What Big Purchases Have You Made And Then Regretted?

[cheerfuldom]

a couple things I thought were must haves for daycare and ended up selling....

1. large wagon. pulling kids is a pain and they never used it on their own. I greatly prefer a double stroller instead

2. step 2 roller coasters. looked like so much fun but my kids never would push the car back up to the top on their own. the only time they played with it would be if I pushed the car back up to the top for them


and things the kids LOVED but ended up fighting over so much that I sold them...

1. large plastic or wood playhouses. little fingers got slammed in those doors a million times. we have a playhouse now and I told my husband to build it with no door, just a entryway

2. pull toys. it was always the 3 and 4 year old that would play with those, dragging them around and running in circles and getting rowdy. the younger kids barely ever play with them so I got rid of all but one

[nannyde]

Mellissa and Doug kitchen.

I bought it in 08 and I'm still pi$$ed off about it.

It's a hunk of junk.

[sharlan]

I bought a huge wooden wagon @ the fair. It's never been used. It sat in my dd's garage for 5 years, now mine.

My kids love our roller coaster. I keep the car up because they like to intentionally crash into things. They like to run up and down it when the car's up.

[WImom]

train table. No one played with it.

[jessrlee]

I spent a very large chunk of my budget last year on outdoor play equiptment after contacting ccr&r AND DHS to be sure I didn't need ground surfacing. that changed their mind less than a year later!! Now I'm trying to sell it because I don't want woodchips in my yard

[Blackcat31]

I haven't necessarily bought anything big but I have spent a ton of time creating activities and games for the kids to play with and none of them seem to be interested.

Oh well, just like meal time....it's only my job to have it available but I certainly can't make any of them do it.

[LK5kids]

Ummmmmm.....a whole house just for child care. Not sure if it was the best idea!::

[sahm1225]

A beautiful custom made large craft table for the kids. I bought it off a toy store that was closing. It's the best ever... Or it would be if it fit in the kitchen area where i intended it for. I refuse to have crafts on our new carpet so it sits there for reading and not-messy projects!

[Blackcat31]

Ummmmmm.....a whole house just for child care. Not sure if it was the best idea!::

Wow! Really? That is the only thing I have NEVER regretted.

[dave4him]

hmmmm my house

[youretooloud]

Child sized chairs. They only push them around, they never use them as intended.

[spud912]

One of my grand ideas last year was a light table after reading a ton of blogs about how great they are. I'm too cheap to actually buy one so I pulled out my dh's Light Tracer (he has a degree in arts and needed it for one of his classes way back when). I plugged it in and put all sorts of things on top of it at various times (x-rays, tupperware full of water beads, our Magna Tiles, clear colored shapes, etc.). The kids are interested in it for about 5 seconds, then they remove the objects and play with them on the regular table. The funny thing is that I keep trying it in hopes that they will magically become interested in it....but nope! Thank goodness I never invested any real money into it!

[MarinaVanessa]

One of my grand ideas last year was a light table after reading a ton of blogs about how great they are. I'm too cheap to actually buy one so I pulled out my dh's Light Tracer (he has a degree in arts and needed it for one of his classes way back when). I plugged it in and put all sorts of things on top of it at various times (x-rays, tupperware full of water beads, our Magna Tiles, clear colored shapes, etc.). The kids are interested in it for about 5 seconds, then they remove the objects and play with them on the regular table. The funny thing is that I keep trying it in hopes that they will magically become interested in it....but nope! Thank goodness I never invested any real money into it!

That's good to know, DH offered to make one for me because I've been thinking about getting a light table but maybe I'll ask him to make me something else .

[spud912]

That's good to know, DH offered to make one for me because I've been thinking about getting a light table but maybe I'll ask him to make me something else .

Well I'm still convinced it's a great idea and my kids are just weird. Maybe you can get a cheap used light tracer on Craigslist for $15 or so and if the kids don't like it you can re-sell it?

[CedarCreek]

Really nothing yet. Thank goodness.

My puzzles irritate me because they throw the pieces around and lose them