Last year, due to the lockdown and working from home, my contact with the outside world was cut down to absolute zero. And at my previous company, I was working 12–16 hours daily. Which meant zero time for me. I was leading an unhealthy lifestyle, no diet whatsoever and the worst part was, no exercising. Prior to the lockdown, I walked for one hour every day in three sessions combined. Needless to
Last year, due to the lockdown and working from home, my contact with the outside world was cut down to absolute zero. And at my previous company, I was working 12–16 hours daily. Which meant zero time for me. I was leading an unhealthy lifestyle, no diet whatsoever and the worst part was, no exercising. Prior to the lockdown, I walked for one hour every day in three sessions combined. Needless to say, I was gaining weight and I feared that health complications might arise. So I decided that enough was enough and I need to resume my walking. Now, going outside was not feasible, gyms were closed too. So I bought a treadmill from Amazon for Rs 30,000 and decided I would be using it. At least this would help me maintain my fitness without going outside.
Or at least that was the plan!
In the starting days, I used it regularly. I walked half an hour on it almost every single day. But that only continued for a month. I slowly reduced the duration from half an hour to 20 minutes, then to 15 minutes, slowly to 10. Parallely, from 7 days a week, I started to bring it down to every alternate day and then once or twice a week only. I bought the device in September 2020 and used it on and off till February 2021. In the first week of March, I visited New Delhi to attend a wedding and after coming back, the treadmill is just sitting there at one corner of the house and eating dirt.
Unfortunately, I haven’t used it for one single day in the last three months. A thick layer of dust has formed on it. The treadmill’s belt has transformed from black to grey because of al...
Where do I start?
I’m a huge financial nerd, and have spent an embarrassing amount of time talking to people about their money habits.
Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
Having a separate account allows you to see the results of all your hard work and keep your money separate so you're less tempted to spend it.
Plus with rates above 5.00%, the interest you can earn compared to most banks really adds up.
Here is a list of the top savings accounts available today. Deposit $5 before moving on because this is one of th
Where do I start?
I’m a huge financial nerd, and have spent an embarrassing amount of time talking to people about their money habits.
Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
Having a separate account allows you to see the results of all your hard work and keep your money separate so you're less tempted to spend it.
Plus with rates above 5.00%, the interest you can earn compared to most banks really adds up.
Here is a list of the top savings accounts available today. Deposit $5 before moving on because this is one of the biggest mistakes and easiest ones to fix.
Overpaying on car insurance
You’ve heard it a million times before, but the average American family still overspends by $417/year on car insurance.
If you’ve been with the same insurer for years, chances are you are one of them.
Pull up Coverage.com, a free site that will compare prices for you, answer the questions on the page, and it will show you how much you could be saving.
That’s it. You’ll likely be saving a bunch of money. Here’s a link to give it a try.
Consistently being in debt
If you’ve got $10K+ in debt (credit cards…medical bills…anything really) you could use a debt relief program and potentially reduce by over 20%.
Here’s how to see if you qualify:
Head over to this Debt Relief comparison website here, then simply answer the questions to see if you qualify.
It’s as simple as that. You’ll likely end up paying less than you owed before and you could be debt free in as little as 2 years.
Missing out on free money to invest
It’s no secret that millionaires love investing, but for the rest of us, it can seem out of reach.
Times have changed. There are a number of investing platforms that will give you a bonus to open an account and get started. All you have to do is open the account and invest at least $25, and you could get up to $1000 in bonus.
Pretty sweet deal right? Here is a link to some of the best options.
Having bad credit
A low credit score can come back to bite you in so many ways in the future.
From that next rental application to getting approved for any type of loan or credit card, if you have a bad history with credit, the good news is you can fix it.
Head over to BankRate.com and answer a few questions to see if you qualify. It only takes a few minutes and could save you from a major upset down the line.
How to get started
Hope this helps! Here are the links to get started:
Have a separate savings account
Stop overpaying for car insurance
Finally get out of debt
Start investing with a free bonus
Fix your credit
Both of my parents are overweight, and I thought purchasing a Fitbit Alta would give them some incentive to walk around instead of spending countless hours in bed and on the couch. I went ahead and spent $270 for Mothers and Fathers day. Its been well over several weeks, and neither of the two have actually worn it.
My mom will say things like “Oh David, you have to help me charge it.” I’ve done that well over several times.
My dad? He claims he needs another charger because he broke his current. I told him he could share with my mom, and he still hasn’t worn it since.
To play it safe from here o
Both of my parents are overweight, and I thought purchasing a Fitbit Alta would give them some incentive to walk around instead of spending countless hours in bed and on the couch. I went ahead and spent $270 for Mothers and Fathers day. Its been well over several weeks, and neither of the two have actually worn it.
My mom will say things like “Oh David, you have to help me charge it.” I’ve done that well over several times.
My dad? He claims he needs another charger because he broke his current. I told him he could share with my mom, and he still hasn’t worn it since.
To play it safe from here on out, I will only be giving my parents a $50 gift card to Target, Walmart, or to some restaurant to get them out of the house…
Xiaomi devices.
High time we Indians see the concealed truth. Its dividing policy.
Constantly considered, company made inexpensive and good products. Was a fanboy, till opinion altered.
Xiaomi gadgets, i posses:
8 redmi phones
5 redmi earphones
4 power banks
2 sound bars
2 bluetooth wireless speakers
1 mi smart tv
From a few days, started noticing strange things. Ads started popping up. Every mi app triggers ads. Ads are fine, considering the price point. It isnt justified you cramp UI with ads only.
It isn't like a free app, downloaded from google play, bear seeing ads, using it.
All's fine
Xiaomi devices.
High time we Indians see the concealed truth. Its dividing policy.
Constantly considered, company made inexpensive and good products. Was a fanboy, till opinion altered.
Xiaomi gadgets, i posses:
8 redmi phones
5 redmi earphones
4 power banks
2 sound bars
2 bluetooth wireless speakers
1 mi smart tv
From a few days, started noticing strange things. Ads started popping up. Every mi app triggers ads. Ads are fine, considering the price point. It isnt justified you cramp UI with ads only.
It isn't like a free app, downloaded from google play, bear seeing ads, using it.
All's fine until the ads were semi-porno.
You cannot explain these ads to parents.
What are you trying to imply xiaomi?
That Indians are pervert people. They get all excited seeing your porno shit and like to watch such derogatory ads.
(Mind you all i dont watch any porn or such videos, in case a cookie scenario is up)
Ad in cleaner app.
You can clearly see the content its pushing.
Ad in mi browser. Ad in gallery. The hell. No one puts so much pesky ads.
What your first thoughts will be, seeing such ads on anyone’s phone.
You are billing 15k, a phone. Phone here is, full of junk and semi-porno adds.
Xiaomi overturned Indian market, the day it entered. Garnered good name among the youths, including me. Been mi user since note series.
Presently using note 4. Four redmi phones, around 50-55k rupees, spent till date.
Dear xiaomi, earlier there was no such issue, why now?
Geekyranjit revealed, mi executives stated its solely in lower variants, absent in higher segment. You emit such non-sense excuse.
Recommended mi to everyone. My siblings use these. They too are fed-up about this.
Once, ma took my phone and up swiped on the home screen. Parents generally use the samsung phones thus they instinctively up swipe, her natural response for every smartphone.
