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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Cheap mountain bikeIn 1991 I needed a new pushbike, and decided to stray from my usual type of steed (racer) and get a mountain bike.
Being (then) unemployed I couldn't afford a proper one, so I bought a Falcon MTB for about 150 quid. Now, Falcon are a reputable brand, but you need to spend a lot more than 150 quid on an MTB (at least £500 in 1991).
The thing was JCB yellow and weighed a ton. The brakes shrieked so loudly that pedestrians would stop and look. I had to adjust the fucking gears EVERY TIME I rode the thing. Once the rear wheel twisted round and jammed itself against the frame sending me sprawling into the road.
I hated the fucking thing, and after 2 years got £50 quid in part exchange for a Raleigh racer - which I still have, 15 years on, although it is a bit of a "Trigger's broom".
(, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 13:50, Reply)
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