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What recent purchase was more than you expected? (piefed.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/casualconversation@piefed.social

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[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I went to get some chocolate as a present. A giant Toblerone was 6 quid!!!

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I kind of went overboard buying myself two pairs of glasses. I couldn't decide which ones I wanted, so I bought a couple of similar ones hoping at least one fits well/looks good on me/is easy to see out of. Now I'm scared neither will and I wasted money on them.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just bought a pair on zenni.com for 24 bucks

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That is a great price! I've heard both good and bad things about Zenni. I think I skipped them because they block Tor users. They block me, anyway.

i ordered a couple pairs from GlassesShop (fingers crossed), but I keep looking at other sites, and thinking...well, maybe it would be nice to have 3 pairs. 😂

Oh yeah, I need progressives, so no way I'm getting them for less than $100 per pair.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Dry cleaning a 2 pce men's suit = $36 cad (pharmacy p/u). I was expecting $20-28.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I must be an optimist because I originally read your question to mean "what recent purchase did you get more out of than you expected to?"

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Well, I bought some sauerkraut today and it turned out that the organic store brand was significantly cheaper than the same size name brand non-organic alternative. Also, organic eggs were on sale for $3.50 a dozen, and organic bread crumbs cost the same as the regular ones, so I did indeed get more than I expected.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 1 month ago

i bought card sleeves without looking at the price. i thought they were €5 for 100, but they were €13.