Purchase letdowns

[Joe Tully]

Okay, so I've seen these little bags of snacks at Wal-Mart. Churritos. If you know your Spanish, you know that Churrito translates as "little churro". If you don't know what a churro is...well, I pity you. I've only had a few in my life, but trust me, they are good stuff.

http://www.tacojohns.com/graphics/Churro.jpg


chur·ro
n. pl. chur·ros

A thick coiled fritter of fried dough.

That's the dictionary definition. Very simple. But that straightforward definition serves as a disguise that hides the simple yet beautiful churro-y goodness.

Plus, they often have cinnamon on 'em too. Mmmmmmmm.

So, I am naturally intrigued by the idea of being able to get a bunch of mini-churros in a bag. Such a treat could put me into a coma of delight for three days.

I examine the bag for some kinda label to help me out...something that says something like "little yummy churros for Joe to eat". All it says is "Get Real...Crunch This!"

Hmm...churros are crunchy...but not too crunchy. More like crispy, really. Feeling the bag softly and looking at the picture, I think that they might be more like potato sticks or something like that. I decide the possibility of churrosity is worth the wager and buy the bag.

Disappointment ensues.

Basically, they're little sticks of hardened corn bread you chomp on. Pretty spicy too, at least to my New English taste buds. Much to my dismay, I was forced to use an alcoholic beverage to wash them down.

WHY? WHY CAN'T SOMEONE SELL ME LITTLE CHURROS IN A BAG?!? WHY?!?!? WAAAAAA! *starts crying uncontrollably* :( :p

Anyways, to keep this from seeming like something entirely pointless...was there ever a time when you bought something that turned out not to be everything that you thought it would be?

[Zechs]

Yeah they are pretty tasty.

[Evil Dr. Reef]

I used to get these all the time from the Taco Bell stores around me! My school used to sell them too. So... apparently you can buy them somewhere...

[Rei]

I've mostly been disappointed by video game purchases. Games like Saga Frontier 2, Legend of Mana, FF8, Dino Crisis 1, Resident Evil 3, many Megaman games, and so on.

[natakuwufei13]

When i bought this snake light thing for my GBA it broke when i opened it. :mad:

[Calhoun07]

When I bought the Jay and Silent Bob action figures and thought I would put them on display, took them out of the case and all....and they would not stand up on their own. Cheaply made toys for thirty six bucks.....

[Mysterious Saturn]

I got the Resident Evil remake for Gamecube. It's not good in my opinion. Sure, graphics are better, but I don't really care about that in the first place. Voices are still bad, and cheesey sounding. Waste of money in my opinion. But hey, at I wasn't the one who brought it! :p

[Lucky Bob]

The other day I tried to get a MIDI keyboard-to computer plug. I was in the electronics store, and I saw a chord in a box that said "Keyboard". Well, I couldn't see the plugs on it too well, due to the packaging, so I went up to the guy in at the help desk and asked "Is this for a MIDI keyboard?" The guy was on the phone, and really not paying much attention, so he nodded, I bought it, and then went home. Well, when I got back, it turns out that I had bought a COMPUTER keyboard plug, and not one for my electronic piano! I tried to take it back yesterday, but they were closed all day. However, I'm going to take it back today, and that guy from the help desk better not snicker....

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

As of late, I'm really getting annoyed by most fast-food/snack food purchases I make. The bags are only half to 3/4s filled, the burgers are getting pathetic in size, and they're only going to become smaller foods and smaller servings, apparently. My hunger burns on....

...another time was when I bought a Ninja Turtles playset and it was much more simplistic than I heard it was. Broke rather quickly too, about a week after I got it. Even as a dumb six-year old I knew I was being gipped...:mad:

[DR. BELCH]

The buffet at Grecian Steak House. Worst...dinner...ever. :mad:

Also, credit cards. Convenience checks, my lily-white bum. I realized when I saw my bill that it's only convenient for the credit card company, who gets to attach an exhorbitant charge on each one I make out.... :eek: :mad: