(MONEY Magazine) – What's the last purchase you made that you later regretted? "A digital camera. If I had waited a few weeks, I could have gotten a better model."--Anne Torres, Manila, Philippines

"This scarf. I liked another one better, but my daughter got it first."--Kary Hamilton (with daughter Megan), Aldergrove, British Columbia

"My computer. I bought a PC that wasn't my first choice based on bad advice from a good friend."--Scott Hawkins, Orange County, Calif. > Outside a J. Crew store, Rockefeller Center, Manhattan