How will you explain these ads to your mom?
What happened next was utter humiliation.
Mi browser opened(its a default setting)
Shady ads appeared. She dropped the phone, red, stating well done!
Picked the phone, mortifying ad large on display. Anger risen blood boiled, a shameful deed, credibility went for toss.
You pronounce, you dont put such ads in higher segment phones. So, you reckon the person paying 16k couldn't afford a 50k phone. One day he can, merely 'cause of your twisted logic, he wont buy miui shit. You think lower segment people arent humans.
Thought of buying mi 10. Since your dual-standing annoyed me and scene with ma. Wont recommend redmi to anyone. You, xiaomi executives, solely responsible for the degradation of miui in india.
MIUI alone occupies 50% ram by default. What the hell are you processing in background?
Sending Indian data to Chinese government or what?
Privacy is totally a joke in India
Call it a rant or hateful speech, your choice. You lost a customer.
Let me tell you one thing straight, xiaomi. Middle class people are the majority in India. They make a company and they alone destroy it. Dont take them for granted. Improve your UI. Or Indians will do it for you.
Thank you for reading.
✍️Shobhit
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An ex-husband. We talked for hours on the phone as if we’ve known each other all of our lives. But every time we would go out, we would encounter at minimum three exes. He would always compare them to wonderful me. We were doing great for five years. I was truly supportive of his career. But after he won a big talent show, all of a sudden I wasn’t good enough. I was the one who moved to a big City to achieve my dream, and he tagged along. He would have never moved out on his own. What I regretted was letting him use my credit cards right before we broke up. He kept swearing he would pay me bac
An ex-husband. We talked for hours on the phone as if we’ve known each other all of our lives. But every time we would go out, we would encounter at minimum three exes. He would always compare them to wonderful me. We were doing great for five years. I was truly supportive of his career. But after he won a big talent show, all of a sudden I wasn’t good enough. I was the one who moved to a big City to achieve my dream, and he tagged along. He would have never moved out on his own. What I regretted was letting him use my credit cards right before we broke up. He kept swearing he would pay me back, but he never did and ruined my credit. We had a kid together and he stopped seeing him. I had to go to court and he only started paying child support because they took his license away. Some people are there to use you until they find something better. I filed Chapter 7, finally got my credit back. But people can change on you. I am glad that is over with. But never extend credit to someone you are breaking up with. I was young and dumb. Now I’m wiser.
My last house. In 2003 I sold the house I’d lived in for 8 years because my alimony was ending and I didn’t think I could afford the house just on my own income and my daughter was close to moving out so I didn’t need a house that big. I sold the house and used the profit to make a very nice (30%) down payment on a smaller less expensive home. This 2nd home needed some cosmetic work but I figured it would cost maybe $10,000 (I was very naive). In the 4 years I lived in that house I went way over budget fixing things up, then the house just started falling apart; I had to replace electrical, pl
My last house. In 2003 I sold the house I’d lived in for 8 years because my alimony was ending and I didn’t think I could afford the house just on my own income and my daughter was close to moving out so I didn’t need a house that big. I sold the house and used the profit to make a very nice (30%) down payment on a smaller less expensive home. This 2nd home needed some cosmetic work but I figured it would cost maybe $10,000 (I was very naive). In the 4 years I lived in that house I went way over budget fixing things up, then the house just started falling apart; I had to replace electrical, plumbing, 2 HVAC systems, hot water heater (after it flooded the whole first floor), termite damage, new roof, some windows, basically everything. If the house problems weren’t enough I had terrible next door neighbors on both sides who left their dogs in their back yards and never cleaned up the dog poop so during the summer the smell often made it unbearable to be in my own backyard. Due to the house problems and some health issues I found myself seriously in debt and had to choose between selling the house and filing bankruptcy, I sold the house and made barely enough to cover my debts. I don’t miss that house at all.
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1. Cancel Your Car Insurance
You might not even realize it, but your car insurance company is probably overcharging you. In fact, they’re kind of counting on you not noticing. Luckily,
Here’s the thing: I wish I had known these money secrets sooner. They’ve helped so many people save hundreds, secure their family’s future, and grow their bank accounts—myself included.
And honestly? Putting them to use was way easier than I expected. I bet you can knock out at least three or four of these right now—yes, even from your phone.
Don’t wait like I did. Go ahead and start using these money secrets today!
1. Cancel Your Car Insurance
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Since I built my anime collection before DVDs went mainstream and anime is legally available online now, I regret buying about $7,000 worth of Japanese laserdiscs. Japanese price their videos at about $36 (3,600 yen minimum) for two episodes. In the US that much can pay for an entire season or complete series of subbed or dubbed anime on DVD or Bluray. Just Sailor Moon season one was about $600. $50 on Blu ray or DVD in the US. I had the complete TV series.
Laserdiscs could hold up to 30 minutes at high quality (480p), or 60 minutes without features like freeze frame, per side. If watching a mo
Since I built my anime collection before DVDs went mainstream and anime is legally available online now, I regret buying about $7,000 worth of Japanese laserdiscs. Japanese price their videos at about $36 (3,600 yen minimum) for two episodes. In the US that much can pay for an entire season or complete series of subbed or dubbed anime on DVD or Bluray. Just Sailor Moon season one was about $600. $50 on Blu ray or DVD in the US. I had the complete TV series.
Laserdiscs could hold up to 30 minutes at high quality (480p), or 60 minutes without features like freeze frame, per side. If watching a movie, one had to wait for the disc to spin down to turn it over (or have a $900 player like mine that could play both sides).
Before leaving Japan, I sold most of my collection at BookOff for about 5200 yen, 50 cents (52 yen) per disc, about a 98% loss. Probably my largest single financial loss.
I like my $600 Ford cargo van, but it needs work. I haven’t installed my 300 watt solar panels, controller and 3000 watt inverter yet, until I decide what to do about the engine issues. And it needs repainting. After I remove the old decals.
I wish I had this one instead for $1,000. It comes with a rooftop rack and solar electric setup. Fix the brakes and it’s ready, with 85,000 fewer miles on it. It’s not suspicious looking at all.
I don’t even want that bed.
Unfortunately, I can’t justify having two homeless vans. Only I drive them, and they’re not practical to commute 50 miles a day to work at 12 mpg.
Hi and thanks for the A2A :)
I absolutely hate shopping. There is really hardly anything worse for me to do than going shopping, so before I go to the shops I will think for weeks if I really, really, really need to go. As a result I do not buy many things and if I buy something I will surely need it and use it, therefore I can't remember anything that I would regret buying. Though... maybe there w
Hi and thanks for the A2A :)
I absolutely hate shopping. There is really hardly anything worse for me to do than going shopping, so before I go to the shops I will think for weeks if I really, really, really need to go. As a result I do not buy many things and if I buy something I will surely need it and use it, therefore I can't remember anything that I would regret buying. Though... maybe there would be one thing I wish I didn't buy, but for very different reasons than majority of people regrets purchasing stuff. Here is some background to the story. It was a few years back. I was passing the community notice board and I read a poster from the local pound about dogs for adoption. One of the adds was picturing a lovely, chocolate-color kelpie-Labrador cross with the writing next to it “On the death-row; as a result of lack of interest in adoption of this dog, she will need to be put down”. She was too lovely to die! She was only 5 months old! Of course I had to rescue her. Straight to the animal shelter and “I am taking her!” I was in a process of moving places and a lot was going on in my life, therefore I couldn't take her then and there. However I paid for a dog-motel for her for the next few weeks and I was taking her on the weekends. The first weekend came and... I had nothing for the dog – I needed a bed and bowls and dog-food and more. I run to a pet-shop and grab what I saw, including the 'special bed' for $12 that turned out to be $120. The price was already a shock, especially that I really struggled with money at that time, but I couldn't return the bed back. Anyway, I came home and I had the wonderful bed. It was a few weeks later when I wished I would never buy the dog-bed... Overnight my dog was staying in a kennel placed inside an open bay of a large shed. One morning I got up, look out of a window pointing to the shed an...
