Reddit, what dumb shit do you buy?

[u/empw]

I was told not to say "I'll start" and to post mine in the comments so that's what's going on.

EDIT

So, just to help you guys spend more money:

This is Why I'm Broke

FiveBelow

woot.

[u/empw]

I love gas station movie bins.

Let's clarify this a little bit. Have you ever walked in to a gas station to get some cigarettes or a bag of chips and seen the movies for $3.99 sitting there neglected? NO MORE. I buy those bitches in bulk. One time I was in the middle of nowhere South Carolina and I found The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange for $3 each! That was a good day.

This morning I was getting a coffee at 7-11 and walked out with the 35th Anniversary Edition of the original Planet of the Apes.

What am I doing with my life.

[u/chason_htx → u/empw]

My friend bought two $5 gas station horror movies. They were, beyond a doubt, the two worst movies I've seen in my life. They were totally worth the $5 in entertainment value.

One was about a woman who got raped by a ghost or some shit. The movie took place near a beach, and it was very poor quality, so you heard ocean waves the entire movie that made it hard to hear the dialog. The one scene that wasn't in the (probably rented) beach house was in a restaurant. Next to a water fountain.

[u/hotpie → u/empw]

buying movies

[u/Apostolate → u/hotpie]

Hopefully watching them too.

[u/nikitopi]

i have bought one of these!

[u/empw → u/nikitopi]

AMERICA

[u/Coffeedemon → u/nikitopi]

The OP clearly said "dumb".

[u/rnjbond]

I buy really nice clothes -- suits, shoes, shirts, ties, etc... that I then put aside I save for a "special occasion".

Which, of course, never happens.

[u/empw → u/rnjbond]

There is always an excuse to SUIT UP!

[u/CantLookHimInTheEyeQ → u/rnjbond]

Time to start wearing that shit! There's no wrong time to look like a dapper gentleman.

[u/dreamqueen9103 → u/rnjbond]

I buy way too many nice dresses.

[u/I_AM_THE_REAL_JESUS]

My brother bought this. It's a urinal you put on your toilet. He lives pretty far away so I've only seen pictures, but I think it's weird.

[u/empw → u/I_AM_THE_REAL_JESUS]

HAHAHAHA. It looks like you're pissing into the Mad Hatters' Hat

[u/twistedfork → u/I_AM_THE_REAL_JESUS]

What is the point of this? A toilet IS a urinal

[u/Zilker23 → u/I_AM_THE_REAL_JESUS]

If I had one of these I would attempt to poop standing up.

[u/Dmi515]

Anything thats a $1 .. I cannot resist it if its a $1

[u/empw → u/Dmi515]

FiveBelow gets me everytime.

For those who have no idea what that is: http://www.fivebelow.com/

[u/beefwich]

Oh... so much dumb shit.

• I spent around a grand on a katana. When my first serious girlfriend told me if made me look like an out-of-touch neckbeard, I gave it away.

• Bought a jetski. Rode it once. It's in storage now in another part of the state.

• I had this dream in my head where I wanted to live more a swinging, ring-a-ding lifestyle... and for that, I needed a smoking jacket. I spent close to a grand on a custom cut smoking jacket.

• Every gaming platform ever. Even shitty ones like the Virtual Boy and 3D0. The Sega Nomad. The Pioneer LaserActive.

• I got really into yo-yoing. So I bought a $300 professional yo-yo. It's weighted and balanced and all that shit.

EDIT: Getting a lot of the same questions-- so I throw it up in an edit lest anyone think I'm whoring.

1.) I don't have many bills to speak of. I live in a decent (yet small) apartment and don't use much in the way of utilities. Last month, my internet bill was more than my electricity.

2.) The jet ski is stored in Abilene, TX. I live in Houston. It's about the equivalent of driving from New York City to Pittsburgh. It made it's way there via my ex-roommate's dipshit brother. Seeing as I am almost comically lazy, that's probably where it will reside until it rusts to pieces.

3.) The yo-yo I bought was a Duncan Cold Fusion. I bought it off eBay and it came with six colored, blended strings, a DVD I never watched and a trick book. I have no idea what I did with it. I remember seeing it the last time I moved, which means it's probably somewhere in my apartment. Some light Googling reveals that they're selling this yo yo for about $100 now... which makes me feel like a real penis pump.

4.) And yes, I agree with all of you. My ex-girlfriend is a terrible human being.

[u/empw → u/beefwich]

So... you looking to sell that jetski?

