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 'inherited' such a device.For several years, I successfully used a 'white' (but not quite) radio alarm clock that I picked up when clearing my grandmothers house after she died. She'd had it for as long as I could remember (mid 80's at least). The only downside was that it had no battery back-up so it would reset to midnight at the slightest momentary powercut (surprisingly regular) and I'd be late for work the next day.
We replaced it last year when we moved with a much smaller silver model with a more pleasant green display. It still works exactly the same way though and resets under the briefest momentary dips in the grid.
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