Expensive items bought that disappointed/didn’t live up to the hype?

[Theroadnottravelled]

Mine is a cordless Dyson vacuum. Cost loads, has a poor battery, doesn’t pick up well, so overrated. Gets rave reviews - why?? My next one will be a Henry ;-) My other is overpriced, average pub/cafe grub when out as a family. Such a waste of time, money and effort. Sorry, I’m usually more upbeat…

A few of my cleaning clients had these, I hated them they always ran out mid clean!!

I bought a Shark Stratos last year it is amazing . It has a 10m cord which is plenty long enough.
I did think I should've bought a cordless but reading reviews about battery life I'm glad I got the corded .

Eufy robo-vac. Utter piece of tat , it glides along , doesn't pick up , gets stuck under the bed ( even though there's nothing to trap it ) then declares it is done and heads back , leaving a trail of fluff . DH has changed the rollers and brushes , no improvement .

My son and daughter really wanted to try dubai choclate, we found some in aldi for £3.99. Unfortunately my son has a cashews allergy and I later found out pistachios are very similar to cashews and if you have an allergy your body can think its the same thing...I found this all out as he was being taken off in an ambulance with my husband accompanying him

Another vote for the Eufy robot cleaner. Ours has twice ran over cat sick and smeared it all over downstairs. Grim.
Also it ran over a crayon once and drew lines all over the floor. Stopped using it after the above incidents.

Oh I don't buy anything special to make them. I just use my usual Oat milk and a teaspoon of instant coffee and it's very nice. I also just use normal cocoa powder and sugar for the hot choc - can't afford the sachets, although they are very nice. I think the velvetiser makes everything taste nicer.

I've had £300 Dyson (in the early 2000s) and honestly I much prefer my £65 vax upright hoover

Sorry to hear that happened to a child, but neither Aldi nor the product are at fault; it is clearly labelled.

I absolutely love mine, best hair tool ive ever purchased apart from my dyson hairdryer.

Oh I'm so jealous! It was great to start with but now we wake up with a sore back every day! We got it when dreams was having a sale so maybe they were shifting the bad stock!

Mountains and mountains of make up that doesn't last, or perform as advertised, or totally wrong shade outside the shop. At least in the states you can return makeup (yes even if opened!)

Love mine and I have the ultra

A Millican backpack. I’d fancied one for ages, then they advertised a sample sale in the Lake District which happened to be where we were on holiday (I may have subconsciously planned our whole holiday around it 😂). But it doesn’t live up to my dream - holds barely anything, the roll top is a pain - I’ve used it about twice.

I’ve had one for 6 years and it’s been great at picking up dog hair. It’s lost a bit of suction power recently, so I’m thinking of replacing it with another eufy with a mop function.

Same! Smeg shockingly bad quality, I have hob and oven, difficult to use and likes to switch itself off mid cook.
Aunt bought fancy Smeg retro fridge freezer, about 2 grand, gave up the ghost just over two years, unfixable and out of warranty.

For me it has been the opposite: I love how my MacBook Pro loads up quickly and isn't trying to update the moment I switch it on. In comparison, Microsoft operating systems seem clunky.

Every family I know that put something like that in has had the same ... just sits out there, taking up space, rarely used.

Miele dishwasher. The machine itself operates fine but all the baskets have rusted. I’ve had far cheaper dishwashers and never had this happen. And to replace them costs a mint.

I love mine!

Raybans are just high street sunnies - apparently one company owns most sunglasses manufacturing and sales from cheap to really expensive, and they are all pretty much the same (low) quality.

PSP. (Playstation Portable.) Got one for my DC some 20 years ago, and it costs loads. £200 I think, (so like maybe £375 or so in todays money!)

It was fecking shite. 😆 So tiny! Screen was so small that you needed a magnifying glass to use it! 😬

Oh so this. I’m now all about vinted and inexpensive stuff.

designer high end sandals- often too uncomfortable to wear and end up stored in a box. Such a waste of money

See I don't rate "Faith in nature " at all.

Shark vacuum.
Big, awkward bastard.
It also literally blew up 2 weeks out of warranty. Refused to argue it as I was glad to see the back of it.
Replaced with a henry for £120.

Same.

Husband bought me one for Xmas with the hotel chocolat sachets, initially thought hmmm bit gimmicky and expensive.
But nope, I absolutely love it.

Looking forward to my Pecan Cinnamon Danish hot chocolate already 😋