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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The Argos Wood ChipperMy neighbour has a tree. It regularly donates branches to my garden and, wanting some mulch for the flower beds, I had a bloke-wave... go and buy a power tool to do the job.
Argos was round the corner and had a cheap wood chipper, so I lugged it home.
I stuck the legs on it (a bit difficult as two of the screws were missing - this should have been an omen, but I carried on with some of my own) and turned it on. A hugely satisfying whirring noise came from within.
I fed a small test branch in the top and wood chips came out in a shower! Hooray! This was fun. It made a huge noise too. Grrrrr. I called my g/f to observe my manliness.
I fed in a second, similarly sized branch. There was an ominous clunk.
It stopped. Never to work again.
At least Argos took it back. Made of cheese...
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chthonic, Sat 5 Jan 2008, 16:18,
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I take it your one was an Argos own brand jobs ('Challenge' band?) made with a satisfying level of workmanship and quality?
Challenge, more like 'Challenger', about 90 seconds after lift off...
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HSDriver was probably still at work on, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 17:18,
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