The Kirby Vacuum Cleaner
My old favorite for "worst purchase by a husband" is a Kirby vacuum cleaner. They are built like chrome tanks, weigh as much and are only slightly less expensive.
Kirbys are sold by door-to-door salesmen, so if your husband buys one, it can result in perpetual fear of salesmen coming to your door while you are away. Don't buy a Kirby vacuum cleaner unless you and your spouse really want the same vacuum for the next 25 years. And then, buy it on ebay.
Every Exercise Device Sold on Television
The guilty party will remain nameless, but I know someone who was discovered to have purchased every exercise device sold on television. One whole room was devoted to his thrice-used bowflex, glute blaster, cardio twister and many more.
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Product: A Jet Ski One jet ski. How is our family going to enjoy one solitary jet ski? Is he going to race this thing on weekends?
The Netherlands Tuesday 08th of December 2009 1:18 am
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Product: A Pickup Truck ...without telling me he was even thinking about getting a new car.
Afghanistan Tuesday 08th of December 2009 2:58 am
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Product: Sham Wow My amazing wife bought it for me for my birthday. Loved the comercial. Liked the product. Treasured the box with
Vince's picture on it.
Ireland Tuesday 08th of December 2009 4:08 am
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Product: Christmas china, glassware, and flatware She somehow thought we needed a whole NEW set of china for use in the winter months, so now come December she puts away
our plates, bowls, serving dishes, glasses, forks, knives, and spoons, and hauls out her winter-themed plates, bowls,
serving dishes, glasses, forks, knives, and spoons. Not to mention the tablecloth, placemats, etc., etc... *sigh*
Canada Tuesday 08th of December 2009 4:23 am
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Product: HP Mini A netbook! Seriously, I'm the web developer and I have been wanting one of those for the longest time. She got one
for herself. Oh well.
United States Tuesday 08th of December 2009 5:33 am
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Product: Flashing Dragon My previous girlfriend purchased me a Dashboard mounter flashing dragon statuette with light up LED action. I promptly
got rid of the dragon aspect and mounted the LED's in my glove box as a light source.
Algeria Tuesday 08th of December 2009 5:53 am
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Product: An ocarina I bought my self an ocarina, my wife got reeaaally upset!
And she won't let me play it, she thinks its crazy.
Solomon Islands Tuesday 08th of December 2009 7:14 am
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Product: a used Ronco Electric Food Dehydrator We've had it since May. He's used it once to make jerky. It tasted like soap.
United States Tuesday 08th of December 2009 7:55 am
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Product: I bought my wife an Engagement Ring back when we were dating. Worst. Purchase. Ever.
United States Tuesday 08th of December 2009 9:08 am
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Product: My wife bought a second, then a third piano I think she wanted me to be a piano mover in my spare time.
Kazakhstan Tuesday 08th of December 2009 9:49 am
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Product: Kirby, and then another She bought the first when I was working nights, surprise honey, here's a decent vacuum for an outrageous price. Then 2
years later she traded that one in for another when my shiftless brother was selling them.
Estonia Tuesday 08th of December 2009 10:18 am
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Product: A pair of women's slippers. My wife bought me some slippers. Women's slippers. For me.
Scotland Tuesday 08th of December 2009 10:43 am
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Product: A sewing machine My wife has no real hobbies. I have always encouraged her to take up something so I don't feel guilty about spending
time on my numerous hobbies. So when she expressed an interest in doing some sewing, I immediately went out and did some
research on sewing machines. We ended up buying her a basic, but still pricey, Bernina. I think she's used it twice.
Vatican City Tuesday 08th of December 2009 11:00 am
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Product: A Pistol-Grip Shotgun Why? I have no idea. It was out of nowhere. Maybe he wants to pretend to be Terminator or something.
Wales Tuesday 08th of December 2009 11:22 am
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Product: Brown luggage from the 1970's, this was in 2004
United States Tuesday 08th of December 2009 11:42 am
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Product: Sword cane My boyfriend bought himself a cane with a handle that pulls out of the base with a ten-inch blade, but honestly I always
thought that was pretty awesome.
