To ask what the most ridiculous thing you have ever spent money on is?

[AveAtqueVale]

Mostly to make me feel better. I'm currently up and about because I have a hacking cough and can't sleep, and have just spent £6.50 on a baby lego crocodile on eBay.

Backstory: DS(6) has a Lego set which includes a family of crocodiles. Today a friend's toddler was over and took a shine to the baby crocodile, so he gave it to her to take home. He is totally unbothered, and knowing him will remain so, but I've felt sorry for the parent crocodiles all day, and have now spent actual real money to assuage my upset that two small pieces of plastic might be missing a third smaller piece of plastic. I even caught myself (briefly) worrying that the new baby crocodile isn't quite the right shade of green, and that they might know it's not really theirs.

My only defence is that I am quite pregnant and hormonal, and due to aforementioned cough have had very little sleep for the last few days. I'm honestly not usually this batshit...

Has anyone else spent money on anything so completely ridiculous?

I think this is really cute.

I had to remove the Amazon app from my phone after I woke to realise I’d id bought 50 packets of moshi monsters in my sleep?!

A colander … 😂 I have a plastic one from ikea that is more than adequate at home but I fell in love with this one. It’s in my caravan 🤣
https://www.mackenzie-childs.com/white-flower-market-large-colander/89239-95.html
Oh and an Aran sweater tea cozy the other day … I live in Ireland and just couldn’t resist it!

You're supposed to release them into a covered area like a polytunnel or under nets.

I was desperately trying to get pregnant, my last chance and so I ‘bought’ a pregnancy spell from a witch on EBay!

I bought, an admittedly adorable, crochet bear from a craft fair. I'm 51, know no small children, and I'm currently trying to clear clutter out from my house.

This is the best thing I’ve seen all day 🐊

A £300 vibration exercise plate .. used 2x and then collected dust under the bed for 2 more years. I couldn’t even give it away … it went in the bin.. why to this day I cannot tell you?!

Been there done that!!

@AveAtqueVale
I relate to this so much! But I’d be even worse than you and would want to swap the new baby croc for the ‘original’ so it was the same family back together. I clearly couldn’t do this as the other mum would think I’m insane 🙃 come to think of it, I wouldn’t have been able to let the child take the baby croc and separate them in the first place 🙈🤣🤣

Darth Vader Mr Potato Head

like this

http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_031105a.htm

🤣😅😂🤣😅

Oh lord, yes to the Burberry mac.

Back in the 80s, I had not long started work, and having coveted one for the longest time (well, it seemed like it), eventually took the plunge. I had visions of being like Peter Wyngarde strolling down Kings Road looking the absolute mutt’s. Instead it flipped and flapped about, was thin as the rat catcher’s dog, and I just looked a complete dick in it.

To add insult to injury, after not very long at all, I went arse over tea-kettle in it into a patch of mud. Off it went to the dry cleaners and came back with the leather belt buckle royally fucked, and my love affair with Burberry firmly in the bin.

I think the wretched thing ended up going to charity not long after that.

You win 🏆 lol. I'm sure they were very cute.

I just paid £31 for a beach towel 🙃

Sorry @ witchybits, but the thought of you bidding to retain your own boots yet made me laugh out loud! 👏😁

FarmVille crops, back in the day!

60p in 1997 telephoning the Nintendo hotline 😂 for advice on how to find the final cap in Mario 64.

My DH decided the Ddog should have a special 1st birthday… he bought her a paddling pool from Argos…. Blew it up (nearly killed him with the exertion) filled it up and showed it to her. She was very confused so he ended up getting in it to show her it was ok. She got excited jumped in and her claws ripped it open.
Off he trots to Argos and went through the whole process again.

I have photos of them, him sat in a small kids paddling pool with a ruddy great German Shepherd stood next to him looking utterly bemused!

I never saw that pool again. £30+ wasted🫤

Can't think of any good examples of things I've wasted money on (although I'm sure there are plenty), just wanted to say that I would also have felt bad for the adult lego crocodiles and felt the need to restore them to their original family of three.
I am slightly sad for the lone baby crocodile who has been separated, though I'm sure the child you left him with will take good care of him and take him on many adventures, it will be a good life!

My wedding. Very happily married for 13 years, but looking back, I wish I could knock some sense into that frivolous 24 year old 😂 We could have spent that money on something SO much better than one day!

A plastic cupboard type 'greenhouse'. I live near the sea. It is windy in the winter.
I had some winter sown seeds in clay pots in it, it blew down - pots broken, everything wasted.
Aha! I tied it to the fence. It pulled a fence panel loose.
Left it empty, somehow, the plastic cover ripped away from the ties holding it to the frame. I never saw the cover again.
I am imagining someone in Calais looking at it with a very puzzled expression.

Just yesterday. A tiny kid sized piano. I already own a proper one. But I bought it for my kids and because it's just so gorgeous to look at.

That is hilarious 🤣 but I get ya!! 😜

Aah op, I think you were right to get the lego parents a new baby 😇.
I bought a baby toothbrush recently for age 3-5. I haven't got any young children or grandchildren I just liked it 🙃 .
My biggest waste of money was a Revitive £350, used once, decided I don't like how it makes my legs feel numb, put back in the box and now in a cupboard 🙄
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I wish I had done that! Go with your feels ! 🤣🤣🤣