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Reddit user MiaCrehose asked: 'What is the dumbest thing you have ever spent money on?'

Buyer's remorse refers to the regret a person feels after a purchase.

It's usually used for major purchases like homes or cars, but even minor purchases can cause regret.


Reddit user MiaCrehose asked:

"What is the dumbest thing you have ever spent money on?"

Fast Food

"Honestly, fast food. I always crave a specific thing and buy it and then it’s just OK."

"Why did I spend $20 on a shitty burger and fries? I could have just taken my lazy a** home and made better for cheaper."

~ Sea-Air-3193

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Kylo Ren

"I got drunk one Christmas and bought a life-size [Star Wars character] Kylo Ren cutout."

"I forgot about it so when this giant flat box arrived in the mail, the shame of my decision became real."

~ Spasay

Degree

"I got my degree in audio engineering right before everyone stopped buying CDs and the music industry completely changed."

"So that."

~ Wishilikedhugs

Pig

"I was 11 and my dad gave me 50 bucks to spend at the mall. So, I wandered into a gift shop and spent it all on an electronic vibrating oinking pink pig."

"I never played with it after I brought it home."

"Tried to return it, only to be offered store credit."

~ horny_babe_xo

Shoes

"A pair of Christian Louboutin stilletos that I absolutely could not afford and paid for with my whole credit card limit. I wore them twice."

"They are INDESCRIBABLY uncomfortable, the soles are paper thin, and the red scrapes off pretty much immediately if you wear them outside."

"I was young and clearly very stupid."

~ tummyache-champion

Heel Stiletto GIF by STAGEWOLFGiphy

Nicotine Pouches

"The obvious answer for me is nicotine pouches. I am 30 and have played baseball all my life, even play now.

"When I was 12 my coach introduced me to dip [chewing tobacco] and I dipped from 12 to around 28 years old. Then I switched to nicotine pouches because it’s healthier."

"The problem is that I spend a ton of money because I use 4 nicotine pouches at once on my bottom lip to mimic the feeling of dip."

"Loved that coach but hate him for introducing me to dip at such a young age. Such a waste of money!"

~ connurp

World of Warcraft

"I had just over 365 days playtime on World of Warcraft by the end of Mists of the Pandaria expansion when I stopped playing."

"Wasted a year of my life and who knows how much money on that one crappy video game."

"If I think too hard about the money and time spent doing dumb fetch quests and farting around on alts or arguing with people in dungeons... man... 9000 hrs near enough... I could have learned an instrument... a language... improved my existing skills..."

"I could have played a different game."

~ DickDastardly404

Video Games Reaction GIF by World of WarcraftGiphy

Cigarettes

"Cigarettes. The best decision I ever made was quitting."

"It wasn't easy for a long time. But for a few years now, it's been easy."

"I love being an ex smoker every single day."

~ GlitteringAgent4061

Gym Membership

"I paid upfront for a 4 year gym contract. Price was mind blowing."

"I went once in 4 years—my own fault."

~ thatcompguyza

Engagement Ring

"An engagement ring."

~ DortheaCardenasLk1

"The De Beers diamond engagement ring was one of the most successful marketing campaigns ever!"

"Even though diamond engagement rings had been done before with royalty it didn't really take off until De Beers made it the norm for everyone."

"I remember my ex saying the worth should equal 3-4months of your salary."

~ espresso_martini__

I Love You Yes GIF by TACORIGiphy

Fresh Produce

"Moment of silence for the vegetables we've lost this week."

~ stranded_egg

"I've switched to buying almost exclusively frozen veggies now. Before I did that, I was regularly throwing away like 50% of the fresh produce I bought.... now, I get giant bags of frozen mixed veggies from Costco."

"Not only do I only have to thaw out the portions I'm cooking, everything is already chopped up and good to go! The only veggies I buy fresh now are broccoli and mushrooms, because they don't taste great frozen."

"Also broccoli basically lasts like 2 weeks in the crisper."

~ sharraleigh

Drone

"Drone. Drones were such a fad."

"I bet 90% of people found themselves in a single situtation where they thought, 'Damn, I wish I had a drone here', bought one and never used it again."

~ ActuallyTBH

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Steam Online Games

"I currently have 130 untouched games on Steam plus 120 beaten games."

"I am buying less games, but I know the summer sale starts next week."

~ PotCounts

Go-Pro Camera

"My Go-Pro camera 10 years ago."

"Turns out, I don't live the exciting life I thought I did."

~ zippyboy

Autographed Guitar

"I bid on a guitar signed by Metallica through a radio station auction, where the proceeds would go to a charity. This was over the phone (before cell phones were big and everyone still had home phones) and live on the air."

"Me and one other dumb a** got into a bidding war for this guitar signed by Metallica. I 'won' by making a crazy ending bid of $8000, $1500 more than the last bid. The goal was to be the crazy one, and it worked. The other dude bowed out and I 'won' it."

"I went down to the radio station to pick it up. No party hats, no 'great job!', no greeters, just me and my shame of paying waaaay too much for a sh*tty, Chinese made Fender with 4 signatures on it. They gave it to me in an open cardboard box with no certificate of authenticity."

"It's worth about $300 now, probably. Even worse, I played it a few times and wore down one of the signatures. I mean, it's still there, but you can tell it's been rubbed off a little."

"The only saving grace was that I got to write it off on my taxes and got back like 6K that year or something like that."

"So yeah, used a credit card with 12% interest. Luckily I had a good job, so it only took 6 months to pay it off."

~ PedalMonk

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