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croobat ,
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Helmets

moitoi ,

Condoms.

ZC3rr0r ,

I haven’t seen it mentioned, so let me say: Outerwear. Especially if you are into snow sports, the difference between quality outerwear and cheap garbage is not just getting wet sooner. It could very well save your life if you’re wearing something that will keep you dry while maintaining breathability. And nothing beats lifetime no questions asked warranty where you just hand it in and it gets repaired for you. In the long term this saves a decent penny whil also reducing your environmental impact

Same goes for base and mid layers. Cotton will kill you, and lots of cheap synthetics don’t breathe well. Spend money or higher end synthetics or merino.

Lastly, don’t get cheap goggles from Amazon or eBay. Heck, don’t get the cheapest models from even more reputable brands. You will want your goggle lenses to provide good UVA and UVB protection, while also providing contrast enhancing features like polarization and very importantly: fog resistance. You will not have a good time if you can’t see where you’re going. I can’t stress enough how big of a difference visibility makes for your enjoyment and safety.

W3dd1e ,

Now that more devices are on USB-C, but the standard isn’t labeled well, it’s worth getting a good cable/charge block that will regulate power appropriately.

Adam Savage had the team that does CT Scans of various products and you really can start justify why some good charging cables cost $100.

I probably wouldn’t spend that kind of money but I’m willing to spend more on one really good one that I can use in many devices.

BenadrylChunderHatch ,

This is no joke. I had a cheap usb-c cable catch fire when plugged into my laptop.

Gestrid ,

Adam Savage had the team that does CT Scans of various products

Link?

W3dd1e ,

Sorry! Just saw this.

Here you go! It’s a really good watch. youtu.be/AD5aAd8Oy84?si=1-XoqmDITOpMVlkt

jmer ,

For a little more than $100, you can get a Chromebook, which will come with a USB-C PD cable. And now you also have a Chromebook.

Dio9sys ,

I bought of pair of real, honest to goodness birkenstock sandals. They were stupid expensive compared to the shoes I normally buy.

…now I almost never wear any other shoe. They fit, they’re comfortable, the straps dont cut into my feet now that they’re broken in, and I can take them to the store to get resoled for way cheaper than if I had continued my pattern of buying cheap sandals and running them into the ground every few months.

vext01 ,
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Office chair, if you are a programmer.

BirdyBoogleBop ,

Maybe not the expensive expensive versions but good headphones and earphones make a massive difference.

pixelscript ,

I believe in the adage of, “If it sits between you and the ground, don’t skimp”.

Shoes, socks, desk chairs, lounge chairs, sofas, car( seat)s, mattresses…

You spend too much time in or on all of these things to be uncomfortable.

I also see posted here the Adam Savage advice of buying cheap tools first, and then upgrade after you better understand your needs. I also think that’s great advice you can apply to most things. Just not the above things.

amelia ,

I don’t know if that’s just a German thing, but: Swiffer.

The knockoffs are all crap.

Gallardo994 ,

Laptops. Cheap and midrange ones defined how people perceive laptops in general: slow, hot and awful to use. Expensive ones are usually amazing, but you still have to do your research before purchasing it.

Also, cigars. Nothing comes close to proper Cuban ones.

pixelscript ,

Just as long as you’re not searching for a “gaming laptop”. IMO those do not exist to any degree of satisfaction. They are all a “choose two” among performance, size/weight, battery life, and noise.

Unless you are so mobile that you are never ever at home, and the prosect of only scraping mid graphical settings at best while being permanently anchored to a wall outlet any time you play is worth it to you, I’d suggest taking that money and instead putting it toward a combo of a desktop rig and a cheap netbook. You won’t be gaming on the go, but you’ll have a better experience for the price. And if there’s a more mundane task that the little netbook can’t handle, you can, provided you have an Internet connection, always remote in to the desktop workstation at home and delegate expensive tasks to it.

