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

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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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[–] cheeseandkrakens 43 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A reusable floss tool. I was trying to cut down on waste by ditching those single-use floss picks. It's just a forked piece of plastic that you thread with standard floss. I bought it 5 years ago and it's still going strong!

[–] dditty 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ooh awesome, will have to look into this! I use a waterpik already but it isn't a 100% replacement for string flossing so this could be a good zerowaste alternative!

[–] antim0ny 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It still involves using floss. Just gets you to use less of it.

[–] dditty 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Exactly, just with less plastic waste than normal individually rolled floss containers or the disposable plastic dino flossers 🦷

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Which brand do you use? Didn't even know this was a thing but it sounds so useful

[–] cheeseandkrakens 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you!