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jasonbigley · 03-26-2009, 02:55 PM

Name something you bought and after you bough it, you were dissapointed.

Over the years, I have learned to be careful not to buy things with labels that say: "made in Honduras, Vietnam, Brazil, etc." I have bought things with these labels and discovered that it was junk or poorly manufactured. My mom once told me, "you get what you pay for." Sometimes it is best to pay more for something knowing it will last longer.

Hollow · 03-26-2009, 02:58 PM

ipods = suicidal garbage.

Zoneboy · 03-26-2009, 03:21 PM

This is probably the biggest hunk of junk I've ever purchased.

70s show watcher · 03-26-2009, 04:46 PM

emerson vcr;s

Yooch · 03-26-2009, 05:11 PM

Back in the 1980's I'd bought a fax machine through an American Express ad. I thought it would help with a home business, but the model of it became obsolete very quickly, plus with more people beginning to use PCs, I really didn't need one any more.

That's why with new products not keeping pace with the new technologies, something new comes out all the time, so that when you buy something (a digital camera, alternative fuel car, whatever) it's practically out of date already.

MickeyMac · 03-26-2009, 05:30 PM

When I was 18 a bought a Ford Granada. My mother made a big deal about it because her father once drove that same model. Everything was wrong with it, was glad to see it get scrapped.

Zoneboy · 03-26-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

emerson vcr;s

Ohio8 · 03-26-2009, 10:11 PM

In January 2000, I bought a Samyang 18-28mm lens for my Ricoh film camera. I made trial photos, and they all turned out awful so I returned the lens and got my money back.

dawsongirl · 03-29-2009, 12:20 AM

Zenith TVs

Netgear Wireless Routers

Anything made by Philips

dakert · 03-29-2009, 01:51 PM

Anyone remember the Ronco Record Vacuum (1977) I will never forget that 10.00 disappointment.

Zoneboy · 03-29-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dakert

Anyone remember the Ronco Record Vacuum (1977) I will never forget that 10.00 disappointment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXE5CynXr4A

Brian Damage · 03-29-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

emerson vcr;s

Anything Emerson stinks

Brian Damage · 03-29-2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

This is probably the biggest hunk of junk I've ever purchased.

Just curious Charles, why was it no good?

Zoneboy · 03-29-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Just curious Charles, why was it no good?

I set it up according to the directions and it worked fine for about a week then the problems began including:

Dropping calls during a conversation

Restarting everytime I clicked a link or visited websites

Error messages would also appear telling me to insert the disc that came with it. Only problem is there was no disc

If the magicjack had to restart, I had to provide my e-mail address and password to use the darn thing.

According to their commercials, It's supposed to be free for thirty days but my credit card was charged before that. The price was 39.95 which included the first year of service plus 6.95 for shipping or 9.95 to upgrade to priority mail. I needed it in a hurry so I took the upgrade but they shipped it first class for about a 1.85 and pocketed the rest. When I complained about not getting priority mail shipping, They told me that customers who select the priority option have their orders moved to the top of the list and that it doesn't mean shipping by priority mail.

Biggest problem though is that you can't call anyone to complain, You either have to e-mail or go through a chat session.

I heard that some people with Windows Vista were having issues and they have an upgrade for that which I took but the problems still persisted. I went to the BBB website and there's several complaints similar to mine.

I actually believe that the magicjack is good idea but it needs improvement,

Brian Damage · 03-29-2009, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I set it up according to the directions and it worked fine for about a week then the problems began including:

Dropping calls during a conversation

Restarting everytime I clicked a link or visited websites

Error messages would also appear telling me to insert the disc that came with it. Only problem is there was no disc

If the magicjack had to restart, I had to provide my e-mail address and password to use the darn thing.

According to their commercials, It's supposed to be free for thirty days but my credit card was charged before that. The price was 39.95 which included the first year of service plus 6.95 for shipping or 9.95 to upgrade to priority mail. I needed it in a hurry so I took the upgrade but they shipped it first class for about a 1.85 and pocketed the rest. When I complained about not getting priority mail shipping, They told me that customers who select the priority option have their orders moved to the top of the list and that it doesn't mean shipping by priority mail.

Biggest problem though is that you can't call anyone to complain, You either have to e-mail or go through a chat session.

I heard that some people with Windows Vista were having issues and they have an upgrade for that which I took but the problems still persisted. I went to the BBB website and there's several complaints similar to mine.

I actually believe that the magicjack is good idea but it needs improvement,

wow, thanks for the heads up!

03-26-2009, 02:55 PM	#1
jasonbigley Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2008 Location: California Posts: 501	What A Hunk Of Junk! Name something you bought and after you bough it, you were dissapointed. Over the years, I have learned to be careful not to buy things with labels that say: "made in Honduras, Vietnam, Brazil, etc." I have bought things with these labels and discovered that it was junk or poorly manufactured. My mom once told me, "you get what you pay for." Sometimes it is best to pay more for something knowing it will last longer.

03-26-2009, 03:21 PM	#3
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03-26-2009, 05:11 PM	#5
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	Back in the 1980's I'd bought a fax machine through an American Express ad. I thought it would help with a home business, but the model of it became obsolete very quickly, plus with more people beginning to use PCs, I really didn't need one any more. That's why with new products not keeping pace with the new technologies, something new comes out all the time, so that when you buy something (a digital camera, alternative fuel car, whatever) it's practically out of date already.
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03-26-2009, 10:11 PM	#8
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,966	In January 2000, I bought a Samyang 18-28mm lens for my Ricoh film camera. I made trial photos, and they all turned out awful so I returned the lens and got my money back.
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03-26-2009, 02:58 PM	#2
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MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	When I was 18 a bought a Ford Granada. My mother made a big deal about it because her father once drove that same model. Everything was wrong with it, was glad to see it get scrapped.

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dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Anyone remember the Ronco Record Vacuum (1977) I will never forget that 10.00 disappointment.