The Dumbest Purchase I Ever Made

March 13, 2008 · Filed Under · 2 Comments 

DebtKid is running a contest where if you talk about your dumbest purchase, you will be entered to win his dumbest purchase, a Nintendo DS Lite that he bought from Wal-Mart at 1 a.m. in the morning. Very creative, I just had to get in on this one.

(Begin Harp Music) I remember it to be 1995, I was a junior in college and CD’s and CD players were all the rage. With the ease of services like itunes, I can’t even remember the last time I bought a CD. But that is neither here nor there.

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There I was at Circuit City staring at a wall of portable CD players. They ranged in price from like $50 all the way up to $280. How do I remember that you may ask? Well, it is because I walked out with the $280 model. What the H-E-double hockey sticks was I thinking? Here is the anatomy of this a bad decision:

  • I was under the impression that the higher the price the longer it would last. Wow, how stupid was I. I actually remember thinking, “Gosh, I am going to want to have this forever, so it would be totally worth it to spend the extra money.”
  • I did NO research. I walked into the Circuit City with no clue as to what brand and model had the best consumer reviews. I bought solely based on the name ‘Sony’. My mindset was forged by years of advertising.
  • I fell for the cool factor. The Sony model I bought was the smallest and had a bunch of bells and whistles that I though would make my life so much easier. As if it could take my Statistics final exam or something! Du…da….dum…dumb.

It took me a few months to pay it off.  And the funny part was that it ended up breaking my senior year when it fell off the top bunk and hit my roommate, Brendan, in the noggin while he was sleeping. Needless to say he was not very happy! Almost as mad as me for making that stupid purchase. What was your dumbest purchase ever?

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2 Responses to “The Dumbest Purchase I Ever Made”

  1. Mrs. Micah on March 15th, 2008 4:39 pm

    Wow, when you started I thought it wasn’t a bad idea, but $280…yeah that’s not so good. Mine was probably a suit that I’ve never worn and am trying to get rid of.

  2. Kyle on March 17th, 2008 2:35 pm

    Yeah $280 was over the top dumb! Good luck selling your suit. I wish I could have sold my Discman for something!!

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