I actually got a hand-held vacuum from Wal-Mart. The description claimed that its suction power was so great that it could easily lift a refrigerator. I fell for it.

This contraption wouldn’t even pick up a feather.

I will add that to my Garden Weasel Collection, alongside my Chia Pet that grew nothing but mold.
:confused:

Maybe it was just that one unit that was defective. I would take it back and get it exchanged for another one :eek:

I once got a cotton candy maker. It was a group purchase actually, so I didn't pay for all of it (this is beside the point). Anyways, it only made a tiny amount and the sugar fused the parts together so it can't be cleaned. We tried to pull it apart and now it's slanted; we're taking bets on whether it'll catch fire next time we use it. Tasted really good tho... :)

Oh, I have a million of those! lol But the top 5 worst purchases for me (B_V and I) are as follows.

1. Voorwerk Vacuum System
2. Bissel Floor Cleaning Machine
3. Can't remember the actual name, but it was a little computer type thing that was supposed to help you quit smoking.
4. Orion 9 inch color TV
5. Sleeper sofa....they ALL suck! They're too heavy to move and NOBODY can sleep on them with the metal rods shooting through the mattress.

And the absolute worst toy we have ever purchased for our kids HAS to be...

RubbaDubbers - totally stupid and totally useless. You have to buy all these extra items to go with it otherwise it's the most boring thing on earth for kids. And to add insult to injury, the damn thing cost like 15.99. :rolleyes:

lol maybe they forgot to add in the fact that the fridge they tested was made of paper and was the size of an ant?! or maybe is was the fridge from a doll's house!?

Originally posted by brightleybabe
lol maybe they forgot to add in the fact that the fridge they tested was made of paper and was the size of an ant?! or maybe is was the fridge from a doll's house!?


The worst invention I ever bought was the Ab Belt. Don't get me wrong, it worked, but now I am just tooooooo sexy.:p

Lol, thats horse crap of course.:D

Well it looked big in the picture. Maybe it was made of cardboard although I doubt it could lift that either.

would you really want to use a vacum that was powerful enough to lift a refridgerator?

run into problems like accidently sucking up the dog or something.....but it would eliminate the need for a dolly or man power to pack something....

"Honey, how are we going to move this stove?"

"Hold on, let me get the vacume!!!"

"Oh thank God!"

You make a very good point!

Thanks for the laugh!

:alien:

Originally posted by seawater
You make a very good point!

Thanks for the laugh!

:alien:

Thanks, and Thanks Again:p

Powerful vacuum cleaners are fun. Shopvacs especially. Probably the easiest way to get rid of those pesky hornets/wasps/mud-daubers nests and all the inhabitants. Suck 'em up, spray bug killer in the hose behind them. Let the vac run for another minute or so. Works every time.

Worst purchase? A portable vcr & video camera 6 months before cam corders hit the market.

Originally posted by es347fan


Worst purchase? A portable vcr & video camera 6 months before cam corders hit the market. Irony sucks doesnt it?

I just bought a very powerful automatic vacuum cleaner and I am very happy with it. It's the kind of robot that works alone - it is in fact working in my office as I am typing this ; it is coming in my drection now. I really like this thing becau AAAAAAAGH…

Man, I have have wanted one of those since the first time I heard about it. Is the suction any good? I mean, I think the idea of it running around on it's own is great, but it doesn't do any good if it doesn't pick up anything worth a crap.
Also, does it have a sensor that keeps it from going down stairs or under furniture? Just curious cuz we live in a 2 story and also have some furniture that is kinda high off the ground.
One more question. What size is the collection cup?
Not trying to turn you into a salesman, I just haven't ever talked to anyone that actually had one of those....lol :p

I bought a food chopper. Why? Because apparently I am knife impaired. I got sucked into Pampered Chef. I had to have it. It was a good deal. I'd use it all the time.

It sits on my top shelf behind my refrigerator where I can't reach it.

Originally posted by astrapol2
I just bought a very powerful automatic vacuum cleaner and I am very happy with it. It's the kind of robot that works alone - it is in fact working in my office as I am typing this ; it is coming in my drection now. I really like this thing becau AAAAAAAGH…
:D Astra, you have a very unique sense of humor...;)

Originally posted by astrapol2
I just bought a very powerful automatic vacuum cleaner and I am very happy with it. It's the kind of robot that works alone - it is in fact working in my office as I am typing this ; it is coming in my drection now. I really like this thing becau AAAAAAAGH…

LOL....that was hilarious astra...:D

The five worst things I ever bought were:

1) A Solar Powered Flashlight

2) Dehydrated Water

3) Two train tickets to Cuba

4) a Pet Rock that wouldn't do tricks

and worst of all

5) Seeds that were supposed to grow into a Money Tree

Oh the agony!!! :o

It was a good thing I ran out of money though. The guys that sold me these things also tried to sell me some magic glasses. They said that these glasses were called "Far away Glasses". They said that with them they could see me coming fiften miles away when they sold me all the other items :(

I just managed to get away from my vacuum cleaner bag. I'm back here to tell you about the automatic meat grinder I just received by mail order. This beauty is able to detect fresh meat in a 5 meter radius and then immediately starts AAAAAAGH

Astra - we need 300 words on your adventure with the automatic vacuum whenever you recover from the grinder.
Tex Avery (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=%22tex+avery%22) might offer some guidance.

Good news ! I write this post from my hospital room where I just got rid of these useless legs. I am currently testing a motorised wheelchair, which has the ability of taking orders directly from my brain. For example, I just think "forward" and it goes straight ahead. Then "Turn left" and it turns left. I am in the corridor now. Of course I'd better not think "as fast as possible down the stairs" since… Hey ! No ! I was not REALLY thinking that ! Don't g

ROFL - :D

Does your wheelchair look like this ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/3611660.stm

Originally posted by Dunkirk101
ROFL - :D

Does your wheelchair look like this ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/3611660.stm

now it looks like this

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/~msb/crashed.jpg

Astra, whatever you do, don't buy any automatic brain-controlled sex toys :D

Have you seen the infomercials about how to buy distressed property and then sell it for a handsome profit?

Well, I bought the one by William McCorkle. Yep, it was a scam.

Actually, this was someone I was dating, but it was unreal - he bought this cup holder from a rummage sale for the car. We no sooner got into the car, put it where he wanted it, he put his soda can into it and it immediately broke. I told him he shouldn't buy that junk but he was convinced it was wrapped and everything so it would be great - right.

As for me, it was a mouth guard for 25 dollars that immediately melted into nothing as soon as I dipped it into the boiling water - as the instructions stated! arg.:rolleyes: