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[Pinko Marx]

Bed, mattress, sheets, covers. The entire sleep system or whatever you wanna call it.
You spend what, a 3rd of your life sleeping? Might as well do it with as much luxury as you can afford.

 

[yanipheonu]

Talking about pens and pencils, youd be suprised how much a better pad of paper makes. I prefer rhodia or clairefontaine myself.

 

[Servbot24]

Rotring Rapid Pro.

The real god of mechanical pencils

I've got this, love it

 

[bsp]

If your mechanical pencil isn't a Rotring you have to rethink your taste

Tul notebooks complete the beauty cycle. Such thick paper.

 

[poppedcollar69]

If you do any cooking at all, expensive knives. They take longer to dull and can be resharpened many times, lasting you a life time.

I don't think that fits in this thread. Expensive knives are only for people who cook a lot, or knife nerds. Get a $15 knife first, learn to take good care of it and learn to sharpen it, and then after you think you've outgrown it, then consider an expensive knife.

On topic, thirding bed and underwear.

The number of posts in this thread about pencils is too damn high.

 

[dc3k]

baskets

 

[Zero315]

I didn't even know they sold $2 pairs. Boxers and such are usually expensive. Speaking of which, does anyone have Airism boxer briefs from Uniqlo?

Haven't tried the Airism, but the Supima cotton ones are the most comfortable pair of underwear I've ever worn.

 

[Nameless]

-toothbrush
-tp
-whatever your style of bag
-phone case
-headphones/earbuds
-car tires

 

[Abounder]

Polarized sunglasses especially for driving or being near water in the summertime.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

If you can afford it and it's something you're gonna use a lot of, I always say spend a little more. (lifetime of learned lessons)

 

[Kitsunebaby]

Comfortable work shoes.

DO NOT SKIMP ON THESE.

EVER.

This is the most important thing I've learned in the last few years. It's done wonders for my back.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Juicer

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

Italian meals. I never spend less than $30.

 

[BumRush]

If bed counts, bed.

Your whole day can be impacted by the quality of your sleep. And you spend roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of your life in it!

 

[Zissou]

Rotring Rapid Pro.

The real god of mechanical pencils

This right here.

I think people are correct in saying not to skimp on stuff you use literally every day (if you can afford to do so).

 

[AlphaDump]

A good mattress.

Yep. Sleep is like an investment in tomorrow. Bought a king and can never go back.

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

Serious answer is office chairs. If you spend a significant amount of time at a desk you need a good office chair. This isn't a matter of debate.

 

[Omnii-chan]

Mattress.

Back and sleep are so damn important.

 

[Cipherr]

Toilet paper.

Yep, this right here.

Don't come with that weak ass, single ply, public school tier toilet paper.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

Desk. A mechanical desk that allows you to sit for 30 minutes, stand for 30 minutes. It's awesome!

 

[ponpo]

If it is something you use every day, wouldn't it generally be worth spending extra on?

What are everyday items that are NOT worth spending money on? Spoons?

 

[v1lla21]

Condoms

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

Basketball shoes.

 

[ZOONAMI]

seriously are all you mechanical pencil users using them for your job or something? I haven't used a pencil of any kind since high school, maybe occasionally in college if a scantron needed pencil instead of pen but I think they can all use pens now

 

[ZOONAMI]

-toothbrush
-tp
-whatever your style of bag
-phone case
-headphones/earbuds
-car tires

Car tires are something I don't think really scale with money at all. There's always deals and stuff going on where you can get the exact same tires literally for hundreds less depending on the week you buy them (in other words don't buy them when they aren't heavily discounted or rebated, there's always some shit going on every other month, even for the top brands).

 

[Fusilli Craig]

Playing cards. A good set of KEM's is like $5 more than the garbage Bicycles you have in your junk drawer and makes every shuffle a dream. If you have a monthly poker night or just like playing crib with your significant other, there's no better place to spend the extra few bucks.

 

[ZackieChan]

Underwear.

I got a few pairs that retail for $30 but I was able to snag for about $15.

They are great. Awesome airflow that keeps things not swampy, totally worth it. Much better than the $2 pairs I normally wear.

Bought 4 pairs of Ex Officios, and I'm loving them. I'd always cheaped out on underwear, but now my mind is changed.

Everything? When you buy cheap, someone/something is usually suffering, whether that's the quality of what you're buying, supporting (almost) slave-level labour in agriculture, the environment being crapped on (even worse) or children making your clothes, this "WE NEED TO GO CHEAPER" attitude is very damaging on all fronts. Of course I understand if someone is poor, they'll want to search for stuff they can afford. Even then (being fairly poor myself), I'd rather buy a good pair of shoes for 100+€ that might last me years vs. buying cheap-o shoes for 15-20€ that'll last me 4-12 months.

