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Penny wise and Pound foolish. What's the one item you ever spent money on and regretted afterwards? Mine was a Patagonia fleece jacket. I just wanted a fleece jacket. Hell, I heard they make them out of recycled plastic bottles. I picked the one that fit and took it to the till. I was gobsmacked when it was rung up at over $190.00 after taxes. I was too embarrassed/proud to leave in disgust. I still wear that jacket and I don't like it and it hasn't held up well. Oh, and 8-track tapes. I bought a lot of 8-track tapes back in the day.
 
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mal said:
Penny wise and Pound foolish. What's the one item you ever spent money on and regretted afterwards? Mine was a Patagonia fleece jacket. I just wanted a fleece jacket. Hell, I heard they make them out of recycled plastic bottles. I picked the one that fit and took it to the till. I was gobsmacked when it was rung up at over $190.00 after taxes. I was too embarrassed/proud to leave in disgust. I still wear that jacket and I don't like it and it hasn't held up well. Oh, and 8-track tapes. I bought a lot of 8-track tapes back in the day.
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Can't think of anything, off the cuff

Had to go look up Patagonia fleece jacket - looks like you bought it at MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) - well I guess the price is to offset the cost of all that recycled stuff their building is made of?

I'm pretty thrifty overall - think I got that from my Dad who was the ultimate penny-pincher

Have a great day mal !

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The worst automobile purchase I ever made was an Eagle Vision (mid 90s). Eagle was a Chrysler owned brand at the time and this car was very similar to a certain Dodge car that I can't remember the name of. I bought this vehicle new and it was great for about a year and then things started going to hell. The car was discontinued not long after I bought it which caused it's resale value to plummet causing me to be extremely upside down and making it a problem to get rid of. I should have just cut my losses and dumped it at a huge loss but since I didn't want to take the loss so soon, I decided to hang on to it for a while. This strategy cost me a fortune as I ended up replacing things that should not have gone bad on a car that wasn't too old. I replaced the transmission at 37,000 miles (yes there was a warranty that was good until 36,000 miles), I replaced the Rack & Pinon steering not long after that. I even had a major repair on the drivers side seat as it broke from the rails that it slid back on forth on. Those are just the highlights, there are more. I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $22000 for it and traded it in for $3000.00 when it had around 60,000 miles on it (and the dealer was being kind). I've had extremely good luck with most of my vehicles but this one evened things out.
 
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Expensive wedding dress. Seriously, no dress is worth hundreds of dollars (I think mine was around $700--cheap, nowadays, but expensive then), especially one you'll (hopefully) only wear once. My cousin's now ex wife wore it after I did, but still... hundreds of dollars for a dress that has been sitting in my closet for 25 years (along with the First Communion dresses & veils)? Ridiculous.
 
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Back before I had kids, I went shopping with my (now) mother-in-law for a dress to wear to my (now) brother-in-law's wedding.
We went to some boutique that didn't have price tags on the gowns (should've been my first clue...what's the saying? "If you have to ask, you can't afford it").
I saw a beautiful gown and took it into the fitting room. It fit like a glove. Went out to show MIL and everyone was oohing and aahing so I decided to buy it.
It was $445.00.
I paid for it, and left the store in shock. Granted, it was my own money that I worked for, but I still felt embarrassed telling my (now) husband how much it cost.
I only wore it once. It still fits and is hanging in my closet waiting to be worn again, but I never go anywhere formal anymore.
Anyone want a size 4 gown? Special SKMB discount! :D
 
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80sFan said:
Back before I had kids, I went shopping with my (now) mother-in-law for a dress to wear to my (now) brother-in-law's wedding.
We went to some boutique that didn't have price tags on the gowns (should've been my first clue...what's the saying? "If you have to ask, you can't afford it").
I saw a beautiful gown and took it into the fitting room. It fit like a glove. Went out to show MIL and everyone was oohing and aahing so I decided to buy it.
It was $445.00.
I paid for it, and left the store in shock. Granted, it was my own money that I worked for, but I still felt embarrassed telling my (now) husband how much it cost.
I only wore it once. It still fits and is hanging in my closet waiting to be worn again, but I never go anywhere formal anymore.
Anyone want a size 4 gown? Special SKMB discount! :D
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Sure! I'll wear it on my calf.
 
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A '60s-style plaid sports jacket (modern cut) from Banana Republic, it was two hundred and fifty bucks. A safer bet would've been a more classic jacket or some other purchase. Even though I liked it and wore it occasionally to work it was just too much money.
 
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80sFan said:
Back before I had kids, I went shopping with my (now) mother-in-law for a dress to wear to my (now) brother-in-law's wedding.
We went to some boutique that didn't have price tags on the gowns (should've been my first clue...what's the saying? "If you have to ask, you can't afford it").
I saw a beautiful gown and took it into the fitting room. It fit like a glove. Went out to show MIL and everyone was oohing and aahing so I decided to buy it.
It was $445.00.
I paid for it, and left the store in shock. Granted, it was my own money that I worked for, but I still felt embarrassed telling my (now) husband how much it cost.
I only wore it once. It still fits and is hanging in my closet waiting to be worn again, but I never go anywhere formal anymore.
Anyone want a size 4 gown? Special SKMB discount! :D
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Does it come with matching shoes?;;D
 
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