I remember staring at my screen for hours, calculating all pros and cons, wondering if my idea was crazy or genius.
All this drama was created by a single and seemingly innocent thing—an electric water flosser I was thinking of buying. From “Do I really need an electric flosser if I can’t be bothered to floss?” to “is it just another drop in a never-ending sea of consumption that destroys the planet and is dangerous to my wallet?”, it was about a week-long battle of intense reflection. The price tag didn’t help either.
But it turns out that sometimes getting yourself an expensive purchase leads you to a way brighter place than instant regret and a drop in endorphins.
This thread on r/AskReddit has people sharing “what expensive purchase have you made that has paid for itself many times over because you saved money in the long run?” and it’s an illuminating read. From quality cold weather gear to a Dyson vacuum cleaner, some things are worth our penny.
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A vasectomy. After we had two children we knew that was a good number for us. We both come from huge families and we know how hard it is financially and emotionally to provide for a large number of kids. Wasn't even that expensive either.
This one should have more up-votes; Not only is it financially and emotionally responsible, its also environmentally responsible.
When I moved back to my home town over a year ago I bought a 27' sailboat to live on because rent here is outrageous. Boat cost $4,500 to buy, and moorage at a decent marina is about $170/month. Rent for a studio apartment or 1br here is $900-$1300; every month I save between $600 and $1100, so the boat paid for itself in 4-9 months.
I live in Minnesota and am a single woman. One winter I missed two shifts at work because my car wouldn't start and I didn't have anyone who could jump it and road side assistance couldn't be there for hours. After that, I went out and spent a little over $100 on a portable car starter. It is a small black box that connects to the battery and jumps the car without needing someone else's car. This has saved me so much time and money.
Also being a single girl who at the time worked at night, I didn't have to worry that some stranger stopping to help might have ulterior motives. I feel much safer and always keep it in my purse. Added bonus, I can charge my phone with it too. I've been singing its praises ever since!
Someone gifted me one of these after my basically fine battery decided it can’t run the radio for 10minutes And then start the car. I’ve had to use it just once but it was at night and the relief of not needing someone to come help was awesome.
Quality cold weather gear.
Not only does it work better and look better, I've had a couple jackets for over 5 years now that see heavy use. Meanwhile I have a couple friends that basically buy and throwaway cheap gear every season. Works like s**t, looks like s**t, ends up in a landfill, costs more in the long run. Lose, lose, lose, lose.
Windows.
New windows on our house. Replaced the old single pane metal framed windows. It was like a waterfall of cold air coming off of them and the noise from the street was obnoxious. Heating bill was cut in half.
Me too!! Replaced all my windows including bathroom windows, the sliding door, and even the front door with double glazing tight seal glass... I hear NOTHING, the temperature is always perfect and my glazier tells me that I could throw a brick at them and they wouldn't break. Best purchase!!
An Old Truck.
23 years ago, I bought a used 1991 Toyota 4-cylinder truck. Paid it off early. Its now 29 years old, and refuses to die. Good gas mileage, low insurance. I change the oil myself...
I bought a duplex in 2016 right before everything got very expensive in my area. I live in one side and rent out the other. My mortgage is $1000 per month and I collect $1060 in rent each month. So it worked out.
For women, I would say a menstrual cup. You can even find cheaper options than the DivaCup, but man, the amount of money that I'm saving on not buy pads and tampons is amazing. If you're a woman who is struggling financially, a one time payment for the menstrual cup is an amazing investment.
Laser eye surgery. No more needing to buy new glasses every couple of years, no more forking out for contact lenses. Also avoided the incidentals like glasses repair kits, eyeglass cleaners, all the consumables that go with contacts.
Saving money long run isn't even the good part. The good part is not needing glasses.
I totally second that! I had lens implants (because my eyes were too bad for laser), and while it is a fair chunk of money to pay, I haven't had to buy glasses for over 10 years now, and when I'll need reading glasses I can, if I want, go budget instead of having to buy multifocals (I cannot wear contact lenses, or at least couldn't when I still needed to).
Dyson vacuum. Bagless. Don't even remember the model. $400.
Got it 15 years ago, thing is a beast and with some attachments can do anything, never even needed maintenance.
You must have gotten one of the good ones they used to make. Now they're just lightweight plastic and are not remotely made to last. Yes, still incredibly powerful suction, but overall quality has dropped in the last 5-7 years
I know people who bought the newest ones- cordless and now they're never used- instead they use Henry. Dyson is so overrated and crap now.
