13 Real (and Hilarious) Regret Purchases

“Spending $1000 on a signed framed Shania Twain picture when I was 18”

“A Burberry trench I bought when I was in uni. I spent way above my means... It cost about $2500 and am too scared to wear it because I don't want to get it dirty. It has been sitting in my closet for about 3 years now…”

“I purchased a rare variegated Monstera plant for $2800 and through my best attempts managed to kill it within 2 weeks 😭🤦‍♀️ major regrets!”

“Buying a $1100 surfboard 🏄 after a friend said how much he loved it. Turns out it's meant for people who weighed 70kg, and I weigh 100kg. It broke in half the first time I tried it out. Painful purchase that is filled with regret.”

“A $1600 sideboard (pre Covid) to house my DVD collection, only for my new puppy to chew the corner off a week or two later in a split second of non supervision. 😜 I'll be #wisr in future!”

“Alcohol for my boss. A lovely bottle of red wine. But she was a recovering alcoholic.”

“I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from a person on Gumtree - turned out to be a fake, and it cost $500 😭 the most expensive paperweight ever!”

“I spent $150 on a rug on eBay ... turned out it was for a doll house but they declined to mention that in the description 😂"

“Sometime between 2000-2015, I went to a seminar with my mum about selling on the internet. I got completely sucked in and paid $3000 but never did the course! I probably could’ve made “some'' money online, but the thought of me wasting $3000 back then still stabs me in the chest! 😖😖😖😭😭”

“Purchased a snazzy beemer at 19 for 5k. No idea what to ask, just took the buyer's word for it. A month later it leaked oil like it was a freaking rig. Took it to the mechanic. A 5k job he said. Fixed it and sold it for 5k. Did I mention I took out a personal loan to buy? So now I have debt and no car. Happy days.”

“Getting duped on my new car loan. Negotiating what I thought was a ‘good deal’ only to realise I paid full retail 🤪🤪🤪 plus getting roped into extras like leather which made my loan higher than what the car is worth 😭 💔 I’ve since learnt my lesson well & truly”

“We renovated our bathroom. It was supposed to be six weeks. Three and a half years later we are still not finished. Past problems included dodgy tile laying, sparky who was unlicensed, damaged cabinets, chipped tiles, overheating walls, clunky towel rails, and the list goes on and on and on. Latest problem this week is water leaking under the cabinet...😱😔”

“That would be the purchase I DIDN’T make... 🙊 Took out a personal loan to buy a van with the intention of doing it up and taking a year off work to live the #vanlyf. Instead I blew the entire $30k loan on... honestly, I don’t even know what! Shopping, trips, stuff - who knows?! 😬 I’m still paying it off 3 years later, but thanks to @wisraustralia I’m almost done and debt free 💪😁”