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OneEyedMonster remindes us about the crap you can buy in pound shops: "Batteries that lasted about an hour and then died. A screwdriver with a loose handle so I couldn't turn the damn screw, and a tape measure which wasn't at all accurate."

Similarly, my neighbour bought a lawnmower from Argos that was so cheap the wheels didn't go round, it sort of skidded over the grass whilst gently back-combing it.

What's the cheapest, most useless crap you've bought?

(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
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This is a QotW answer Not me, I have expensive tastes,
but my brother brought a flyswatter from poundland. Not just any old flyswatter but an electric tennis racket of terror that I'm sure contravened many EC regulations. When you caught a fly it buzzed and smoked and, if you were really lucky, caught fire.

I always wanted to get a moth with it, just to see what would happen.
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Any Plymouth b3tans?, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 22:03, closed)
This is a QotW comment :0
Sounds like fun!
(Maccy Last watched pron on, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 22:11, closed)
This is a QotW comment Oooh, I've got those!
They're great! I can pop a whole swarm of them out of the air with one swing. And they're especially good on wasps! The only thing is, after you hit a wasp with it you have to stomp it as it only stuns them- and you don't want him to recover and come after the person who tased him!
(The Resident Loon Don't worry, we're from the Internet!, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 22:16, closed)
This is a QotW comment I bought one of them...
...on the net just before Xmas. Never received it but instead got a lovely letter from Australian Customs advising me that they were illegal to import. (Apparently there's a simple modification to them and hey presto - DIY taser.)
(emadex, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 22:58, closed)
This is a QotW comment ...
We have one at work to zap things with. Had to stash it away though as according to the boss it isn't safe...

Poking it with a Biro is also good fun, but sometimes it spot-welds the ball in the Biro so it stops working.
(NLi10 lurking for fun and prophet, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 23:11, closed)
This is a QotW comment They also have their uses in S&M
Or so I'm told.
(clumsyeloquence is a girl, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 23:14, closed)
This is a QotW comment Video proof
There's a picture of one of our sales guys zapping himself with one of these on YouTube. You can hear the zap as it touches his nose!
(Raystorm, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 23:26, closed)
This is a QotW comment Also sold in B&Q
Cue much insect zapping fun until the racket bit decided that life attached to a handle was not for it. I can confirm that when this happens and the live zappy bit flops over and connects with your hand you have a mini-taser effect.

And some naughty words.

And when this happens when you're standing on a tiled floor wearing socks you can cause almost immediate life-threatening hysterical laughter from your alleged loving spouse.
(osok Rebel without a clue, or a job, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 9:27, closed)
This is a QotW comment The other halfs dad
has one of these, I got moaned at because of the burning smell - bluebottles take a while to cook
(Bad_Dogg, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 10:59, closed)
This is a QotW comment I have one of those
They are great. I poked a wasp nest with a stick and fried them all. The bugs do tend to smoke a bit. Thrashing it through a swarm of flies is great fun.
(evil_penguin_17 Robots of Doom... Attack!, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 17:27, closed)
This is a QotW comment Fantastic, I'm glad so many people have experienced the joy of these things
Running through a swarm of flies with them is indeed the most fun ever. It made house parties worthwile last summer.
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Any Plymouth b3tans?, Tue 8 Jan 2008, 10:51, closed)

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