whats the best and worst thing you've bought over the past 5 years?
10 June 2003, 10:45 PM
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as the title says, just out of interest (not inc cars!)
For me the best would probably be the Tivo, the worst....a crate of Stella that made me ill for days
Anyone else?
Neil
For me the best would probably be the Tivo, the worst....a crate of Stella that made me ill for days
Anyone else?
Neil
else my old citroen would be both too! 
10 June 2003, 11:01 PM
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Best: Prescription Ray-Bans (I'm blind as a bat without them)
Worst:Citroen 2CV which in addition to being a bad car generally blew its engine after 2 days
Worst:Citroen 2CV which in addition to being a bad car generally blew its engine after 2 days
10 June 2003, 11:34 PM
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Best - £1 picky up thing with a retractable claw on the end ... drop a screw into the engine bay and its simple to lift it out ... how can they make it, ship it AND sell it for £1???
Worst - Designer suit, bought last October to speak to 600 people - its crap!! Only dry-clean, wears badly!! AND it was bl00dy expensive!! We are talking many £100's!!!
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Worst - Designer suit, bought last October to speak to 600 people - its crap!! Only dry-clean, wears badly!! AND it was bl00dy expensive!! We are talking many £100's!!!
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10 June 2003, 11:42 PM
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My house. Gives me benefits of not living at "home", and had effectively doubled in value.... but reduces the amount I can spend on beer and my Scoob. Swings in roundabouts....
10 June 2003, 11:49 PM
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Best Thing: MR2 Mk1 1987
Never regretted it so much for selling a car
Worst Thing: Buying a 3-foot Tweety(yeah, the cartoon bird) for my girlfriend at the time, she loved it so much , she dumped me 1 week later
Never regretted it so much for selling a car
Worst Thing: Buying a 3-foot Tweety(yeah, the cartoon bird) for my girlfriend at the time, she loved it so much , she dumped me 1 week later
11 June 2003, 07:35 AM
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The other halfs diamond ring, has kept her happy for the last year..........and has given me many get out of jail passes.....
The worst is the diamond ring as now she wants matching earings, bracelet and necklace........
No1 daughters PC......now I never see her well not since she was 11, she's now 14 (what do they do in their bedrooms????)
No2 daughters quad bike (shes 4)......2 stroke petrol sounds great, I can use it just and it really goes....
Worst thing for me, a vegetable steamer not used once in 5 years, a Moulinex do all chop/dice/squide thing again not used, and a juicer thing again not even out the packaging
The worst is the diamond ring as now she wants matching earings, bracelet and necklace........
No1 daughters PC......now I never see her well not since she was 11, she's now 14 (what do they do in their bedrooms????)
No2 daughters quad bike (shes 4)......2 stroke petrol sounds great, I can use it just and it really goes....
Worst thing for me, a vegetable steamer not used once in 5 years, a Moulinex do all chop/dice/squide thing again not used, and a juicer thing again not even out the packaging
11 June 2003, 07:45 AM
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Best thing: Bose Lifestyle Home Cinema system, some people like them, some don't, I love mine. The built in speakers on my TV have never been used!
Worst thing: York Multi-gym, I built in in my spare room (took me about a week) and I have NEVER used it. Not once, not even tried it. And of course, now it's too big to take out without dismantling it so we use it to hang clothes on.
Worst thing: York Multi-gym, I built in in my spare room (took me about a week) and I have NEVER used it. Not once, not even tried it. And of course, now it's too big to take out without dismantling it so we use it to hang clothes on.
11 June 2003, 08:30 AM
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The best thing was an engagement ring for my fiancee (who will be my wife next weekend!) and the worst thing was a Gucci watch for a money-grabbing, ungrateful ex-girlfriend!
..... maybe for hanging on the bottom of the cloths to save ironing 
11 June 2003, 09:17 AM
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Best thing - Telescope, can't believe how relaxing it is sat outside star gazing after a cr*p day at the office
Worst thing - £1667 worth of QXL shares. After a nice "restructure" they are worth a massive £112.50!!
Worst thing - £1667 worth of QXL shares. After a nice "restructure" they are worth a massive £112.50!!
11 June 2003, 09:35 AM
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interesting topic!
sad thing i can't actually think of anything that isn't car related....I must get a life!
