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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
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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?

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

I seriously don't even remember.

Last year I bought a ricer at Amazon for $37. There was a ricer on sale for $23 but the people in the comments said the thing that sets the size of the ricing could bend or break. The $37 one seemed substantial and the ricer sizing thing was built-into the unit so I thought it would last years and years. The jury is still out. The ricer might be substantial. It's not as sturdy as it looked and I wonder if in a couple years ricer sizing thing will have problems and I'll buy another damn contraption.

This comment has reminded me I have neglected to rice the sweet potatoes I have in a lower cupboard. I am a sight-out-mind sort of guy. I wonder if they're still good.