Bought a cheap cable toner from a flea market and it cost me a full day's pay

Found a 'like new' toner for 30 bucks at a swap meet, figured I'd save some cash. It gave me a false reading on a buried line in a new build, so I cut into the wrong spot and had to re-run 50 feet of coax. What's the cheapest tool you've bought that ended up being a huge waste of time?

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shane_scott14d ago

Remember, you paid for a day's work fixing its mistake.

henryt1814d agoMost Upvoted

Sounds about right for the modern cost of doing business. You basically need to budget for a human cleanup crew after the AI finishes. At least the mistake was fixable, I guess.

grant.olivia13d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly what gets me is how they never factor in the time lost. Like yeah you fixed the AI's error, but now you're a day behind on the actual project. That domino effect is the real cost.