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Someone In This Online Group Asked, “What’s That One Product That Is Completely Worth Your Money?”, 30 Folks Delivered
We live in a world where everything we want or need can be purchased fairly quickly, depending on whether you like to shop online or go to an actual store. But what about the things that we buy? Bored Panda has already got a list of terrible products that are still sold and bought by millions that you can find here.
This time, one Reddit user, @A_Flyingsquid, was curious to find out what are some valuable things a person can buy, so he asked people online to share “what's that one product that is completely worth your money?”
The question that received more than 57k upvotes as commenters listed various household items, clothing, shoes, and other items that make people’s lives a little bit easier and more comfortable. A lot of users agreed that if you want to have a high-quality product, that will be used for quite some time, the smart thing to do is to invest in this item as “buy cheap, pay twice.”
What are some of the items that you would be happy to pay more for? Leave your thoughts and experiences in the comments down below!
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Whatever you paid for your pet at the Humane Society. I got two cats $130. Have had them almost 2 years, plan to have them for another 15-17 years. They make me laugh, and they make me feel warm and loved every day.
Yes! The fees seem strange to some, but the cost helps pay for the vet fees for that pet AND feeding/care for the hundreds of others.
I worked in a shelter. Donations paid for food and most care. The adoption fee was directly related to spay/neuter costs.
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I asked my vet about pet insurance. He said most things that cost big $ are not covered. Better to put $ aside monthly and save up for sick pets. Senior animals can be expensive! I'm on benefits but saved up cash in my sock drawer for years that now pays for Rxs for my old boy with Kidney Disease. Worth every penny!
My vet recommended the opposite, and said to get pet insurance. I have found pet insurance in the UK has so far covered everything my pets have had and that is with four dogs to date. One dog was ill from the age of 2 and cost thousands and thousands. I would never have been able to save that amount with her ill from so young and she lived to be 13. It may vary by country but getting good insurance has been a life saver for me. I would recommend everyone research the options at least.
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Also, many people believe that their local Humane Society and SPCA recieve money from HSUS/ASPCA. While working at a shelter people were always saying things like.."Oh I all ready donate to the main shelter, dont you get some of that?" They do not get funding from anyone outside direct donors, no money from the government either.
Plus a few hundred/year for food and medical care, and possibly insurance.
I spent $40/month on food and litter plus $200/year on vet fees for my first 2 cats. Now I have one with kidney disease: $150/month for prescriptions. But he is my live and so worth it!
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If everyone did this, there wouldn't be any of the suffering I witness every single day.
I got my two cats from the street, one as a kitten (now 11), I just love her, she is the best, and worth all the litter, food and vet money. The other was very sick adult stray I picked up 3 weeks ago. and somehow managed to spoil rotten. She is very cute but how the hell did I manage to create a little super-spoiled monster in few weeks?
With lots of LOVE 😻😻💖💖 I hope that you have many more long and happy years with both of your dear sweet girl kitties 😻😻💖💖
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I have three cats and I love every ounce of their living body’s and souls. Even though they can be little shtheads sometimes.
I hope that you have many long and happy years with your three dear sweet kitties 😻😻😻💖💖💖
Load More Replies... I think I paid the same for 2 cats but in £. She's destroyed far more in wallpaper and furniture than that and he's cost me far more than that in vets fees. I wouldn't have it any other way, I love my idiots.
I hope that you have many long and happy years with your two dear sweet kitties 😻😻💖💖
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I've been doing rescue work in one capacity or another for 40 + years. I am here to tell you, there is no such thing as a free kitten. At the bare minimum, there will be the cost to vaccinate, spay/neuter and de-worm, and microchip. Add to that any other health problem a feral may have, and they have plenty of them. People often complain about adoption fees, whether from the shelter or a rescue group, but if you do the math, you'll often find the adoption fee is actually less than the medical fees you'd pay if you paid the vet out of your own pocket. Rescue groups get discounts, and some vets work for rescues as volunteers or on reduced pay. Some rescue groups, mine included, do ask more for adoption fees, but I promise you, no one is getting rich on them. What you pay to adopt a pet goes back to help a dozen more animals waiting for care. If you can, donate cash, supplies or volunteer hours to help a local rescue or wildlife rehabber. You'll find it rewarding I think.