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I had 500€ Dyson and I hated it. It was heavy, awkward to use and loud as hell so I bought a very basic Electrolux model instead. It's a thousand times better and cost only 1/4 of Dyson...
With you on this point. So damn heavy and it stopped working after a couple of years. Was told by a vac guy that vacs with bags hold 80% more debris.
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Ha! My expensive Dyson is a piece of crap and so heavy I can hardly maneuver it. Suction but who cares if you can't turn the damn thing! The big rotor broke off even though we hardly ever use it. No! No! No! Had an Electrolux for 30 years.
Their customer service is the pits though unfortunately.
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Dyson used to be great. Old toss face Dyson banged on about Brexit being great for the UK. He got his evil wish, moved production to China and now the product is s**t! Apparently Shark is the new go to & Dyson is right down the list. Haha!
We bought a dyson after going through two of other reputable brands keeping up with dog hair. We have a beastly model and the cordless stick and we are nothing but impressed. They are incredible work horses and both are going on more than 5 years.
I gave a Dyson to my niece. Got a chargeable one. Charged all day and worked for 10 minutes. Kept trying and finally donated it to Goodwill or someplace like it. Dyson sucks.
Dyson is a brexiteer and though I love the technology, he will never so much as get the steam of my pee now.
Burned through 4 of them - very overrated. Had a Shark for a year and so far so good. Dust bucket not so big, but not blocked with dog's hair. And could buy 3 for same price of the last Dyson we took to the dump after 13 months (yeah, just out of warranty!)
Best vacuums I have had - Shark and Henrys! My dyson? Caught fire.
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I bought a Dyson animal 16 years ago. It’s the best vacuum I have ever had. I don’t doubt it will last forever.
I bought a refurbished one a few years ago, looks like the one in the pic, but purple. New it was $400, the refurb one was $160 you'd never know it wasn't brand new. It's been amazing. Only vacuum I've ever had that doesn't clog and eventually break within a year. They sell the refurbished ones on the walmart site if anyone is interested.
Totaly agree! I got mine literary from the dumpster because a wealthy family got a new one and the old has some cable damage on it. It is a bagless one in grey and green and the cable was fixed easy. Since i have him, yes it's him and his name is Trevor, i have never thought again about a new vacuum. It is amazing! I love Trevor and all his cousins and will never switch to another family/brand. "No loss of suction power. Not a tiny bit "
We used to have this one in a flat I used to share. I never minded vacuuming before but I absolutely hated the non-existing cable-management system on this. You always have to unroll it completely by hand and then roll it back up, also by hand. We now have a simple $70 vacuum from Siemens. It lasted 6 years so far and I don't see it going anywhere anytime soon.
I used to have a normal vacuum by Eltrolux for $100+/-, lasted 16 years and I have 4 cats... when it gave up, I bought a Dyson $700, after 2.5 years had to replace the hard floor tool which was $80.
I bought my first vacuum cleaner and it was one of the cheapest ones. Poor suction, the head fitting literally snapped off the first time I tried to change it to a different fitting, so now its held together by duct-tape. It still works, and since I live in a tiny studio with only a small carpet area, I haven't traded up... but defiantly going for the more expensive model next time I buy a new vacuum cleaner.
I have one of those and it is an expensive monster far too heavy to manipulate, pick up is rubbish, I can't fight the stairs, attachments are useless. I'm using a dustpan and brush !! Dyson is just an expensive name with stupid garish colours for a vacuum. I see in the picture - is the grey on the floor a carpet ?? Very, very thin no furniture to manoeuvre around. I mean its incredible look at the price of a hairdryer must be $700 as its £500 in the UK not justified !!
I've had my Miele vacuum over 40 years and it still cleans beautifully.
Being bagless, how often do you need to clean the whole thing, inside and out?
It depends on how dirty/hairy things are. I’ve got several clients that have bagless vacuums (2 are Dysons, the others aren’t) and I usually just empty the cup after the vacuuming is done, occasionally I’ll need to empty the cup midway as well. It’s best if you don’t let the cup get over full, I’ve spent a good bit of time unclogging hoses when folks (more often their kids) don’t bother with the emptying part.
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Overpriced, overrated, filters hard to clean and dry.Paid $ 800 for mine, never again.Miele all the way for me!
I got an old Dyson in college and it has been fantastic. It's around 18 years old and going strong.
