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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Try this...Next time your mother comes round for dinner, serve everyone else the typical fare in your home (which, I'll admit, sounds pretty fecking good), but dish her up the old shite she used to put in front of you. If she doesn't remark on it, then great, you save a few quid on a palate that wouldn't know the difference. If she pipes up on it, explain that you were concerned with the possible cost of her meal and didn't want her worrying. If she bitches about yours, tell her EXACTLY how much it costs. Go out of your way to work out the price of your plate and categorise each section. Do so with a smug expression, and chew every mouthful even more slowly, rub it in a little.
Sorry, I'm bitter, I know how you feel. Thankfully, I'm in a similar boat. Don't exactly have me own chickens or whatnot, and me ma's not exactly a penny-pincher, just a sucker for a bargain, but yeah...
Sorry about those trousers.
What? Someone had to say it.
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