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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] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.