I just got my first decent vacuum yesterday. Not a Dyson though, it's a Shark. Fingers crossed it's a decent vacuum. The reviews looked good so that's a plus.
They don't make them like that anymore . They look really cool , but they don't work very well at all
As a cleaner my heart always sinks when the client has a Dyson. I love a Miele cylinder myself. Awesome machines.
We did a Dyson nearly that long ago & have no regrets. 1 minor repair for beater brush bearing. Dysons are so much more quiet than other makes.
I have the same one in the photo. It shocks me when vacuuming carpet. The hose developed a hole at the top that I had to tape. The extension won't go all the way down into the hose. But it does have good suction power.
I bought a 500.00 bicycle to use as my main transportation. 500 doesn't sound like a lot but when you're only making 8 an hour, it took some time to save up for it. With public transportation being 2.50 a ride the bike paid for itself in about 3 months. I used that bike for about 3 years. I still have it but i moved so i can't use it for the same purposes.
I have a $1000 bicycle, it's about ten years old now and going nowhere. I figure it's paid for itself in fun, good health, and gas saved as I ride it around town instead of driving. The other expensive item I think that's paid for itself is a decent camera, it's now three years old and has provided a great deal of creative joy, and closeness with nature. It's definitely good for my mental health, and good for my physical health as well, as if I want to photograph wildlife I need to get out and do some hiking!
A very expensive suit.
This was the late 90s and I was 20 years old getting paid by the hour to do glorified help desk work. I had dropped out of college a couple semesters in because I needed to work. A recruiter called me out of the blue saying they needed someone right away. Could I interview the next day. The employer was the largest privately held company in the US and they had a reputation for being a VERY conservative suit and tie operation.
All I had was a poor fitting sport coat I got when I worked at circuit city. I called my father and he said go to Nordstroms, explain the situation and they'll get one done for you. So that's what I did and $600 later I'd emptied my bank account and was walking out the door with a new suit freshly altered that night.
I did the interview and just hit it out of the park. They offered me $55K starting salary to do app support. Which in the 90s was a crap ton of money for a guy going from making not a lot of money.
Lots of people feel more confident in good suits, and many interviewers find that important so it works.
Cast iron skillets are one of the rare things you can buy that get better the more you use it and will change your steak game forever.
I have 6 acres of land with a fair amount of trees on it. I spent about 25k for a backhoe that has saved, and will save me tons of back-breaking work.
It's amazing the amount of stuff I can do that would take huge amounts of energy without the backhoe.
Need a tree taken down and the stump removed? Give me an hour. Need a dead horse buried (true story)? Give me about 2 hours. Need a 100 foot long trench dug for water or power? Give me an hour. Need a 15 foot deep hole dug for who knows what nefarious reason? Give me about 2 hours. Need to flip a car? Give me about 2 minutes. Plow something? Completely destroy your yard? Move that dirt? Drag something heavy? Unstick something stuck?
It was a s***ton of money for me, but incredible what I can do.
I buy most clothes at thrift stores. I found a cheap 1970s men's suit in good fabric but needed to tighten waist and shorten and de-flare the trousers. I soon realised I couldn't fix that by hand so in 2019 I bought a sewing machine (AU$300 in a %50 off sale).
Since then I've tapered about 8 of my business shirts (I have small waist compared to the shoulders). Tapered the legs on many of my thrift store trousers (several really high quality well preserved 1970s flares, or basic wide-legs from the early 1980s), shortened a couple of casual shirts and about 8 t-shirts. I even sewed new elastic onto all my old underpants as the elastic went loose but the fabric part was still good.
Given the cost of alterations the machine has probably paid for itself already.
...even a small taper to a shirt or trouser leg can make a huge difference to the item. Things that fit perfectly look 100 times better and you feel great wearing it.
I found a Singer portable machine (c.1929) in the dumpster behind a sewing machine store. The only thing that was missing was the bobbin cover plate, it just needed a cleaning and oiling. It's somewhat limiting in that it's a straight-stitch machine (and undesirable, which is why it was tossed), but it has served me well for 10 years for the odd repair to a piece of clothing, and I made a duvet cover with it.
A good pair of boots, specifically Doc Martens, though really any stupidly sturdy boot works. I only ever have one pair of shoes I regularly wear, and I do a lot of heavy lifting, woodworking, etc etc. I used to get a pair of about $90 boots every year/ year and a half, decided to spend like $150 on a pair of Docs and they have lasted me about 4 or 5 years now of constant, heavy use. Only regret is that I didn't get the more expensive boots with the lifetime warranty that they offer.
