This week we came across an episode of The Big Bang Theory we'd never seen before. In it, the amazingly nerdy and scientific main characters used Ebay to bid on a "miniature" time machine. Click through the jump to leave us your thoughts on good purchases gone bad and see a 2 minute clip from the show, explaining why this seemingly good purchase went awry.
We personally haven't had a purchase from a retail establishment not fit our home (we usually research far too much in advance for that). Although that isn't to say we haven't been 100% right on all of our auction finds. There have been several purchases that have been horribly wrong. There have been couches that once returned home, were shedding all of their foam and needed more than upholstery, pieces that were a few inches too long or too short and worst of all... one's that had beautiful lines but had..... smells...that just wouldn't go away.
Leave us a note below and tell us what purchase just didn't work out for your home!
Here's a few links that might help you out in your shopping:
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The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
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Summer Recipe: No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
Comments (9)
Funny, that is the ONLY episode I have seen of this show. Not on purpose though, it was kinda funny.
We bought a dining table online, and it ended up being the completely wrong color stain and clashed horribly with our chairs and floors. Luckily it was cheap and we repurposed it as a large desk/work table in another room.
OMG - I love that show! Rock, Paper, Scissors, Spock! Very clever writing and fantastic casting!
Blandwagon, hang it from the ceiling. It would make an awesome chandelier.
My regretful purchase was a Heywood Wakefield Cadence buffet. It took me 3 weeks to refinish and by the time I was done it looked horrible in the space. I ended up selling it. Practically gave it away.
romeoandjewels - don't forget "lizard"! (Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!)
I bought a couch from Restoration Hardware that I had not sat on (they didn't carry it in their stores). The overall proportions for the room were fine, but the seat deck was so low and the back so deep that you needed help getting off of it. Add to that 100% down fill and you had a bi-yatch to fluff. Big mistake! Seat height is rarely listed on furniture sold online and it is so very important to the comfort of the piece. I held onto the couch for 2 years before I had to say enough is enough. It was actually watching my mom have to roll to her knees to get off the couch that did it. One can't have furniture that requires a crane for guests to use!!
I love this show...my husband and I have watched every episode...mostly online since Monday night usually isn't free...but it's a great show...especially if you are a geek and can follow along with realistic aspect of the humor...
Sorry for being so off-topic...bad habit
Not one of my purchases...but what about the time machine Uncle Rico buys in Napoleon Dynamite? Hilarious!
That show is awesome! Thankfully no majorly huge purchases that were no so good. Just smalll ones.
One lesson I learned early on was not to buy a slipcover just because it's in the color I want. The fabric might be all wrong. I bought a slipcover for my hand-me-down off-white couch (it was free!) and the fabric was so slippery that it wouldn't stay tucked in. I bought big straight pins to insert between the back and arm, and to hold it to the cushion. This worked in the short term, but then the pins started to come loose and... well, that wasn't very pleasant. I still have the same couch, but a much smarter slipcover.
i bought a tea pot because it was good looking but it pours terribly so tea goes all over. it irks me in a way that other virgos would understand.