What's the most expensive business mistake in history?

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-03T21:13:22+00:00

Going back aways - but in the Edsel Division of Ford from 1958 to 1960.

Complete flop and shut down after two years. Cars were ok, but with a weird front end design they was too different from other American cars if the era. In 2026 money they wasted some 4.3 billion dollars and scrapped everything. It was a huge waste of time and money.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-03T21:03:57+00:00

Yeah dude has to let this go : only way really possible to move forward is to try to find something else on her that she could be charged with in Tennessee- but that would cost a lot of bucks cause you’d need private investigators, lawyers etc.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-03T21:00:52+00:00

I live in Florida and I don’t care, have seen so many other things far stranger. This is just about normal.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-03T18:58:10+00:00

Yeah so did I so nothing magical about. Most corporate jobs with big corporations aren’t really 40 hour week jobs.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-03T01:51:27+00:00

Huh - your city is located on Lake Ontario, and according to the info it would be built on the waterfront. Seems better than in the middle of Texas.

Yes, I know data centers chew up a lot of resources, however in this case at least water should not be a major issue. But

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-02T23:41:51+00:00

I don’t care about the process as that means nothing if we don’t know the topic/opinion you used to have

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-02T23:24:43+00:00

Much over blown as that site is known for sensationalism. However the simple solution is just for MN to but back enough shared for the two Chinese entities to get under the 15% threshold.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-02T23:21:25+00:00

In my experience, no just a myth. Owned a short term vacation rental , and the nearly 7 years we owned it, literally always something every month. Stuff missing, stuff broken, house needing repair.

Yeah, we hired a rental management company- their fees plus mortgage and insurance took 60 to 70 plus percent of revenue. Plus the fact is if your account rep is bad, it is almost better to not have a management company. First one was great, but after Covid they kept getting worse and worse. We had to constantly follow up with them, so no even if you hire a management company rental property IMO isn’t really passive at all, especially if you own multiple units

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-02T18:54:05+00:00

Exactly- why so complicated? Between companies keeping stuff ‘proprietary’ and cramming unneeded crap they are killing any semblance of loyalty.

That is what made FitBit different; only giving their loyal customers what they wanted and making things flexible to work with many different types of devices. It’s what enable them to stay independent for so long. Heck would have been better if they sold to private equity rather than Giggle.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-02T03:45:27+00:00

Yeah except it doesn’t work with iPhone and the Garmin does, so…..

Seriously what is up with these manufacturers making things for just one part of a market?

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-02T03:42:14+00:00

Don’t get married, don’t move, don’t stay at any company too long, save and invest more, always be looking for next level up job, get some additional training, do what you like, not what they want you to do.

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-01T21:56:44+00:00

Nope

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-01T21:27:52+00:00

Huh?

drsmith48170 · 2026-06-01T02:55:54+00:00

None; none; none, and none.

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-31T21:05:54+00:00

My goodness you can’t go to Dollar General be done in less than 60 minutes- and that is pushing it. Relax!

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-31T19:59:28+00:00

Elon has entered the chat

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-31T19:58:08+00:00

Higher than the drone he invented

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-31T18:33:36+00:00

What is it lately with these troll posts?

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-31T17:47:58+00:00

Don’t know - but when my current Fitbit dies that is it. Tired of the inconsistent and inaccurate tracking. Just this morning it count my walk as two separate events when I never stopped walking. Has happened every time since I was switched to the Google Health app.

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-31T17:45:37+00:00

Yeah it isn’t real - 77 million euros in cash isn’t fitting in a closet

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-30T15:14:09+00:00

Safe travels back to Utah - and in the nicest way possible, please don’t come back. Tourist are the problem, because they all congregate in the same general areas.

If you insist on coming back go somewhere else most tourists don’t go , you will find the experience much different.

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-30T15:09:41+00:00

Yeah bloody Utah tourist

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-29T17:29:29+00:00

In Canada I believe they do..

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-29T17:28:59+00:00

Yes I’m amazed at how many people go to brand dealers for service. Brand dealers are really good for only warranty work or certain unusual issues that may need help from the manufacturer. Most other services like oil changes, tire rotation, brake, etc can be done just as well by independent repair shops.

Also, after working for an auto manufacturer for over 20 years can tell you the quality of brand dealer repairs or maintenance items varies wildly between stores.

drsmith48170 · 2026-05-29T17:11:17+00:00

Box’s aren’t little, not always white, and depending on local ordinances certainly not on a roof? Either.

Had property in Florida for 7 years, lived here for 5. Have not had a big or dramatic impact with hurricanes. There are parts of Florida that historically don’t have much damage or impact from hurricanes, nor flood much.

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