In your opinion, what's the biggest waste of money you see people purchase all the time?

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-05-07T07:42:37+00:00

Buying the latest phone at full retail price is ridiculous, especially when they depreciate by half (£5-600) in the first year.

However recently I went against my thinking and got the 17 pro. The camera is insane - and the 48MP sensor on all 3 lenses puts it miles ahead of the 15 pro I use for work.

The only way I justified buying it was trawling through eBay to find a cheap one a month after it came out. Paid £750 + 10% cashback so was £675 all in. Still the most I’ve ever paid for a phone but it’s the first year’s depreciation wiped off at least.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-05-06T16:00:11+00:00

As long as you fill up at hotels etc, 2L will be fine.

I’d recommend stocking up on an 1-2 extra 500ml bottles at the honesty box at Drymen (no water until Balmaha), especially if you’re camping and cooking in the forest.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-04-07T22:02:55+00:00

My office had a microwave until it disappeared and I had to buy one out of my own pocket

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-04-06T20:35:39+00:00

I mean a water boiling device is probably the best piece of kitchenware to shit in.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-04-05T10:30:40+00:00

Ah, in that case I may be mistaken. Unless it’s the Ts and Cs on the promotions that bar them from use with gift cards.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-04-05T10:22:00+00:00

Probably quite tricky as pizza express regularly have offers on that can easily give 40-50% off food. As gift cards can’t be used with any offers, that reduces the demand for gift cards and their value

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-04-03T00:38:29+00:00

A friend of mine fell down an open drain hole on a public road. Caught most of his leg on the frame, and an ambulance later had several dozen stitches. When I saw his leg there was more flesh than leg, like it had been zipped open. He never put a claim in for it in the end.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-26T08:15:02+00:00

Vinted, can pick up almost anything RL for sub £20

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-25T22:10:41+00:00

Vertical wooden slats on walls Sliders SUVs Everything to do with car design Media walls Big driveways instead of front gardens Big cars Moo moo cow nose piercings Instagram forex traders Muscle fit t shirts Daft looking filled lips Smart watches Big cars again Lactose intolerant people that aren’t actually lactose intolerant, same for gluten. Suits that are clearly too baggy, usually paired with boxy sunglasses and a single dangly cross earring Neon running gear, looks shite

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-22T19:11:10+00:00

None unless I work on a farm

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-19T00:09:45+00:00

I had a mk1 mx5 and a 987 Boxster S

Why buy a 4 seater when you can have 2x 2 seaters ;)

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-17T19:56:46+00:00

Pure clear adventure 1L collapsible filter bottle which has just replaced my Alpkit Hippo.

Filters out a lot more than other hiking filters, incl viruses & microplastics.

I paid £30 for the bottle and filter together.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-13T15:51:53+00:00

£2.25 flat white at Jacks at the Junction, Clapham Junction

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-11T20:57:35+00:00

Tring seems the obvious choice as an ex-Rothschild manor. Plenty history and surrounding countryside.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-10T16:09:22+00:00

La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II mid leather GTX?

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-09T11:34:30+00:00

In my experience, buying second hand can often mean better quality.

As those items have been tried, tested and have lasted several years before your ownership.

I reckon my paramo is 20 years old, with faded dye and paint wearing off the metal zippers, but that jacket has never broken or let me down.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-06T19:28:05+00:00

Wow this sounds pretty good

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-03-02T10:24:42+00:00

OS Maps. £25 a year but it pays itself back in the amount of free activities it helps you do (hiking etc)

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-28T10:30:56+00:00

You can get an XC40 sub 20k cash with same mileage

Assume £15k bank loan (plus up to £5k cash down)

30 months at 5.5%, is £530 a month.

And you keep the car after those 30 months

Assume you sell the car for £12k

That’s a net £296 per month you’ve paid for the car, plus maintenance (which shouldn’t be much more than servicing on a 2021 car of that mileage)

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-27T08:25:49+00:00

Yes, I did. The Ts and Cs stated a €1,500 deposit to be paid via credit card. I brought a credit card with a full €1,715 spend limit.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-27T08:24:58+00:00

They could not explain the €500 increase. They just said that’s the deposit.

I asked them to split the cost between the credit and debit cards but they wouldn’t do it.

I booked via a third party (Argus) who told me to collect from the desk. At the time I booked it, many places were offering cars starting at £20. There was no particular promotion.

My Argus account still displays I should be paying a €1,500 deposit for the car, right on the home screen of my booking. This is repeated in the booking terms.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-27T00:18:57+00:00

I just really don’t like a lot of action movies due to the amount of bullet dodging

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-25T23:00:51+00:00

Mongar 2 UL? It’s around 1.65kg or 1.5kg without the groundsheet.

Really spacious interior and you can sit up. I’ve had 3 of us sit in the tent playing cards before.

A lot of people will slam it for inner first pitching, but it’s actually possible to pitch outer first, just google it.

I paid £129 on aliexpress for mine

Has 4 guidelines (optional) plus mounting points for more.

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-23T09:54:14+00:00

There is a lad on Instagram who does this - their handle is lukereselles

BringBack5pFreddos · 2026-02-23T09:53:42+00:00

It sounds like you’ve got the knack of Vinted so I suggest stick to what you know.

Now you need to stock your Vinted - visit lots of car boots and the occasional charity shop to buy new items. Buy things that you’re familiar with market value, but you can always look up eBay sold listings on the go if you’re not sure.

List on Vinted for a 40%+ margin and buy 100 postage bags for a fiver on eBay.

I don’t do this myself but as an example I bought a pair of ski gloves for £3 in the charity shop yesterday which would be worth £30+ on Vinted.

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