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Got my kitty for $80 at a local rescue. She's looking at me right now, wanting to play. We shall commence directly.
My cat just turned up on my doorstep and wouldn't leave. I then willingly paid for desexing, microchipping, vaccination, other vet visits. Yep, all worth it. After 4 years THE LITTLE S**T FINALLY SAT ON MY LAP! Ha ha.
I had a beautiful huskyxmastiff mix, literally super chicken in a dog suit. Nearly 100 pounds. Rescued off the streets after New Years, i got him in a lottery. 3 others wanted him but two backed out snd the third did not respond. He was a beautiful mess. Took two very bubbly baths t get him smelling decent. He lasted about 13 years. Blew out both of his knees, I spent $8k on vet bills in three years. I was living on disability, about $700 and change a month. Took a loan to pay it off. Ate lots of Top Ramen. Never regretted a second, would do it again if I had to but since becoming crippled by arrogant orthopedic surgeons, I must wait until I can walk to ever consider getting another. BONUS - my dogs best friend, a chihuahua is still living and his owner bitches at me because my dog taught her dog some bad behavior. It makes us both smile
Instead of giving actual gifts to family and/or friends I sponsor the adoption fee, usually for senior cats since they are often overlooked, at our local non kill shelter!
Pandemic adoption, they even waived the fee! Then there was the “kennel cough” that turned out to be a $1700 throat obstruction, and the $1100 dental cleaning. But hey, ‘free’ cat! 😅
I have two fur babies! One was $50 because of some health defects and the other was $160
I got a free cat at the humane society, (I believe they had too many.) He is the sweetest best cat ever. I got one 50% off for black Friday a few years ago. He is horrible, lol. He is essentially a pet for free cat. He doesn't let us touch him and he likes to pee randomly (nothing physically wrong)
my crush rejected me today my whole family has COVID my family is cancelling the family get together that we have had every year since I was 0 my only friend said he doesn’t wAnt to be my friend I have to wake 3 miles home from school and when I get there my family had already ate supper with out me and my parents took everything that’s electronics away from me so all I could do is go to bed sad and hungry AND my dad is not getting me anything for Christmas 😞😞😞😞😞😭😭😭😔😔😔☹️☹️☹️😷
A good mattress and pillow!
Never go cheap on things that keep you off the ground: shoes, bedding, tires
well made bra
Yes, that's tough. They say you should ditch your bra after several months but dude, do you know how difficult is to find good bra? I am not ditching that until it falls apart!
A quality chef knife.
Yep yep yep. Be sure to wash and dry it right after you’re done using it—it helps keep the blade nice and sharp!
A good frying pan, lasts for years and the quality of food I can cook with it is so much better. Also much easier to clean.
Birth control.
Make it the permanent kind if you’re *absolutely certain* you won’t change your mind. My OB/GYN finally relented after hearing me swear I didn’t want children for the first 20 years I was her patient.
Three good pairs of scissors. One for clothe, one for paper and one for the kitchen. This saves so much time and aggravation.
A cab ride or rideshare when you're drunk.
Anything designed to go between you and the ground. Shoes, bike or motorcycle helmet, mattress, car tires. Get good quality.
After seeing how many people keep s**t stored in 10 year old random cardboard boxes in their garage or laundry room, I am gonna say storage tubs. They are hardly expensive, uniform in size, stack well, and aren't going to deteriorate if they get a bit wet.
A good and comfortable chair to your desk. Especially when you plan to sit there a lot for studying or if your job requires you to sit. It will spare you a lot of back pain.
Bread from a bakery instead of regular stuff on the grocery store shelf, particularly if you can get it still warm from the oven, or at least very fresh.