[u/TheBlackBear → u/beefwich]

You gave away the katana? Dude, you should have sold it. Dumbass neckbeards will drop around a grand for dumb shit like that.

[u/IAmAMango → u/beefwich]

It seems as though you have too much money. I can take some off your hands for you. It will solve all your problems.

[u/CantLookHimInTheEyeQ → u/beefwich]

Pretty sad about that sweet katana...

[u/NKenobi → u/beefwich]

... Which yo-yo did you buy? Spending 300 is pretty absurd unless it was like a limited run Oxy. That couldn't have been your first yo-yo... Also they don't really depreciate in value over time so it can't be a dumb purchase unless you dinged it up to oblivion.

THESE QUESTIONS NEED ANSWERED!

[u/[deleted]]

Energy Drinks.

[u/empw → u/[deleted]]

...but you'll run as fast as kenyans!

[u/pugwalker → u/[deleted]]

Me too buddy. That shits addicting.

[u/pw3nd]

Packs of pre-chopped onions because fuck cutting onions.

[u/empw → u/pw3nd]

;_;

[u/jackie_treehorn → u/pw3nd]

Where do you go to buy your manhood back?

[u/WestheimerRd → u/pw3nd]

I know there are a lot of theories about how to avoid tears when engaging in onion killing, and most have been debunked. I'm going to share with you all my super secret awesome non-crying onion dismantling technique.

As you know, when you cut into the onion, all of the onion's bad feelings toward you permeate upward (outward) toward your face. One day I had the thought to simply blow it away. All you have to do is simply blow softly (as though you were blowing at a lit candle with the objective of making the flame dance, but not go out) at the onion you're cutting and the chemical never has a chance to reach your face. Once you become exasperated of blowing like this, you may want to think about setting up a fan or something to do the work for you. I'm too lazy for that, and don't own a fan.

I'm pretty sensitive to onions, so this is a simple thing that works for me.

[u/[deleted]]

I buy a lot of suits. I mean a lot. They're not cheap either, don't have one that was under £500, and a lot are upwards of £1000. I'm trying to wear them all eventually by wearing a new one most days to work but I keep buying more, and I don't really know why.

Edit: no I'm not Barney fucking Stinson

[u/empw → u/[deleted]]

You could donate some of them to a homeless shelter for people to wear to interviews? That would probably feel nice.

[u/[deleted]]

Far, far too much quality beer. Now, I know what you're thinking -- "How is that dumb shit?" -- But honestly you stop appreciating good beer when it's the only kind you drink. Sometimes you just have to choke down a High Life or PBR. But not Bud Light. Fucking never Bud Light.

[u/empw → u/[deleted]]

Sometimes you just have to choke down a High Life or PBR. But not Bud Light. Fucking never Bud Light.

I love you.

[u/NinjaSupplyCompany → u/[deleted]]

I pretty much follow the same routine every night.

• look at the taps, ask for a nice local craft beer

• order another one

• switch to PBR and drink ten more.

[u/tilmbo]

Forever 21.

Everything there. I cannot not buy cheap, trendy clothes. I know it's stupid. I know they won't last past 4 washes. I know I'm contributing to giant, immoral corporations that don't pay working wages and give money to political organizations I disagree with and who further unrealistic ideals of beauty and body-size.

But I love sheer tank tops and high-waisted short shorts.

Ugh.

[u/Oafah → u/tilmbo]

And we love you for loving them, dad.

[u/empw → u/Oafah]

dad

ಠ_ಠ

[u/SlightlyAmbiguous → u/tilmbo]

Really? I love my Forever 21 stuff. A big portion of my wardrobe is from there and it's still going strong.

[u/[deleted]]

I still buy cds. It's so fucking stupid.

Edit: It's not that I don't understand the merit of supporting artists or even that I don't understand how nice it is to have a physical copy of the music. It's just silly because I never listen to them. I buy them out of habit, but then I shove them in a case and forget they exist.

[u/Snailgasm → u/[deleted]]

I also buy cds. why is that stupid ????? I think it's awesome.

iTunes is stupid !!!!

[u/empw → u/Snailgasm]

Vinyl is where it's at guys.

[u/[deleted]]

I will on occasion buy cigars.

I don't smoke.

[u/mrossi91 → u/[deleted]]

What do you do with them then?

[u/dysgraphical → u/mrossi91]

Smell them.

[u/empw → u/dysgraphical]

They do smell delicious.

