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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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[โ€“] QuarterSwede 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Great advice for the most part but I very much disagree on dishwasher detergent. Nothing works as well as finish pods for us. Could be our dishwasher of course but all the cheap brands leave our dishes dirty.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same thing. I was considering buying a new dishwasher, until we switched to a good brand. I think cheap dishwasher detergent used to be ok until they removed phosphates around 2010.

[โ€“] QuarterSwede 4 points 11 months ago

Phosphates were the secret behind all good cleaners for sure.