If all you need though is something that runs well with a dozen browser tabs open, doesn’t struggle playing back high definition video, and can handle playing a less demanding game every now and again, you can definitely find laptops that can do that while still being relatively slim, quiet, and cool. Just temper your expectations on how far you can push it.

Honytawk ,

Mattress and shoes.

Both of which you use multiple hours each day, and can really break your body if they aren’t ergonomic.

The cheap ones also break often, costing you more money in the long run.

captain_samuel_brady ,

I understand the importance of getting a good mattress, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out whether a mattress actually is any good, expensive or not, without sleeping on it for a while. The whole industry feels like a giant scam.

baseless_discourse ,

Depends on your definition of “expensive”, but in general, (semi-automatic) espresso machine under $450 is probably not worth getting. Most of the time, Areopress ($30) or moka pot will make better coffee than anything under this price rage.

TheAnonymouseJoker ,
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  • highly reputed Oxymeter in medical establishment (do not buy inaccurate smartwatches, Apple is 20x ripoff and still subpar)
  • Victorinox for Swiss army knife
  • Victorinox or Leatherman for multitool
  • reputed branded batteries (Maxell, Duracell, Sanyo, Sony, Eneloop et al)
  • reputed battery/device chargers
  • PSU/SMPS and UPS for computer (APC, Emerson, Schneider and other brands)
  • reputed brand watches (Casio, Citizen, Seiko have affordable BIFL options)
  • ThinkPad for laptop (user repairability, third party parts, open schematics)
  • Levis for jeans, they are almost BIFL
  • a good weighing machine for kitchen/home use
  • a good mixer grinder WITH safety lock (atleast 750W)
  • quality stationery pen, mechanical pencil, leads, eraser and other items (Uni, Pentel, Sakura, Staedtler et al, refer to JetPens website)
Tja ,

For batteries eneloop are good, but so are Ikea batteries. The ones Made in Japan are basically eneloop clones for a nice discount.

miss_brainfart ,
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I’ve had the same Casio watch for 16 years now, just had to change the battery once. Sturdy and precise.

Well, almost. A while ago it set itself to be three hours off, and I can’t figure out how to get it back to my timezone. I follow the steps in the manual to have it re-set itself, but it’s still three hours off.

I don’t understand where it gets that time from

TheAnonymouseJoker ,
@TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml avatar

Get it inspected by a watchmaker. Easiest way and should not cost much. The gears might have some issue.

miss_brainfart ,
@miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

Yeah, I probably should

Justas ,
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Niche musical instruments. A “cheap” hurdy gurdy can cost up to 2000 dollars and still sound like a bag of cats in a washing machine.

Some new recent models that are relatively cheap and sound okay exist now, but you really need to do your research.

hemko ,

I’m now really interested on how does it sound to have a bag of cats in a washing machine but there’s some ethical problems…

lichtmetzger ,

BearMcCreary used a Hurdy Gurdy to make the music for the TV show “Black Sails”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=utLXgOnIwdo

Might give you an idea how hard this instrument is to master.

apolinariomabussy ,

For most things in life I generally follow Adam Savage’s advice: “Buy cheap tools until you know what you really need from that tool, then buy the best version you can afford.”

However, when it comes to things that are related to safety or protect you from harm the more expensive/high quality they get, that advice goes out the window. Case in point, PC PSUs. You probably don’t want your newly built PC to burst in flames because you skimped on it to buy a poorly rated PSU.

ArmoredThirteen ,

I sometimes buy pretty new (1-2yr old) premade computers from foreign exchange students at the end of a school year. They often sell them for the cost of just the GPU, sometimes lower. The number of garbage PSUs I’ve had to swap out is ridiculous. People buy like $3k+ computers and are content with $80 PSUs it’s amazing. I’ve had them pop on me after only a couple months use. Meanwhile the PSU in my current machine was a major purchase for me back in 2010 and thing still runs every upgrade I throw at it.

iegod ,

A PSU isn’t a tool, so I think his advice actually holds even here. /pedantry

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