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What are your top 3 purchases of all time? (lemmy.fwgx.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There's 3 things that really stand out for me that I would say made a massive difference to my life:

Cordless screw driver. Bought the day after building a flat pack bed with a crappy screw.driver that just shredded my hand. Thought it was frivolous at the time, but I've used it so much since. It's light, small enough to fit in my pocket and good for 90% of DIY tasks.
Tassimo coffee machine. Bought it 9 years ago, use it every day. Nice quick easy coffee. What's not to like.
My first DSLR camera. It was a Nikon D50 back in 2005/6 and it sparked my interest in photography to this day. It gave me a hobby I can take lots of places and do it alone or with others. I never loved the D50 camera itself, but I did get some really nice shots with it

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (11 children)

Smart vacuum cleaner - you pay a reasonable amount once and don't have to vacuum anymore
Vaporiser - switched to vaping weed instead of smoking joints which is not only nicer in many ways but also allowed me to quit smoking cigarettes
PlayStation - after sitting 8h by the desk moving a mouse for work, I didn't want to sit in the same position another few hours playing games. With PS I can comfortably sit in my armchair and play on a big tv scrreen using a controller
Ergonomic mattress - healed my hurting back. This should be on the top of this list.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (8 children)

What vacuum are you using?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Xiaomi Mi Vacuum Cleaner. I've had it for almost 5 years so there are likely better/cheaper options.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Me too! Over 6 years here. Damn fine vacuum.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

How bad are the privacy concerns?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

The app doesn't have much information about you. The vacuum does map the area as it goes so I guess worst case China might have a rough sketch of my house layout. It uses lasers to map so there's no camera to worry about. I figured the benefits outweighed the risks with this particular purchase.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm sure china is super interested in you lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And interestingly, I haven't replaced a single brush or anything else despite notifications.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How often do you have it vacuum?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Once a day Monday<->Thursday on automatic schedule. Sometimes additional cleanups when needed or when I'm out and remeber to run it.

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