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What was your worst impulse buy?

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Dobber
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11 years ago
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Willard
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A Jiberish Ignant//It's been sitting in my room for about 5 months now and i have yet to wear it.
10 years ago
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plyswthsqrrls
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The_Woatkeyword: was


savvy_skidoes this mean I should go buy more lmao


yes
10 years ago
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Dobber
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savvy_skidoes this mean I should go buy more lmao


Or you could just use nutella
10 years ago
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paige.
Posts: 1932 - Karma: 926
I spent $200 on this bra in pink:

It looks incredible but the colour and shape means there isn't a lot I can wear it with.
10 years ago
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Chubz.
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MinggI had saved money since the age of about 11 to buy a car when I was 16/17. I ended up buying my 2012 wrangler for 19,000 in full. I found it at a dealer and bought it on the spot. It doesn't seem so bad, but a few months later I realized I should have bought an older jeep and spent about 5-6k less and saved that for college, an apartment, or for some mods on my jeep. I definitely wish I would have put more thought into that, but you life and learn.


I think we can both agree you shoulda bought a 4 door jeep.


I bought a 20 dollar bag of pistachios the other day. I didnt realize pistachios were so expensive. I dont even like pistachios that much.
10 years ago
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Lbird
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rtl32120$ (originally $300) Columbia Tech shell. "waterproof" and "breathable" yet absorbs water like cotton and traps it inside worse then a plastic poncho. Shit screwed me over in a storm is the Adirondacks... Never EVER buy a jacket from a clearance sale that doesn't have *k/*k ratings and claims "waterproof and breathable" and plan to use it outside.

Or columbia shells in the first place.


I think you may be wearing it inside out...
9 years ago
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FrenchFry
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After doing a small amount of...umm we'll call it "fun stuff", i was at a lake about an hour outside of the city... and we decided we need more of the "fun stuff"(because there is never enough haha). So we etransferred the delivery man 800 dollars. Because to drive an hour there was a large minimum. Haha needless to say it was a fun night. But also one of the dumbest purchases i've ever made.
9 years ago
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TheBigApple
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FrenchFryAfter doing a small amount of...umm we'll call it "fun stuff", i was at a lake about an hour outside of the city... and we decided we need more of the "fun stuff"(because there is never enough haha). So we etransferred the delivery man 800 dollars. Because to drive an hour there was a large minimum. Haha needless to say it was a fun night. But also one of the dumbest purchases i've ever made.


Was it white and powdery?
9 years ago
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YARMIE
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Online shopping is so dangerous...
One time I was drunk thought how rad it would be taking my shoes off like a boss on an ottoman so i went and bought this expensive antique ottoman for my trash apartment and now its almost the size of my bed and looks so out of place.
9 years ago
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
I've never really regretted an impulse purchase

Too many to count but all of them were worth it
9 years ago
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fupaface
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I got blackout drunk and ordered a chameleon about 3 years ago, then got a call from the post office a few days later saying there was a live animal waiting for me at the post office, really threw me for a loop.
9 years ago
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S.J.W
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180 dollar set of surfing fins. Things were so hyped up and I wanted them so badly. Ended up getting them and things were pieces of shit. All they had was drive and could hardly turn
9 years ago
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theabortionator
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Probably all of my poor food choices.
9 years ago
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Momo.
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Not a story about me, but made me think of a friend:
So this kid goes to China with his school and buys a fucking dog. Shit is expensive too, but he ended up having to give it back because the school wouldn't let him have it. I guess the kid has bought other dumb shit too

Worst impulse buy for me was probably when I went into a gem shop and tried buying everything. Ended up with loads of rocks 'n' crystals and empty pockets. Also ended up losing half of them, pretty shitty.
9 years ago
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Deforestation
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Momo.Not a story about me, but made me think of a friend:
So this kid goes to China with his school and buys a fucking dog. Shit is expensive too, but he ended up having to give it back because the school wouldn't let him have it.


Probably because they were low on meat for school lunches.
9 years ago
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crotchvent
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I bought a pair of line Mr pollard opus for 200 once and have yet to ski them in powder but hey I couldn't pass that deal up. I also make shitty impulse buys at the grocery store everyone I go. Which is usually some delicious looking frozen thing that taste like cardboard.
9 years ago
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mike759
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crotchventI bought a pair of line Mr pollard opus for 200 once and have yet to ski them in powder but hey I couldn't pass that deal up.


