Why do Americans spend tens of millions of dollars on something completely unneeded?

[tallyho8]

Each year Americans spend millions of dollars on a product that is completely unnecessary, cost hundreds of dollars, takes up valuable storage space, is seldom even seen, could be eliminated from our homes and we would never miss it. If you didn't have one nobody would notice. They frequently throw away one in perfect condition and spend hundreds on a new one and no one ever even compliments them on it. It is a completely outdated product that is still sold by retailers because it is a very high profit item but sales of it could be completely eliminated with a simple modernistic design.

What is it?

I am sure our knowledgeable TBN members can get the answer quite rapidly with a little thought. Then if you can't figure it out I will tell you what you need to do to never have to purchase another one.

 

[Pirwin21]

Are you talking about my wife? lol

 

[jinman]

Are you talking about my wife? lol

Probably Congress. . . Oh no! They are much more expensive than that.

 

[hawkeye08]

Treadmill fits the description but is probably something else...

 

[dave1949]

Whatever it is, I hope I don't have one. :laughing:

 

[rsallen]

I bet I don't have one.

 

[tallyho8]

Whatever it is, I hope I don't have one. :laughing:

I bet I don't have one.

I bet you do.

 

[timbatrader]

As an outsider looking I would guess it is a clothes drier around here I just hang washing out on the line

 

[Gary Fowler]

I cant think of a thing that I have in storage that millions of others also have that I have never used, thrown away and then replaced. I am sure I will be surprised at the answer if we ever see it.

 

[MoKelly]

My wife says I never throw anything away, so I'm OK.

MoKelly