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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)

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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 Still great, I just don't use it anymore since I feel it's outdated and loading speeds are better nowadays.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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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 1 month ago

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 1 month ago

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 1 month ago

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 1 month 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.

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