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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BootsWhen I was in the scouts some 18 years ago, my mum bought me a pair of proper hiking boots just before we went a wondering for a long weekend. Not very cheap, but Millets own brand at about £30.
The sole fell of one of them in the middle of Exmoor.
Luckily, my mum assumed something stupid would happen to me so had the foresight to pack a pair of trainers in my rucksack.
When we got back, we went back to the shop to get a refund on the grounds that the sole fell off after 2 days, and the shop assistant complained that she hadn't cleaned the good one so they couldn't re-sell it.
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Weetobix, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 17:36,
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