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[–] [S] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Extra long charging cable. I have 3 glorious metres, I can charge it when in bed, on the sofa, wherever!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Does it feel like charging is slower with that cable?

    With that length, depending on the copper wire diameter, you will get significantly less power to your devices.

    At 5m or more most 5V decices would probably completely stop charging because the voltage at the end drops below 4V.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If you're charging in bed or on the sofa, you're likely to be there for a while anyway. Doesn't matter if it charges slower. Plus, slow charging is better for the battery.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    How fast are your phone chargers? Mine is like 15W and it's always been enough, the whole trend of crazy high wattage charging all the time is weird to me, seems like an emergency feature.

    edit: forgot to actually answer lol, it's not noticable, and the phone recognizes fast charging (eg all 15 watts) with a 3m cable

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  • Yeah im still rocking 8-10W ones. Makes your batteries live much longer, i have a swappable one so its not even as important but still.

    For emergency people should just use a powerbank. There are really compact ones half the size of a phone that still charge your phone mostly full.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Decathlon Forclaz 50L rucksack, been traveling with it over a decade and it still looks new, all the clips work, it's crazy and i see the exact same model in airports when i travel today and only this model and color despite there having been other colors sold at the time so it must be the indestructible model.

    grey with blue highlights.

    35 bucks on sale.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A night with OPs mom

    Heyoooh!

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    My trash panda doggo. She's the sweetest.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I once got a full 8 ball of coke for $40!

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    [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This “Haul Master” for unloading a pickup truck bed. Spent a summer cutting and removing sod and this saved me from a lot of work and pain. Still using it whenever I dump yard waste and construction/demolition debris. Stores nicely in the garage when not using it. I literally say it’s the best forty bucks I ever spent every time I use it.

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  • Bag of quality dog food and treats for the local shelter dogs. No matter how bad of a day I was having at work, I could think of the shelter puppies having a bit of comfort food in their lives.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Antique cast iron pan from Goodwill for $20. It's a BSR Red Mountain, late 30s early 40s. I use it all the time.

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    [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Water flosser (on sale for $49) - I hate flossing so this does a great job of making me feel fresh after a night of binge eating popcorn or the odd stick of celery.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Collapsible metal chopsticks in a little carrying case. I use them all the time and I paid less than $10 for them.

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  • [+] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    $30 ecorack for my bike

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I bought some solar security lights for my driveway several years ago. They were cheap, so I didn't really care if they didn't last long, but they're still lighting up. Probably at least 5 years old.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Handheld bidet sprayer.

    Worth way more than the actual price

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I can get some amazing sushi delivered for that price.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I bought a nice big lamp for the living room from a second hand shop for 15€. It produces such a nice ambient light. Before that I was always fidgeting with the lights so that I don’t have a bright one in the evening hours. And it is also beautiful.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I bought a really cheap 11 dollar wireless charger for my car and it has lasted a crazy amount of time. It opens and closes with a sensor or a nub on the back that I run my finger across.

    I did not expect it to last 6 years, but it's still going strong. It even survived me flipping my car.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Vertical mouse. Been using it for 10+ years now and (I hope) it's saved me from wrist injuries.

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  • Wall can opener. My folks have issues with their hands so they can just go to it and twist it to the side and done.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Long ago, a $40 Malvern Star road bike. Ran a business from it for a few years in the outback.

    More recently an old Convair evaporative air con second hand so my dog can keep cool on the back seat while I'm working nearby. (Had to buy a power pack thinggie for a lot more money to run it though.)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Victorinox MiniChamp swiss army knife, I've had it for... 13-14 years now, and it comes in useful so often. About £30/$40.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)
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