What purchase of yours was a waste of money?

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I'm ill in bed and bored. Mines a slow cooker. I don't like stew or casserole, I know you can cook lots of things in it but I never use it. What's yours?

Dr Something Or Other face mask. One with red or blue lights to prevent or cure wrinkles and spots. Used it religiously for a week. Been in a drawer ever since.

Same

The Indian I got last night! It was absolutely stinking £30 wasted!

A one off large brown leather bag hand made from a very old saddle with a stirrup leather cross body strap. Has a patriotic Union flag gusset trim & a 25th (1977) Queen Elizabeth silver jubilee commemoration horse brass used as the closure mechanism. It’s too heavy & stiff & still stinks of dried mould even though I’ve had it for 2/3 years. £450 to sit in a cardboard box under my bed.🙄🤣

My new bathroom. The bath is so uncomfortable I can't use it and shower instead. The tile layer spilt tile adhesive on the shower tray and it never came off. A deodorant fell out of the cupboard and cracked the sink. Oh and the bath panel, which I did not want, keeps falling off. DH would not agree to a free standing bath because 'it would be difficult to clean behind'. He has never cleaned behind anything in his life.

Shark vacuum cleaner. Hated it, so heavy and annoying to use. Pain to get it upstairs. Had always had dyson so bought one when shark was about 6m old and gave it away.

Air fryer. Got a really big one as have teenage boys. Can hardly cook anything in it as it’s still tiny. Gonna give it away.

Have had a slow cooker and bread maker for about 15 years and use them loads. Not bought any other kitchen gadgets as know they’d sit in a cupboard.

Outdoor heater the one with a gas bottle. If we're cold we go inside waste of money.

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Massive ceramic lidded jar that you layer up with sugar, alcohol and fruit . Whatever is in season you add in, make sure it;s under the liquid level or else you get mould .Leave to mature for a few months

Didn;t cost a lot IIRC to buy but the ingredients are . And the fruit looks like slugs when it;s done

It had a second career as a money jar then got broken so that was the end ,

For me, it's chilli con carne, the occasional ham , sometimes cassoulet at Christmas. I think we've done some pulled pork in it too. They're all delicious, but I would say it takes as much effort to make a good slow cooker recipe as something on the hob. The difference is much more depth of flavour and the the ham is wonderful, just falling apart. I often batch cook and freeze but I always use a recipe - never quite trusted the people who said you could just fire a lot of random stuff in and leave it! You use less liquid in a slow cooker as it doesn't boil off as much.
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You want to add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.

Massive trampoline, the kids used it once (not sporty at all☹️)
one of those microcurrent things for your face, I just never remember to do it
big metal expensive dog pen, spoiled dog went in there once and that was it, keep meaning to sell it

for those of you saying laser, I feel your pain.

it was the same for me, they don’t tell you that if you become pregnant, the hairs will come back with a vengeance and all sessions prior would have been money wasted.

id recommend electrolysis, really effective!

Bubble waffle maker. Not even been out the box for three years!

I've got a hair remover thing I don't think has ever been out of the box!

I love my slow cooker and use it a lot too. Currently the smell of chicken stock from yesterday’s carcass is wafting up the stairs after cooking overnight. I’d love to know what recipe book you have though, as I’m always on the lookout for a good one. x

Fat freezing belts !! Thought I would get instantly thin like the video !!!
A rechargeable vibrating thing that supposedly descaled teeth (during covid no dental hygiene appointments) it was rubbish I pressed on so hard the hook snspped off and went down the plug hole!!
My friend said iam a marketers dream I buy anything....not as bad now!!

Bose noise cancelling ear pods. I can't get them to stay in my ears .

Ouch.

I did it the other way around! Got a couple of Groupons and was so pleased with the results, bought a home device and can now go months without needing to shave or epilate my legs. Underarms have about three hairs each, I'm bloody delighted - ex - Yeti!!!

A weighted blanket, supposed to be good for various ailments & some people rave about them. For me it was horrible, like being buried in sand on the beach & then rocks added for good measure. DD tried it for her restless legs but couldn't handle it either, ditto friend with fibro. I'ts even too heavy to lug to the charity shop so will give it away on FB or ND for pick up.
An early generation home ipl hair remover, might as well have shone a torch at my legs. Maybe the Lumea is better?
Braun epilator -torturous.
Mandolin slicer . Just couldn't get the hang of it or the design was faulty and I'd left too late to return it. Also was scared of the blade.

Yes, I bought one for my daughter for a special present, I can't remember the name as I'm not a bag person.

She absolutely loved it, we took two days to choose the right one in the right colour, but the lining simply wore out and fell apart within a couple of months. Such a shame as it was very expensive and still looks great from the outside. Really poor quality though.
I can never believe the prices of the Mulbery bags, particularly the luggage type and those that are not even made of leather.

Re steamer, my DH found his was great when he travelled a lot by plane and got very crumpled. I did use it on my linen but actually find that a spray bottle filled with ordinary water works just as well, overnight, for clothes on hangers that are made of any material other than silk.

You are putting too much liquid in, you only need about 1/3 of what you would put for a stew on the hob or in the oven.

Try roasting a chicken or a joint in it, just put the meat in, turn on and put the lid on, do not put liquid anywhere near it.

Same problem. Sold ours on Marketplace. Lady who bought it said it was to use at a community kitchen.