557. Dumbest purchase

Bob and Sheri was talking about the dumbest thing you spent money on. The callers mentioned pyramid schemes, adjustable beds, psychic hotline, etc

I have made enough useless purchases over the years. There was the Salvador Dali poster of decay that haunted my living room in Chicago, or the Sandra Bullock poster of While You Were Sleeping that I just had to have. But none made me feel as bad as this fat loss cream that I bought over the internet after looking at the ad in a magazine.

The cream/lotion promised to contain coconut extracts that burn fat from outside the skin, as long as you apply it twice daily. I was on a fitness period, and wanted to look my best. So I paid the $16 or so, and rubbed it in for a month, and then got disappointed when nothing happened. Was it my diet? Am I sabotaging the results promised by the advertisement by not eating or exercising enough? Could it be that the promises were false?

I still didn't have the heart to throw out the bottle. So, for about a year, it was placed in my sink, taunting me, and reminding me how slim and sensual I could look, if only I tried.

Then one day, I just threw it in the bin, and cut my losses, monetarily and mentally.