Ever bought a piece of kit that delivered less than it promised?

[vernon]

I bought a Cameback digital flow meter and rendered it redundant on the first time out through not being anal enough to really wanting to know how much fluid I was imbibing and whether or not I was drinking at the recommended rate.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Is that really delivering less than promised or simply not what you needed?

 

[Fnaar]

Presumably it could have delivered what was promised, but vernon didn't check the meter.

 

[vernon]

I suppose I didn't need the data as much as I thought I needed it. I didn't meet the needs of the meter.

I normally don't succumb to the allure of gadgets.

I've been bitten twice. I also have a redundant iPhone - Angry Birds' looses its appeal fairly quickly. After a few weeks; use I returned to my Nokia 5800 the telephony services are so much better with the Nokia. My daughter is lined up to receive the iphone.

 

[XmisterIS]

I can't remember any specific instances offhand, but yes, I well know the feeling of paying good money for something, hurrying home excitedly with the box tucked under my arm, ripping the packaging open in a state of near-frenzy while giggling insanely, then reaching into the box, pulling out the prized object ... pausing ... blinking ... and then being struck by the inevitable thought, ... "I've bought a piece of shoot".

 

[funnymummy]

I can't remember any specific instances offhand, but yes, I well know the feeling of paying good money for something, hurrying home excitedly with the box tucked under my arm, ripping the packaging open in a state of near-frenzy while giggling insanely, then reaching into the box, pulling out the prized object ... pausing ... blinking ... and then being struck by the inevitable thought, ... "I've bought a piece of shoot".

I have bought a fair few things (Usualy off Ebay) look fab in the photo, excellent description, spend days watching the auction, fingers hovering on the mouse, counting down the seconds to time my bid just right, then a few more days for the item to arrive, only for that to be while i'm work at so another days wait til can get to sorting depot to collect...and then, the hurrying home, ripping packaging open, the momnet of actulay touching, feeling the item...and then the "Ooooooooooooooooo WTF!?!?" moment!
Luckily twice a year a letter comes home from my sons school asking for donations for summer/Christmas fayres

 

[Night Train]

I bought two pairs of jogging leggings thinking they were like trackie bottoms but they turned out to be lycra.
They will be rewrapped and put in the classifieds as I lost the receipt.

I also bought a Harley Davidson back in 2002. That was a pile of crap too.

 

[Glow worm]

DAB radios are always crap. I have one and the sound quality is rubbish- that's when I can get a signal. Much worse than FM and the station choice is minimal. They use colossal amounts of power/ batteries and you can't get anything from overseas either (whereas my £6 transistor gets stuff from all over Europe). Seems to me DAB is the equivalent in crapness to Betamax video in the 80's.
D.A.B. = Dead And Buried.

 

[HLaB]

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Remember these?-

On the annual "see Father Christmas" shopping trip I saw one being played with in a toy shop when I was about 7. It went straight to the top of my list. I couldn't wait until the morning I got to unwrap it and watch it slither all over my hands.

The disappointment was immense.
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OT, I had one of those in green and it was great up until its eyes fell off!

BOT I bought a cheap Camelback look-a-likie (I think it was from Lidl) decided I didn't like it and it became redundant.

 

[snorri]

Not usually one to follow fashion, but I once ordered up a set of cycling glasses from Madison. There were three interchangeable pairs of lenses in a plastic box with the lens holder. If the folded glasses were carried in the box on the bike, vibrations caused the end of the spec legs to rub on the lenses producing abrasions in the middle of the lenses. The size of the box made it impractical to take out on the bike anyway, which meant you had to select the lens before leaving home, not much use if the weather changed en route. Having selected the best choice of lens for the day, due to some optical deficiency my brain was getting messages saying that my head was 3 metres above the road when it was actually only 2 metres from the road. Fortunately I did not persevere but dumped the glasses before they caused a crash.

A total waste of money, a load of junk.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Aye, those Cycle Chat Jerseys! ........anyone else have one??

 

[Fnaar]

I know someone who's bought 4 really quite good bikes, and never ridden one (sold them again), till the latest one... a decision to get fit, followed up by inaction... but that's not the fault of the equipment, in this case

 

[asterix]

My first digital camera

 

[swee'pea99]

Any number of bike lights. Doesn't matter whether I buy cheap or branded, they all seem to die in no time. The latest - quite a costly Cateye rear. Almost made it thru' the winter...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I know someone who's bought 4 really quite good bikes, and never ridden one (sold them again), till the latest one... a decision to get fit, followed up by inaction... but that's not the fault of the equipment, in this case

MacB?