what are the economics of these abandoned sandwich makers and fondue sets?
It seemed like such a good idea at the time. The weather forecast promised sunshine, Wimbledon was on the box – it was ice-cream weather. But instead of just buying a cone and feeling good about life, you got over-ambitious. You wanted ice cream around the clock, 99s 24/7. And if you made them yourself they’d be so much tastier. That’s where it all goes horribly wrong, because according to an analysis of household gadgets, buying an ice cream maker is one of our least cost-effective purchases. Because it never gets used. And even though it might only cost about 40, it has the highest “cost-per-use” of any item in a survey by the price comparison website, Pricerunner. This list of unused gadgets is a graveyard of good intentions. Gathering dust with the ice cream maker are the fondue set, the keep-fit video and foot spa. You’re toast There’s also a place in this pantheon of pointlessness for the toasted sandwich maker, another bright idea doomed to failure. You eat toasties at the pub,