I can take those off your hands
9 years ago
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Panta.Pow
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A calendar made from pieces of paper obviously torn by hand with dates written on them in sloppy chinese/japanese in red and green ink stuck to a piece of wood with point sides and a couple of nails sticking out of them.
This isn't even the worst part.
I bought it at 3 am after a heavy night drinking out with my friends from a random guy who was on serious drugs and tried to hit me more than once.
And all of this for the price of 5 euros.
Not that bad actually.
9 years ago
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soup
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set of turntables.

was super baked and thought it would be rad to scratch. buddies older brother was selling them for $250 and was sold! got home and tried to scratch and realized its really hard with shitty tables and non hip hop records so they never got used ever again. regret that to this day.
9 years ago
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Rennis_Deynolds
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two jibberish hoodies and a level 1 hoodie size medium, mom didn't even "hang to dry"

there goes 300$
9 years ago
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GoldD
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hookers and blow
9 years ago
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taylor_gang
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GoldDhookers and blow


Moped. Best and worst buy
9 years ago
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GoldD
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Vagina, never overpay for puss
9 years ago
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littleman34
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I don't think ive made any bad buys mainly due to the fact I rarely have money. But last year my brother spent $350 on this dumb little bmx. Rode it twice and it is so pointless
9 years ago
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CluckaChuck
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Me and a friend got really drunk one night last summer and bought ACDC tickets for the Detriot concert. Ended up being an amazing decision. Almost didn't let us back into Canada tho.
9 years ago
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no_steeze
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I've bought some really dumb shit while drunk but I've always learned to appreciate the purchase.

I've also purchased more than 1 pair of skis brand new that I ended up never using and having to sell for considerably less
9 years ago
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Blindsurfer
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OP's mom
9 years ago
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.Hugo.
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Online drunk purchases are the best. The surprise of something on the doorstep is just baffling sometimes, especially when its a huge multiple hundred dollar purchase. Drunk hugo still gets me every time
9 years ago
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snowpocalypse
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An engagement ring. She would have married me with or with out........ I'm that cool.
9 years ago
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Gryllz
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hookers and blow
9 years ago
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soulskier
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Fred_BearOnline drunk purchases are the best. The surprise of something on the doorstep is just baffling sometimes, especially when its a huge multiple hundred dollar purchase. Drunk hugo still gets me every time


Didn't you drop a couple hundred bucks on tackle warehouse?
9 years ago
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.Hugo.
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soulskierDidn't you drop a couple hundred bucks on tackle warehouse?


Ya a rod and about $100 in tackle lol
9 years ago
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Bodhisattva_
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Cocaine




More cocaine







A skateboard that should have been a great investment but then it got stolen less than a week later before I got to even skate it so ended up wasting $50.
9 years ago
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Deepskier
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fucking food over the summer i spent like 700 on redbull and shit and the past two weeks i spent over 100 bucks on burritos and pizza
9 years ago
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Slush
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I spent over 150$ on a skateboare built for park riding without being able to even ollie. I can Ollie now but the board never gets used lol. More into cruising and longboarding
9 years ago
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Rennis_Deynolds
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Bodhisattva_Cocaine




More cocaine







A skateboard that should have been a great investment but then it got stolen less than a week later before I got to even skate it so ended up wasting $50.


how do you buy a skate board for 50$
9 years ago
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Deforestation
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Dennis_Reynoldshow do you buy a skate board for 50$


Hit up those ill sales and get one even cheaper
9 years ago
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Bodhisattva_
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Dennis_Reynoldshow do you buy a skate board for 50$


I already had trucks and wheels, just bought a fresh deck for 45.99 and then $5 for some MOB grip.
9 years ago
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KneeDrop
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I bought 200+ knives(/swords/daggers) of a late night infomercial...you may know the one.
It was after surgery and I had insomnia for 2 weeks and would watch that fool slangin knives like, 'I could make so much money!'
Did make my money back, still have lots of low quality knives...anyone need a keychain knife or a wildlife picture knife, or one that says 'law enforcement' on the blade? Locks don't work and they don't stay sharp...good deal!
9 years ago
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volvotom
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55in TV. Didn't remember drunk buying it until UPS showed up at my door asking me to sign.
9 years ago
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JayRich
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GORILLAWALLACEdrinks at the bar


Gets me every time! I'm always drawn to the cute girls pouring tequila shots.
9 years ago
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connecticunt
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I was super hung over getting to the mountain last week and it was absolutely gorgeous, like 65 and sunny and I was pissed that I got there at 2 when the mountain closes at 4. Took a run before realizing my boots were soaked so I ran in and bought brand new boots. I'm lucky I work retail at the mountain and get 40% off but still shit ain't cheap.
9 years ago
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saskskier
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Found a seat sale today and convinced 5 friends to come with me to Iceland in September.
9 years ago
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addie.
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i bought a really intricate fake septum nose ring for way too much fucking money and then it fell out of my nose at some point and now its gone
9 years ago
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Rparr
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Got really stoned and bought some super old line snowblades at a ski swap. Some would say this is a great find but I actually hate riding blades, why did I buy them...
9 years ago
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