

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fenaith@reddit

Good fun! Using it mostly for bass lines, controlled via CV from a Squarp Hapax....

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Few_Entrepreneur450@reddit

I feel ya there buddy. Bought (and then sold) so many synths over the years cos' I just didn't use them. Latest was a Korg Kaosillator Pro. Played a few gigs with it, then it just sat there like an expensive paperweight. I'll never learn my lesson though.

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jazzsmells@reddit

Noooooo I will buy them!

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DistributionPlane627@reddit

I brought a Pioneer 757ai dvd player for around £750 20 years or so ago. About six months after I brought it dvi out became a thing, the 757 only had component out, and so I moved over to HCPC with dvi out and it just sat gathering dust. In fact it’s probably still stored away in the garage now!!

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NedRed77@reddit

£2500 gaming PC for the ex. She played WoW on it precisely 5 times. I don’t use it at all.

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sonicloop@reddit

A treadmill which I used in the house as I don’t have a garage. Stupid really but I didn’t appreciate how hot it got even with a fan blasting and the heating off. Plus it’s not the type of thing that you can just throw out, I could barely move it. Thankfully some poor person bought it from me in the end.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

I use Zwift over the winter, and if it helps (I'm sure it won't) then even in the garage when it's -2 I need a fan.

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NotTheOnlyOutcome@reddit

Tbf I use my bike on a turbo trainer to a avoid putting the heating on in the winter.

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henrysdad1984@reddit

Toss up between an ipad for my ex the Christmas she left and my current car. For the first, I was just trying to buy my way out of our problems, she'd already made her mind up and was seeing other people (not that I knew this at the time), so all that happened was that she left me with a rather nice new gadget. In regards to the car, I'm too afraid to park it in most public car parks where there aren't parent and child spaces (I have two young children). It picked up a couple of door dings in the first few weeks and now I just worry about it the entire time I am away from it.

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Bilbo_Buggin@reddit

An Apple MacBook, I couldn’t really afford it but bought it anyway as I thought I’d need it, but never used it!

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Kinitawowi64@reddit

£60 on a pair of Kickers shoes for school when I was 14. Grew out of them two weeks later.

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MMLFC16@reddit

When I was about 22, I spent about £3k on a car and insurance for my then girlfriend for her birthday in July 2015, partly so she could drive to my house sometimes as we lived 72 miles from each other. She broke up with me in December. Never really drove it much and never drove to my house in it, but I think she still has it which is something I guess. I checked the MOT history of it recently and it’s consistently done about 2000 miles a year since 2015. She did offer it back to me but at the time I was still hoping to get back with her.

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wildgoldchai@reddit

I spent £63.12p on a snack vending machine in a train station. I was drunk, hungry and feeling generous. Brought my friends food too. Tbf, it was around 4am and we were waiting for the first train home.

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tmr89@reddit

I somehow doubt the prices of a vending machine would be irregular enough to leave “12p” as part of the total

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Own-Design-8903@reddit

I bought a car earlier in the year so I didn't have to take the bus to work. Most of the time it just sits on the drive, my wife can't drive it, and driving to work simply creates a different set of frustrations.

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Nine_Eye_Ron@reddit

I do less than 4000 miles a year, it’s just a touch cheaper to have the car than use the alternatives.

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UnderCover428@reddit

You can still sell it and recoup some losses

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hltlang@reddit

Bought a watch from Uniform Wares, cost a fortune to me at the time, went out drinking with it and must’ve smashed it against a wall because the arms fell off. Wasn’t even that nice of a watch.

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jazzsmells@reddit

Rich Redditors unite.

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Diligent_Ambition_47@reddit

My house.

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SpuffJob@reddit

Cacharpaya by Incantation.

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kackers643259@reddit

There's no real big one for me, don't get me wrong I've had some particularly bad experiences but there have been other good things as a result that i wouldn't want to have not experienced I suppose, if you're willing to count it, the sheer amount of money i wasted while at uni compounded makes for some pretty regrettable decisions, much better things i could've used that money for

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