A good "under sink" home tool kit if you dont have one already. I can say as a newly married 20 something it was the most useful gift my father in law got me.
Ten foot charger for your phone.
I like those for in the car so my kids can charge their devices if we are on long trips. Otherwise, a short one works just as well and charging doesn't take ages, it won't hurt to not have your phone in your hand 24/7.
As a home owner, I can’t say it enough. A wet/dry vacuum.
Professionnal photographer at your wedding. Food, music and so on are nice but goddamnit don't cheap out on the photographer.
Those pictures are everything you'll have from your wedding for the rest of your life.
A toothbrush. It is literally life saving and can prevent you a whole world of pain in both your body and wallet. Bonus points if you brush twice and day and floss.
One of the best advice given by my dentist - buy baby brush for your teeth. They are soft and will go easy on your teeth. Since they are tiny, they can go to every corner.
Prescription Sunglasses
Yes, for sure. I was lucky my old Oakley frames were still good 9 years after buying regular shades, better than any of the crap they sold when I got my prescription lenses. I feel naked without them outside!
For me it is specialty coffee. A few years ago I took a 2 hour coffee tasting course at a local roaster and got a mail order specialty coffee subscription, which opened my eyes to the world of coffee. I pay about $20 (Canadian) for 340 grams which makes 17 cups of coffee at ~$1.18 per cup. People tell me it's a waste of money, yet get $5.50 Starbucks every day...
A good power strip. Don’t buy the cheapest one. That’s how you burn down your house.
And don't count on a surge-protecting power strip to protect your devices from surges if its gotten quite old. They depend on metal oxide varistors to short spikes to ground, and the more spikes they experience the more they degrade until they don't function anymore. The strip itself will still do its primary job fine though.
Socks. Despite the expense and the inconvenience of obtaining them, there is nothing that compares to the feeling of wearing warm, dry socks.
my granny - age 95 - still knits socks daily. I've got at least 20 pairs. my BF tried to throw away some of his old ones with holes, but I was like: don't you dare! I'll repair them. you'll never know how long granny is able to knit. I'll cherish these socks for a long time
One sharp, well-tailored suit for work and formal occasions. After that you can just change up your shirt, trousers and tie and you'll still look impressive
Lasik surgery. Seriously, the only time I haven’t regretted a major purchase. Y’all can have my $4,000 and my spectacles.
Your eyes change over time—I’m much less nearsighted than I was when I was younger.
Roomba. Haven't swept in two years. 730 days my broom has not come from the side of the fridge. He probably misses me. I'm gonna go check up on him.
An electric tire inflator, for $29.95
It's so convenient to add air to the tires where you live rather than going to gas station air pumps - especially in winter weather.
My bidet. Best $35 I’ve ever spent.
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A-f*****g-men to the bra one. I just bought my first "good" one in a while... $50 for something comfortable, well-made, and flattering is money well spent. I bought it from a company online called Pepper that specializes in, uh, smaller sizes (cups are AA, A, and B only) and it doesn't have the dreaded cup gap. I don't work for them... I just really love this freaking bra.
I'm the, uh, opposite direction (38D) and I wholeheartedly concur. I legit get bras as birthday and Christmas gifts from my husband. And now that I'm not breastfeeding I'm getting all new ones. Now, I don't actually unwrap these at birthdays or Christmases. I just buy them around those two times.
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If you have a largish property that seems to endlessly generate saplings (more than you can use), then the Puller Bear is money well spent. A small Canadian company makes it, and it pulls up saplings using the principle of the lever. I watched my daughter uproot a dozen in less than five minutes. (We replanted them where we wanted them.) No more digging up a giant root ball.
Thank you. Actually came to this article looking for these types of suggestions more than the run-of-the-mill ones.
