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<p>Just in time for the holidays: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/e4sk5y/what_are_some_dumb_purchases_you_made/">people on Reddit are sharing</a> the dumbest, most expensive purchases they&#39;ve ever made, and it will make you feel better as you find yourself spending thousands of dollars on stocking stuffers.</p><p>You are not alone.</p><h2>1. &quot;Lifetime Megavideo subscription. It was shut down shortly afterwards for copyright infringement.​​​​​​&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TheSweetestLemon/" style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">TheSweetestLemon</a></p><p> </p><hr /><h2>2. &quot;I once spent $15 on a Postmates order for ice cream.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/The-office-/">The-office-</a></p><hr /><h2>3. &quot;Bought a onesie for my Great Dane. don&rsquo;t know why I bought it but I think he liked it.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/iLoveReedit/">iLoveReedit</a></p><hr /><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. &quot;I traded a rather rare volume into a local used book store because I had two of them. Then went back to the bookstore a month later and excitedly bought MY OWN BOOK BACK because it was rare and I didn&rsquo;t think I owned it.</h2><h2>I was wrong.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ModernDiabolist/">ModernDiabolist</a></p><hr /><h2>5. &quot;Deciding to go to grad school in 2012&mdash;5 years after graduating&mdash;for no other reason than &#39;I have no clue what to do with my life.&#39;&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CitizenHuman/">CitizenHuman</a></p><hr /><h2>6. &quot;A cactus that lights up.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/OW2000/">OW2000</a></p><hr /><h2>7. &quot;Airplane WiFi. So I could be browsing AskReddit right now.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/blurredlimes9/">blurredlimes9</a></p><hr /><h2>8. &quot;Spent over $100 or more buying clothes for my avatar on a virtual reality game when I could&#39;ve spent it on... You know, actual clothes.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/enjoythesilencio/">enjoythesilencio</a></p><hr /><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9. &quot;I bought a faceless doll to scare people. Turns out I was the most scared one.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BolleChakriThakbeNa/">BolleChakriThakbeNa</a></p><hr /><h2>10. &quot;I&rsquo;ve bought a lot of how to kits/books. Like how to knit, how to calligraphy, how to paint, how to write poetry, etc... have I learned how to do a single one of those things? No, no I have not.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/bethmichelle19/" style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">bethmichelle19</a></p><hr /><h2>11. &quot;A house in 2007...it&#39;s still not worth as much as we paid for it.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/skellmedic4/" style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">skellmedic4</a></p><hr /><h2>12. &quot;I commissioned an artist to paint a portrait of my then girlfriend&rsquo;s dying pet rat.</h2><h2>She had told me her rat was about to die a month before I got it. By the time it was ready, the relationship had ended and I didn&rsquo;t know what to do with it. I paid 90 for it and it was absolutely worth the price. Artist did an amazing job - I just didn&rsquo;t have anyone to give it to now.</h2><h2>I ended up giving it to her anyway. I regret doing that since I probably just made her feel guilty.</h2><h2>Thing is, I was fully aware we were about to break-up. I just liked her so much and I was totally alone in a new state. I didn&rsquo;t think I was good enough to earn her love - so I tried to buy it.</h2><h2>Real dumb.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/StudebakerHotch/">StudebakerHotch</a></p><hr /><h2>13. &quot;400 dollar fish tank lighting. I wasn&#39;t carpenter enough to build the hood to mount it. It sits in the basement as a monument of my idiocy.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Argle/">Argle</a></p><hr /><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14. &quot;My partner went out to buy vegetables for dinner and came home with a <em>kayak</em>. He forgot the vegetables and the kayak has never been used...&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/marv101/">marv101</a></p><hr /><h2>15. &quot;I bought a rare exotic cucumber from a guy who said it would give me good luck.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Mutan100/">Mutan100</a></p><hr /><h2>16. &quot;A lightsaber for $250</h2><h2>...and then a little over double that for parts to build a second one.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/zharrhen2/">zharrhen2</a></p><hr /><h2>17. &quot;I once saw someone say online that they bought an inflatable mattress because they were high and thought it was a giant ice cream sandwich.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AlexBrior/">AlexBrior</a></p><hr /><h2>18. &quot;Hookers in a online fictional universe. I wish I was joking.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/oG-Purple/">oG-Purple</a></p><hr /><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>19. &quot;A strap so I don&#39;t lose my AirPods.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/atocnada/">atocnada</a></p><hr /><h2>20. &quot;I paid a Twitch streamer $1000 to read the entire Shrek script.&quot;</h2><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Whypi3/">Whypi3</a></p><hr /><h2>21. &quot;There was this battery powered rainbow pig that would move and oink. It was less than a dollar.</h2><h2>His name is Sir Oinkers and he is my most prized possession.&quot;</h2><p>-​​​​​​<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FrostyFreeze_/">FrostyFreeze_</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

21 people share the worst purchases they've ever wasted their money on.

