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submitted 10 months ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I'll never use a crappy blender again.

Anything else like that?

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 99 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Kitchen knives, definitely. A good knife is a fucking godsend.

Quality underwear (once you're an adult).

A good office chair (not necessarily one of those expensive as fuck mesh ones - I hate those... But something quality).

Also, I'd distinguish between pointlessly expensive and quality.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 64 points 10 months ago

Idiots buy expensive gaming chairs. They feel like you're sitting on plywood. I don't care how many colors it has im going to be sitting on it for hours a day.

Put that into a good office chair, where they put research into making sure you're comfortable for that entire time

[-] dsco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 10 months ago

You can get open box, unused steelcase chairs on eBay for cheaper than "gaming" chairs, BTW. There's no reason to buy those abominations.

[-] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

And, let me tell you, those chairs are worth it. I paid about $1200 for my Leap (I needed an extra tank one for a drafting table desk) and have had it 15 years now. 8-10 hours a day my job is to ensure that my chair does not float away using only my 200lb body mass. Not only is it still in good shape* I never have a sore back even after a long day of ballasting. Prior to owning the Leap I’d go through a $100 office store chair in a couple of years.

*the seat cushion was a little worn at the edges and the cushion not quite as supple so I replaced that this year.

[-] dsco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

I paid $230 for an open box Think v1 like five years ago, still use it everyday. I tried to upgrade to a v2, but the wife ended up with it instead.

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