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Whats something that is only worth getting the expensive version of? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I'll never use a crappy blender again.

Anything else like that?

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[–] jackoneill@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I second the desk chair as a fat crippled IT worker that spends 10+ hours a day in a desk chair. I used to get a new $500ish chair every 3 or so years when it fell apart. This last time I saved up and dropped about 2.5k on a really nice chair rated for 24/7 use by someone much heavier than I am and it’s a life changer for my back, and this thing should last a lot longer

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago

Really depends on what you need. I've been using a $500-600 24/7 rated office chair daily for over a decade and it's still as fantastic as the day I sat in it on the floor.

The $700 one I have at my other desk is good, but not quite as good as the cheaper one, but I didn't sit in it at the show room before getting it either.

[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a brand recommendation? I really need to replace my office chair

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Herman Miller or Steelcase.

I bought a pair of used (probably dot-com-era surplus) Herman Miller Aeron chairs for me and my wife over a decade ago for like $350 (don't remember if that was for the pair or per-chair; either way it was a bargain) and they're still going strong.