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A roof over my head. I've been helping a couple of homeless people with getting essentials. I never realize how much you give up when you are homeless. A place to cook, go to the bathroom, wash up, do laundry. No heat, no A/C, no running water, no refrigerator. No place to store clothes, shoes. Nothing. Not even access to health care sometimes. One of the people I help said that he's not worried if I bring them food or money...he just wants me to come around from time to time to talk. He likes the stories I tell him and he says it makes him less lonely to know someone treats him like a human being and not an animal to avoid or ignore.
Yes. I recently scored a deal on linen sheets and my God...It's heaven.
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Adding: Since I was a farm kid: Don't cheap out on rope, lumber, or work gloves.
Outerwear. Buy the parka, the slicker, the windbreaker, and you can use them for life. I'm actually using a parka that was bought in the 1980s. Hand-me-down from my dad. Good weather protection saves lives.
My husband's prized possessions from his mother are two cast-iron skillets.
Oh, I would love that! Lost out to the cousins on the family cast-iron, alas.
Load More Replies... Since the autumn and winter are coming, I would say a good, warm, comfy, water-resistant jacket and great, comfy, warm, preferably water-resistant boots. I dream about such clothe items every winter.
Also can vouch for an induction cooktop. Stuff heats up faster than ever and the power bill's down a bit too. You need iron/steel-bottomed cookware to use it, but it's well worth the investment!
I have a single-burner induction hot plate thing that I love. I'd love a full induction cooktop but living in Iowa and with multi-day power outages a thing year round I'll stick with my gas stove..
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Meh. Thought it was going to be more of the unique, or really high quality things that are worth investing more money in (along the lines of "buy once, use it for the rest of your life" higher quality, durable goods). A lot of these are common, generic, "everybody knows this" kind of advice. Better advice in the comments so far than in the posts.
If you have dust allergies a good vacuum makes a huge difference. I had an average one, I decided to invest in a good one, the day before the new one was delivered I had vacuumed the whole house ( I didn't realise that new one would arrive so fast ). I wanted to play with my new toy so I re-vacuumed one of the rooms I had done the day before, I ended up doing the whole house again, there was an insane amount of dust I had to empty the vacuum twice before I was done. The average one with about the same size bag would have been half full after a full round of cleaning.
And furnace filters. My youngest daughter and I both have winter allergies and using the more expensive one was a game changer. We also swap it out every six weeks instead of three months.
Load More Replies... Bread maker. I haven't bought bread for 15 years. It makes and bakes bread - you just put in flour, yeast, salt and water and program it to wake up in the morning to freshly made bread 😊 You can also make any sort of fancy dough or batter for cakes, I used to make panettone, too, from start to finish; it can be used also as a rice cooker and mochi maker. It did cost about 350$, but it was worth it and it's been used daily for more than a decade.
A good sturdy, comfy, cushy, couch made with quality material and NOT faux leather. A phone that doesn't have a glass touch screen and not made by Apple. High quality oil paint. That Artists Loft stuff is garbage.
When I was 15 or so, to disguise my constant "workouts," I bought a paint mixing machine so I could tell family & friends, "No! That WASN'T me! It was my paint mixing machine!"
The name was a mistake maybe? "Gen Zers In This Online Group Confess What 39 Millennial Trends They're Sick And Tired Of" while the actual thing is “what's that one product that is completely worth your money?”
You sure you clicked the right article? This is "Someone In This Online Group Asked, “What’s That One Product That Is Completely Worth Your Money?”, 40 Folks Delivered"
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A-f*****g-men to the bra one. I just bought my first "good" one in a while... $50 for something comfortable, well-made, and flattering is money well spent. I bought it from a company online called Pepper that specializes in, uh, smaller sizes (cups are AA, A, and B only) and it doesn't have the dreaded cup gap. I don't work for them... I just really love this freaking bra.
I'm the, uh, opposite direction (38D) and I wholeheartedly concur. I legit get bras as birthday and Christmas gifts from my husband. And now that I'm not breastfeeding I'm getting all new ones. Now, I don't actually unwrap these at birthdays or Christmases. I just buy them around those two times.