Germany Tuesday 08th of December 2009 12:48 pm
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Product: Segway My wife was skeptical when I bought a Segway. I've ridden it to work almost every day for 4 years now so she no longer
thinks it'll end up covered in dust in a closet.
I recently brought up the idea of selling it and she got upset.
Now, if I can just make her feel the same way about my 450 Watt guitar amp. . .
United States Tuesday 08th of December 2009 1:04 pm
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Product: I bought a 27 foot teepee She has been supportive, but I only put it up on rare occasions. I know this is about stuff your spouse buys, but
let's be serious here...I am the spouse who buys the crazy things (I own every instrument for a mariachi band, but only
play the guitar). the teepee rules though!!
Oman Tuesday 08th of December 2009 1:20 pm
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Product: a flute staff. Three years ago, I bought a six-foot long bamboo flute staff, like the one David Carradine (RIP) used in Kung Fu. It's
currently residing in my closet, as I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE *^&%$#% FLUTE.
India Tuesday 08th of December 2009 9:10 pm
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Product: Paintball equipment He goes ONE TIME, has fun, and magically becomes the #1 consumer of paintball equipment?
Iceland Wednesday 09th of December 2009 1:09 am
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Product: Cheesy mirrored "painting" that makes "wave" sounds It's supposed to be soothing and relaxing, but the light is too bright, and every few seconds it makes this "seagull"
sound that's just downright f***ing annoying!
United States Wednesday 09th of December 2009 11:01 am
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Product: RC Airplane He flew it once - at night, against my advise - and crashed it. We spent more money trying to repair the wings and
propeller, but it was never the same...he finally threw it out after about a year of dust collection
Canada Wednesday 09th of December 2009 11:17 am
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Product: Replica of Krull glaive My husband bought, commissioned actually, a replica of the glaive from the movie Krull. Yes it is cool, but it was
expensive. However, price and prop replica wouldn't be so ridiculous if he didn't now refuse/procrastinate for five
years to get a shadow box custom made to display it in. It's sitting in his closet!
United States Wednesday 09th of December 2009 11:26 am
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Product: a bowling ball used. with someone else's name on it. neither of us bowl.
United States Wednesday 09th of December 2009 12:02 pm
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Product: Rowenta Iron My iron died. I told my mom I could use a new iron. I was quite surprised when I opened the gift and found a Rowenta
iron (they hare expensive). I wasn't expecting that! Well, when I got home and opened the box I noticed that there
was some staining on the bottom of the iron. I think my mom bought a new one for herself and wrapped up her old one for
me.
Burundi Wednesday 09th of December 2009 3:04 pm
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Product: A race car He traded our perfectly useful Volvo for a race car.
He wasn't a race car driver.
The first time he drove it, it caught on fire.
ugh
United States Wednesday 09th of December 2009 3:37 pm
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Product: electronic keyboard He shows up one day with a keyboard- he doesn't play, but he'll learn. It sat behind the couch for 2 years. I gave it
to the Goodwill after he moved out.
United States Wednesday 09th of December 2009 4:40 pm
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Product: 9/11 conspiracy My wife actually bought into the whole 9/11 conspiracy theory. I asked her how she could buy such an inane thing and she
started spouting off words like "controlled demolition" and "windowless planes". I had to leave her shortly after
that.
United States Wednesday 09th of December 2009 5:16 pm
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Product: An election It's true, or my name isn't Laura Bush!
United States Thursday 10th of December 2009 12:08 am
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Product: 3 barca loungers My husband did need a recliner - but then he found a guy selling 30 matching barca loungers on Craigslist. The guy had a
ministry that failed and was liquidating his stuff. You'd think a ministry with barca loungers instead of pews would do
well.... regardless, we didn't need three of them!