I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
Mos
I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
Most people just stick with the same insurer year after year, but that’s what the companies are counting on. This guy used tools like Coverage.com to compare rates every time his policy came up for renewal. It only took him a few minutes, and he said he’d saved hundreds each year by letting insurers compete for his business.
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2. Take advantage of safe driver programs
He mentioned that some companies reward good drivers with significant discounts. By signing up for a program that tracked his driving habits for just a month, he qualified for a lower rate. “It’s like a test where you already know the answers,” he joked.
You can find a list of insurance companies offering safe driver discounts here and start saving on your next policy.
3. Bundle your policies
He bundled his auto insurance with his home insurance and saved big. “Most companies will give you a discount if you combine your policies with them. It’s easy money,” he explained. If you haven’t bundled yet, ask your insurer what discounts they offer—or look for new ones that do.
4. Drop coverage you don’t need
He also emphasized reassessing coverage every year. If your car isn’t worth much anymore, it might be time to drop collision or comprehensive coverage. “You shouldn’t be paying more to insure the car than it’s worth,” he said.
5. Look for hidden fees or overpriced add-ons
One of his final tips was to avoid extras like roadside assistance, which can often be purchased elsewhere for less. “It’s those little fees you don’t think about that add up,” he warned.
The Secret? Stop Overpaying
The real “secret” isn’t about cutting corners—it’s about being proactive. Car insurance companies are counting on you to stay complacent, but with tools like Coverage.com and a little effort, you can make sure you’re only paying for what you need—and saving hundreds in the process.
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A car. Actually, this has happened to me several times. But the last one was really regrettable. I had actually just started my search for a replacement for my 14 year old car. I really loved that car but, 14 years? I had convinced myself that it was time for a new car and I was due.
So, I started looking around and found this:
It is a 2007 Pontiac Solstice. A convertible with 5-speed manual transmission, two-tone leather seats and in a color they called Envy (because it’s green, get it?). What a beautiful car. And quite possibly the most impractical automobile ever made.
With the top down, there
A car. Actually, this has happened to me several times. But the last one was really regrettable. I had actually just started my search for a replacement for my 14 year old car. I really loved that car but, 14 years? I had convinced myself that it was time for a new car and I was due.
So, I started looking around and found this:
It is a 2007 Pontiac Solstice. A convertible with 5-speed manual transmission, two-tone leather seats and in a color they called Envy (because it’s green, get it?). What a beautiful car. And quite possibly the most impractical automobile ever made.
With the top down, there was absolutely no storage whatsoever. The ground clearance was not much more than 4 inches. And replacing the battery involves removing one of the front fenders. Also, with my height of a little over 6′1″, I almost had to drive with the top down so I could look over the top of the windshield. Otherwise I had to curl my back in the seat a bit to see through the windshield.
About six months after I bought it, I decided to move to Mexico. So, this car spent the next six or seven months sitting in my sister’s garage (thanks Sis and happy birthday!). And since the car was financed, and I still owed money on it, I still had to pay for insurance. When I finally decided that I had no option other than sell it, I had to pay over $3,000 out of pocket to cover the difference between what I owed and what I could get for it.
Hey, it was a beautiful car and a lot of fun to drive. And it definitely got attention. But it also cost me a lot of money. I owned it for a little more than a year; probably put less than 5,000 miles on it during that time, and spent close to $12,000, all told, just for the privilege of owning it.
I regret buying these,
They are Realme Buds Air 2. My old realme wired earphones stopped working and had to purchase a new one. Initially, I was rooting for Sennheiser wired earphone but then the craze for TWS earbuds was going on and thought let's give it a try and go wireless.
Got them during the Flipkart sale for Rs. 2799
Why I regret it?
- Have to charge it. Battery backup is around 3–4 hours. With the case, I could charge them max 4 times. I feel this is the biggest drawback which I didn't realise earlier. (Update — If I turn of ANC then I can use them for 5 hours with 60 % volume continuosly w
I regret buying these,
They are Realme Buds Air 2. My old realme wired earphones stopped working and had to purchase a new one. Initially, I was rooting for Sennheiser wired earphone but then the craze for TWS earbuds was going on and thought let's give it a try and go wireless.
Got them during the Flipkart sale for Rs. 2799
Why I regret it?
- Have to charge it. Battery backup is around 3–4 hours. With the case, I could charge them max 4 times. I feel this is the biggest drawback which I didn't realise earlier. (Update — If I turn of ANC then I can use them for 5 hours with 60 % volume continuosly without any issues. Got few firmware updates also which might have improved the battery life)
- Sometimes it occurred to me that one side stops working suddenly. Not even the Realme link app could detect and show it. It gets pretty scary whenever that happens (thinking all the money just went to the garbage). The only solution is to completely reset the earbuds and connect them again with the device. Quite Tedious.
- No multiple device connectivity. If I have to use them with my laptop then first I need to unpair them with my phone & pair it again with a laptop. Again very tedious.
- Since it's Bluetooth the latency is surely present despite the game mode. Most of the time I feel there's a lag between the video & the audio. Not a soothing experience.
- Have to use it carefully. Can't use them like I used to treat the wired earphone. (Just wrap it up and put them into anything & still they will be fine) but these TWS, I don't think it will survive.
- I was watching YouTube and there was no sound, I thought maybe phone is on mute but nah. Later to my astonishment, figured out that it's connected to my phone while they are resting inside the case. I mean what kind of glitch is this. Although it happened few times but worth mentioning. Realme should work on these buggy issues and update the firmware asap. To be honest I had high hopes but it is turning out to be a big disappointment.
- There's always a battery deficit between the two earbuds. I don't know for what reason it is happening. I charged them fully and used for few minutes and then checked the status. Have a look: (This TWS is CRAZY 😂)
It is noteworthy to mention that it does support AAC codec for better sound quality. I was shocked that not even JBL flip 4 support it despite being a costly device. Good job Realme 👍🏽
Conclusion: I miss using the 3.5 mm jack. They surely are the golden features that phone manufacturers are gradually removing to promote their own set of TWS.
Whenever in future I will need earphones I will go for the wired ones. No one can replace them. As the saying goes—” OLD IS GOLD" and tough too 😄
Edit:— Thank you for upvoting!! My first answer on Quora to get 500 upvotes 🤯❤️
Will be updating this answer if the mentioned issues get resolved by Realme or I encounter any new problem.
