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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My dad applies the "pound a week rule"for expensive stuff. Namely, if you pay £500 for say a telly, it should last 10 years.
It's not the initial outlay, it's about whether you can afford to replace it when it eventually breaks.
My watch is an Omega which cost a fortune (for my 18th birthday) but will easily last well beyond the "pound a week" territory. Dad still wears his, it's over 30 years old, and he inherited Grandad's too. You definitely do get what you pay for.
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mr_wicksy is.... old., Mon 7 Jan 2008, 13:59,
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