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60. I bought a bathroom cup and soap dish set. They were deep blue glass.

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Tue Jun 10, 2025, 12:18 PM

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Turned out it was paper mache and they bled blue all over my bathroom appliances.

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What is the worst item you ever bought. Mine had to be the copper pans on the late night info-mmercial. Junk [View all] debm55 Sunday OP

X-large Ladies underwear 10-pair iwillalwayswonderwhy Sunday #1

LOL 2MuchNoise Sunday #2

Thank you iwillalwayswonderwhy. I agree, buying bras and underwear is a hit and miss. debm55 Sunday #3

Oh yeah, those copper pans...ugh madaboutharry Sunday #4

psst... The InstaPot is great for hard-boiling eggs... hlthe2b Sunday #6

I agree! They are perfectly done & peel very easily. SheltieLover Sunday #8

You got sucker too, They had all types of pans and casserole dishes. I'm glad I only bought two item.I bought a skillet. debm55 Sunday #7

I always wondered about those sets, but have just stuck with my decades old stainless and a good cast iron skillet... hlthe2b Sunday #5

hlthe2b, they did nothing more then my regular pans did.They were to be nonstick--nope they we not. Had a hell of a time debm55 Sunday #9

I'm pretty sure I kept it through college, but honestly, I dont' really remember... hlthe2b Sunday #10

I flew into LAX in 1976 and rented a Chevy Vega at the airport. Jeebo Sunday #22

The widespread issue with those cars that caused Chevy to end them was the aluminum block but mine was peppy. hlthe2b Monday #24

I finally rid myself of the cast iron skillet! I grew up in Texas and every household had one of those because it was CTyankee Sunday #13

I have my Mom's smallish one--I don't (and haven't done fried chicken) but searing meats is where it excels. hlthe2b Monday #25

OMG you ditched the iron skillet?? I've still got my grandma's 100+yr old one!! Callie1979 Monday #27

Time marches on. My next move is into assisted living somewhere. I'll let their kitchen decisions be theirs not mine. CTyankee Monday #30

I guess in that case its a GREAT point!! Callie1979 Monday #41

Better than nothing, which is pretty much mine if I don't have frozen dinners. some of them are pretty good but I have CTyankee Monday #42

My husband uses his cast iron skillet all the time ! kimbutgar Tuesday #66

A projector that projected videos film-style. Jeebo Sunday #11

Thank you Jeebo, I bought a projector that had seasonal disks for it to be shown on your house. Ghosts, bats, for debm55 Sunday #12

DIDI 7 The amazing stain remover. Onthefly Sunday #14

Do you remember the Wam Bam Cloth. I think it came out at the same time. debm55 Sunday #15

I don't remember it. There was a Sham Wow! super towel. Onthefly Monday #23

I think that is the one I was thinking of. Thank you Onthefly. debm55 Monday #31

Our Cuisinart Chopper Is Right Up There ProfessorGAC Sunday #16

Gee, I would think that Cuisinart would sell better items. Yep, ProfessorGAC, you know when you have to use a step stool debm55 Sunday #20

I got one for Christmas Sequoia Tuesday #51

I love my lil handchopper thingy..info commercial style Demovictory9 Tuesday #53

I have one of little things to chop veggies and fruit. I got it from an info commerical. It does work great. debm55 Tuesday #55

That's The Thing ProfessorGAC Tuesday #63

Oh. I like mine. Thank you ProfessorGAC debm55 Tuesday #65

A little Radio Shack "pen printer" jmowreader Sunday #17

HAHAHAHAH. I remember the Commodore. I think I had a printer for it. but the paper was all connected--had holes on the debm55 Sunday #18

.mom bought a dautson b210 horrid car. ugh AllaN01Bear Sunday #19

Thank you very much for sharing with us. AllaN01Bear. Sounds like she got stuck with a lemon. debm55 Sunday #21

A cover to keep cats off furniture 10 Turtle Day Monday #26

Thank you 10 Turtle Day for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #33

Under the influence of Ambien, maptap22 Monday #28

Oh wow. I heard stories about Ambien. Glad your grandkids got to use it thank you maptap22 debm55 Monday #34

My advanced college education... OhioBack2Blue Monday #29

i am very sorry that happened to you debm55 Monday #35

A bundt pan dlilafae Monday #32

It'a not that copper one is is it? debm55 Monday #36

A 1977 Chevy Blazer. I had it just three years, even though I had it rustproofed it rusted doc03 Monday #37

Wow, was it a used car or new. Sorry you got stuck with a lemon.doc.03 debm55 Monday #38

I special ordered it new, it took a couple months to come in. It also got 8 MPG. nt doc03 Monday #39

Rep, that was a piece of junk. Sorry ,doc03 debm55 Monday #40

I remember a Blazer sitting dead in the middle of a field... justaprogressive Tuesday #61

My husband wanted the 2014 cady SRX. It was awful TommieMommy Monday #43

Sorry TommieMommy about the car. Wow,You are right , it was awful. debm55 Monday #44

I didn't buy it, but it was a battery powered toy truck that had a mouth/jaw with sharp teeth sakabatou Monday #45

Yep, toys are like that. Some don't last through Chrismas. Thank you very much sakabatou. debm55 Monday #46

Longest lasting toys were probably my legos sakabatou Monday #47

Thank you very much , sakabatou. that was so kind of you. debm55 Tuesday #48

Didn't buy it, was given a "Ninja" air fryer. Archae Tuesday #49

Thank you Archae. I like how it won't heat up the house in the summer. I'll check them out. debm55 Tuesday #50

It took me a year to use mine..it is amazing Demovictory9 Tuesday #54

Thank you very much, Demovictory9 debm55 Tuesday #57

A new dishwasher. Lilithschyld Tuesday #52

Thatks a shame Lillitheschld. Do you have a warrenty.? I would keep calling the service center and the store until they debm55 Tuesday #56

Oh, yes, we did! Lilithschyld Tuesday #58

In that case I would call the consumer affairs in your county or the main office of the store, not the one you bought it debm55 Tuesday #59

Thank you! Good suggestion. Lilithschyld Tuesday #72

I bought a bathroom cup and soap dish set. They were deep blue glass. applegrove Tuesday #60

Oh my applegrove, That stinks, debm55 Tuesday #62

I have fallen for too many "cosmeceutical" skin care products... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #64

That's true, Thank you 3catwoman3. debm55 Tuesday #67

A plane ticket back to the US. nt ImNotGod Tuesday #68

Thank you ImNotGod debm55 Tuesday #69

A Veg-o-matic catbyte Tuesday #70

HAHAHAHAHAH. I bought one to make french fries cut. Didn't work. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Tuesday #71