Stay Safe Everyone 🙏🏽
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As stupid as it sounds, a high end knife sharpening kit! Bear with me and let me explain.
I love to cook, we have our own grass fed cattle, and we also hunt and fish. So using a good knife isn't foreign to me. I own quite a few for various chores. My grandfather always sharpened everything for everyone. He was unbelievably skilled at it. However, it took him time to get to my stuff. His motto was to take care of others first and all of us last.
Finally I got fed up with waiting. I purchased the best kit I could find. It was amazing and can put an edge on a blade that will last quite a while. Gra
As stupid as it sounds, a high end knife sharpening kit! Bear with me and let me explain.
I love to cook, we have our own grass fed cattle, and we also hunt and fish. So using a good knife isn't foreign to me. I own quite a few for various chores. My grandfather always sharpened everything for everyone. He was unbelievably skilled at it. However, it took him time to get to my stuff. His motto was to take care of others first and all of us last.
Finally I got fed up with waiting. I purchased the best kit I could find. It was amazing and can put an edge on a blade that will last quite a while. Grandad was beside himself, and he made it a point to tell me now that I owned that fancy thing he didn't need to teach me how to use the stones he had.
He passed about 3 months ago. While we were cleaning up the house I found his sharpening stones in a drawer. It brought tears to my eyes thinking about the time I could have spent with him just waiting to get him to work on my stuff. (You can't get time back, it's a hard lesson to learn in life) After I packed them up I noticed a small notebook at the back of the drawer. It had my name on the front and the instructions of how to use his stones in great detail. He always thought to think ahead!
(In memory of the greatest man I've ever known, my hero, my grandfather C.E. “GENE” NEAL Jr. )
Buying an MSI laptop back then in 2017 is the biggest regret of my life.
And here is the reason of my regret.
I got this laptop back then in 2017, considering its specifications and performance no doubt it was a beast in performance and l thought it would perform well in gamming and multi-task atleast till 2026–27. And this laptop was quite expensive and it costed me ₹139990 to be precise. The built quality of this laptop is really worst in comparison to the price it charges. The laptop is very fragile and is too delicate.
Back in January 2020 there was the issue with the display and it flickered
Buying an MSI laptop back then in 2017 is the biggest regret of my life.
And here is the reason of my regret.
I got this laptop back then in 2017, considering its specifications and performance no doubt it was a beast in performance and l thought it would perform well in gamming and multi-task atleast till 2026–27. And this laptop was quite expensive and it costed me ₹139990 to be precise. The built quality of this laptop is really worst in comparison to the price it charges. The laptop is very fragile and is too delicate.
Back in January 2020 there was the issue with the display and it flickered while adjusting the display. There was a probable issue with the display cable which passed through the hinge of the laptop.
I thought of taking the laptop to the service center after Holi but due to lockdown and covid situation l couldn't.
After few weeks, the display went complete blank and it was dead completely.
I called the customer care and asked for the probable solution. The customer care guy said that there might be issue with the motherboard but getting the motherboard would be difficult because the laptop was too old and said even if l get the motherboard it would cost me around 70–75k. So the customer care guy suggested me to buy a new laptop.
I mean the laptop is just just 2.5 years old and not a decade old that l won't be getting its spare part. The company is charging such a hefty amount for there product but still there is no proper after sales and service.
And its really upto me whether l would be paying 75k on changing the motherboard or not. Its not there concern to suggest me getting a new laptop instead of paying for the motherboard. These guys aren't even sure wheather they will get the spare motherboard of this laptop.
From this you can imagine how MSI is in terms of there product and services especially in lndia.
My laptop is complete dead and it can't be even be repaired unlike Dell, Hp and Lenovo whose motherboard repairing is also possible and spares parts are also easily available. I took this laptop also to various several repair shops and all of them denied that it can be repaired.
I regret buying this crappy MSI laptop.
Never buy an MSI product in India.
NEVER
A home bicycle.
Years ago I wanted to spend more time exercising outside of the gym and I convinced my mother and father to buy me a home bicycle to have it in my room. At first I was amazed - I spent as much time as I could on it but eventually I stopped paying attention to it and stopped using it overall. Months passed and the bicycle was in my room and nobody used it. I stopped going to the gym because of my health that was in a terrible state. I used the bike for months and after that, I never used it again. It is still here but in our building basement. What a waste of money.
I bought this Shit from my pocket money!
This is Redmi 6 pro.
This is one of the heaviest smart phone that xiaomi has ever sold.
This was the first Xiaomi phone with a notch.
Battery - 4000mah but after one year its performance is similar to 2000mah battery
I bought this phone from my pocket money with an expectation to use this phone for atleast 3 years so that i could buy my next phone through my salary.
But I was wrong.
This is my biggest mistake & I am suffering with it.
I bought this Shit from my pocket money!
This is Redmi 6 pro.
This is one of the heaviest smart phone that xiaomi has ever sold.
This was the first Xiaomi phone with a notch.
Battery - 4000mah but after one year its performance is similar to 2000mah battery
I bought this phone from my pocket money with an expectation to use this phone for atleast 3 years so that i could buy my next phone through my salary.
But I was wrong.
This is my biggest mistake & I am suffering with it.
This:
I was excited the first time I bought it but then my hair started to look like this:
For those of you who dont know it, this is a head massager for people who dont like to scratch their heads when it’s itchy-_-
At first, it felt tingly but then as I started getting used to it, I didnt feel a thing. Plus, all my friends liked to use it and after they left, I could see dandruff. Alot of people have used it and it’s disgusting.
This:
I was excited the first time I bought it but then my hair started to look like this:
For those of you who dont know it, this is a head massager for people who dont like to scratch their heads when it’s itchy-_-
At first, it felt tingly but then as I started getting used to it, I didnt feel a thing. Plus, all my friends liked to use it and after they left, I could see dandruff. Alot of people have used it and it’s disgusting.
Some time ago, can say a year back I used to be a pure and 100% shopaholic, I never realized how much of my money I'm really spending on clothes which I now realize I never wore more than twice, as it is observed in females, though they have their wardrobe full of clothes they barely find something to fit the occasion and often get frustrated if they realize it at the last moment or spend time and money buying some more crap to overload their wardrobe.
The worst feeling of repentance comes when you put on or loose some weight because, not only are the cloths of no use but also you have to buy m
Some time ago, can say a year back I used to be a pure and 100% shopaholic, I never realized how much of my money I'm really spending on clothes which I now realize I never wore more than twice, as it is observed in females, though they have their wardrobe full of clothes they barely find something to fit the occasion and often get frustrated if they realize it at the last moment or spend time and money buying some more crap to overload their wardrobe.
The worst feeling of repentance comes when you put on or loose some weight because, not only are the cloths of no use but also you have to buy more, so yea! You can always mix and match your collection and make miracles happen :-p with what all you have instead of dumping your own unenemptied trash (females can't easily give away their clothes even if they have it since like 8th grade, if it is one of their favorites there no way they gonna leave it rather they plan to save it for their great grand children :-p, jokes apart ). Also it often put us in dilemma , as in to throw or bear.
Noise Colourfit 3 smartwatch:
I bought this in April for Rupees 4500 + 500 for an extra strap. I will break my answer into pros, usual and cons to highlight my points better.
