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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Holiday tatWhilst on holiday in Blackpool my brother's ex (we'll call her Fiona for that was her name) decided she was going to get every one in my family a present - and it would be the tackiest thing she could find. My 'lovely' present consisted of a crappy plywood/chipboard box with a postcard of a Blackpool tram superglued onto it. There was a sign on the front with 'Telephone Savings Box' printed on it. I think it ended up being thrown on the bonfire.
Not to be outdone, my mother decided she was going to get her own back whilst on holiday in Austria. Whilst on a trip into Innsbruck, she came upon what must be the Austrian version of Superdrug which sold, like Superdrug, almost everything except food. It was whilst in this place that she came across an excellent present. Something no one (Austrian or an accordion loving hippy) could ever want. A CD of (in)famous folk songs for the bargain price of €3 (about £2). I think it ended up being used as a coaster.
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oh don't be fooledpeople buy this crap in their millions over here.
Have a look for hansi hinterseher for a full on austrian horror show right there on youtube
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morrybyte made a subtle namechange at, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 10:40,
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