Austria Thursday 10th of December 2009 9:33 am
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Product: Pottery barn candle vase My woman was in this mood where she felt the need to hint to me that she wanted me to buy her something by commenting
how much she liked just about everything we saw. I was getting so tired of it that I decided to buy the most tacky and
ugly thing she commented on, which was this mosaic candle jar. When I started buying it she quickly changed her mind
and started hinting not to buy it.
Turkey Thursday 10th of December 2009 12:20 pm
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Product: A bra 7 sizes too big. I don't have a spouse, but if I did, this is what the idiot would have bought for me. What a dumbass!
Australia Thursday 10th of December 2009 9:35 pm
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Product: A one month advertisement on the Cockeyed.com front page... ...and I didn't have anything to advertise. The first 2/3 of the month I devoted to promoting diabetes awareness and
the last 1/3 of the month I devoted to promoting awareness in general.
Slovenia Thursday 10th of December 2009 11:19 pm
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Product: Nothing : .. ( I don't have a husband
Azerbaijan Friday 11th of December 2009 1:35 am
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Product: cockeyed calendar Idiot bought this tacky calendar with a lot of names of people we don't know for over $15, when he could have got a
nice one for a dollar, or even one for free...
Canada Friday 11th of December 2009 4:11 am
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Product: Electronic Violin Wife expressed an interest in learning to play violin. I bought her an electronic one on eBay a few years back. I don't
think she's so much as held it in her hands since it was delivered.
United States Friday 11th of December 2009 4:34 am
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Product: Kunta Kinte What, we need a permanent busboy that's always running off?
I put him on eBoy, and he got snapped up by some semi-crazed
pirate looking dude...
Congo Saturday 12th of December 2009 2:11 am
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Product: 'Portable' disc golf target dragged it to the beach, used it once (there was too much wind)and now it lives on the porch.
Antigua & Barbuda Saturday 12th of December 2009 9:28 am
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Product: A bottle of whiskey I cherished it for a day, and then drank it.
Belarus Saturday 12th of December 2009 10:44 am
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Product: Things on clearance. . . He can't resist a good clearance sale. He bought a tie for an outdoor dog: We have no dog, nor plans of ever getting
one, nor do we know anyone who would need it. He bought about eight sets of twin bedsheets: We have no twin beds, nor
plans of ever getting any. He bought about 20 cans of car spray paint in shades that do not remotely match our cars.
At least it was all cheap. . .
Hungary Saturday 12th of December 2009 2:47 pm
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Product: Every friggin' thing my dad buys Ok, he's not my spouse, but he is a spouse, and a husband at that. My dad gets a new hobby every 12-24 months, and
every time he buys a massive load of kit to go with it. My parents' basement is crammed with exercise equipment,
photographic gear, bicycles, unread books, fishing rods, old electronics, and god knows what all, most of which has gone
unused for ages.
Norway Saturday 12th of December 2009 5:36 pm
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Product: Product Comment
United States Sunday 13th of December 2009 12:07 am
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Product: Browning 1919A4 It was a pre-wedding gift to myself since I knew I wasn't gonna get anything really cool from the wedding.
United States Sunday 13th of December 2009 12:09 am
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Product: anything that comes in 'special edition' box even if we own the dvd/ music etc but not in special edition bl00dy box set. so many heavy wooden boxes everywhere!
Australia Sunday 13th of December 2009 5:53 pm
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Product: Cat Collars I woke my hubby up on a recent Saturday and the first thing he said was that he wanted to buy Christmas collars with
bells on them for both our cats. I told him the sound would just annoy us and the cats. It'll be cute for a few hours
and then we'll just take them off. A waste of $15. I guess it was win-win because he got the collars but I ended up
being right.
New Zealand Monday 14th of December 2009 7:58 am
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Product: Bagpipes One summer when we lived by the college, the kids down the street were having a party and had someone playing the
bagpipes. I said out loud "That's pretty cool". Next Christmas, what did I get? Yes. Bagpipes....
They're still in the closet, but she isn't.....