Pros:
- Good looking for the price (at the time of buying)
- Comfortable to wear
- Battery backup is amazing, easily lasts 12–13 days
Usuals:
- Decent screen quality but could have been a little better
- The step counter is decent, gets it right most of the time with an accuracy of +-15 steps.
Cons:
- The heart rate sensor and blood oxygen sensor are inaccurate half of the time. I compared it with the pulse oximeter, readings matched a few tim
Noise Colourfit 3 smartwatch:
I bought this in April for Rupees 4500 + 500 for an extra strap. I will break my answer into pros, usual and cons to highlight my points better.
Pros:
- Good looking for the price (at the time of buying)
- Comfortable to wear
- Battery backup is amazing, easily lasts 12–13 days
Usuals:
- Decent screen quality but could have been a little better
- The step counter is decent, gets it right most of the time with an accuracy of +-15 steps.
Cons:
- The heart rate sensor and blood oxygen sensor are inaccurate half of the time. I compared it with the pulse oximeter, readings matched a few times only.
- It can hardly get sleep monitoring right. I tested it for a week and it got near to accurate results just for a couple of days.
- Offers fewer sports mode
- The noise fit app is a headache and I’ve stopped opening it. The app itself is buggy and its UI is inconsistent. I haven’t received any update for the application or watch to date.
- The vibration motor feels cheap and its intensity is less on the wrist. It just emits a really bad vibrating sound.
It gets a few things right but fails at a majority of points. I wish I would have invested my money in Amazefit GTS mini which was available for Rupees 7000 at that time, price is higher but it gets most of the things right for that price.
Also, an honorary mention for the band which I bought for Rupees 500. I ordered sand brown colour but received a pink colour strap inside and there was no means to file a return or refund on the noise app.
Overall, shopping for noise product was not a good experience.
I have been facing a lot of hair-fall and I am sure that the day is not far that I will be bald. I have tried everything from onion juice to eggs but nothing is working. So, I came across power gummies which are biotin gummies made specially to strengthen hair.
I went through the reviews and every one had said that it’s genuinely useful. So I thought maybe it works and it was fascinating too. The b
I have been facing a lot of hair-fall and I am sure that the day is not far that I will be bald. I have tried everything from onion juice to eggs but nothing is working. So, I came across power gummies which are biotin gummies made specially to strengthen hair.
I went through the reviews and every one had said that it’s genuinely useful. So I thought maybe it works and it was fascinating too. The box came for ₹1200 and has gummies for one month.
Trust me these are totally useless ! Th...
Last year on 30th november, my younger sister had 16th birthday. Before 5-7 days of it, She started sending me some links of teddy bear of size 3-4 feet long. I am kind of emotional fool in her case means fulfiling her every demand which i can without thinking much. I thought of giving her surprise and ordered 5 feet long teddy bear which is quite equivalent to her height. In starting she was thrilled, showed it to all of family members. She kept it with herself while studying, eating, sleeping or even watching anything on phone. She even dressed it with her own clothes.
But only after 2 months
Last year on 30th november, my younger sister had 16th birthday. Before 5-7 days of it, She started sending me some links of teddy bear of size 3-4 feet long. I am kind of emotional fool in her case means fulfiling her every demand which i can without thinking much. I thought of giving her surprise and ordered 5 feet long teddy bear which is quite equivalent to her height. In starting she was thrilled, showed it to all of family members. She kept it with herself while studying, eating, sleeping or even watching anything on phone. She even dressed it with her own clothes.
But only after 2 months, all her craze got faded. My parents scolded me for gifting her this stupid item because now it only occupying space in our room. My sister also finds it now useless. Even my mother said to make pillow of cotton inside it.
Although it was not that expensive but useless. I could have purchased something else that is useful for her for long.
Photo : Phone gallery (in starting phase)
Ankita ❤️
A boat. While it was fun when used, it wasn't used enough to justify the cost of maintenance, slip fees, etc. I could have rented boats at $150 per hour and spent half as much.
AirPods.
I can hear your taunting and I don’t like it.
“You bought those silly over-priced earbuds that looks like you’re walking around with Q-Tips stuck in your ears?”
Yeah.
Even more pathetic, I bought them out of peer pressure. My buddy said, “Trust me. Just buy them.”
So I did.
Here’s why I don’t regret buying them.
My first experience with AirPods was, “Yeah, this is pretty cool. Not mind-blowing,
AirPods.
I can hear your taunting and I don’t like it.
“You bought those silly over-priced earbuds that looks like you’re walking around with Q-Tips stuck in your ears?”
Yeah.
Even more pathetic, I bought them out of peer pressure. My buddy said, “Trust me. Just buy them.”
So I did.
Here’s why I don’t regret buying them.
My first experience with AirPods was, “Yeah, this is pretty cool. Not mind-blowing, but this is WAY better than anything with a cord.”
Then, I bought a book called, “Getting Things Done.”
Ironically, I didn’t finish the book because I didn’t find the time to sit and read it for any meaningful length of time.
Seeing no other options, I bought the audio book.
My life changed.
Here’s something you should know about me. I’m a painfully slow reader. Three minutes into a book and my brain takes me on an epic adventure, having nothing to do what I’m reading about. Then I go back and reread each sentence about three times.
One book used to take me two months to read.
I finished that audio book in two days.
Now I’m burning through 1–3 books a week.
How?
AirPods.
My AirPods let me take advantage of those unproductive moments peppered throughout my day that would otherwise be wasted.
You know, like…
* Going to work
* Working out
* Refilling my coffee mug
* Folding laundry
* Waiting in line
* Warming up leftovers
* Grabbing a bite
* Cleaning the house
* Brushing my teeth
* Bathroom and break r...
I still remember this as if it was yesterday, one of the saddest chapters in my life…
One time, some 10 years ago at the age of 14, I spent around 150 euros on a brand new cellphone. It was one of these popular flip phones with a colored screen. It was just, amazing.
Back in those times people were still using landlines and no one would even think of spending 900 euros on the newest Iphone 6 plus, extra fragile kaput-super-quick phones.
To me, 150 euros was an incredible amount of money that I saved for ages. I was researching and thinking about this particular phone for months. Should I buy it o
I still remember this as if it was yesterday, one of the saddest chapters in my life…
One time, some 10 years ago at the age of 14, I spent around 150 euros on a brand new cellphone. It was one of these popular flip phones with a colored screen. It was just, amazing.
Back in those times people were still using landlines and no one would even think of spending 900 euros on the newest Iphone 6 plus, extra fragile kaput-super-quick phones.
To me, 150 euros was an incredible amount of money that I saved for ages. I was researching and thinking about this particular phone for months. Should I buy it or not? Especially, because my father kept repeating “are you sure” close to a million times.
Then I was sure, it was the time. I felt the confidence streaming through my veins, it felt right, I'm going to do this. I went to the store and bought the most expensive thing of my life thus far. It felt great behaving and acting as an adult. Spending money on something you wished to be yours for such a long time. Where you put in effort to check whether its reliable, and a decent purchase that could last for years on years.
Oh, it felt good.
After purchasing the phone I was the elevated, relieved, and stupendously proud. I was literally the happiest little guy on the planet. 14 years old, with an amazing phone with a magical screen and I could play games all day. A grin covered my face from left to right.
