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??

I don't think the airwrap is good for curls tbh. I bought mine because I have really straight thin hair. I use the airwrap to give it body which it is great for. I love it. But I'm not trying to get my hair to curl, just get a bit wavy.

@Chloefairydust My DH doesn't. Crack on.

Well done for ring fencing your money.

Your husband you now know is a liar and you believe there is more going on that you know.

This is when IMO you give your husband ONE and only ONE chance to tell you the full truth.

Because you need to tell him that if you find out that he has NOT told you the 100% full truth, your marriage is over.

Don't waste your life married to a liar, it never ends well and you will bitterly regret it.

He needs to know you are deadly serious.

Perhaps suggest he leaves the home to think about it.

Don't allow him to bluff and guff you with splutterings of outrage.

You already know that he is a liar and that loan proves that to you.

Better to get out now than live your life with a dishonest man.

Liars wreck the MH of those they live with.

You deserve better.

It is more wobbly, I find the shape really awkward too like it’s too clumsy and big to get into the nooks and crannies 😳

That's a win, surely? As he'll be doing more cooking now...

I have a tendency towards full winter pelt growth all year round. Turns out that DP bought a Harry's razor recently. It stays sharp for much longer than anything Gillette or Wilkinson Sword have ever punted out for women - they'd be blunt by the time I got to the second calf and I never, ever risked the most delicate area on a previously used razor; always use the razor there first.

However, the mini clipper attachment on the men's versions ^ is very useful for those of us who aren't too keen on the 70s Joy of Sex^ look even if it did keep my knees warm in December

I think my old neighbour regretted the £850 she spent on a 'pedigree Maine Coon' kitten. Within 6 weeks, it was living with me because her toddler was caught dangling it off their 3rd floor balcony by the throat. And although the furry toes, feathery arse (that needs washing sometimes) and the fluffy eartips are consistent with a small proportion of posh cat DNA, she's smaller than most adult moggies, weighs about three farts and a puff of wind and, fuck me, she's thicker than a barn door. I'm not entirely convinced that a free kitten, mini cat tree and a bag of Dreamies was that much of a deal for me now I've had 18 years of being woken at 3.04am with her declaring her undying, dribbly love for me, either.

Apologies wrong thread.

What is wrong with this site that you can post on one thread and it shows up on a thread you have not looked at🙄

I think you’re on the wrong thread!

Oh I have loads.

My Mulberry handbag. Wanted one for years and spent £1,500 on it. It’s soooo heavy that I just can’t haul it around.

Jo Malone advent calendar two years ago. Very disappointing.

The couch I designed and spent thousands on. It’s lovely but I made the chaise part too wide and it kind of looks like a bed.

(Sorry billy1966, you have already realised 🙂!)

The Henry xtra
we don’t have pets but do have a lot of visiting dogs-and their hair gets everywhere
’we’ll buy the Henry xtra as it claims to be pet friendly and that means it’s better than a normal henry’ (I love my Henry’s-I’ve had 3 over the years-red,pink and blue)
‘better’ my arse-we paid £10 more for an attachment that once on the hose makes more noise than a room in a church hall that’s full of sugar filled toddlers-and doesn’t get any more hair up than the ‘normal’ Henry
in fact it’s worse-the hair (mainly mine to be fair) clogs round it,which means I spend up to 15 minutes snipping it out and did I mention the racket it makes?

next time I’m getting my own way and buying the pink hetty

Carpet shampooing thing. £200 in first lockdown. Used precisely once. I ' m not the sort of person who can be bothered with the faff.

Oh I love Olverum!

Please don't try to shave your arsehole.

Now there's a sentence I did not anticipate seeing today.

*Anamechangeisasgoodasarest · Today 10:53

You shave your toes????

Are you a hobbit?*

😂

All Birds shoes. They are the most comfortable yet attractive pair of black flats I’ve ever bought. But after a few uses they really really stink.

Shark cordless- agree, doesn't pick up anything bigger than a crumb without having a hissy fit.

Don't understand the hate for the Vax carpet cleaner. I'm in a rental with pale carpets (it's all that was available when I needed to move!) and it brings them up cleaner than when we moved in(they looked brand new). I do always Henry the carpet first and the carpet is fairly heavy duty, but not thick pile. I quite like Henry, he's as good as my last upright Dyson (inherited from my gran and retired after 10 years service, a few repairs and a few accidents).

I haven't paid out physical money for any of these items- I do loads of surveys and turn them into points to pay for this stuff. So it doesn't feel quite so galling if they are rubbish, but it feels even better when they work out well.

Kapten and Sons leather backpack. I got ‘influenced’. £100 and it’s too bloody heavy on its own let alone with a laptop in it.

Now it just sits on the coat rack looking at me and making me feel guilty.

Why what’s wrong with shaving your ass hole? 😳

Christ, my butt crack would be as hairy as big foots ass if I didn’t shave it from time to time 🫣😂

My Kitchenaid is beautiful but I hate it. However, too expensive to replace. Also hated my Vax carpet shampooer. Really heavy and by the time you add the shampoo and water you need to be Muscle Woman to use the stupid thing. Gave it away....

@Chloefairydust you are a braver woman than I. Fearing cuts, I pay someone to pour hot wax over mine

One of those plastic gadgets for de waxing ears. Useless — the plastic was so soft it just bent and wouldn’t go “ round the corner”. Granted it didn’t cost an arm and a leg but I would rather have used the money for something useful.
Just don’t believe those ads.

Bare Minerals powder foundation. I bought the whole bloody kit and watched the DVD. I have never been allergic to any form of skin care or make up product but I swear it made me want to rip my face off and reveal the lizard below.

Binned the lot - waste on Money

Any Dyson hoover really. I have had 3 and all of them have been rubbish.

This made me laugh! Your wording that is, not your discomfort!

Boden green leather knee-length boots. Looked gorgeous online. Coveted them for ages. Put them on, wore them all day, constantly felt like I was wearing a farmer’s green wellies.

Wore them once more then gave them to charity.