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I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren't worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

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[-] Nemo@midwest.social 16 points 10 months ago
[-] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago

This dude hasn’t wrapped with the good shit. Serious creases. No unexpected rips. Scissors glide smoothly for the cut.

Spend a few extra bucks and be a wrap god.

[-] wsweg@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Scissors glide smoothly for the cut.

Worth it just for this 🤤

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Assuming you followed the other threads advice and bought a decent pair of scissors. I remember one Christmas Eve where I could only find a cheap pair of kids plastic safety scissors.

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I got a somewhat fancy pair of origami scissors form a little Japanese market near me. The wrapping paper glide is amazing. I've never had so many near perfect edges before this pair of scissors.

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

Aren't scissors...... Against the rules of origami or whatever?

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

You'll have to take that up with the origami council. I don't actually do any paper crafts.

https://gigworker.com/can-you-use-scissors-in-origami/

My best guess is that I misremembered Kirigami as origami since Kirigami was not in my vocabulary.

[-] MudMan@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

I worked retail enough to say that there's a skill barrier to both the cheap and expensive stuff, and so to the difference being relevant.

Man, I hated gift wrapping when I worked retail. I sucked at it and as a customer you don't consider that you're just sitting there watching somebody do this thing live until you have to do it while being judged by some random stranger that has nothing better to do than stare at you.

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