At a push the best would be : gym membership
worst : ???? really can't think of anything apart from my old 300zx tt which did a massive 15 miles in 6 months due to being fooked!
sad thing i can't actually think of anything that isn't car related
....I must get a life!At a push the best would be : gym membership
worst : ???? really can't think of anything apart from my old 300zx tt which did a massive 15 miles in 6 months due to being fooked!
11 June 2003, 09:58 AM
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It's too hard to pick out just one thing - I've had lots of good buys in the last few years. Not too many bad ones, thankfully.
Good:
TiVo - oddly enough, most people who buy one seem to rate it as one of their top toys.
Digital SLR camera - turned into a whole new, creative and relaxing hobby for me.
ADSL, laptop and wireless LAN - Scoobynet in bed
Bad:
ISA - bad move, very expensive
Garage floor paint - sticks to tyres better than concrete [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Good:
TiVo - oddly enough, most people who buy one seem to rate it as one of their top toys.
Digital SLR camera - turned into a whole new, creative and relaxing hobby for me.
ADSL, laptop and wireless LAN - Scoobynet in bed
Bad:
ISA - bad move, very expensive
Garage floor paint - sticks to tyres better than concrete [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
11 June 2003, 10:13 AM
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Best thing: An M reg Mazda 323F (don't laugh!)
Worst thing: Part chopping it for a Fiesta!! Also, sadly my Scoob. Cost me a fortune to buy, insure and run so it had to go
Non car related has to be
Best things: My house and my tattoos.
Worst things: Alcohol - Waste of money and has got me into soooooo many fights cause I completely lose the plot after a few!!! Now a non-drinker!!! Cigarettes, also complete waste of money so given up smoking.
Worst thing: Part chopping it for a Fiesta!!
Also, sadly my Scoob. Cost me a fortune to buy, insure and run so it had to go Non car related has to be
Best things: My house and my tattoos.
Worst things: Alcohol - Waste of money and has got me into soooooo many fights cause I completely lose the plot after a few!!! Now a non-drinker!!! Cigarettes, also complete waste of money so given up smoking.
11 June 2003, 12:23 PM
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Best : My Scooby of course.
Return ticket from Warsaw.
Worst :Kerry Ann Burston a drink in 1999.
Donkey **** and grey potato cake in yellow sauce in
Poland last week.
Return ticket from Warsaw.
Worst :Kerry Ann Burston a drink in 1999.
Donkey **** and grey potato cake in yellow sauce in
Poland last week.
11 June 2003, 01:02 PM
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Good thread
Best - My Mission Speakers M73, they sound great - along with the stereo
Worst - one of these £80 worth of Crap, that doesnt work well at all and has a 10 min attention span - but my nephew who's 18mths loves to push it round the floor
Best - My Mission Speakers M73, they sound great - along with the stereo
Worst - one of these £80 worth of Crap, that doesnt work well at all and has a 10 min attention span - but my nephew who's 18mths loves to push it round the floor
11 June 2003, 03:01 PM
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Best - New computer with broadband, the last piece of junk crashed every 5 seconds and the internet connection was gobsh!te. Now I can eat away at the hours killin everyone online in Unreal Tournement
Worst - ISA Shares, when I need the money the shares are worth less than what I`ve put in
Doc
Worst - ISA Shares, when I need the money the shares are worth less than what I`ve put in
Doc
11 June 2003, 05:33 PM
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good to see a few others marking their Tivo as the best buy
Actually I want to revise mine - the worst thing I've bought is 'recognition' software for Aibo - used it twice and now up for sale on ebay - awful stuff!
Actually I want to revise mine - the worst thing I've bought is 'recognition' software for Aibo - used it twice and now up for sale on ebay - awful stuff!
11 June 2003, 09:14 PM
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Best Thing: Difficult question, because stuff doens't make me happy, but generally, anything I got a good deal on makes me happy. I do like a good haggle, no matter what it's for
Worst thing: 2 tyres that didn't fit my rims It was early in the morning, and I wasn't thinking I sold them on though, so I guess that won't count? Probably my pool cue, cause I can't play worth a crap
Worst thing: 2 tyres that didn't fit my rims
It was early in the morning, and I wasn't thinking I sold them on though, so I guess that won't count? Probably my pool cue, cause I can't play worth a crap