However, my happiness did not last too long.
.
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Mainly because of the fact that I lost it the same day!
Never found it back.
A pair of football(soccer) boots for $220.
Years ago, when I was 13–14 I’d save $2-$5 a day in order to get these boots because I wanted to go to trials in a well-known national/international club. After a few months I had the money, I bought them, and guess what, I went to the trials two days only and never used them again.
Thanks for the A2A Leeman!
As you know I’m not one for regret as whatever choices we make were how we felt in that moment.
That said, if I could jump back or send a message back in time to influence one particular choice made then I most definitely would.
I would tell myself;
- Don’t believe the HYPE because Apple iPhones are not all they’re cracked up to be.
- Apple doesn’t give & it just keeps on taking, once you’ve bought an iPhone you WILL NOT stop spending money on it.
- Considering how expensive iPhones are the screens crack/smash easily.
- iPhones may cost a lot to buy but the chargers are cheap & bre
Thanks for the A2A Leeman!
As you know I’m not one for regret as whatever choices we make were how we felt in that moment.
That said, if I could jump back or send a message back in time to influence one particular choice made then I most definitely would.
I would tell myself;
- Don’t believe the HYPE because Apple iPhones are not all they’re cracked up to be.
- Apple doesn’t give & it just keeps on taking, once you’ve bought an iPhone you WILL NOT stop spending money on it.
- Considering how expensive iPhones are the screens crack/smash easily.
- iPhones may cost a lot to buy but the chargers are cheap & break quite quickly.
- Buying a bigger memory iPhone means if you want it all backed up to iCloud that you will have to pay monthly for anything over 5GB.
- iPhone may have issues transferring photos etc to your computer, so you may not be able to print them off.
- Even if you buy a 2nd hand Apple laptop to get round this issue, the newer iPhones will likely not sync with older version operating systems.
- If you purchase music & download it outside of Apple, be warned that Apple will clear your iPhone of music occasionally & you will lose it all.
- Once you’re using an iPhone, Apple has you LOCKED IN - it’s a pain in the ass to consider going back to Android, as what will happen to all those photo & video memories that you can’t seem to transfer to any other device.
- The one positive note, taking out insurance on it means you will get a brand new iPhone if the old one breaks & they will upgrade it too - all for the cost of the claim excess fee.
Having been an Android & specifically a Samsung user for many years, I have questioned my decision to change to iPhone for my business. It’s done now though, the choice was made & there’s no going back. I won’t ever buy one again though, however I am locked into Apple universe for the foreseeable future. So the one item that I would not buy if I could turn back time is an Apple iPhone, they are the phone that continually hits the pockets of it’s users.
I regret getting this car - Honda City VX CVT. It’s not that there is any issues with the car per se but I think the car has been unlucky for me.
2016
6 to 8 months after buying this car, I met with an accident and this was the first of my life.
The Hood of the car got seriously damaged but obviously, it was fixed with insurance.
2017
Then next year another car ran into the side mirror of the car and broke it.
2018
I moved to Mumbai and took the car with me. It was parked in my apartment’s compound and there were few coconut trees around it. One fine day, I noticed the windshield was broken and there
I regret getting this car - Honda City VX CVT. It’s not that there is any issues with the car per se but I think the car has been unlucky for me.
2016
6 to 8 months after buying this car, I met with an accident and this was the first of my life.
The Hood of the car got seriously damaged but obviously, it was fixed with insurance.
2017
Then next year another car ran into the side mirror of the car and broke it.
2018
I moved to Mumbai and took the car with me. It was parked in my apartment’s compound and there were few coconut trees around it. One fine day, I noticed the windshield was broken and there was a dent on the roof of the car as well. The building guard told me that a coconut fell on the car at night. I mean what was the probability of this happening and usually, I never parked near the tree but I was late that night and somebody else took my parking spot.
2019
I parked the car in the basement of my office and came back to Delhi thinking, it will remain safe there as compared to my apartment. One fine day, I got a call from the security of the building and they told me my car was damaged. I asked them, how?
They told me a part of the roof fell on my car and broke the rear windshield. I asked for a picture and believe me it was terrible.
2020
I then moved back to Delhi with my car and in 2020 a rickshaw banged on the side of my car and made multiple deep dents and a dent on the front end.
Before this car, None of the cars my family has owned ever needed insurance or had any major accident.
I have traveled to multiple cities in this car and it has been a little unlucky for me but I definitely enjoy driving HONDA.
Our motorhome. Colossal waste of money given how infrequently we use it and how expensive it is to insure, maintain and keep on the road with the price of gas (it gets about 6 mpg). Fortunately it was a repo and cost about 1/6th the price of new or even new-ish.
A fucking “unused” wedding ring is on top on that list.
Note: I am a very frugal person; I can write a book about it if my grammar is better.
I was gonna proposing to my ex girlfriend so I bought a ring (Tiffany & Co if you want to know), and a special case for it also. That thing costed me an arm and a leg but I decided to do it because I though she was worthy.
I purchased the ring with the cash I had saved up for a while so that she would not know my plan. I even prepared picture clips with John Legend- All of me song in the background. The location was gonna be where we had our first kiss. To
A fucking “unused” wedding ring is on top on that list.
Note: I am a very frugal person; I can write a book about it if my grammar is better.
I was gonna proposing to my ex girlfriend so I bought a ring (Tiffany & Co if you want to know), and a special case for it also. That thing costed me an arm and a leg but I decided to do it because I though she was worthy.
I purchased the ring with the cash I had saved up for a while so that she would not know my plan. I even prepared picture clips with John Legend- All of me song in the background. The location was gonna be where we had our first kiss. To sum it up, I spent a good amount of time and afford for the plan.
Then she ghosted me (she cheated). What did I do with that ring? Well, I threw it to the river where we had our first kiss. Stupid me! But hey, a ring is still cheaper than a divorce, right?
It looked similar to this because the design was matched with the necklace I bought for her on our one year anniversary.
Image is from Google.
I can herald a list of stuff which i usually buy for myself without any sense of logical use but the worst regret will always be for extra ordered food which get wasted.
It was evening of 31st December,2015.
Yes,the celebration night of new year.me and my frnds were planning for a party at my palace so we bought drinks,snacks,coke and ordered food online.
As per our plan we collected at my placeat 9:30 pm with glutton stomach but food was yet to arrive so we made a instant sweet dish(sooji ka halwa)and at 10 pm we all were half of our stomach.
Now we have to wait for 2 more hours to unlock the hap
I can herald a list of stuff which i usually buy for myself without any sense of logical use but the worst regret will always be for extra ordered food which get wasted.
It was evening of 31st December,2015.
Yes,the celebration night of new year.me and my frnds were planning for a party at my palace so we bought drinks,snacks,coke and ordered food online.
As per our plan we collected at my placeat 9:30 pm with glutton stomach but food was yet to arrive so we made a instant sweet dish(sooji ka halwa)and at 10 pm we all were half of our stomach.
Now we have to wait for 2 more hours to unlock the happiness from bottles but one of my friend was pretty much excited for celebration so she started it at 11 pm by opening bottles and as we had no choice so we all joined her.
At 12:oo midnight we all wished each other and start dancing with full high.
Now the game of alcohol starts in our stomach-
vommit scenes:
2:00 pm :1 st friend.
