What is your best "I bought a brand new .... and it ...." story?

I guess I have good luck. My best/worst story is, “I bought a printer from Woot, but it didn’t work with my Mac.

Really? Isn’t that usually the first (and second and third and fourth) question that gets asked?

@Empress, I just take Apple’s extensive driver support for granted. If you walk into Target and try to find a mouse or keyboard that says it works with a Mac on the box, you’d be walking out empty-handed, but pretty much any USB one will work. Buying non-Apple hardware is always a leap of faith. The Lexmark model I bought is the only one of its line that is NOT mac-compatible. Luckily, I have a PC, too, so I can print from that.

Those must have been some boots to break a hill.

I bought a brand new pair of Salomon amphibious shoes. I brought them home left them out in my living room and the next day my dog chewed both soles and heels off of the shoes. I was so bitter.

no no no, these were just EXAMPLES I gave trying to explain the question.

Plus I’m a Guy, boots=no thanks!

I bought my husband a master’s degree in psychology (I admit it: he did all the work)
and then he decided he’d rather not have that kind of job.

@windex: since when do boots = woman? It’s not like you said “hot pink galoshes” or “thigh-high dominatrix stilettos.”

I really wanted an emerald cut blue topaz ring, so for our 10th wedding anniversary, my husband spent $1,500 on a gorgeous ring for me. The first time I wore it to work, I hit it on a filing cabinet and knocked a spinter out of the edge of the emerald cut topaz. The jeweler couldn’t recut the stone, and insurance wouldn’t cover it. Every time I wear it, I see the flaw. It’s a reminder not to covet “stuff.”

I bought an aftermarket car (not gonna say how much I paid), and upon delivery of the car, it wouldn’t start. I had to send it back, and wait a whole month before I could drive it!

I bought some N53 strength Neodymium magnets and my puppy ate them. They got attracted to one another in her intestines and we needed to have them surgically removed.
She is three years old now and doing fine.

@shadowfelldown i thought you were going to say that you can stick metal things to your dog now LOL.
glad to her shes doing fine

I bought an Acer laptop and it never worked right. I brought it back to where I bought it and they ‘repaired’ it twice. I threw a fit and they sent it back to the factory for more repair. It never ever worked and I could kick myself for buying the darn thing. On top of everything, I have to live with my husband’s “I told you to buys name brand and not buy something just because it was on sale’ speech every time the topic comes up.

Don’t ever buy Acer products! They are junk!

@basp i think you just got a bad one, ive had some great luck with acers.

I bought some gloves from a store, came home, and realized they were actually two left ones. Hooked together with the little plastic thing and all.
Wouldn’t let me return them either. :(

@uber
lol. Its funny that you should mention that. After we had got her X rayed and we were sitting in the waiting room at the vet’s office I tried sticking a car key to her… no dice.

I bought my sister a miniature collie for her 9th birthday…. 2 weeks later, she (the puppy) was eaten by coyotes…. :’(

I bought her another one as soon as I’d saved up enough money, but being only 12 at the time, this took quite a while…

since when do boots = woman? It’s not like you said “hot pink galoshes” or “thigh-high dominatrix stilettos.”

I would marry a man who’d wear either of those. As a matter of fact, I think it may have to be added to my list of husband criteria.

My daughter bought a silky bra and panty set from Victoria Secrets for $50.00! On the way home, she flicked a cigarette butt out the window. It flew back in the car and landed in the shopping bag which was on the floor of the back seat. Burned a hole through both of them. Bummer!!