Cheap TatOneEyedMonster remindes us about the crap you can buy in pound shops: "Batteries that lasted about an hour and then died. A screwdriver with a loose handle so I couldn't turn the damn screw, and a tape measure which wasn't at all accurate."
Similarly, my neighbour bought a lawnmower from Argos that was so cheap the wheels didn't go round, it sort of skidded over the grass whilst gently back-combing it.
What's the cheapest, most useless crap you've bought?
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chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
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Tesco, plus cheap computer hardwareThere was the metal foot pump from Tesco. Lasted about 10 pumps before bits of metal sheared off..
Also, cheap computer hardware. Particularly a cheap bluetooth USB dongle and a Prolific USB serial adapter. They work.. but do they carry on working six months later?
Six months later is when you realise that the company that produced your Bluetooth dongle is too cheap to buy a continued driver license and XP SP2 breaks it. Hacked drivers only sort of worked.
Fortunately Vista x64 made it work again. Up yours, crappy manufacturers!
Ditto Prolific USB serial. Works fine, but has no 64 bit Vista drivers. The drivers can be found if you search, but stop working after a few hours..
edit : oh yes, Big W! I forgot the crappy 'bargain' double airbed I bought. Unfortunately it has a leak :(. The bargain replacement I bought works just fine though.
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!I have no idea what any of that means, which makes me feel better about myself. So I've clicked. :-)
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browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 14:07,
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