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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Pathetic isn't it?My philosophy is therefore to buy the cheapest shoddiest kit available or (if prolonged repetitive use is required) fork out for professional kit. I swear it's all the 'bells & whistles' models in-between that are the biggest waste of money.
They design cars to do the same. Brake lines being a prime example. They're made from steel and usually corrode over the course of a few years, whereas you usually get them replaced with copper which presumable costs only pennies more yet resists corrosion for a considerably longer time.
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