Have you ever purchased something, from anywhere, and lived to regret it?

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

I heard that phrase today, "and I didn't regret it," and that made me ask this question.

I've been lucky even if some things are in a drawer and not used, but nothing I can truly say that I regret the purchase. By the time I purchase something, I know what I want/need and get it or I don't get it. I don't get substitutes either, those I regret, because I can wait and go back and get what I really want.

How are you on that?

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

Yes, there have been many things I regret buying. Some are lessons in learning to be more frugal. Many are just dumb purchases. Everyone makes mistakes.

godi · ‎03-09-2010

I too am guilty of bad purchases.

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

No........I am so FRUGAL that I actually ANGUISH before opening my wallet............

The funny thing is, I always end up buying whatever it is.

♥Surface of the Sun♥

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

Very few people can say they didn't regret a purchase. QVC sold radar detectors and GPS devices long ago. I bought both and rarely used them.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

I regret purchasing tons of shoes, bags and clothes in the past! What nonsense and such a waste of money! I thought I had to have all of these things. At the point in life I was in, I thought these things were "necessary" to make me look great for work and for social. Now that I'm retired and older, I see how dumb I was! Well, any how --- I still make purchases now and then --- to a much smaller degree -- that turned out to be not that great. However, I think purchases over much more carefully now. I have found that if I decided to buy a cheaper item, I usually do regret it, and end up getting the one I really wanted to begin with!

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

Goldengate8361 · ‎01-27-2014

Yes. It happens all the time with clothes and shoes. I don't fret over it, though. My belief is that it's just going to happen with some purchases. It's just part of being a consumer.