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Impulse purchases you regret..

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flippinada · 01/03/2014 13:32

I had my eyebrows threaded today in Superdrug as there was a special offer on and I thought (on impulse) why not try it. Bad move..

Now it's not the end of the world as they will grow back, but needless to say I will not be repeating the experience!

Would anyone else like to share comfortingtales of daft impulsive purchases?

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flippinada · 01/03/2014 15:43

Marsha you've just reminded of an awful shoe purchase. Fold up ballet flats which I got via a groupon deal. They were unwearable, kept falling off and had to be binned.

Thank god I didn't pay full price, or I'd have been really pissed off.

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EugeneKrabs · 01/03/2014 15:48

Yy, they are an actual pair of spikes worn & signed by Bolt.

GossamerHailfilter · 01/03/2014 15:55

A Cambridge satchel.

Its lovely and I love the colour but its so inconvenient to unbuckle it every time I want to go in my bag.

FrugalFashionista · 01/03/2014 16:00

A juicer victim here too Wink

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flippinada · 01/03/2014 16:02

Ah, another failed juicer Grin.

I distinctly remember that I really, really wanted mine and was so excited when I got it. It didn't last. Ditto ice cream maker.

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MarshaBrady · 01/03/2014 16:03

Haha me too. But it broke before I regretted it. Hunk of junk.

Flip me too, me too. They get to stay because they were the price of a posh sandwich and drink.

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flippinada · 01/03/2014 16:03

The excitement didn't last is what I mean. The juicer is still very much around and taking up space!

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flippinada · 01/03/2014 16:06

Mine were a similar price Marsha. Full price about £25 a pair which considering how flimsy and poorly constructed they were was a bloody cheek, frankly.

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Whatnamenext · 01/03/2014 16:15

Knee pads for crawling pub Hmm

Not expensive but wtf was I thinking?

Whatnamenext · 01/03/2014 16:16

Pfb!

Not pub. Damn you autocorrect.

Whatnamenext · 01/03/2014 16:17

Oh FFS just realised this is on style and beauty. Got distracted with juicer confessions.

boodles · 01/03/2014 16:25

A mulberry handbag.

CiderwithBuda · 01/03/2014 16:25

Half my wardrobe! I think I'm slim and tall and willowy. I'm not.

FrugalFashionista · 01/03/2014 16:26

A fellow ice cream maker victim here too Wink
I won mine in a recipe contest during my poor student days in the economically depressed and gray 1990s and to my defense used it quite a lot matcha frozen yogurt anyone?

  • but not in recent years...

Style mistakes? - too numerous and depressing to list Grin

santamarianovella · 01/03/2014 16:39

Wedge trainers, tried to love them but I couldn't pretend anymore, they are truly vile,
I bought a juicer too,wish I hadn't ,used it for a few monts,and then couldn't be bothered with it.

GossamerHailfilter · 01/03/2014 16:42

Thought of another - a really nice tan coloured knitted dress from Dickens and Jones - it makes me look lik a fat turd :(.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 01/03/2014 16:47

Grin I had a juicer years ago.
The DC wanted to make a drink when the dishwasher was broken so I had to clean the poxy thing by hand.
They used grapes, apples, oranges (and got very little juice ) so we added tinned pineapple.

It wasn't worth the effort or the price of the fruit TBH.

Clothes-wise. Loads.

A crushed velvet dress that I thought looked fabulous (it didn't) and it was way too short.
And all those nail varnishes (for Christmas) that I never wear and end up giving to DD.

The search for the Perfect Red Lipstick that doesn't make me look like a Transvestite Hooker.

coffeeinbed · 01/03/2014 16:47

Goat yogurt is lovely.

talulahbelle · 01/03/2014 16:48

Juicer - although DH used it to juice practically an entire tree's worth of apples to make cider with, so not a mistake for him.

IPL laser thing. Works fine, but I got pregnant shortly after buying it so can't currently use it (not sure why, but the instructions say not to)

Ice-cream maker. Although I have plans to start making frozen yogurt with it if the weather picks up this year.

Leather suit style jacket - which I have worn once and can't part with despite the fact it doesn't suit me as it was so expensive.

Hmm, I need to think about purchases more carefully!

Nocomet · 01/03/2014 17:01

This, it was in M&S sale, it looked more olive green in the shop.

It's a 16 and free to anyone who wants it Grin

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flippinada · 01/03/2014 17:03

Really enjoying all of these and so glad it's not just me! Does anyone have a juicer that they really love and use all the time?

To balance it out I have some wonderful bargains - but that's for another thread.

Oh, another one - does anybody remember 80s make up? The first thing I bought was an orange and black eyeshadow set from Mary Quant. Although not really a mistake because I loved it at the time.

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EugeneKrabs · 01/03/2014 17:07

Tally lash - the IPL won't harm your baby/risk your pregnancy but because if the hormonal changes, they aren't recommended because if the increased risk of things like hyper pigmentation and skin reactions/sensitivities.

EugeneKrabs · 01/03/2014 17:08

tallulah, not tally lash, cursed ipad

WeightyKaty · 01/03/2014 17:15

I've had a juicer for 2 weeks and it's fab. I understand this may wear off!

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