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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)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Kimdracula@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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 Still great, I just don't use it anymore since I feel it's outdated and loading speeds are better nowadays.

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I bought a RoboGrip, self adjusting wrench, maybe 35 years ago a a Sears iirc. One of the best tools I ever brought and still going strong.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Ski goggles, and they're still good. I got them like 10ish years ago after having to walk put in some serious sub-zero harsh January wind that was making my eyes hurt. $40, now my eyes are fine and my glasses stay nice and snow-free.

I've lived in Chicagoland all my life and sometimes the winters can get almost Minnesotan, so it pays to have some quality eye protection.

[–] nikaaa@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

shoes

they lasted 3 years, which is about 12x longer than i would have guessed.

[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Never had the need of open it or clean it’s insides

its* insides

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The family xbox360 of my house was probably cheap enough. Haven't played it in a while, but it's definitely the greatest console to grace my life. Definitely the most played console throughout my life (PC/phone not included). I absolutely love it, especially since it's where all my Hitman Blood Money/Absolution, Castle Crashers, Sonic Unleashed, and Borderlands 1 saves are trapped.

This also reminds me that I should probably find a way to back up my saves and account besides just a thumb drive because there's currently no xbox online service available anymore and I have around 1.5+ decades worth of stuff on there I don't wanna lose.

Edit: also a leather wallet I got from Walmart sometime around 2012-13. I don't know how long a wallet should last, but I would never expect a wallet I buy today toast even a fraction of the time this has. George brand, says Italian Leather beneath the brand name, don't believe it that it's actually Italian leather because there's no way a Walmart would ever have something that nice.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

being born probably.

Idk, seems hard to argue, i didn't pay for shit, and now im just here, causing problems.

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Being born is "free" but being alive is not

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