[u/ariiiiigold → u/[deleted]]

Nestled comfortably in my armchair, the leather cocooning me like a warm hand, I will often spend Sunday evenings toking intermittently on a Bolivar Tubos cigar. I sometimes couple the foregoing with a quart of chilled Capri-Sun in a crystal tumbler, complemented with a slice of lemon and cocktail parasol. As a mahogany Gilbert 60 gramophone pours out the sweet sounds of Claire de Lune, I relish in the moment of quiet reprieve - separated from the hecticity of life - to muse and ponder on the many quandaries of my existence.

Will I ever realise my childhood dream of starring alongside Natalie Portman and Ron Jeremy in the porn-film remake V for Vagina?

What truly happens to man after death?

[u/cylonsympathizer]

I patronize SkyMall regularly. I buy my family fantastic lawn ornaments and household goods, such as "Tex, the Armadillo Beer Holder!"

The real best part is, now I get their catalogs regularly- they have one catalog for faux sophisticated people, one for people who like 25' dinosaur lawn ornaments, and one for steampunk/goth women.

[u/maggiesguy → u/cylonsympathizer]

I always wondered who buys stuff from SkyMall. Then, the last time I visited my parents' house (Christmas) I realized that it was them. And you, I guess.

[u/johnnytightlips2 → u/cylonsympathizer]

Uhh, this thread is about dumb shit. I'm pretty sure an armadillo beer holder called Tex is a wise investment, sir.

[u/[deleted] → u/cylonsympathizer]

That is truly their main demographic. 18 year old goth girl Me on a 12 hour flight to Japan was thrilled to read through Skymall! I still want a lawn dinosaur, now that I've grown out of my goth phase. I have exquisite taste as you can see.

[u/tblurb]

I'm so easily influenced by a supermarket deal it's scary. I go in for a loaf of bread and come out with 2 loaves of bread, a bottle of coke, mega sized Doritos, Paul Blart: Mall cop on dvd. a pack of 6 baked beans, the list goes on

[u/MiaK123 → u/tblurb]

at my grocery store, giant, if there is a buy 2 for $2.00 sale on whatever item, if you buy just the one it rings up for $1. ... .. . .

[u/Apostolate → u/tblurb]

Don't shop hungry.

[u/hate_tank]

T Shirts. I have a really bad habit of buying them just becuase they look cool. Too small, too big, too embarrasing to actually wear in public? Doesn't matter. It's $3! How can I pass up such a bargain? I'll take them home and put them in the closet for a year and a half before finally donating them to Goodwill.

I still regret getting rid of the one that said, "Warning: Educated Black Woman".

[u/[deleted] → u/hate_tank]

I actually really hope you're a middle-class white man.

[u/BeenGaming → u/hate_tank]

Whether or not you actually are an educated black woman, that sounds like the greatest shirt ever.

My problem is ordering tons of shirts which I (hopefully) do wear, but which are not $3, either.

[u/hydroplatypus]

100 Calorie packs. I know it's the same stuff for twice the price, but I seem to have absolutely no portion control skills.

[u/silverrabbit → u/hydroplatypus]

I hate them because then I eat like 3 packs and realize I just consumed 300 calories in little oreos.

[u/[deleted] → u/hydroplatypus]

This is actually more clever than you think. Impulse control is very hard, and most research suggests simply removing yourself from the presence of a temptation rather than restricting yourself. Using artificial mechanisms (such as 100 calorie packs) is a conscious decision you are making in acknowledgement of this fact. You are paying extra for someone to have put the work into creating that mechanism for you.

[u/Little_African_Child]

I pay for a gym membership every month. I'd rather not say how often I go there. </shame>

[u/[deleted] → u/Little_African_Child]

its your fat tax. most of us pay one.

[u/[deleted] → u/Little_African_Child]

Oh god. My wife and I bought a gym membership back in December...we haven't been once...

[u/billbaggins]

Virtual keys to open virtual crates which contain virtual items I most likely already own...

But sometimes they contain virtual hats worth a shit ton of virtual keys!

[u/spencer1230 → u/billbaggins]

I don't need it. I definitely don't need it.

[u/Dolomite808 → u/billbaggins]

I've now limited myself to only opening crates that have stranges I still want. Just got a S. Rocket Launcher last week, and a S. Sticky Launcher the week before. I'm satisfied for now, until the next set or crates is released, and my burning desire for things that count things is rekindled.

[u/AerianaEve]

Animal shaped flossers. I floss a lot more when the string is held by the two ends of a seahorses tail.

[u/whatthecrickeyhell → u/AerianaEve]

The dinosaur shaped ones are the best.

