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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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[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Cell phone. A $200 android is extremely fast these days

[–] MonsieurArchi 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Replying to you from a cheap fast Android phone.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Based and pilled bro, based and pilled

[–] MonsieurArchi 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Why have people downvoted you?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Their fear response is triggered by the use of β€œpill” as a verb.

And, of course, that their moral philosophy operates at the level of reflex.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

LOL, sadly, this is probably the case. Well stated.

I'm a bit disappointed to see this behaviour on Lemmy of all places

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Unknown, but it seems like many people enjoy their low-cost mobiles so I am happy.

[–] LunchEnjoyer 7 points 9 months ago

Absolutely, currently in the purchase of a Pixel 7a (second hand) for 300euros, looking forwards to getting that in hand and install Graphene πŸ‘πŸ‘

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Or tablets. I'm using a tab s6 for browsing news sites occasionally. Best tab that runs lineage and was 200$ new (bought it late 2023)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Depends. That's about what I paid for my previous phone second hand and it lasted me 7 years and I loved it to bits. But I was pretty broke and only could afford that. New phone, I decided to buy a brand new fairphone, because i think that the moment I get enough disposable income, I have a moral responsibility to use it in ways that encourage more ethical practices, for all the people who can't. Doing that is bloody expensive, but if it somehow helps make this dystopian hellscape a little more bearable, I'll invest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Indeed. And that's a great point, I would love a fairphone (or idealy a true linux handheld) for my next mobile device.

The key to my post is that purchasing $1500 sansungs and ios devices is ludicrous in this market, unless you are developing on the cutting edge or are a luxury tech enthusiast

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It is, yeah. Especially if it's to change it after 2 short years of use because if you keep it longer than that you look like a bum or whatever. I will never understand that tbh.

[–] Psythik 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Have any recommendations for cheap foldables?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

You can either have cheap or foldable. Both won't work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

People who want a foldable are at peace with it randomly becoming unusable. People who buy cheap phones are not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You can get a Z Flip 3 for like $300 on eBay.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's only cheap if you don't consider how long it will survive and the replacement/repair cost. A slab phone with no moving parts will last much longer than a foldable making the $/year cost much lower.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I can’t wait until my device and destructively scan, then re-print objects, so fast and effortlessly that I can have a folding phone that is my card carrier too. I just swipe the icon for my debit card, the thing materializes at full speed feeling exactly like Im pulling it out of a billfold, then when I push it back in it just gets chewed up again.

[–] Psythik 1 points 9 months ago

No I meant the ones that turn into tablets. I'm fine with my Z Fold 3 for the next 5 years or so. Was just curious to see if there were any cheap options on the scene yet.