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

submitted 9 months ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 111 points 9 months ago (45 children)

All your basic staples: salt, flour, oil, sugar, pasta, pasta, milk, eggs etc. There's literally nothing to do better or worse, so for god's sake don't pay for the label. Fancy olive oil is nicer, and fancy butter for actually putting on bread is nice too - but for cooking, cheap the hell out.

Get your spices from an Indian / Asian / etc grocer - you can get a huge bag for the price of a tiny supermarket jar, and because they have so much turnover, they'll be plenty fresh.

Store-brand laundry detergent and dishwasher tablets work just fine for me (and dear god you can save a lot on those).

[–] marron12@lemmy.world 45 points 9 months ago (21 children)

All your basic staples: salt, flour, oil, sugar, pasta, pasta, milk, eggs

It depends. Cheap salt is just fine. And flour, unless you're into baking. But some things can make a difference and you don't necessarily have to pay a lot more for it.

Pasta, for example. Bronze cut pasta absorbs sauce a lot better than "normal" pasta. It looks dull, rough, and pale as opposed to shiny and smooth. It usually only costs a buck or two more. I find it's a big step up taste and texture-wise.

Or butter. The ones without natural flavor taste better. Sometimes it's the store brand that doesn't have added flavor.

And eggs. Orange yolks are way better than the pale yellow ones. But those you do have to shell out for.

[–] Emotional_Sandwich@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Agreed. The store brand pasta at my store sucks. It's sticky and falls apart. It used to be fine but something changed recently.

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