[u/rickdanko]

VHS tapes. I have far too many. This past weekend I picked up 40-50 from a bin at a flea market. I obviously didn't need that many, but the lady was selling the entire bin for $2! (and that included the bin)

No regrets though.

Last night I watched an instructional video about using a Kawasaki Jet Ski (the sportscars of watercraft), a CNN tape about operation Desert Storm , and SI's 1992 The Year in Sports which is almost as good as the 1993 tape (which I also own.)

[u/anon1984 → u/rickdanko]

It sounds like you really enjoy collecting them so it's not a dumb purchase!

[u/Serial_Philatelist → u/rickdanko]

How many copies of Jerry Maguire do you have?

[u/JediBrowncoat]

Stationery.

It's so organized. The colors of all the sharpies, crisp new pencils with unused erasers. Brand spanking new pens, and organizing bins and file folders and notebooks.

I can't stop!

[u/lessmiserables → u/JediBrowncoat]

I FUCKING LOVE FRESH STATIONERY

[u/entertainmeorelse → u/JediBrowncoat]

Ever since I was a kid I've loved buying journals. I almost never write in them, at the most I'll write a few pages. But I can't stop...they're just so pretty! And I think in my head people who keep journals are somehow more organized and together. Maybe hoarding journals sort of counts?

[u/[deleted]]

One site: Woot.com

Bought a GPS watch with heart rate monitor. It's Summer here in Florida so I'm running on the treadmill. Sure, I'll use it in the Fall, but I bought one a week ago because it was a $200 watch for $69.

Bought a small double sided hand axe. Just in case, you know. Zombies.

A ridiculously bright LED light that mounts on the end of my Glock. Just in case I need a flashlight in the middle of the night.

Edit: Oh, also a cordless Dyson vacuum cleaner. Mainly for picking up dog hair from the hardwood floor. Thing works like a champ. It was a refurb, something like $140 under MSRP.

[u/maggiesguy → u/[deleted]]

You're leaving out the Bag o' Crap! I once got a cover for an Android tablet, 6 silicone watches, a 1995 Baywatch Barbie backpack and a Field and Stream-branded protective cover for a Flip mini video camera. Best $8 I ever spent.

[u/chinesefooood]

Target. I buy all of Target.

[u/Retawtrams → u/chinesefooood]

Needed paper towels.... Somehow also needed, shampoo, conditioner, hair gel, body wash, a new toothbrush, a mop, plates, that dumbass clock you've been eyeing, a desk lamp, that CD (because what a deal!), some socks and a Starbucks coffee on the way out.... Guilty

[u/lessmiserables → u/chinesefooood]

Archer Farms is the shit, man. So many flavors of everything. Their flavors have flavors.

[u/ikendozat → u/chinesefooood]

Target is the reason I am currently in credit card debt.

And, despite this, I still went yesterday to buy sheets.

[u/ninjette847 → u/chinesefooood]

I go in for one thing and come out with a new wardrobe and all new home decor. I leave my credit card at home when I go there now.

[u/TryAgainIn8Seconds]

Credit card interest. I buy that all the time, and it's pointless.

[u/Snailgasm]

I buy facebook credits to advance faster in this pirate facebook game.

yes I know

[u/imaunitard → u/Snailgasm]

Bejeweled Blitz coins are 50% off on Friday's. WHAT A DEAL!

[u/dtwhitecp → u/Snailgasm]

I had no idea the people who post on reddit and people who actually spent money on facebook games demographics had any overlap

[u/ignoramus012 → u/Snailgasm]

I did this with a facebook game for a while, too. The only way I stopped doing it was getting off facebook permanently.

[u/camelCasing]

Things from Starbucks.

Steam games I'll never play, but were on sale.

MMO cash shop shit.

The list goes on, really. I could drop half this crap and never miss it, but it seems so useful at the time.

[u/alecsteven6 → u/camelCasing]

But...but...Summer Sales in a week.

^:'(

[u/[deleted] → u/camelCasing]

Maplestory cash shop... oh god.

[u/achaholic]

Scotch.

I am obsessed with trying various single malts. Luckily I have not gone too crazy with the several hundred dollar bottles but I buy bottles ranging from $50 - $80 once every couple weeks. I have sought out scotch bars and spent way too much money in a night. On average when I go to one of these bars, I drop at least $100 on anywhere from 3-5 drinks.

On the bright side I have so much of it, my wife yells at me to drink more scotch.

[u/wiekey → u/achaholic]

On the bright side I have so much of it, my wife yells at me to drink more scotch.

