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I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.

Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!

It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Rechargeable AA and AAA batteries. I really didn't think much of it at the time but I have been very happy to have them at hand especially once I made a system to keep track of the ones that needed recharging and the ones that were fully charged.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I was playing a lot of Skyrim and other games during the covid lockdown using a wireless xbox controller. I'd go to play a long session and the controller would die about 15 minutes in, which meant a 10 minute walk to the drug store to dump $10 on batteries or hope I had some left over from the last trip and I could find them. I eventually bought a set of six AAs and a wall charger for like $40. Whenever the batteries would die, I'd just swap them out for the ones that were already charged since it could charge 4 at a time, so I always had some ready.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For @Bazoogle & other battery nerds interested in SAFE & CONVENIENT battery storage, I humbly submit Storacell.

I've been using them at home for bulk AA & AAA battery storage & smaller on-the-go packs. Love them. Very straightforward design.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well, I know what I'm printing next...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm curious, what's your system. I need something. I also have a problem where I'll put rechargeable batteries in a device, and then not use the device for months to years, where the batteries sit there unused.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just have 3 boxes in a shelf. One for batteries that need recharging and two (one for AA anf the other for AAA) for batteries that are charged

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not OP but I tried to tag you, guess it didn't work, see my reply for a solution that I use!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

as long as the capacity is good... i accidentally bought 500 mAh batteries recently and they're completely useless... I can use them just for the clock... luckily i have 2000 mAh ones, which I use a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed! Just beware that the Amazon Basics ones used to be awesome (black or grey ones) but the new ones (green) are garbage. I have some of the older ones that are 8 years old and still going strong, where as the new ones wouldn't hold a charge after about a year of use.

I recently bought some Panasonic eneloop ones and although they are more expensive they seem to be much higher quality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've actually bought mine in IKEA. They have batteries and chargers and they work fine