A fool and his money are soon parted, right?

There's so much garbage on the market these days, and a million hucksters trying to convince you to buy it all. But what if we've fallen victim to big trash? We'd sure want someone to tell us.

Redditor u/FlintTheDad queried the folks at AskReddit for a list of products that are basically a waste of money, and they're more than happy to start complaining. Whining about stuff we hate is truly humanity's favorite pastime.

What’s a huge waste of money but people keep buying it?
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An outrageous 11,000 comments have since been left in this thread, so we picked out just the bangers to save time. After all, time is money, so consider this a loan.

Stop toying with us

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Time shares allow you to share your money with someone else

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Paying through the nose for diamonds when so many other jewels exist is silly

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Yearly device upgrades aren't getting you very much

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If you have safe tap water, avoid bottled water like the plague

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Unless you have a specific deficiency, vitamin supplements are a huge waste

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There are some exceptions, but most generic medicines are fine — don't pay for branding

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Cables aren't where you should be spending big, and that goes double for digital signals

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