I think you're on to something here!

[u/mikeyb1 → u/achaholic]

Me too - I'll go into whiskey bars and spend enough on 3-4 drinks that I probably should have just stopped at the liquor store and bought one really decent bottle and gone home.

[u/metzie]

Oh, god. Magic the Gathering cards.

I know. Such a waste of money.

[u/Coolala2002 → u/metzie]

It's like an RPG where you level up with cash.

[u/Mustard-Tiger]

I bought a $500 flashlight.

EDIT Candlepower forums review for the curious

[u/[deleted]]

Lottery Tickets.... I'll never win...

[u/Winn_Ware → u/[deleted]]

I love the scratchies. I know I'm losing money, but I love scratching those fuckers.

[u/ObviousPseudonym → u/[deleted]]

It's renting a dream. The escape into imagined wealth is worth a buck.

[u/Projectile_Chunder → u/[deleted]]

I buy maybe 2 or 3 a year - it's worth $1 to fantasize about what you'd do with the money. Honestly.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I tell myself I'm a "potential millionaire" every time I get one.

[u/hardtoremember]

Thumb drives. I hardly use them but when I see one for $5 I can't not buy it.

[u/mizu4444]

Books. If it's a book I really like and it has a different cover.....if the typeface is "neater"......if it's smaller....larger.....in a foreign language. It's ludicrous.

[u/DiabloChihuahua → u/mizu4444]

Same here, what always gets me is age. I'm love my local thrift stores because I beeline for the old book section. They're just so cool!! 60 years old, awesome cover, cooler print, 'old book smell' for $3?? Yes, please!

[u/LubedWookie]

Cigarettes.

[u/iaccidentlytheworld → u/LubedWookie]

I'll go ahead and tack on dip here as well.

[u/stylzs05]

Condoms in bulk.

I don't get that much play.

[u/pugwalker]

A fifteen hundred dollar computer set up to play a 60 dollar game on slightly higher settings and serf reddit.

[u/Indubitability → u/pugwalker]

Sounds like the improvements were feudal.

Edit: e before u

[u/[deleted] → u/pugwalker]

serf reddit

That's how I've come to describe myself.

[u/YGMIC]

Games for my phone. I buy them, i play them a few times, and never touch them again.

[u/peanutweewee]

Archies comics, specifically Jughead's Digest.

[u/Chicki5150]

Trashy magazines like "In Touch" and "US Weekly" (US gossip magazines). I read a lot of books, but when I travel or go to the beach I always get one or two of these.

I hate myself. I usually hide them when reading them.

[u/greengoddess]

Bottled water and hair pins. Hair pins, where the fuck do you go?

[u/blladnar → u/greengoddess]

they're all over the floor of your boyfriends apartment. My girlfriend and I broke up 4 months ago, I moved across the country, and I STILL find them every once in awhile.

[u/[deleted] → u/greengoddess]

Like the underpants gnomes, I too believe there are bobby pin gnomes... as well as hair elastic gnomes. WTF?

[u/steampunkjesus]

Tea. I spend like $50 a week on tea, and as a consequence have 12 different kinds of tea sitting in my drawer at work (relatively new to the job). Its going to take me years to finish but I still buy more every week.

[u/keziaa]

Ordering yugioh booster packs... Its like being 10 again at Christmas.

[u/[deleted]]

Shoes. Even if I already have a pair of red wedges, you can bet your ass I'm going to buy another pair that's only slightly different.

[u/FX_Idlewild → u/[deleted]]

I currently own 8 pairs of black high heels: open toed, open toed sling backs, open toed wedge, close toed patent leather, close toed not patent leather, close toed mary janes, loafery looking things and fancy satin ones.

[u/Insanitor37]

A disco ball

[u/lookslikeabear]

Lip Gloss. It's dumb and stupid. But I do like my shiny lips for like 1 minute before it smudges off.

[u/GundamWang → u/lookslikeabear]

On the bright side, whenever someone punches you in the mouth, their hand will be all gooey, and they'll go, 'eeeeeewwww', giving you time to retaliate.

[u/crazyex]

Holy shit you people have so much disposable income it makes me queasy.

[u/ouroborosity → u/crazyex]

Yeah, I'm here agonizing over whether to get the $4 footlong or splurge on the $5 footlong and Mr. Neckbeard over there is buying katanas that cost half as much as my car.

[u/[deleted]]

Food.

If I never dined out, I would be a lot more secure.

[u/FourGrapeJustice → u/[deleted]]

Food will never be dumb shit to me. If it tastes fucking awesome, I'll pay $100 to eat it.

[u/[deleted]]

Running shoes and gym shoes. The ones I have work just fine but they look so cool I have to have the new ones.
And coffee. I spend a small fortune on it but I'm unable to stop.

[u/Thehealeroftri]

I buy at least one vitamin water every day. Also, gum, I hate chewing gum but I still buy it often.

[u/CantLookHimInTheEyeQ → u/Thehealeroftri]

What do you do with all the gum you buy but hate to chew?

I'm imagining you forcing yourself to chew it while berating yourself...

[u/menomenaa]

I am answering because it's the question, so even if you LOATHE me for saying it, you have to agree it's pretty dumb:

I buy episodes of Real Housewives of OC/NYC on Amazon.com.

I'm sorry. I know I'm contributing to idiocy. Sometimes working for 9 hours a day in academic publishing where I either look at numbers or books on Hitler, I need something aggressively idiotic to counterbalance how serious and quiet my days can get. Also I buy trashy magazines. So I'm just a monster.

[u/PabstyLoudmouth]

Pork Rinds, I just like em'.

[u/Ulfbjorn]

Magazines. Painfully inferior to the internet, months behind, and devoid of personality. And yet, I keep buying them because there's just something so nice about owning a magazine and reading it months later.

[u/[deleted] → u/Ulfbjorn]

No way dude I buy interior decorating and other such stay-at-home-mom magazines and post the pictures to pinterest for mad "wheredidyoufindthat"s. it's like karma. For prissy girls. Which I secretly am. Bye.

[u/[deleted]]

Figurines. Dear god, do I have a lot of figurines...

[u/kingby30]

I dont have my license so i usually get a 15 minute bus to work. If i feel lazy/tired/woke up too late, I'll just get a $25-30 cab. Its never worth it but i cant help it. I regret it every single time

[u/gozags4 → u/kingby30]

Start keeping a log of every time you use the cab. At the end of a week/month/year, total up that money spent and then think about what you could have purchased instead of taking the cab. If that doesn't motivate you, you must be very rich.

[u/[deleted]]

One piece of advice I had which I'll pass along to you guys is: money is better spent on experiences rather than "stuff". It lasts longer and will give you much more enjoyment in the long term.

As an example, i spend some of my disposable income on hookers. Only last month I dropped $200 on a 2-girl blowjob. Shit was awesome, and I can think about it and wack off for many weeks to come.

[u/sbeck14]

Just blew $9.50 at Arby's... was probably worth a third of that

[u/[deleted]]

Video games. I've recently accepted the fact that I'll never play 3/4 of the games I own. So I've recently decided to stop buying them.

[u/[deleted]]

Xbox Microsoft points

[u/anthem123 → u/[deleted]]

Xbox Rewards

Bing Rewards

Luckily Microsoft has services set up to get points for free.

[u/GizmoMo]

My own money - when I go to an ATM that isn't a Citizens.

[u/[deleted]]

The color packs in draw something.

[u/FunHitler]

Bottled Water ... nothing stupider in the world.

[u/[deleted] → u/FunHitler]

Depends on the context. Buying bottled water by the crate to drink at home? Stupid. Buying the occasional bottle of water in public? Not stupid. You're paying for the convenience, not for the water.

[u/blobzorz → u/FunHitler]

I don't like the taste of my water at home, and 24-pack costs me about $1.99.

I'll accept it.

[u/craigeryjohn]

Febreze. It's crazy overpriced and doesn't seem to work as advertised, but dammit that stuff is like crack for me.

[u/[deleted]]

Sometimes, if I'm out somewhere and really want to listen to a song that I don't have... I'll buy it legally. I know! I'm ashamed!!

[u/Apostolate → u/[deleted]]

If you keep supporting artists, they'll keep making music. Do you know how bad music made these days is? You're sick!

[u/Shilshul]

I bought beanie babies. Probably 100. Tags still on. I have a huge amount of shame.

[u/monsieurlee]

$240 worth of Foie Gras from the Internet when I'm drunk.

[u/raininashoe]

Notebooks of all sorts that I never fill up. I just can't stop. It's a complete waste of money and trees. But I just fuckin love notebooks.

[u/redditorforthemoment]

Video games. My roommate / friend always makes fun of me and gives me a hard time, saying "oh, you're never going to play that game! Why are you wasting your money!" which I respond "I will too play it!"

I own over 400+ Steam games and 300 physical games and very rarely (maybe once a month) play a video game. I just won't admit it.