There's an adage 'Buy a good pair of boots and a decent bed. If you're not in one you’re in the other'.
Not necessarily expensive these days - but a vacuum packing machine for the kitchen is the best thing I've ever invested in. I rarely throw a scrap of food out nowadays, and freezer burn is a thing of the past.
Apart from using it for sous vide, I also make bacon/ham/salt beef using the equilibrium method... so had perfect dry cured supply for years. It's a piece of cake to produce and a different class to store crap. And lasts for many months when kept vacpacked!
Hi OP. I totally concur. I've entertained the idea of getting one, however my reluctance in getting one is because of the excessive use of plastic; I use zip locked bags which I clean and then reuse. Please note that I’m not criticising you in the slightest.
Every Toyota I've owned
My '91 Accord has 318,000 miles - engine never been overhauled; baby bro bought it new. Daily driver even now. Recently calculated that the engine has rotated right at a BILLION revolutions!
Kenmore Washer and Dryer purchased new from Sears in 1998. They are still going strong and I guarantee when they do kick the bucket... the new washer and dryer I'll have to get from Lowes will be lucky to last 10 years.
I went to one of those shoe stores that does a 3D scan of your feet. I got scanned and learned that instead of having flat feet (like I had thought for years) I actually have high arches.
I got a pair of $120 sneakers with a pair of $50 arch supports.
NO MORE KNEE PAIN!!
How in the world does someone confuse flat feet with high arches??
When my wife and I purchased our home about 25 years ago, I had to go oversess for what turned into an extensive trip. When I came back, we had some really nice Danish furniture. She had also purchased very expensive mattresses. Since I did pay for all of this, I take a tiny bit of credit, but it was really her good sense! I am lying on that same bed and mattress now, and all of it is still in great shape, even after many moves including a few international ones. She also taught me that spending good money is worthwhile for dress shoes and appliances. That too has always worked out well in the long run.
I will wholeheartedly agree about the dress shoes. I always had uncomfortable relatively cheap dress shoes. I was fed up and asked the associate at the shoe store to put me in something good, which was a pair of Nunn Bush shoes, which are probably the most comfortable shoes I own.
A weighted blanket. I get a better quality of sleep with it.
Also, I got a bidet attachment for the toilet a couple years ago. It's a good investment, saves on toilet paper. A lot of them aren't even that pricey.
Not an expensive item, but something totally worth having for large dogs who love to play fetch is getting a Chuck-It stick and balls. Its paid for itself 100 times over.
Also, less of a money investment and more of a time investment, but antique hand tools. A lot of tools aren't made anymore or aren't made well. And even if they are, they're often intended for use with power tools and don't work well with hand tools. You need to go to tons of yard sales to find some of them, but they'll last longer and work better than anything else on the market.
When I moved into an apartment with a washer/dryer hookup, I went out and found a used pair for ~$350.
Best investment of my life. I've probably made double that back by now from how much I've avoided spending at the laundromat.
I bought a great travel backpack that I take everywhere instead of a suitcase. The money I have saved when I fly by not paying for a carry-on or checked bag has easily paid for the bag itself many times over.
Only if you never carry more than 20kg...cuz that's the limit on carry-ons. Some airlines, it's even less!
Hydraulic floss has helped me keep my teeth so much cleaner saving so much on dental...
Looks to be a WaterPic and yes, way better than struggling with floss. Super clean feeling with a little hydrogen peroxide in the mix.
Bidet - Not super expensive, but saves on toilet paper. I've used it for about a year and I love it.
A $600 electric fireplace. We don't need to run the heat as high or as often because it heats up the area we stay in the most during the day.
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I would have to say my son. Yes I had to make a small deposit at the beginning kind of like a joining fee and the upkeep over the years has been exorbitant, it has been well worth it seeing him grow into a well adjusted nice young man and brought countless joy over the years.
My father-in-law's saying was that he couldn't afford cheap things.
I don't know how to make a numbered comment but when I had no money, (but worked) and knew I couldn't cope without help, I invested every cent I could come up with to see a psychiatrist that cost a lot to see and didn't accept insurance, I am so thankful I made those sacrifices at that time - and continue to do so, because with her outstanding care, concern, and KNOWLEDGE, I have become an emotionally balanced human being. I did my research and made what I thought was the best choice to keep me out of the hospital (or morgue) and have never regretted it.
I'd say best purchase was hard flooring. Carpets are horrible little storage places for icky stuff, and hard flooring doesn't need a vacuum, and afer 15 years, the hard flooring is fine, and carpets are worn/dingy, etc., so.... Hard flooring if you own your home. (And before anyone tells me how you can't afford one ---- neither could I till my forties. Rent rent rent for all those blasted years, you better believe I figured out the cost of capret in my time, effort, and vacuum cleaner filters UGH)
Or if you are going to buy carpet, buy good quality carpet. The carpet in my house is worn out, but considering that it was installed in 1993, it's had a great run and I plan on eventually replacing it with something of equal quality.
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Yes! Cannot upvote this enough! 10 years now and going strong!
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Whole house generator for me. Live in tornado / strong storms area and am never without power. The other thing is a tankless water heater. No more waiting for the water to get hot or running out mid-shower.
Yes! I got my whole house generator after Hurricane Sandy made my life miserable in the cold of winter. In addition to the usual, I have an electric gate across my driveway, an elevator because I can't climb stairs, electric garage door opener, and my boiler heats my water and radiators with an electric pump. My generator is my security blanket.
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can't agree w/comment that being poor is more expensive. yes, it takes time to save up for something that's pricey but in the long run it is worth it. one thing for me is shoes. used to buy cheap shoes that broke down fast. finally started getting well made shoes. not only last longer but feet, knees, back don't hurt. downside of this is that cobblers/shoe repair places have disappeared for the most part. the first time i bought $60 slipper i even thought i was crazy but 5 yrs later still good shape, warm & supportive.
As others have said, being poor is expensive. My motto: I'm too poor to buy cheap stuff. Buy cheap, buy many times over. However, expensive doesn't guarantee quality. Value for money can be calculated on cost per use/wear. A £500pair of Church's shoes will go with everything from city to country, restaurant to football terraces for decades.
I didn't actually buy them but I got issued with some really good quality socks in the military - still going strong with pretty regular use nearly 27yrs later.
2nd this the only socks I will wear anymore are my military issued socks, so comfy warm and hard wearing
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My Drill and bit set. Can assemble all sorts quickly with it, have put up security cameras, list goes on. Used it to assemble a trampoline instead of using a screwdriver or the little tool the company provided. Saved a lot of time with that. It also came with a second battery
My wife and I bought our washer and dryer 21 years ago. We got the base models, nothing fancy because we couldn't afford the higher end units. Both still going My cousin bought the higher end of the same manufacturer a few years after we bought ours. Nothing but trouble out of them. We both had to rebuild the dryers around the same time. Theirs kept going out...ours...well, I'm listen to them hum along as I type this. Theirs are long gone. Something I believe is that oft times, the bells and whistles aren't worth it. Just more things to go wrong.
Water flossers DO NOT remove bacterial layers between the teeth and around the gingival sulcus. That is bullshit. They are only good for cleaning large debris, like if you ate broccoli or something, or have braces and crud in them. Use floss, people! I have been in the dental field for 15 years and cannot stress this enough! Don’t waste your time with a water flosser. Throw it out. Buy some floss.
When buying a ride on mower, don't buy the cheap 13 hp. Buy the 20+ hp unit for the extra cash. It will outlast the 13hp by 2-4 times and do more work better. My 21 hp craftsman has outlasted my neighbour's 13 hp by 2. Only repair, a worn drive belt.
For me it's my kotatsu. Don't have to have the heat up half as much cause I stay under the kotatsu so much.
I bought the most expensive Dyson. It looked really cool. It didn't function any better than a $40 vacuum from Walmart. Huge disappointment.
My iPad and Mac laptop. It's made college so much easier for me since I can just transfer files from my iPad to my Mac laptop immediately. It's helped me stay organized and by going paperless has saved me from wasting so much paper because I hated throwing out my journals due to them causing clutter.
Can I add to these items, also gardening tools. Good quality expensive gardening tools are worth every penny and will last forever.
I would have to say my son. Yes I had to make a small deposit at the beginning kind of like a joining fee and the upkeep over the years has been exorbitant, it has been well worth it seeing him grow into a well adjusted nice young man and brought countless joy over the years.
My father-in-law's saying was that he couldn't afford cheap things.
I don't know how to make a numbered comment but when I had no money, (but worked) and knew I couldn't cope without help, I invested every cent I could come up with to see a psychiatrist that cost a lot to see and didn't accept insurance, I am so thankful I made those sacrifices at that time - and continue to do so, because with her outstanding care, concern, and KNOWLEDGE, I have become an emotionally balanced human being. I did my research and made what I thought was the best choice to keep me out of the hospital (or morgue) and have never regretted it.
