r/DoesAnybodyElse 1d ago

DAE feel extremely negative and nervous after buying something, and then don't end up liking it?

I bought a pair of headphones today, the Kraken X Lite. I read that they are not the best, but for 35 bucks are kinda ok. The ones that I was using before were not the best either, so I didn't really care.

After using them for a while, I noticed some things that are don't end up liking. The fake leather thing on the pads heats my ears like crazy, and the sound is somewhat... off? And the microphone sounds high pitch. This may be fixable anyways, just using the proper software.

The point is, after using them and finding out that they are not a lot of my liking, I started feeling bad. I got nervous and I was in discomfort with myself, for "wasting" money. I want to specify that I am not in any way stingy. It doesn't matter if the thing costs a 3 peebles and a stick, or if it is worth a grand, I am going to feel equally bad if I end up not quite loving it.

The weird part is that even if I can get a refund, I will still feel bad. In this case I think I can't, because I already opened the thing. I could only make up an excuse, which I don't think I can.

I also felt like this the time I bought an sd card to crack my 3DS. In the end, I could not manage to do it, and the sd card ended up being not used. It was only 14 €, but I felt this way for days. I don't know if this is normal.

If anybody elses feel like this or can relate, I would appreciate your comments. Please don't laugh at me because of this if it sound stupid, I end a feeling really bad and sad when this happens, feeling this way right now.

Thanks for your time.

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u/sonnyjbiskit 1d ago

Isn't that called buyers remorse?

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u/Huguichin 1d ago

Maybe, but it only happens to me when I end up not liking, not being able to use... something. The thing is that is extremely heavy. Sometimes I even end up fucking crying and getting into bed just to feel like shit.

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u/ninjabunnay 16h ago

Did you have a tough childhood? I was raised by abusive, narcissistic parents and the pressure of not being ungrateful/wasteful haunts me to this day. Not nearly as much as it used to, but it’s still there.

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u/Huguichin 15h ago

No, in any way. I still live with them. In fact, I'm still a teenager.

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u/marimomossball_ 1d ago

did you grow up financially unstable or did your parents have unhealthy relationships with money (either overspending or over saving)? maybe you have some financial trauma

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u/Huguichin 1d ago

No, in any way. Actually I still live with them, and I'm still a teenager.

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u/Obvious_Flamingo3 1d ago

I know Op doesn’t but I have this exact thing and I grew up poor.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Huguichin 1d ago

That's not what I really want to emphasize