Asklemmy

43159 readers

1598 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
[email protected]: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_[email protected]~

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

274

What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

346 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

A rule that I stole for tools is to buy a used or cheap one. If it breaks I buy the better version. If it don't break then I don't need it at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Harbor Freight first. If it breaks then Festool.

Just kidding. I can't afford Festool. If the Hercules breaks I get Makita. So far I haven't had one break. Though I probably need to get the corded circular saw because even the best battery ones choke on wet treated boards.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In the US, DeWalt and Milwaukee are tradesman-grade tools if you get the 18V-20V versions. But I agree that the average person can buy any Ryobi or Harbor Freight special and get by fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

yeah thats a great stategy. Not sure where you are but in Europe, Aldi and Lidl have the notorious "center isle" where one can buy hand and bench tools, all the way up to band saws.

I broke my shitty center isle heat gun and now have a makita, outgrew my butane soldering iron and now have a webber, but I'm still rocking my center isle reciprecating saw and circular saw cause they work just fine and I dont use them enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

We have the aldi centre isle in Australia as well! 😀