<p>Chartreuse puff-sleeve short sleeved jacket (large buttons, of course) over long-sleeved pique white shirt, “paired with” (gotta love that phrase, direct from What Not to Wear) a bias cut navy/chartreuse and white plaid skirt. God knows what I wore for shoes. Sorry, no photos available.</p>
<p>*I would apologize for the hijack, but I feel that at least one, if not all three, elements of the ensemble could qualify as a bona fide Dumb Purchase.</p>
<p>Uh, how many ties do they have? H has several, wears one once a year.</p>
<p>My husband also loves his battery tie rack—probably has 60 or so ties and wears ties at least 2 days/week. Adult son also has one, wears ties daily and really likes the moving rack thing.</p>
<p>Marite, Good question. For years he needed a suit and tie every day. Over the years dress seemed to become more casual I guess. He started “dressing down on Fridays” when appropriate. Now he wears a tie probably 3 times/week on average.</p>
<p>Three times a week is a lot more than my H–who is one of the better dressed guys in his company!</p>
<p>I bought the tie rack years ago and it’s still up in the top of the closet in the box. Think I’ll get it out and take a look.</p>
<p>Ugliest outfit: Mustard colored double-knit Sgt. Pepper’s style pantsuit from 1969.</p>
<p>marite, H is a litigator and he has to go to court quite a bit. He always wears a suit for court.</p>
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<p>OMG!!!</p>
<p>Northeastmom:</p>
<p>Ah, it makes sense. I think H is well dressed by virtue of wearing khakis to work (the rest live in jeans).</p>
<p>I’m sad to admit it, but the pool in our backyard. It came with the house when we bought it. Unfortunately, the thing is solar powered, which really doesn’t heat up the pool, so it’s always too cold to go in. Not to mention it takes a lot of maintence to keep it running and looking good.</p>
<p>Not even sure if my hubby wears a tie once/year–maybe less often (like weddings & VERY FORMAL occasions). Needless to say, we don’t have any battery-operated tie racks for our home.</p>
<p>My husband is an attorney, wears a suit/tie 6 days per week… my older son has occassion maybe once a month. But my husband has a client who manufactures ties for a MAJOR company… and every season gives him maybe 30 ties… so we get tons, and tons. when my kids need ties (and thats never for the younger one) they just go to Dad’s closet. Son 1 took 2 sports jackets & 4 ties to college with him… he’ll definitely be wearing them to synagogue for the holidays next week.</p>
<p>I bought my husband a doonesbury tie at Starbucks for xmas once- I don’t believe it has even come out of the package.
They make great belts though</p>
<p>I’m not sure it qualifies as my dumbest purchase, but I’ll have to chime in about the George Foreman grill (sitting in my basement next to the attic fan H bought and then never installed). Before purchase, I did double check with my friends who already owned a GF grill, and they ALL assured me they absolutely LOVED theirs. I’m still trying to figure out how that can possibly be true. Perhaps it was an evil plot to get me to buy one too, so they wouldn’t feel like the only dumb ones?</p>
<p>Who wouldn’t wear a Doonesbury tie?!</p>
<p>I can’t think of one specific dumb purchase that I’ve made, and while I can’t exhibit quality, I can be proud of my quantity. I have purchased MANY of the things that people have mentioned (not including the fur coat). </p>
<p>Actually, I haven’t tried the George Foreman grill. Maybe I should ask for one for Christmas…</p>
<p>I, too, succumbed to the George Foreman grill one summer. Thought it would be great when the kids were at sleepaway camp, husband was working late, and I just wanted to grill something fast for myself without opening up the BBQ. I think I’ve used it 2x. It’s no better than the electric oven broiler (which I hate)… and impossible to clean. I’m not even sure where in the closet it is. And of course, I bought the “family size” version… just in case it was such a huge hit, I did decide to use it for the whole family. Dumb Idea.</p>
<p>Worst gift - When we were dating but not yet serious, H let me use his apartment in NYC as a very last minute favor (I had a job interview) . I left behind one of my own cassette tapes (barely used) and a note to say thank you. That wasn’t supposed to be the “real” gift ( I subsequently had him over for dinner to thank him) , but he still won’t let me forget that I once gave him a “used” tape as a gift! . His worst gift to me, early on and never repeated was a home appliance that I have totally blocked out of my mind ! </p>
<p>Worst outfit I ever wore - as a young teenager I had a polyester turquoise blue tunic topped pants suit! :eek:</p>
<p>Worst home decorating blunder - Started a bathroom project five years ago. The guy who measured underestimated and we ended up a whole wall short of a particular tile. Looked online and in stores all throughout the whole country (anytime we were anywhere) for five years but couldn’t match it. It still existed by name, but the color was completely different. Finally, we found one of the last remaining stockpiles and finished the project just this year!</p>
<p>My good friend’s worst purchase ever - Just quoting her, bur she says it was hands down her huge SUV. They bought it thinking of all those long distance college trips, but the cargo space was actually less than in much smaller cars. Every time (as in frequently!) she went to fill up the tank it cost over 100 dollars AND it wouldn’t even fit in the garage. She traded it in after only a year!</p>
<p>Oh, and count me in the club, family sized George F. is gathering dust in my closet, too!</p>
<p>Hmmm–wonder how cheap you can get those GF grills on ebay…</p>
<p>Great thread. I needed the laugh. My dumbest purchase… ok sit down or you’ll fall over laughing. A Bun and Thigh max- complete with videotape instructions and a “healthy eating guide”. Also bought an extra VCR for the bedroom (this was before CD) so I could watch/exercise in the bedroom. Ha. What planet was I on. I think I tried it once… about 3 years after I bought it. But there is a bright side. My husband enjoys watching the well-endowed woman in the skimpy outfit in the video instructions :)</p>
<p>We also have one of those Health Rider things in our bedroom. The handlebars are a great stopping off point for the clothes on hangers that haven’t quite made it to the closet. Funny. It sounds like our bedroom is a hoppin’ place. I will move on…</p>
<p>BTW, I like our GF grill. We bought a new grill last summer that my H spent many hours assembling. The tank base is on backwards but it otherwise looks ok. Unfortunately the burners don’t seem to work quite right, and they barely go beyond “low”. Make that “very low”. We still try to cook steaks or chicken on the grill, but when famine sets in and it is still simmering on the grill, we bring in the food and finish it off on the ol’ GF grill. Works every time.</p>
<p>*Worst outfit I ever wore - as a young teenager I had a polyester turquoise blue tunic topped pants suit! *
I can top this
or my BIL can
while my H wore a very nice grey morning jacket when we got married, I have seen his high school prom photo where he wore a yellow polyester tux ( and he has blond hair- not a good match)
But I have seen & heard that my BIL actually has worn this- remember the flocked victorian style wall paper that was popular in the 70s?
He owns a tuxedo with the same pattern- that is bad enough- a patterned tuxedo with red flocking on white.
wild!
( I guess when you are LDS and don’t even drink near-beer, the flocked tux is livin’ on the edge!)</p>
<p>Oh re the doonesbury tie- he likes it- but what he wears to work everday is a pair of 501s- workboots and a sweatshirt/flannel shirt/tshirt.
Even for engineers ( which he isn’t) his company is fairly casual-
you should * see* what some people consider work attire- it is like the 70s never left</p>