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Murphy's Law Of Buying In Bulk 

"You can keep purchasing small costlier-per-piece packages of a product till Doomsday, and you will always continue needing a sizable amount/quantity of it per week/month/year. But then just as soon as you plunk down a tidy sum for an economy-priced bulk-quantity of said commodity, your needs and/or lifestyle will immediately change, and so now you will likely never even begin to consume that much volume in your entire lifetime."

For example, you purchase several cases of plain white paraffin candles for your antique chandelier that you love to illuminate every evening, only to then discover that an electric-candle "upgrade" kit is available, and comes with fixtures that look just like the elegant candles and fit perfectly into your chandelier's holders! So now you're stuck with many hundreds of little white-wax tapers that you'll probably never have any use for.
I feel like such a total bulk-buying buffoon --- I had been consuming several expensive plywood-cutting circular-saw blades per year in my household woodworking-tasks, and so eventually I had purchased a bargain-priced fifty-pack of only-minutely-rusty "new old stock" Skilsaw-blades from a private seller on E-Bay. But then I had started using a larger-bladed table-saw for most of my panel-slicing/trimming needs, and so I've only used one or two of the circular-saw blades from the package in the many months since that time! Sounds like a classic case of "Murphy's Law Of Buying In Bulk" to me!!!
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Murphy's Law of Cheques 

Similar to Murphy's Law, but relating to cheques to wit:

Cheques being paid into your account (at least) twice as long to clear as cheques being drawn on your account.
F*** me I have no money! Aaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Murphy's Law of Cheques by Dr Pinch December 10, 2004

murphy's law 

The ultimate truth, what it all comes down to. Pessimistic (Albeit true) laws of the outcome of things in the universe.
If something can go wrong, it will.
murphy's law by AvengerXP September 4, 2003

murphy's law 

Otherwise known as 'sequelitis'. A general malady where any actor who reprises a character in more than one movie (that is, for example, is compelled to do, say, The Nutty Professor IV: Buddy Love Vs the Hamster) is doomed to repeat that character in other movies.
It is murphy's law in action: the movie The Haunted Mansion. (Other actors suffering from murphy's law is Bruce Willis, Sly Stallone, Arnie Schwarzenegger. Of course, Arnie may have inadvertedly found the cure for ML)
murphy's law by yygsgsdrassill January 6, 2004

Murphy's Law 

When you are just fated to get humiliated,when it is not your fault
Your name gets called out in the School's Auditorium.
Everyone starts laughing.
Turns out your name is Dick.That's Murphy's Law for you.
Murphy's Law by Whitteaker17 December 10, 2016

Murphy's Law 

the law in nature that makes the B's prone to seeing Ken everywhere we go. Ken is everywhere and we always run into him at horrible times. B usually runs away screaming "MURPHYS LAW!!"

-aka- Ken's Law
after a long hard workout, who do we see?? but ken walking to his sweet car

-Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law by Bitch December 7, 2004

murphy's law 

the worst always occurs at the most inopportune time
I got in a car wreck and just like murphy's law said I also lost my job.
murphy's law by Anonymous September 4, 2003