Pretty much. As my income increases, I realize that it's worth spending money on good quality things. I used to be unbelievably cheap with pretty much everything.

I don't think that fits in this thread. Expensive knives are only for people who cook a lot, or knife nerds. Get a $15 knife first, learn to take good care of it and learn to sharpen it, and then after you think you've outgrown it, then consider an expensive knife.

On topic, thirding bed and underwear.

The number of posts in this thread about pencils is too damn high.

A knife is an everyday item worth spending more money on. How does it not fit the thread?

 

[UFO]

Mechanical pencil throw down going on in here!

 

[goober]

Okay, mechanical pencils are mentioned. But what about pens?

 

[FTF]

I would go with a good bed and pillow. You spend, like, a third of your life sleeping, so why not do it in comfort?

Yup, I agree with this one.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

I'm not sure, but definitely not a mechanical pencil.

Lol

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Juicer

Worth every penny.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

Tools. I always dig for my Craftsman hand tools even though the shitty generic ones seem to rise to the top of my tool box.

 

[sooperkool]

English Muffins. There is no substitute for Thomas's.

Bay's are significantly better than Thomas'

 

[ruxtpin]

Aftershave. Shoes. Procuitto. Chicken wings.

 

[Stormthehouse]

Cookware and utensils, cheap stuff breaks fast and gets weird looking spots on the metal pretty quickly.

Chairs is another, got a cheap office chair from the walmart website and messed my back up pretty bad for a little while

Sex toys to some extent, cheapo toys from disreputable dealers can leech chemicals when used and make you really sick.

Not much else, maybe detergent if you have sensitive skin I suppose

 

[rickyson1]

pretty much everything

i've had things i've cheaped out on in the past but the older I get the smaller that list gets

even all sorts of things most people wouldn't even think of quality makes a huge difference in general,for example like when I randomly bought my first expensive mouse even for general use a cheap one just flat out doesn't compare


although obviously there are a handful of things where it's all pretty much the same like cables and such

 

[EBreda]

Knives - a 50/60 usd chefs knife will do it
Walking shoes - don't skimp on these. Your back will hit you when you get older.
Mattress - same
Pillows - for comfort only, but worthy
Shaving razors - takes care of you face
Parmesan cheese - parmeggiano reggiano from Modena please. Thank me later.
Gorgonzola Dulce - no other comes close.

 

[Mohonky]

ass paper.

who wants that cheapo sandpaper dragged across their butthole.

This.

Cant think of too much else.

 

[DBT85]

Tools. I always dig for my Craftsman hand tools even though the shitty generic ones seem to rise to the top of my tool box.

Always tools, though the only Dewalt branded too I have is a heat gun, everything else I have is Bosch Blue and its all been solid. Don't care if the job I'm doing only costs £50, if a £200 tool will make it easier, I'll buy it as I know I'll use it again.

If it is something you use every day, wouldn't it generally be worth spending extra on?

What are everyday items that are NOT worth spending money on? Spoons?

Dry pasta.

That 20p 500g bag of Spaghetti is IDENTICAL to the £1 bag.

 

[Man God]

Always tools, though the only Dewalt branded too I have is a heat gun, everything else I have is Bosch Blue and its all been solid. Don't care if the job I'm doing only costs £50, if a £200 tool will make it easier, I'll buy it as I know I'll use it again.



Dry pasta.

That 20p 500g bag of Spaghetti is IDENTICAL to the £1 bag.

Dry Pasta is actually real easy to tell the difference of quality. It's all down to the color and ingredients used. Better quality dry pasta naturally tastes better.

 

[Laieon]

Toilet Paper

 

[30yearsofhurt]

I have that same pencil. Not that good.
I do have some moderately good Japanese knives by Yaxell. Worth every fucking cent.
Other than that a mattress is such an important investment in your health that you should go that extra mile for a good one.

 

[naib]

Came here to say toilet paper, but now I have a pencil in my shopping cart.
Not for me, but if my Stepfather isn't already into these it'll be a pleasant surprise for his b-day.

Don't ever change gaf.

 

[forgeforsaken]

Zojirushi travel mug. Keeps coffee hot all day.

 

[Twilight Princess]

espresso machine and grinder.

 

[Liliana Eileen]

Bed and pillows.

 

[Blizzard]

My personal ones are computer power supplies, orange juice, and toilet paper.

Life's too short to go cheap on these. I agree good shoes are also really important.

 

[massoluk]

Go to build a PC thread and it is one thing that is universal. Everything can be arguably skimped on or go for budget ones, the RAM, the monitor, the motherboard, the graphic cards. But powersupply, oh don't you dare cheap out on the power supply

Edit: It's not everyday object, haha. But whatever

 

[neurosisxeno]

Heinz ketchup.

There was a bottle of Hunts Ketchup in my fridge for a while, I threw that shit in the trash where it belongs.