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: What has been your most wasted purchased made in preparation for a holiday?

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TerriBull Sun 05-Jul-26 17:44:29

Maggiemaybe

Yellow fever vaccines when we went to South America. There was an outbreak in one area we went to and we were told we wouldn’t be allowed into the next country we were visiting without showing our certificates. We weren’t asked for them and nobody else in our party had been vaccinated.

We were advised to have Yellow Fever vaccines for South America, which proved to be a problem at the time, for some reason or other there weren't any available. Then we found out that we didn't need them for the parts of Argentina and Brazil we were going to. Glad we didn't have them now, I gather there can be some nasty side effects. Although like you we were told if we went to Brazil first we wouldn't be allowed into Argentina without them, fortunately we went to Argentina first.

Scribbles Sun 05-Jul-26 17:38:08

Sunscreen purchased earlier this year for a holiday in north Yorkshire in mid-May.

Maggiemaybe Sun 05-Jul-26 17:23:54

Yellow fever vaccines when we went to South America. There was an outbreak in one area we went to and we were told we wouldn’t be allowed into the next country we were visiting without showing our certificates. We weren’t asked for them and nobody else in our party had been vaccinated.

HowVeryDareYou2 Sun 05-Jul-26 16:29:18

Mosquito spray. We didn't need them in Zante.

CrazyUSA Sun 05-Jul-26 16:24:11

A swimsuit as it rained all week.