Things we buy but rarely use

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    What are things you bought but rarely use?
    For me...

    1. $600 Electric Piano - (rookie)play once a month
    2. RC car worth $450 - Havn't play for 2+yrs
    3. Movies(worth over $200) - Havn't watch for 3yrs
    4. Police Scanner $60 - Never tried it
    5. Misc. Stuff worth $50+/mo - Pretty much trash after a few days
    more.....

    After awhile I realized I wasted too much money.
    All those money could've have some nice mods(springs, intake, etc...)

    anybody like me?
     
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    magazine subscriptions... always sounds like a good idea, but i never get around to reading them!
     
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    I have a magazine rack in the bathroom. Read them from cover to cover, just not all at one time.
     
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    Ah, sweet sanctuary. One of my Linux magazines changed their paper size last year, and there was much complaining from their readership over the fact that it no longer fit on top of a standard sized cistern. But I guess that's a hardware problem.

    Stuart.
     
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    Yamaha 6' baby grand piano. The wife wanted it, but I haven't heard her play it in a few months.
     
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    i spend THOUSANDS on my oldsmobile stuff, and the car hasnt driven (till last month) in 3 years, this year however it will be ready to tear a new ******* to many folks
     
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    I have bought allot of tools that I have never used.
     
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    jack lalane juicer, biotches!
     
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    ^ lol!


    I just bought badass raingear with a gift card, but I'll probably use it only a couple times a year, if that.
     
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    I have this problem ... with shoes :p I think I own 50 pairs, only wear about 5 regularly.
     
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    ^ this! purses, sunglasses, books, books, and more books,
     
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    this is why i don't have a ps3 yet. I play the ps2, but not enough to warrant getting a ps3. I have games that a lot of people don't play - and i go back to them over and over again :p
     
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    Ditto that. Also add the 5gal pump-top of KY. No amount of wine seems to work... On to plan B.;)

     
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    Washburn acoustic/electric guitar....

    Condoms.... ;)
     
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    1. About a dozen pair of jeans that cost about $100 each that I haven't worn for 6 months, due to me getting fat from lack of excercise, increase in video games, and going through a 6-pack of Stella every other night. Working on that right now :laugh:.

    2. $700 on Turntables, mixer, and vinyl I bought back in November to start mixing. I suck so its been disassembled and sitting on the ground in my living room since Xmas.

    3. About $550 worth of paintball stuff I bought last April. I've played once :mad:.

    4. My $600 PS3 I bought on the initial release date. Haven't bought a single game for it yet and have only 2 Blu-Ray movies. This will change since the format war is pretty much over and good games are going to eventually come out





    5. My T-Leg. Bought it in October and has been on jackstands since November. That will soon change.
     
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    Three kids, none of whom are a large enough to use as beasts of burden. Yet.
     
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    Instantly reminded me of this:

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    like 4 rc cars worth way over 600 alltogether that I play like one every few month.
    Magazines that I buy like crazy and never read.
    A freaking rc helicopter that I can't fly cause you need to almost have real pilot license to fly that thing.
    very sadly my digital slr that was worth 700 bucks that I only use once or twice a month.
    storage room that has two tables a couch in there that cost me 100 dollars a month.
     
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    my car insurance!
     
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    Real estate classes. Took them all and I'm not doing anything with it...






    yet
     
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    OOOOOH thats a good one
     
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    1) Sunglasses...6 pairs of Oakleys..only really wear 1

    2) Wii...can't find time to play...

    3) Textbooks..who uses these anyways...

    4) My Kitchen...
     
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    I over buy hats, shoes, and MX goggles

    But mainly CD'S more often than not I buy the whole thing for two-three tracks.
     
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    More parts "in" the car, than "on" the car. Rofl at Chris!
     
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    hahahah!

    However, as a guy who's totalled two different cars over the years (1 crashed, 1 stolen and wrecked), I can tell you that I really cherish insurance. :biggrin:
     
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    +1 it was rather handy when my teg got stolen!
     
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    um sir, if you see my wagon now you would know this is FAR from true. lol
     
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    Another stolen Integra?!? NevAr! :p
     
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    I will vouch for that. But its usually is true.

    Although MR2 for me.. SVX for chris =D
     
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    psh, SVX runs and drives.
     
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    never use it!...

    Title is things you buy and never use.

    Same thing. Ill probly get the 2 working before you even look at the svx again :p
     
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    nope, might be getting it this weekend, to sell. remember...dur.
     
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    dam... might be fixing the 2 within the next few years... giving myself a good time frame.
     
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    haha yea, my thiefs were idiots so i was lucky. they stole my whole car to take my stock wheels and AEM intake, oh noes!!!!
     
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    I'll go the R/C car route. I had 3, just sold one. Haven't driven them in a while, mostly because everytime I do... I crash/break them.

    The On-Road car goes 65+, and turns into a hockey puck anytime it hits 2nd gear. High speed plus + road bumps/rocks = $$$$$
     
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    hoho, better then mine. All I got back was the shell/frame, sits on 4spare wheels, no seats, no engine/trans, 100% complete Stripped, and not even the oem Cd player. I still got pics taken after it was stolen, dont wanna post'em. I do know "who" did it but I just take it cool. Not even on my 2nd payment yet.