2:15 pm : 2nd friend.
2:20 pm : 1 st friend.
3:00 pm : Me
3:35 pm : 3rd friend
3:50 pm : 4th friend
4:00 pm : 5th friend(he slept in bathroom)
We all were pretty much exhausted so didn’t eat a single bite of food and as we all were drunked so no one has an idea of putting it into the fridge.
1st january 2016(Morning)-
Everyone woke up with hangover and tried to overcome it with nimbu paani and then it comes to food so we all tried to have it as much as we can but due to hangover we only consumed 1/3rd of total and rest wasted.
That was actually unsurmountable day for me because we wasted 8rotis,2subjis and 8 pieces of kebeb,which was sufficinet to feed 4–5 childrens.
I really don’t like poeple who waste food and that day i was able to feel that hatred for myself.
A GMC van similar to this one:
I bought it on a Friday and used it to visit my Uncle in Ohio. As I attempted to pull out on a hill from the first red light I encountered, I thought I was going to have to get out and push. The engine had a miss in it. I must say that it ran fine once I was on the highway. It was around town where I encountered the problems. I took it back several times to where I purchased it, but they failed to fix it. Finally, a friend suggested a garage near where he lived. They did a fantastic job. He took the cover off the engine, which was mounted between the seats, and le
A GMC van similar to this one:
I bought it on a Friday and used it to visit my Uncle in Ohio. As I attempted to pull out on a hill from the first red light I encountered, I thought I was going to have to get out and push. The engine had a miss in it. I must say that it ran fine once I was on the highway. It was around town where I encountered the problems. I took it back several times to where I purchased it, but they failed to fix it. Finally, a friend suggested a garage near where he lived. They did a fantastic job. He took the cover off the engine, which was mounted between the seats, and let me test drive it. It sounded like a race car. The other thing I had repaired was the air conditioner, which set me back $400.
It was frustrating driving it at first , and I regretted it. But, once it was fixed, I got a lot of enjoyment out of it. Front to back was 19 1/2 feet. It had four captain’s swivel chairs, a table, and a bench seat. It comfortingly had room for seven passengers. I used it a lot for camping, sleeping in the back.
I regretted it at first. But the end was better than the beginning.
Yes ,
Let me give you background . it was 7 years back.
got on weighing machine , got scared by looking at my increasing weight .
got annoyed. go to hall started TV to forget the problem .
seen some TV add where a beautiful young woman jogging came back home and made some great smoothie on this juicer. and drink it like nectar.
so fat person inside me thought lets buy this juicer , promised my self that i will drink juice regularly and get healthy.
so i immediately got my debit card out, logged on amazon and purchased this.
it got delivered in time. but man then the real problem started.
i bought frui
Yes ,
Let me give you background . it was 7 years back.
got on weighing machine , got scared by looking at my increasing weight .
got annoyed. go to hall started TV to forget the problem .
seen some TV add where a beautiful young woman jogging came back home and made some great smoothie on this juicer. and drink it like nectar.
so fat person inside me thought lets buy this juicer , promised my self that i will drink juice regularly and get healthy.
so i immediately got my debit card out, logged on amazon and purchased this.
it got delivered in time. but man then the real problem started.
i bought fruits i started making juice. but dude the machine become so messy with all the remaining of fruits . i need to wash it after each use, else i will be drinking cocktail not juice.
i used it for 3 months then post an ad for sale.
i regret buying it no it left scar on my conscious.
from then on for me Juice = Tropicana.
open - pour - drink.
cheers.
A car insurance with the minimum coverage!
What a nightmare it has been for us when my husband got into his first car accident. It was only a long swipe on the side and it was impossible for the other driver to get hurt. But of course, the other driver claimed she’s hurt just because my husband was decided to be at fault since it was at an intersection and she had the right of way even if she was speeding. The cost of their claim exceeds my coverage limit and now I have no idea what is going to happen to us.
So if I could go back in time, I would increase all my limits and eliminate this headach
A car insurance with the minimum coverage!
What a nightmare it has been for us when my husband got into his first car accident. It was only a long swipe on the side and it was impossible for the other driver to get hurt. But of course, the other driver claimed she’s hurt just because my husband was decided to be at fault since it was at an intersection and she had the right of way even if she was speeding. The cost of their claim exceeds my coverage limit and now I have no idea what is going to happen to us.
So if I could go back in time, I would increase all my limits and eliminate this headache and stress. Even if I never have to use it, at least there’s an extra piece of mind know I’m covered.
firstly, i indeed regret spending 250 Rs. for this book until i read it. I thought that like all other books i will forget the story of this book too and it won’t provide any benefit to my life.
But i was wrong. This book is really practical, examples has been given in form of stories which installs right habit automatically in you. While reading this book you may notice that these are the tactics
firstly, i indeed regret spending 250 Rs. for this book until i read it. I thought that like all other books i will forget the story of this book too and it won’t provide any benefit to my life.
But i was wrong. This book is really practical, examples has been given in form of stories which installs right habit automatically in you. While reading this book you may notice that these are the tactics which are used by love ones of yours.
I must say this book is very good but its also decade old so u need to use this laws...
Last week I bought a Ninja Foodie Mini thinking it would save on energy bills. I live alone and I think it is expensive to put the oven on for one small item. If you live in the UK at the moment you will know what I’m talking about. Well, the young lady had to carry it to the car for me (that should have warned me). The box was huge! I managed to get it into the house and opened the box and was met by a monster of a cooking machine! This was supposed to be the mini version!!!! I could barely lift it out of the box as I am disabled and when I got it into the kitchen I had nowhere to store it. I
Last week I bought a Ninja Foodie Mini thinking it would save on energy bills. I live alone and I think it is expensive to put the oven on for one small item. If you live in the UK at the moment you will know what I’m talking about. Well, the young lady had to carry it to the car for me (that should have warned me). The box was huge! I managed to get it into the house and opened the box and was met by a monster of a cooking machine! This was supposed to be the mini version!!!! I could barely lift it out of the box as I am disabled and when I got it into the kitchen I had nowhere to store it. I live in a small house (my granddaughter says it suits me because I’m short!).
It went back in the box and was returned next day.
My house. Let me explain. I’m a grandmother with 2 kids and a grandchild I have custody of. In 2017, I retired with a pretty good salary. That was in June. I had bought a house in a different city in March prepatory to retiring and had my current house on the market. July 2017 my single brother died. I was executor of his will. He’d never been married or had any children. My mother (deceased) and he owned a house outright, which I inherited. I could’ve moved into that house and just taken it over free and clear. All this happened in the first half of 2017. If I’d just waited a few months, I co
My house. Let me explain. I’m a grandmother with 2 kids and a grandchild I have custody of. In 2017, I retired with a pretty good salary. That was in June. I had bought a house in a different city in March prepatory to retiring and had my current house on the market. July 2017 my single brother died. I was executor of his will. He’d never been married or had any children. My mother (deceased) and he owned a house outright, which I inherited. I could’ve moved into that house and just taken it over free and clear. All this happened in the first half of 2017. If I’d just waited a few months, I could’ve had a house. Not paid for one!!
