I'm looking over a new pair of shoes I recently bought. My feet hurt after walking a few miles in them, so I inspected the insole area, and it was the cheapest 5mm foam imaginable with no other structural support. Below that is basically just the rubber sole. This shit cost $100.

This isn't my first rodeo with overpriced, shitty shoes, so I always have a set of superfeet inserts on standby. Huge improvement, but fuck, why does everything have to be a rip off? Those inserts are $50 for some nicer foam and a simple sliver of molded plastic.

This brings me to the thread title: When was the last time you felt like you got your money's worth for an item?

  • oscardejarjayes [comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    Having one really good mechanical pencil and one really good pen is so useful. It doesn't really cost all that much, and you'll never need to buy another one.

    Used computers is probably the most recent time I felt I got my moneys worth. Quite decent ThinkPads can be had for below $200, even. I've also probably spent more time tinkering around with my homelab (all very old hardware) than playing videogames.