Load More Replies... If you have a largish property that seems to endlessly generate saplings (more than you can use), then the Puller Bear is money well spent. A small Canadian company makes it, and it pulls up saplings using the principle of the lever. I watched my daughter uproot a dozen in less than five minutes. (We replanted them where we wanted them.) No more digging up a giant root ball.
Thank you. Actually came to this article looking for these types of suggestions more than the run-of-the-mill ones.
Load More Replies... A roof over my head. I've been helping a couple of homeless people with getting essentials. I never realize how much you give up when you are homeless. A place to cook, go to the bathroom, wash up, do laundry. No heat, no A/C, no running water, no refrigerator. No place to store clothes, shoes. Nothing. Not even access to health care sometimes. One of the people I help said that he's not worried if I bring them food or money...he just wants me to come around from time to time to talk. He likes the stories I tell him and he says it makes him less lonely to know someone treats him like a human being and not an animal to avoid or ignore.
Yes. I recently scored a deal on linen sheets and my God...It's heaven.
Load More Replies... Adding: Since I was a farm kid: Don't cheap out on rope, lumber, or work gloves.
Outerwear. Buy the parka, the slicker, the windbreaker, and you can use them for life. I'm actually using a parka that was bought in the 1980s. Hand-me-down from my dad. Good weather protection saves lives.
My husband's prized possessions from his mother are two cast-iron skillets.
Oh, I would love that! Lost out to the cousins on the family cast-iron, alas.
Load More Replies... Since the autumn and winter are coming, I would say a good, warm, comfy, water-resistant jacket and great, comfy, warm, preferably water-resistant boots. I dream about such clothe items every winter.
Also can vouch for an induction cooktop. Stuff heats up faster than ever and the power bill's down a bit too. You need iron/steel-bottomed cookware to use it, but it's well worth the investment!
I have a single-burner induction hot plate thing that I love. I'd love a full induction cooktop but living in Iowa and with multi-day power outages a thing year round I'll stick with my gas stove..
Load More Replies... Meh. Thought it was going to be more of the unique, or really high quality things that are worth investing more money in (along the lines of "buy once, use it for the rest of your life" higher quality, durable goods). A lot of these are common, generic, "everybody knows this" kind of advice. Better advice in the comments so far than in the posts.
If you have dust allergies a good vacuum makes a huge difference. I had an average one, I decided to invest in a good one, the day before the new one was delivered I had vacuumed the whole house ( I didn't realise that new one would arrive so fast ). I wanted to play with my new toy so I re-vacuumed one of the rooms I had done the day before, I ended up doing the whole house again, there was an insane amount of dust I had to empty the vacuum twice before I was done. The average one with about the same size bag would have been half full after a full round of cleaning.
And furnace filters. My youngest daughter and I both have winter allergies and using the more expensive one was a game changer. We also swap it out every six weeks instead of three months.
Load More Replies... Bread maker. I haven't bought bread for 15 years. It makes and bakes bread - you just put in flour, yeast, salt and water and program it to wake up in the morning to freshly made bread 😊 You can also make any sort of fancy dough or batter for cakes, I used to make panettone, too, from start to finish; it can be used also as a rice cooker and mochi maker. It did cost about 350$, but it was worth it and it's been used daily for more than a decade.
A good sturdy, comfy, cushy, couch made with quality material and NOT faux leather. A phone that doesn't have a glass touch screen and not made by Apple. High quality oil paint. That Artists Loft stuff is garbage.
When I was 15 or so, to disguise my constant "workouts," I bought a paint mixing machine so I could tell family & friends, "No! That WASN'T me! It was my paint mixing machine!"
The name was a mistake maybe? "Gen Zers In This Online Group Confess What 39 Millennial Trends They're Sick And Tired Of" while the actual thing is “what's that one product that is completely worth your money?”
You sure you clicked the right article? This is "Someone In This Online Group Asked, “What’s That One Product That Is Completely Worth Your Money?”, 40 Folks Delivered"
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