What splurge item have you bought that’s left you disappointed?

[Chloefairydust]

So decided to treat myself and buy myself a Venus embrace razor. I loved how glamorous it looked, loved that you can buy new heads for it and reuse the handle (less plastic waste). Just really wanted to love this item!

Anyway so I have a shower this morning with my Venus embrace…. I shave my legs, great result. Shave my toes, great result. Shave armpits, again great... And just when I’m really beginning to feel like a silky smooth Goddess in the shower… I try to shave my bikini area. OMG seriously wtf is wrong with this razor??? Something about the shape of the razor itself just makes it impossible to get a good result in the bikini area😳. I’m so disappointed.
I’m hoping the Venus razor inventor reads this thread and improves their product. Because I so wanted to love this item.

You would think spending more money on an item would get you a better product. But apparently not… So what luxury splurge item have you bought that’s left you disappointed??

Just a shout out for the dyson cordless here. I love it.
Gucci ‘classic’ loafers on the other hand. Had a vision that I couldn’t shift. Now, they just cripple me and age me me by about 50 years every time I put them on.

Some jumbo cord, wide leg trousers from TOAST. Far out of my price range and I look like I've been mucking out a pig sty in them. Sort of like my long dead great uncle would have looked after doing just that in the old days. Bought some jumbo cords from La Redoute at a fraction of the price and they look great. Keep an eye on Vinted if you're into the agricultural look.

OUCH.

I've been checking every website obsessively to buy one of these lately so v disappointed to see this!!

@Bugeyedowl

the electric blanket should have different heat settings so you can turn it up… I have a silent night heated throw and love it it has 3 different heat settings and gets nice and hot…

TheSpottedZebra
There’s about ten hairs on each big toe so honestly it’s nothing and I love how they feel after!( sounds like I obsessively feel my toes or something but I promise I don’t 😅)

So much rubbish

Top of the list was the mark 3 Focus RS when it came out. Insisted on having a sunroof. Didn’t know that meant it couldn’t go round a track. And even if I did a track day it would void my warranty pahh.

Also, a Canada Goose coat - really stiff, too hot, and I walk like a penguin in it.

Dyson hairdryer- no different to a £30 one.

Curved TV - weird and overpriced. Upstairs with that.

Dominican Republic holidays- everything damp including the plastic mattresses 🤢

Obagi skincare. No difference to my skin whatsoever.

Hunter wellies are useless - paid about £15 for a pair (they were real but bright yellow - for some reason that colour didn't sell well 😂). No insulation so your feet freeze also.

DH bought me a pair of Rockfish ones as I moaned so much - amazing!!

Bosch athletic cordless vacuum. Was £250 and dumped dirt all over the place, got tangled with hair that I had to cut off the brushes with a scissors. So glad I held into Henry. He’s heavy but he’s never let me down.

Henry vacuum, really rubbish and the face is so creepy I have painted over it. Big mistake.

I love my Oodie, actually too thick and I get hot. Waiting on colder weather until I try again.

Ohhhh a Mulberry Daria iPhone case and strap. My GP influenced me for some reason! I got totally carried away.

It was £200, I hardly used it and now all iPhone models are too big to fit it!

It's lovely and useless.

Why would anyone spend £600 on a fan??? It blows air, what more did you expect?

An expensive Swiss watch by Tag Heuer. About 12 years ago I had just had a windfall so treated myself - it looked very smart. BUT it needs a new battery every couple of years and this costs a 3 figure sum each time to be resealed. The wonder broke about 6 years ago so it had to go back to Switzerland and cost a high 3 figure sum. The last time I needed a battery change, about 2 years ago, the shop claimed it wasn’t keeping perfect time and needed another full service : again over £300 plus. This time I’d had enough and took it to Timson who charged £50. It is still going perfectly….

winder, not wonder

God I LOVE my Apple Watch, agree with the person about the ping option, but I guess it depends if you are going to actually make use of all the features….

Also love my Shark hoover…. literally the best hoover ever (had a Dyson before and this blows it out the water). Also love my small vax portable pet cleaner….

So no idea why these have taken a lot of hatred on the thread!

Anyway, my disappointing product was a NuSkin LumiSpa…. Second device has already died in under a year and I just can’t be arsed to get them to replace again with all the faffing with postage!

Make sure your husband buys the one with GPS and Cellular or they are pretty much useless.

JML, pill-o-pad absolutely crap all 3 sides are the same.

The velvetizer..... its okay but the hot chocolate is very rich

Mine is the hundreds I spent on skincare thinking my acne would magically vanish away. I stick with my skin and me retinol subscription and jojoba oil now.

Wrong thread will report soz

sadly true. I must have been through most of the products on the market. All useless.

Not the point of your post, but I had a Dyson and when it broke I treated myself to a Miele that I'd been lusting after for years. It is soooooo much better.

There is actually a comedy song/sketch about this situation and the giving of the second-hand Christmas candle. Go on, don't overthink the candle, its the gift of having a gift to give away!