What's the crappest thing you've had to spend money on?

[BKLFox]

Ooh no totally agree was worth the £30 lesson for sure as opposed to the £280 good part replacement 👍 

[Samilktray]

Spending any money on cars is hideous. From driving lessons, to petrol, insurance, maintenance etc. Rancid 

[FoxesDeb]

23 hours ago, Parafox said:

I don't like the idea of washing off my shit in a sink

A bidet isn't a sink, it's more like a toilet. It's the most hygienic and healthy way to clean, and it's also much more environmentally friendly. 

[Parafox]

Just now, FoxesDeb said:

A bidet isn't a sink, it's more like a toilet. It's the most hygienic and healthy way to clean, and it's also much more environmentally friendly. 

I know. I was being obtuse. I've used one before. Plenty of soap involved...

Still prefer bog paper.

[UniFox21]

£400 on a new window regulator, when the electronic window dropped into my door 

[Milo]

£100 on a belt that doesn’t fit. 
 

 

 

Huge waist.

 

 

 

[Houdini Logic]

On 28/12/2021 at 13:37, rico said:

Council Tax

add to that then having to pay to drop off certain items at the tip 

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

9 hours ago, Houdini Logic said:

add to that then having to pay to drop off certain items at the tip 

 

Another scam - the council charging you if you want a brown bin, they then take your garden waste, make compost with it, then they sell the compost back to the public!

[Greg2607]

 

On 28/12/2021 at 11:33, Arriba Los Zorros said:

Insurance of most kinds, car insurance probably being the most heinous.

 

The extortionate council tax around where I live

 

Worst one for me though was when I lost my phone on contract, it was a really good Galaxy and lost it 4 months into the contract, had keep paying for the contract and handset for another 20 months and add insult to injury buy a shit phone to replace it while paying for a top of the range phone every month.

 

On 28/12/2021 at 11:27, Bellend Sebastian said:

The most astonishing cost to service delivered has got to be employment agencies

You guys will love me then.... i've been in recruitment for 13 years and now work as a Recruitment Manager for an Insurance firm! 

[Bellend Sebastian]

1 hour ago, Greg2607 said:

 

 

You guys will love me then.... i've been in recruitment for 13 years and now work as a Recruitment Manager for an Insurance firm! 

In fairness, we've used a couple of recruitment consultants who do provide an actual service and we wouldn't be without, but boy we've also seen some chancers over the years

[Raj]

Bus lane fine on himberstone road for yesterday...my wifes car byt totally my fault...it was only 5 meters though....no use fighting it...

[Royston.]

I took out life insurance so I could get a free ps4,  never got one.

[Manini]

1 hour ago, Royston. said:

I took out life insurance so I could get a free ps4,  never got one.

Remember when Phones4U used to say they’d give you a free play station or iPod when you took out certain contracts? Never knew anybody to bite so don’t know if that was bullshit or not, but this has just reminded me. 

Edited 30 December 2021 by Manini

[PAULCFC]

3 hours ago, Raj said:

Bus lane fine on himberstone road for yesterday...my wifes car byt totally my fault...it was only 5 meters though....no use fighting it...

Did the same on Lutterworth road,must have been about 5 meters too...got pinged by the last camera.

[VLC86]

I’m not sure but if pressed I’d have to say my ex.

Edited 30 December 2021 by Costock_Fox

[Wymsey]

National Insurance.

[FoxesDeb]

15 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

National Insurance.

National insurance pays for your state pension, statutory sick pay, paternity and maternity pay, and the state benefit system. I think it also goes towards the NHS, but I might be wrong. Either way it's one of the better things to spend your money on I would have thought... 

[Raj]

20 minutes ago, PAULCFC said:

Did the same on Lutterworth road,must have been about 5 meters too...got pinged by the last camera.

It's just a money making machine for Soulsby and to feck off enough motorists!

Wouldnt mind of there was a bus or taxi within 100 meters, yet we all have to crawl along one of the busiest roads in leicester whilst one bus or taxi every 25 minutes uses one lane!

[FoxesDeb]

Getting our septic tank emptied, quite literally 

[Golden Fox]

Kids shoes... even basic Clarks stuff is over £30 a pop, and they are in them for a month and start complaining about being too small. Add in wellies, football boots etc. for 3 kids, and it's a bloody fortune spent on what is now a massive collection of bags and bags of old shoes that don't fit. 

[FoxesDeb]

8 minutes ago, Golden Fox said:

Kids shoes... even basic Clarks stuff is over £30 a pop, and they are in them for a month and start complaining about being too small. Add in wellies, football boots etc. for 3 kids, and it's a bloody fortune spent on what is now a massive collection of bags and bags of old shoes that don't fit. 

Ebay used to be good for selling children's shoes and clothes, people will pay good money for kids stuff that's still in good condition. 

[MPH]

On 28/12/2021 at 08:35, Carl the Llama said:

Every time I pay my rent it's another 1/3rd of my paycheck gone which could be spent on a mortgage instead 

 

its actually cheaper to borrow money for the deposit and pay the loan fee for that as well as the mortgage every month than it is to rent.

[Golden Fox]

10 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

Ebay used to be good for selling children's shoes and clothes, people will pay good money for kids stuff that's still in good condition. 

My wife has a thing about ebay, but it's good advice: just need to suck it up and put the time in, and probably sitting on a bit of money... 

[Turtles Head]

On 28/12/2021 at 13:44, Line-X said:

£70 charge by UPS on a 3kg parcel from Germany under the guise of VAT, customs duty and 'brokerage' - over a third of the outright cost of the goods. If you don't pay, the driver it instructed not to deliver, if you query it they are unable to offer an explanation. 

I had this with an order from Germany recently. Contacted the seller (Teamshirts) and they paid the balance straight away. 

[Raj]

50 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

Ebay used to be good for selling children's shoes and clothes, people will pay good money for kids stuff that's still in good condition. 

We got loads of kids clothes but just end up charity shopping them

Did used to ebay them until a couple of chancers(Probably scousers!!!) tried to bullsh1t they never received  stuff even though I always sent them recorded delivery!