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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I was on the lookout for a cheap mouseto use with my laptop, as for some apps the trackpad just doesn't quite cut it.
I found an optical mouse in Tesco for 75p. It's great. It works just fine and if it breaks at the bottom of my bag then fuck it - it only cost 75p.
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Mystery_Bob, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 22:00,
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That's annoyingI spent a whole pound on a rollerball mouse from poundland. It only works very occasionaly, and even then it generally only goes to the right.
I feel ripped off.
(, Sat 5 Jan 2008, 0:20, closed)
Tesco entrepreneurMy brother works as a tesco 'supermarket cop' and frequently buys up the shit they reduce to almost nothing before throwing in the skip.
He bought a box of about 40 or so for a princely £3.50 and planned to sell them at full sale price of £2 on ebay. I attempted to explain to him (fruitlessly) that since they come from the most popular supermarket in the UK, everyone who wanted one could have bought one - and not paid extra for p&p!
Needless to say, somewhere in his spare room resides a fecking big box of mice, untouched. His mate asked him for one, and he outright refused unless said mate coughed up the £2, tight bastard.
(, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 11:59, closed)
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