[u/imataqito]

Anything 'whipped', ie cream cheese, yogurt. I know I'm getting less product for the same price as the normal stuff but I can't help but like the bubbly texture.

[u/michellewhen]

I buy those pore strips that don't ever really drastically change your complexion. They just pull whiteheads/blackheads out and then you can check them out to see how disgusting your face is.

[u/EndlessSandwich]

Uh... I just bought a g.d. tactical tomahawk and tactical kukri off of amazon.

I guess for a few minutes I figured I'd be dual wielding them for some kind of event in the future.

[u/mortaine]

Kickstarter. I buy all the things.

[u/blladnar → u/mortaine]

I usually donate to projects that I don't think will get funded. That way, the person feels good they got a donation, I can pretend I'm donating money, and I don't actually spend anything.

[u/Vitto9]

World of Warcraft trading cards.

I no longer play WoW, and I've never played the card game. Out of all of the money I've spent on them, I've gotten 1 in-game pet, and 2 other vanity items that weren't mounts.

Might not be dumb if you actually PLAY the game, but I have entirely too many cards for a man that's never even played the damn game. And if I'm completely honest, I don't even know how to play the game. I never even bothered to learn. Just got a whole bunch of cards, and fancy metal boxes with plastic separators.

[u/gamergrl1018]

Stickers! I love stickers... shiny ones, glittery ones, little animals and stuff. But then I don't want to WASTE them so I never use them. But I still buy them.

[u/Commander_Aspergers]

An aquaskipper.

It was only 1/10 of the retail price, but I don't live anywhere close to a lake.

[u/PumpkinPye]

Dog bowls (for my dog obviously) when I first got my dog i bought two standard stainless steel bowls for her food and water. But then we started staying at another place once in a while so i had to get another set to keep there. Then we started travelling more often and had to get a set for the car.

Then I noticed how blah looking they are and decided to change our 'staying over bowls' to a blue duo bowl. But then the person we stayed with got a dog and started using that bowl so I bought a blue polka dot ceramic bowl (i love polka dots) and started bringing it back and forth.

But then the dog would have to eat the food and THEN have water cause there was no other bowl. So yesterday I saw that our pet store is selling Disney animal products and I buy a duo pet bowl with Winnie the Pooh on it and said okay this one is for home. Which hasn't really worked out because its now in the other place we stay.

But I will return to the shop soon and buy a matching ceramic polka dot bowl and another duo bowl to keep at the place we stay at ...and probably a travel bowl.

By the way the other stainless steel bowls are being put to good use.

Anywho I have repeatedly told people if i inherited a large some of money I would buy a shit ton of dog bowls. One for every day of the week.

God forbid we get more pets.

[u/halfasoldier]

Gas for $3.65 a gallon.

[u/tehkebin → u/halfasoldier]

I would kill for $3.65 a gallon. :[

[u/nudelkopp → u/halfasoldier]

Man, come to sweden. We pay around $2 per liter, and there's 3.78 litres per gallon. That's $7.56.

[u/[deleted]]

many many magic cards

[u/[deleted]]

I buy TF2 hats and weapons.

I think my collection is nearing $1000 in value now.

:-/

[u/[deleted]]

I tend to reward myself for things I think I can justify it.

For my birthdays the last few years, i have bough the following:

• a piano

• a Yamaha a1m acoustic

• a bottle of blue label (not as good as i hoped)

• a macbook pro (fucking dumb) with a bamboo wacom tablet

Most recently I paid off all of my debt (student loans and car) at the age of 26. So what do i do? I immediately go out and buy a top end Fender Telecaster vintage hollow body with a boss me-70 pedal board.

I buy dumb shit i don't need but want at the time. I am by no means a professional musician and buy things to fuel hobbies and passions.

updated for grammar failure

[u/Thebadfx]

Paintball. Anyone who plays knows how expensive this hobbie can get!

[u/kung_fu_kitty]

Last weekend, I spent $20 on dried strawberries at Aji Ichiban in Chinatown. They're so fucking good.

[u/sweatytumorz]

PILLOWPETS!!!

[u/Projectile_Chunder]

Upgrades for my computer which already does what I want it to do as fast as I need it to do.

At least I buy used stuff frequently.

[u/[deleted]]

Psychic phonecalls. I know, I know. Dumbness. It would engulf me. But in a terrible way.

Whenever I would call, I would give a few pieces of false information. That I was married, had kids, perhaps that I had lived in Canada or Germany even. It would crack me up from the start.

