this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2024
41 points (100.0% liked)

askchapo

22846 readers
192 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net
replaceable@hexbear.net
VILenin@hexbear.net
EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net
SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net
ZoomeristLeninist@hexbear.net
khizuo@hexbear.net
Sulvor@hexbear.net
41
When was the last time you felt like you got your money's worth for an item? (hexbear.net)
submitted 10 months ago by NeelixBiederman@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
41 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I'm looking over a new pair of shoes I recently bought. My feet hurt after walking a few miles in them, so I inspected the insole area, and it was the cheapest 5mm foam imaginable with no other structural support. Below that is basically just the rubber sole. This shit cost $100.

This isn't my first rodeo with overpriced, shitty shoes, so I always have a set of superfeet inserts on standby. Huge improvement, but fuck, why does everything have to be a rip off? Those inserts are $50 for some nicer foam and a simple sliver of molded plastic.

This brings me to the thread title: When was the last time you felt like you got your money's worth for an item?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] D61@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Etnies sneakers, definitely. Bought a pair ... shit.. its got to be over 5 years now and they're still in serviceable shape for something that I would wear for 10+ hours doing receiving/stocking work. Spent something like 50$ US for them. Bought another pair last year for about the same price, hope they last at least half a long.

Currently thinking that buying a cast iron tortilla press last December as my "christmas" present to the house will probably be another one of my "good value purchases". Been making soft tacos once a week for the last month or so. I think I finally found the cast iron model I had been eyeballing for years, priced around 50$ after shipping.

[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

cast iron is often a good value purchase, treat it good and it'll serve you the rest of your life

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Skate shoes last forever if you don't skate with them.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

Never being a skater but having heard of a few brands... found some at Walmart or Payless Shoe Source and they all were garbage.

I gambled years ago at buying blind from an online vendor and eventually found the Etnies website. One of the few times that I actually "won" when gambling on something.