Just in time for the holidays: people on Reddit are sharing the dumbest, most expensive purchases they&#39;ve ever made, and it will make you feel better as you find yourself spending thousands of dollars on stocking stuffers.You are not alone.1. &quot;Lifetime Megavideo subscription. It was shut down shortly afterwards for copyright infringement.​​​​​​&quot;-TheSweetestLemon 2. &quot;I once spent $15 on a Postmates order for ice cream.&quot;-The-office-3. &quot;Bought a onesie for my Great Dane. don&rsquo;t know why I bought it but I think he liked it.&quot;-iLoveReedit4. &quot;I traded a rather rare volume into a local used book store because I had two of them. Then went back to the bookstore a month later and excitedly bought MY OWN BOOK BACK because it was rare and I didn&rsquo;t think I owned it.I was wrong.&quot;-ModernDiabolist5. &quot;Deciding to go to grad school in 2012&mdash;5 years after graduating&mdash;for no other reason than &#39;I have no clue what to do with my life.&#39;&quot;-CitizenHuman6. &quot;A cactus that lights up.&quot;-OW20007. &quot;Airplane WiFi. So I could be browsing AskReddit right now.&quot;-blurredlimes98. &quot;Spent over $100 or more buying clothes for my avatar on a virtual reality game when I could&#39;ve spent it on... You know, actual clothes.&quot;-enjoythesilencio9. &quot;I bought a faceless doll to scare people. Turns out I was the most scared one.&quot;-BolleChakriThakbeNa10. &quot;I&rsquo;ve bought a lot of how to kits/books. Like how to knit, how to calligraphy, how to paint, how to write poetry, etc... have I learned how to do a single one of those things? No, no I have not.&quot;-bethmichelle1911. &quot;A house in 2007...it&#39;s still not worth as much as we paid for it.&quot;-skellmedic412. &quot;I commissioned an artist to paint a portrait of my then girlfriend&rsquo;s dying pet rat.She had told me her rat was about to die a month before I got it. By the time it was ready, the relationship had ended and I didn&rsquo;t know what to do with it. I paid 90 for it and it was absolutely worth the price. Artist did an amazing job - I just didn&rsquo;t have anyone to give it to now.I ended up giving it to her anyway. I regret doing that since I probably just made her feel guilty.Thing is, I was fully aware we were about to break-up. I just liked her so much and I was totally alone in a new state. I didn&rsquo;t think I was good enough to earn her love - so I tried to buy it.Real dumb.&quot;-StudebakerHotch13. &quot;400 dollar fish tank lighting. I wasn&#39;t carpenter enough to build the hood to mount it. It sits in the basement as a monument of my idiocy.&quot;-Argle14. &quot;My partner went out to buy vegetables for dinner and came home with a kayak. He forgot the vegetables and the kayak has never been used...&quot;-marv10115. &quot;I bought a rare exotic cucumber from a guy who said it would give me good luck.&quot;-Mutan10016. &quot;A lightsaber for $250...and then a little over double that for parts to build a second one.&quot;-zharrhen217. &quot;I once saw someone say online that they bought an inflatable mattress because they were high and thought it was a giant ice cream sandwich.&quot;-AlexBrior18. &quot;Hookers in a online fictional universe. I wish I was joking.&quot;-oG-Purple19. &quot;A strap so I don&#39;t lose my AirPods.&quot;-atocnada20. &quot;I paid a Twitch streamer $1000 to read the entire Shrek script.&quot;-Whypi321. &quot;There was this battery powered rainbow pig that would move and oink. It was less than a dollar.His name is Sir Oinkers and he is my most prized possession.&quot;-​​​​​​FrostyFreeze_

Just in time for the holidays: people on Reddit are sharing the dumbest, most expensive purchases they&#39;ve ever made, and it will make you feel better as you find yourself spending thousands of dollars on stocking stuffers.  You are not...

21 people share the worst purchases they've ever wasted their money on.

1. "Lifetime Megavideo subscription. It was shut down shortly afterwards for copyright infringement."

2. "I once spent $15 on a Postmates order for ice cream."

3. "Bought a onesie for my Great Dane. don’t know why I bought it but I think he liked it."

21 people share the worst purchases they've ever wasted their money on.

1. "Lifetime Megavideo subscription. It was shut down shortly afterwards for copyright infringement.​​​​​​"

2. "I once spent $15 on a Postmates order for ice cream."

3. "Bought a onesie for my Great Dane. don’t know why I bought it but I think he liked it."

1. "Lifetime Megavideo subscription. It was shut down shortly afterwards for copyright infringement."