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What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected? (lemmy.world)

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I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.

Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!

It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.

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[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 11 months ago

Maybe not stupid, but I purchased a pair of bone conducting headphones just because I thought they would be better for running, and harder for me to lose. I wasn't expecting much, but damn, they have been so much better than I expected. Even though the sound quality isn't quite as good, they work so much better with my sensory processing issues, and I can just leave them on all day without concern. Because I've got curly hair, people don't even know I'm wearing them, and because they don't go in my ear canal, they don't impact my ability to hear/talk/interact with the world around me.

[-] lostferret@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Man i had the opposite experience. Bought some great ones for running and lab work but when i set them at a volume i could hear they were basically just normal headphones and everyone else could hear them too.

Im a skinny dude with no hearing issues, wish they worked better for me.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

That makes me wonder if they were sitting properly on your bone. The reading I've been doing (mine are on the way as we speak) says that they should be silent to others at normal volume for yourself.

Or maybe you got ripped off?

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