30 Expensive Mistakes That Probably Still Hurt To Think About
Fails are funny, but mostly when they’re happening to someone else. I think part of the humor comes from the relief of knowing it wasn’t you, even though you can easily imagine it happening to you. One careless move, one unlucky bounce, or one thing left in the wrong place, and suddenly you’re checking your bank account to see how bad the damage is.
These expensive mistakes range from mildly painful to “I guess I’m not going on vacation this year.” Hopefully, laughing at them helps ease the financial pain. Probably not for the people involved, but it might help the rest of us.
1. This person whose casual water bottle toss ended with a cracked windshield:
2. This person who learned why an ultrawide monitor shouldn’t be left lying on its back:
3. This person who stepped on their glasses while searching for them:
4. This person who left their phone on the roof of their car before merging onto the interstate:
5. This person whose lawn mowing session caused some unexpected casualties:
6. This delivery driver who left a package inside a recycling bin right before collection day:
7. These dogs who knocked candles onto a coffee table that had been gifted just four days earlier:
8. This person who bounced a little too enthusiastically for their trampoline:
9. These repair technicians who arrived to fix a TV’s backlight and left behind a broken screen:
10. This person whose dropped perfume bottle took a chunk out of the sink:
11. This passenger who realized their AirPod was still on the train after it pulled away:
12. This person whose pillow turned the inside of their dryer into a stuffing factory:
13. This person who misunderstood a delivery app and paid $25 for two buns and fries:
14. This person who discovered the importance of oven racks the messy way:
15. This person who dropped their entire set of keys straight through a sewer grate:
16. This person who tried to swat a bug and cracked their car windshield instead:
17. This person who accidentally left the freezer open all weekend and lost everything inside:
18. This person whose $800 mouth guard fell off the counter and shattered:
19. This dog who mistook a pair of AirPods for an expensive snack:
20. This person whose outdoor belongings were pummeled by a massive hailstorm:
21. This diner who ordered shrimp without realizing they cost $53 apiece:
22. This person whose spilled paint landed everywhere except the drop cloth:
23. This worker who accidentally punctured a tanker filled with hot asphalt:
24. This person whose neighbor drilled a little too far and came through their wall:
25. This person who finally had to retire a trusty skillet after 20 years:
26. This toddler who helped break the family’s 65-inch television:
27. This cat who stepped into a paint tray and immediately toured the house:
28. This person who left a car full of groceries sitting in the heat overnight:
29. And finally, this person whose mattress delivery was interrupted by a rainstorm:
30. This person who dropped their brand-new phone only hours after buying it:
