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What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by RanchOnPancakes to c/asklemmy

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I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.

Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!

It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.

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[–] ShakeThatYam 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't checked if this works with all the premium features but I know for the sleep tracking ones you can get them by linking your Fitbit account to Google Fit and viewing it in the Google Fit app.

[–] FunnyUsername 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll check that out! They might at the very least have more there.

They also give you a cute "animal" profile for your sleep style when you pay. It was meaningless, but fun. I always got the dolphin during my free trial because I apparently have no idea how to sleep for more than 3 and a half hours.

[–] ShakeThatYam 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh the animal thing does not cross over. I would totally pay if it was a reasonable price but $9.99 a month is kind of ridiculous

[–] FunnyUsername 2 points 1 year ago

Ya, that effectively nearly doubles the price of the device itself. Not worth it.