I'd say best purchase was hard flooring. Carpets are horrible little storage places for icky stuff, and hard flooring doesn't need a vacuum, and afer 15 years, the hard flooring is fine, and carpets are worn/dingy, etc., so.... Hard flooring if you own your home. (And before anyone tells me how you can't afford one ---- neither could I till my forties. Rent rent rent for all those blasted years, you better believe I figured out the cost of capret in my time, effort, and vacuum cleaner filters UGH)
Or if you are going to buy carpet, buy good quality carpet. The carpet in my house is worn out, but considering that it was installed in 1993, it's had a great run and I plan on eventually replacing it with something of equal quality.
Load More Replies... trailer for my lawn service. Before having the trailer, every morning, I would load up my equipment in the truck, and after work, unload my equipment back into the garage. Saves 16 min 5-6 days a week for 14 years. Added value, my truck bed is available for green waste haul off.
Yes! Cannot upvote this enough! 10 years now and going strong!
Load More Replies... Whole house generator for me. Live in tornado / strong storms area and am never without power. The other thing is a tankless water heater. No more waiting for the water to get hot or running out mid-shower.
Yes! I got my whole house generator after Hurricane Sandy made my life miserable in the cold of winter. In addition to the usual, I have an electric gate across my driveway, an elevator because I can't climb stairs, electric garage door opener, and my boiler heats my water and radiators with an electric pump. My generator is my security blanket.
Load More Replies... can't agree w/comment that being poor is more expensive. yes, it takes time to save up for something that's pricey but in the long run it is worth it. one thing for me is shoes. used to buy cheap shoes that broke down fast. finally started getting well made shoes. not only last longer but feet, knees, back don't hurt. downside of this is that cobblers/shoe repair places have disappeared for the most part. the first time i bought $60 slipper i even thought i was crazy but 5 yrs later still good shape, warm & supportive.
As others have said, being poor is expensive. My motto: I'm too poor to buy cheap stuff. Buy cheap, buy many times over. However, expensive doesn't guarantee quality. Value for money can be calculated on cost per use/wear. A £500pair of Church's shoes will go with everything from city to country, restaurant to football terraces for decades.
I didn't actually buy them but I got issued with some really good quality socks in the military - still going strong with pretty regular use nearly 27yrs later.
2nd this the only socks I will wear anymore are my military issued socks, so comfy warm and hard wearing
Load More Replies... My Drill and bit set. Can assemble all sorts quickly with it, have put up security cameras, list goes on. Used it to assemble a trampoline instead of using a screwdriver or the little tool the company provided. Saved a lot of time with that. It also came with a second battery
My wife and I bought our washer and dryer 21 years ago. We got the base models, nothing fancy because we couldn't afford the higher end units. Both still going My cousin bought the higher end of the same manufacturer a few years after we bought ours. Nothing but trouble out of them. We both had to rebuild the dryers around the same time. Theirs kept going out...ours...well, I'm listen to them hum along as I type this. Theirs are long gone. Something I believe is that oft times, the bells and whistles aren't worth it. Just more things to go wrong.
Water flossers DO NOT remove bacterial layers between the teeth and around the gingival sulcus. That is bullshit. They are only good for cleaning large debris, like if you ate broccoli or something, or have braces and crud in them. Use floss, people! I have been in the dental field for 15 years and cannot stress this enough! Don’t waste your time with a water flosser. Throw it out. Buy some floss.
When buying a ride on mower, don't buy the cheap 13 hp. Buy the 20+ hp unit for the extra cash. It will outlast the 13hp by 2-4 times and do more work better. My 21 hp craftsman has outlasted my neighbour's 13 hp by 2. Only repair, a worn drive belt.
For me it's my kotatsu. Don't have to have the heat up half as much cause I stay under the kotatsu so much.
I bought the most expensive Dyson. It looked really cool. It didn't function any better than a $40 vacuum from Walmart. Huge disappointment.
My iPad and Mac laptop. It's made college so much easier for me since I can just transfer files from my iPad to my Mac laptop immediately. It's helped me stay organized and by going paperless has saved me from wasting so much paper because I hated throwing out my journals due to them causing clutter.
Can I add to these items, also gardening tools. Good quality expensive gardening tools are worth every penny and will last forever.
