Biggest waste of money you've witnessed?

There's a girl with a Swarovski crystal-encrusted laptop at my school.

Where should I hide the body?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Sian

Probably my flatmate, a complete nerdatron. Warhammer, LARPing gear, train tickets to go to the LARPing events, PAYING for the LARPing events, Yu-gi-oh cards, Pokemon games...I let him off with video games since they're easily sold on and enjoyed but the rest is a bit too much. He lives off the bank of Mum and Dad as well as a Student Account with a large overdraft.

Have you ever actually told him how much of a tard he's being? Hell; has anyone? There's no problem with him liking nerdy shit (although even by the standards of people here that's excessive, Yugioh what the fuck), but I'm annoyed just hearing about spending habits that idiotic.

Seems I've already replied to this, but I have a few more things to list:

People who buy pre-built brand name desktop PCs when you can get more bang for less buck, free of shovelware that kicks into action upon bootup.

Idiot richkids with laptops that far exceed their usage needs. I already mentioned the brat I went to school with who owns a crystal-laden computer, but I've always facepalmed massively at the number of thirteen and fourteen-year-olds with 17-inch Blu-ray-equipped Vaios with 250GB HDDs when all they do is play FIFA '03, check their Facebook profiles nine times a day and fill them with amateur-porn-surfing-incurred malware.

My mother, who when shopping in the UK, outright refuses to buy any Tesco Value products as she dismisses them as "student shit". I got into a massive argument with her over her buying £15 steak last time she was this side of the pond. Then again she's adept at siphoning funds from her rich boyfriend anyway, and I eat well when she's around, so it balances out.

Lastly, a fifteen-year-old kid from my old boarding house IM'd me yesterday to tell me that he'd just bought Photoshop and was having some problems figuring out how to use it. Fill in the blanks.

There's nowhere I can't reach.