Car. My family has purchased an Indica for commercial purpose. However the expected returns were not great. Then we thought of selling it. when we got the deal for 2.5 lakhs, I was reluctant to sell it and did let the offer go even after the pressure from my family members to sell it. 6 months later due to an unfortunate accident my mom fell of my bike and was hospitalized. From hospitalization to till now…this car has been proved to be a savior for us. With out this car we couldn't have taken my mother to hospital, couldn't have taken her to functions,weddings,temples and many other places.
In
Car. My family has purchased an Indica for commercial purpose. However the expected returns were not great. Then we thought of selling it. when we got the deal for 2.5 lakhs, I was reluctant to sell it and did let the offer go even after the pressure from my family members to sell it. 6 months later due to an unfortunate accident my mom fell of my bike and was hospitalized. From hospitalization to till now…this car has been proved to be a savior for us. With out this car we couldn't have taken my mother to hospital, couldn't have taken her to functions,weddings,temples and many other places.
Initial regret turned out to be convenience and lot more..above is the Pic of my car when purchased.
Long, long ago, it was my lover’s birthday. I bought him a book that I believed he’d like, and I bought him a caramel/nut apple, rather expensive from one of those fancy chocolate places. He ignored the book, took one bite out of the caramel apple and tossed the rest in the nearest trash can. His behavior was not unusual, but I was in love. A moron in love. I hadn’t yet figured out that loving someone is not nearly enough.
I still regret that caramel apple, a little, after all these years, but it also reminds me how lucky I am now with my long and happy marriage.
An expensive purse.
I take care of it like it’s a baby, I even pull up an extra chair from restaurant so that my purse would have it’s own seat. Ridiculous, I know.
When I started spending too much energy into always looking out for this purse, I begin to wonder what the hell am I doing here. It’s just a purse with a huge price tag. Point is, when you own an item that is taking up your mental energy just to make sure nothing bad happens to it, it’s too much. Delete it from your shopping cart. Your life will be much happier without it.
BTW I’m trying to sell this purse, anyone interested? DM here.
An expensive purse.
I take care of it like it’s a baby, I even pull up an extra chair from restaurant so that my purse would have it’s own seat. Ridiculous, I know.
When I started spending too much energy into always looking out for this purse, I begin to wonder what the hell am I doing here. It’s just a purse with a huge price tag. Point is, when you own an item that is taking up your mental energy just to make sure nothing bad happens to it, it’s too much. Delete it from your shopping cart. Your life will be much happier without it.
BTW I’m trying to sell this purse, anyone interested? DM here.
Fun question Sumit Sengupta
Laptop from Acer
So I bought this laptop on 27th June from flipkart for my online classes , for the first three days it worked very smooth but on the fourth day BSOD (blue screen of death) appeared after couple of minutes the laptop restarted itself and I used it without any issue for the rest of the day.
I thought it was not a big issue.
But since that day, every single day the same problem occurs everytime I start my laptop . Due to this I was unable to attend my classes and rn I at a very critical point in academics.
Then I contacted flikart for exchange , they replied they are only responsible
Laptop from Acer
So I bought this laptop on 27th June from flipkart for my online classes , for the first three days it worked very smooth but on the fourth day BSOD (blue screen of death) appeared after couple of minutes the laptop restarted itself and I used it without any issue for the rest of the day.
I thought it was not a big issue.
But since that day, every single day the same problem occurs everytime I start my laptop . Due to this I was unable to attend my classes and rn I at a very critical point in academics.
Then I contacted flikart for exchange , they replied they are only responsible for any physical damage during delivery not for any software or hardware issue .
Thus i contacted acer services (First of all their services are horrible and they don't even pick the call once )
Now let me tell you the series of stuffs that happened
- They almost took access of my laptop for more than 10 times and downloaded some files each time and claims that the problem is resolved but actually not.
- Now they sent me an engineer as I filed a complain and this happened 3 times I.e. 3 different engineers paid a visit . They changed the ssd 3 times, ram 1 time and reinstalled windows 2 times. And guess what nothing helped.
Everytime I ask them to exchange the laptop they just send another engineer he will again take half of my month in changing the one or another part and end up with no solution.
They can't resolve a single issue for 2 months , they are not ready to exchange or refund the laptop and I am here stuck with a 50k+ laptop which doesn't even work and hell lot of syllabus pending over my head .
I regret buying this laptop
It's just a waste of my time , physical , mental emotional and financial energy.
I'm really exhausted now
If you have any suggestions please be open in the comment section .
Edit 1:
Finally I got my replacement
So I kept emailing them with warnings of legal action but as you all can guess it didn't work . So finally I registered my complain on National consumer helpline and still kept pressurising them by continuously calling and emailing them. Although their response was same that they will only provide service and will not replace it but somehow they agreed and yesterday I received my replacement from their services center.
4 months of mental pressure , massive hairfall and heavy academics loss was the price of the replacement.
Tip for you all : If you ever get stuck in such a situation like me buy a lot of meds for headache and a good hair oil for hair fall .
Thank you everyone for the suggestions in comment section.
~Shruti
I regret buying two kinds of things -
1. That I did not need. Its like stealing from yourself when you buy what you dont need. Thank fully I rarely if ever do that. So the list might be as long as 5 items and that too not very expensive.
2. The ones i did not pick myself. Like my Lenovo touch screen laptop which my cousin shipped for me but i paid for it. Crappiest computer ever. 1000 US $.
I think
I regret buying two kinds of things -
1. That I did not need. Its like stealing from yourself when you buy what you dont need. Thank fully I rarely if ever do that. So the list might be as long as 5 items and that too not very expensive.
2. The ones i did not pick myself. Like my Lenovo touch screen laptop which my cousin shipped for me but i paid for it. Crappiest computer ever. 1000 US $.
I think...
I never regretted so much, the way I felt after buying this:
I was having a literal overwhelming and hectic day due to work as well as the period cramps. To make me feel better, I thought to treat me with something sweet so I bought this.
Well, I had KitKat before but never had this new KitKat Chunky caramel. My intrusive thoughts pushed me to buy this and I had the expectations to sway away into heaven after having the first bite with closed eyes.
BUT
I was thrown to hell and my whole happiness was shattered.
The caramel and KitKat felt extremely wrong together. They were never meant to be. It was
I never regretted so much, the way I felt after buying this:
I was having a literal overwhelming and hectic day due to work as well as the period cramps. To make me feel better, I thought to treat me with something sweet so I bought this.
Well, I had KitKat before but never had this new KitKat Chunky caramel. My intrusive thoughts pushed me to buy this and I had the expectations to sway away into heaven after having the first bite with closed eyes.
BUT
I was thrown to hell and my whole happiness was shattered.
The caramel and KitKat felt extremely wrong together. They were never meant to be. It was like a forceful unhappy arranged marriage. Simply pathetic.
I took this photo just to embark that I'm never ever going to forget this day and tell my kids about this one day.
Note: Tastes may differ from person to person.
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-Laxmi🤍
Probably the treadmill. It worked only sporadically and will cost a fortune to get hauled away.
My smartphone. Earlier when I didn't have a cell phone I had lot of time in my hand. But nowadays half or more of my day is spent with the cell phone. Earlier when I got access to internet it used to be like getting the moon in hand. And now even if for 15 minutes I can't live without using quora,what's app, YouTube. So life was better without smartphone.