People shared the things we still pay for despite them being a complete waste of money – 23 ridiculous ways people spaff their cash

We all love a bargain, but it seems a lot of people are also easily sucked into the opposite of that: spaffing their cash on pointless nonsense. Over on the AskReddit page, user Wooden-Camera-578 asked:

‘What’s a complete waste of money, yet people still pay for?’

And the answers will have you wondering whether you’re squandering your hard earned cheddar on foolish things.

1.

‘Warranties on their electronics. Rarely used, and the paperwork usually has so many caveats to make paying it out as rare and troublesome as possible.’
–Coygon

2.

‘People who compulsively buy a new smartphone every year for no other reason than because it’s the new one blow my mind.’
–treegee

3.

‘Monthly ‘trial’ subscriptions that you forgot to cancel.’
–1whoisconcerned

4.

‘Crypto. Magic bean token that grows in value infinitely, because crypto-bro says so.’
–isaacalicious

5.

‘Bottled water is unnecessary! Just get a filter for your faucet or a Brita pitcher. There’s no need to rely on individual plastic bottles for water at home. It’s more eco-friendly and way more cost-effective.’
–pascaer

6.

‘I had a friend nearly get evicted because he spent his rent money on Funko Pops. He still insists his ‘investment’ will pay off, but he’s going to end up humiliated like the people who spent their life savings on Beanie Babies.’
–captainmagictrousers

7.

‘Those third-party travel sites that promise you a good deal on a hotel room. I can attest that I have seen so many people end up being overcharged or hidden fees dropped on them.’
–Fabulous_Stegosaurus

8.

‘Designer baby clothes. My sister spends hundreds on fancy outfits for my niece who literally outgrows them in weeks.’
–slutyyHoneybun

9.

‘Priority boarding on flights. Why on earth would you pay to have the right to sit on the aircraft even longer than necessary? Relax in the spacious gate waiting area until the queue has disappeared, and board the flight last without any waiting time, you clowns.’
–davyp82

10.

‘Things that other things can do just as good for less money. Think iPhone.’
–Fine-Pattern-8906

11.

‘Twitter. I heard of a guy who spent billions on it and now it’s value is upside down, just like a used car that is worth less than the loan on it.’
–Bajanda_

12.

‘Most microtransactions in games and digital goods in general. If people knew how much their time was being exploited in the modern mobile gaming marketplace the market would collapse. All of that money spent goes towards nothing tangible, nothing real, nothing at all you can keep or share or hand down.’
–Wazzen