Where you absolutely refuse to go the cheap way.
For me its deodorant. Everything else I’ve found but my chosen brand fails me.
PC power supply.
Never, ever skimp on a power supply. Get one from a reputable brand and with a rating above what you may actually need.
A failed PSU can in principle wreak havoc on any other components in the system, many of which are far more expensive than the PSU itself.
Pretty much everything, nowadays.
I came across a saying “Buy nice or buy twice” and that resonated with me. Another variation I have seen is “Buy once, cry once”.
Getting cheap trash that will fall apart in a few months that you will have to eventually re-buy isn’t going to help, but that doesn’t mean you buy gold-plated or diamond-encrusted items. Spending a little bit more for most items usually gets you something that will work better, last longer, or both. Good quality stuff is usually backed with good warranties too.
I spend my time researching to see what product is the best for me, look for deals online, or even buy used if I have to.
No problems paying for quality. We need more of it in this world. But when they market themselves as such but aren’t… now that ruffles my jimmies
Consumables are a great place to save. 99% of the time, the store brand cookie, or whatever, is mostly the same as the name brand. A lot of the time they’re even coming from the same factory.
I generally only follow this for things that are luxuries anyway. If I’m buying tools I buy the cheapest, crappiest version of it I can find. Then if it breaks, it means I’ve probably used it enough to warrant the expensive version.
Everything that is under you. Shoes, mattress, bike, car, desk chair etc.
Cheaping out on the above will cost you more in hospital and physical therapy bills.
“Don’t skimp on things that seperate your ass from the road.”
Includes tires, helmets or PPE, furniture and what you said.
One of my dads advice nuggets. Has yet to fail me.
Good underwear and a nice pair of wool socks. Nice undergarments are a big quality of life improvement.
Darm Tough socks are sure legit, lifetime warranty
Plus one for darn tough.
Anything that connects me to the ground. Shoes, Mattress, Tires, etc.
Never skimp on what you apply ON or put IN your body.
PC power supplies. God, do not cheap out on them. That and a bed mattress. A good sleep is more important than money.
A good sleep is definitely more important than money - when you have money. Until you have money your sleep doesn’t matter, you get to lay in the filth of others or sleep on a mattress that will slowly poison your lungs with fibreglass.
I use the saying quite often: “You can buy something nice, or you can buy something cheap and then something nice.”
Buy it nice, or buy it twice
Brady “Hard as Nails” Harran
Hot dogs. I do not trust cheapo hot dogs.
Also, I rarely eat pop-tarts anymore, but when I do I get the name brand. I’ve never had an off brand pop-tart that wasn’t complete garbage.
Not a product, but tattoos.
It hurts to hear the price from some artists, but you absolutely get what you pay for.
Dildos. I need one that has some mass and I can use as an improvised weapon when shit gets real.
Missed opportunity on your username!
The difference between cheap and quality here is really noticeable. But there’s def a ceiling though.
I mean, the pure wand is like 150 monies and that thing will take down a bear and then take down a Bear
A computer chair.
As I get older my back is really happy that I spent a bit more on the chair I spend almost all my time in.
Cheese
Food. I’ll give you everything else I own for food if I really need it.
toilet paper