Scotland Monday 14th of December 2009 5:24 pm
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Product: A zero degree sleeping bag When my wife and I were still dating, I bought her a zero degree sleeping bag. She was expecting an engagement ring and
I got her the sleeping bag instead. She eventually got the ring, it only took me a few extra months to save up for it.
She still has both. A fine investment on my part.
Afghanistan Tuesday 15th of December 2009 7:55 am
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Product: Vodka in an AK-47 Shaped Bottle I bought this really cool vodka set that came in an old style ammo case. It is a AK-47 shaped bottle filled with (Red
Army) vodka complete with shot glasses. The perfect Christmas gift. Well, neither of us or anyone we know drinks
vodka. It is too akward and fragile to display. It sits in the box with a trigger lock under a disused cabinet.
Russia Wednesday 16th of December 2009 5:44 am
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Product: Airplane kit. He bought an airplane to build. He does not fly planes.
He bought three houses in a state we do not live in.
He buys junk all the time and if you suggest getting rid of anything he flips!
United States Thursday 17th of December 2009 11:46 pm
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Product: 2 lb container of Baking Powder from Sam's Club When he took the Baking Powder back to Sam's, the customer service agent asked for his reason for the return. He said,
"My wife thinks it is too big." The agent said, "Yeah. We get that a lot."
Bhutan Friday 18th of December 2009 4:49 pm
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Product: stretch mark cream for Valentine's Day! It sounds heartless, but I had just had our first baby, and he knew I was self-conscious about my
stretch marks. When he got off of work (night shift) at 6 am, the grocery store was the only place open. So he got me
flowers and stretch mark cream. Poor man was very sleep-deprived. Fortunately, I received it with good humor.
United States Friday 18th of December 2009 7:41 pm
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Product: Countertop Fountain My fiancee bought one of those hideous miniature electric fountains, with an angel pouring water into a well. So tacky!
Plus it was used, PLUS the motor was broken and it was super loud. I stashed it in the back of our storage closet.
United States Wednesday 23rd of December 2009 8:32 pm
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Product: Socks and underwear Every birthday and every anniversary...I get...Socks and underwear. The ones I have still work just fine!
Egypt Sunday 27th of December 2009 1:36 pm
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Product: Electric Rice Steamer I don't eat rice. I do eat a lot of whole wheat couscous which I make in the microwave by heating for a few min. and
then letting it sit for five min....but I don't eat rice...and even if I did I don't think I'd need a giant machine
to sit on the countertop to cook it with.
He was so close yet so far off with this one. It's still in the box and I've had if since 10/08.
United States Tuesday 29th of December 2009 9:36 am
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Product: potholders Really? pot holders? In my Christmas stocking. And then he gave me a set of spare keys to our truck in a JEWELRY BOX.
I thought I was getting earrings.
United States Sunday 03rd of January 2010 3:05 pm
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Product: surf board he bought a surf board even though we live miles from the sea now it just sits in the spare room
England Sunday 03rd of January 2010 3:12 pm
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Product: Waffle iron A waffle iron, when I'd asked for heated curlers. I guess I can waffle my hair.
My Hubble's very sweet, though. He really bought it thinking of making me waffles for breakfast in bed. And he does
this. So I love him :)
Nauru Sunday 03rd of January 2010 7:19 pm
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Product: Teddy Bears/ Stuff Animals Why do guys buy teddy bears?....What are we going to do with them. They just collect dust on display.
Canada Monday 04th of January 2010 10:43 am
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Product: Light bulbs Compact fluorescents. LEDs. He's on an energy saving kick, which is admirable, but we already have more fracking light
bulbs than we'll ever need (especially since these CFs and LEDs are supposed to last practically forever!) So we have a
cabinet full of light bulbs.
Côte d'Ivoire Tuesday 05th of January 2010 3:17 pm
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Product: A cell phone A cell phone...for a woman in Texas...because they were special Internet friends.
Vatican City Wednesday 06th of January 2010 2:08 pm
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