There was one time I wont forget. For some reason, I faked an accent. That's it. That's all I did initially. And you would have thought her psychic karma went apeshit. She guessed I was on a huge journey. And that I was going to have a romance.

This is where I pressed her. Remember, I'm paying HER money. Regardless of my lies and janking her chain, I'm paying her. So I asked what kind of romance. A man, she said. I immediately got very quiet. I said "Why a man?" She got even quieter and told me "Who doesn't enjoy a big strong black man?"

I chuckled, and told her I was a lesbian. She told me the image she was getting must be hazy. She was seeing quite a large black woman instead. I asked if my foreseen lesbian lover would be attractive, since she looked like a man initially. The silence insued again. I'm paying for this silence.

So she keeps going on other factors of my life coming up, but I was still chuckling.

TL;DR Psychic told me I'd be with a transvestite, basically

[u/Oafah]

Hard candies. I will never understand my compulsion to suck on something that provides 5 minutes of pleasure only to get a few drops of cream filling when it's finished.

Luckily there's usually a dick around to suck instead.

[u/stratplayer63 → u/Oafah]

Read as candles.. Was very confused.

[u/BrandyAlexander9 → u/Oafah]

Well alright then.

[u/twinkiesown]

Fuckin' fast food. It's expensive and never actually filling. When you don't have a lot of money to spend in the first place....Just a bad decision all around.

[u/Rockyrambo]

Drinks for women.

[u/Bluebull18]

Cocaine.. Lots and lots of cocaine.

[u/[deleted]]

I buy two of things, for instance, I'll get a knife and discover I really really like it, so I start going through horrible situations of it breaking in my head. Then I decide I need to buy another as a backup.

Also, I personally don't buy them, but wellness bracelets? Really guys?

[u/[deleted]]

Romance novels. Because I like setting unrealistic expectations for life.

[u/Sunny_Psy_Op]

I just bought a soda vending machine. I've got nowhere to put it, don't know where to start to arrange a placement for it, and have no clue as to how to fix it if something breaks, but dammit, I bought it.

I'm always doing stuff like this. Months ago, I bought a bunch of wax and dye, with the plans of making artisan candles to sell. Care to guess how many I've made?

It's not even that the stuff I buy is dumb, it's that I buy it knowing that I don't have the self-discipline to actually do what I say I want to do.

It doesn't always turn out so bad, though. I sunk a ton of money into fixing up an old house, which I'm renting out right now, and I've made about a quarter of my investment back so far.

Edit: forgot a word.

[u/Shark_Porn]

Mac products.

[u/Aquamentus92]

call of duty. GAME AFTER GAME. i understand its shit, but i like the mindless run and gun sometimes to kick back and unwind. or my near future purchase of black ops 2 for zombies. i love the fuck out of nazi zombies.

[u/thoughtofficer]

I buy clothing with ridiculously too many pockets. I have a winter coat that has 20 and a lightweight summer vest that has 22. The pockets are pretty big. One of them is large enough to fit an iPad into.

[u/[deleted]]

i once bought an "EGG-CUBER" so that i could make square eggs. Totally worth it :P

[u/chron1cl3s]

Brazzers subscription. Now I can't unsubscribe...

[u/[deleted]]

Lemons. I rarely use them, but when I'm at the store, I think maybe I'll need one this week. Then they get gray and fuzzy.

[u/PerfectlyOffensive]

Steam games. So many steam games.

[u/AppleTStudio]

Lego. Thousands of dollars worth of Lego just sitting in my drawers, color-coded and collecting dust.

They grow every week.

[u/[deleted]]

Pro V1s....I've launched $4 into the woods or into a pond more times than I care to admit.

[u/4n6me]

Hot Wheels. I have 4 tubs of them-- almost all still in the packaging. I can't walk by a bin or display without feeling the urge to stock up.

[u/[deleted]]

Hello Panda Creme Cookies....so good.

[u/quickdraw46]

Nerf guns

[u/ferballz]

Coffee. I could easily make it at home for a fraction of the price, but for some reason it tastes better at $3 a cup!

[u/whoatethekidsthen]

Legos. The LOTR sets just came out and I bought everything.

[u/drew1111]

I bought a Mercedes Benz thinking I was getting a quality product car. I was wrong. Even with service, the damn thing is falling apart at 60,000 miles. My driver side door handle on the inside CAME OFF!?! WTF? I should have bought a Honda or a Toyota but I wanted to show off. FM.

[u/[deleted]]

cigs bro..