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What's the cheapest thing you had bought that by the end of its usefulness made you say "wow, this was worth a lot more than what I've paid for!" (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Kimdracula@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Mine... My Xbox 360 slim only costed 129 euro back in 2012 and to this day still work like brand new, you would think that the disc drive would stop working but no. Never had the need of open it or clean it's insides. Still great, I just don't use it anymore since I feel it's outdated and loading speeds are better nowadays.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 48 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (9 children)

Safety razor: When you need to shave with a razor, these things work better than disposables and are cheap as hell to replace the blades for. Still on my original pack of blades from 10 years ago (got a gross of blades for maybe $20) and am not even halfway through - I might not ever have to buy blades again.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This. I bought 500 feather blades for $40 (which is more of a steal than a deal) in 2013 and they will last me many more years

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have probably tried 3 dozen blade types, and Feathers and Gillette Yellows are the tops. Double the price of the cheaper ones, but absolutely a nice "splurge." Decided to grow out my hair and beard for a while to mix things up, but I still have a big grab bag of blades for when I change moods again.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even at double the price you still end up paying under $0.10 per shave - maybe $25/year - and that's if you pay full price. A small fraction of what you'd pay for cartridges or disposable razors.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Yup, double edge blades are so cheap compared to cartridges. I got pretty long life out of blades too, so it got even cheaper.

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

100% this. Went all in and bought a really nice open comb handle to go with it, then stopped shaving completely a year or so later. Haven’t looked back.

E: I really did enjoy shaving with it, just got tired of shaving.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A 100pack of astra blades... they just keep going and going! I suspect that they multiply inside that box tower that they come in!

[–] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Bruh fr. I got a 200 pack back in 2012 and I still have like 60 blades left lol.

[–] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Came to mention Safety razors. I bought a Β£30 razor and 100 blades for Β£7 11 years ago. I'm about 2/3rds the way through the blades.

[–] Einridi@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This was such an improvement bit only are the blades better but since they are cents each and not dollars I just get a fresh blade when ever it want to. Bought a pack of 100 for like 6 dollars a few years back and only recently had to restock.

Use some of the savings to get a nice brush and soap it will make a world or difference over the stuff in a can.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I'm still on my original brush too lol

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bought a cheap 5€ safety razor some years back and liked it. I kept cutting my face, but I thought I'm just too stupid to shave.

Bought a 20€ razor later on. Turns out I'm not stupid, the 5€ one was just bad.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Not necessarily bad, but different razors are more or less aggressive and need to be used differently. I bought a second safety razor that was more expensive and higher quality than the first and discovered it has a much more aggressive edge so cuts me a lot easier.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 4 months ago

yeah I am not sure if I will ever run through my blades and I got them free to boot from my brother who moved over to straight razors.

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Yup. I haven’t bought shaving supplies since when I bought mine in 2020. Bought a bunch of shaving cream in sticks, a decent brush with a lather bowl, an okay handle with a bunch of blades, and I still have enough supplies for years to come.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can't remember when I bought my de razor, but it was old even then. And it's the quick and convenient trapdoor type. I rinse and flip the blade after each shave as it only takes a few seconds. It even came with a travel case. Flea market price range, I think, well under 10€.

I have a big stack of blades I ordered from somewhere as well and they'll last a while.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

If you don't already do this, drying off your blades can make them last even longer.