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[-] dudeami0@lemmy.dudeami.win 78 points 3 months ago

Nothing, amazon is a leech. Don't use amazon.

[-] guaraguaito 13 points 3 months ago

Agreed. Fuck amazon.

[-] remon@ani.social 16 points 3 months ago

We don't have Amazon.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago

Cheap bluetooth obd2 scanner. But yeah, I've been trying to keep my Amazon spending to a minimum. I'll try to buy from anywhere else first

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

These can be had from AliExpress for less. Amazon is a middleman and the markup can be significant

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[-] Supercrumpet@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

I try to use Amazon less and less these days, but there are still some things worth getting for cheap.

A whole category for me is small kitchen items. Mixing bowls, bench scraper, oil bottles, squeeze bottles, etc. You can get good brands too, you just have to look a little harder these days.

[-] fprawn@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

If you’re in the US, check out webstaurantstore for those items. Way better pricing than Amazon, so you can have a whole stack of every size mixing bowl, sheet pans, glassware, etc, for what you’d pay on Amazon for one.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I used to live less than a minute from Aberdeen and have never heard of this. My wife, then girlfriend, would go to the Restaurant Supply store down near Baltimore instead. Thanks for the link!

[-] PostnataleAbtreibung@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Basically every usb cable i have bought. If you try it locally, there are like two bigger chains in every city who sell those at ridiculous costs. To get them at a reasonable price you’d have to drive to a specialised vendor available only in the biggest cities (conrad, elv) or at very remote places (e.g. pollin).

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fully agree, I refuse to get my USBC cables from any local store, Walmart used to be the best area around that you could find them for online, but since then Amazon has definitely taken over

I've bought these a few times and they've never disappointed. They seem really sturdy and they do my fast charging and data transfer with no issue. ~14USD for two 3ft, two 6ft and a 10ft is a good deal imo

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

A really fucking long ethernet cable.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Use monoprice cheaper and better...

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[-] Fake4000@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

A cheap Casio watch. Lasts ages and always helpful.

[-] DRAllDay@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago
[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

THIS THIS THIS

In my case my mom made a sleep mask for me in 11th grade and I'm still using it a bunch of times.

t. 24 years old

[-] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Apple dongle for 3.5mm headphones

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[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Rechargable hand warmers, pack of two, 10000mah

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Oh my God yes, I bought one of these about 10 years ago it's still going strong and whenever I get a little cold I just turn it on and it's so nice.

Another thing that I found is amazing is putting them in your shoes are slippers for about 5-10 minutes before you use them, because it means when you put your shoes on they're not super cold so it feels like you're putting them in hot water instead of cold slippers

[-] crimsoncobalt@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago
[-] themaninblack@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

Not USB-C, I hope.

(USB-C cables are smart cables with chips in, and the standard does not allow for extensions of any sort, intelligent or otherwise.)

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[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago

I had some Amazon Basics blackout curtains that were well worth the $18 it cost. Compared to similar priced "blackout" curtains from Walmart and other physical retailers, they actually worked for their intended purpose and blocked all light.

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This right here, blackout curtains are a must for any person that has a job or sleep schedule that requires them to be up at night and asleep during the day

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

Also if you're a vampire and just hate sunlight.

[-] BobTheDestroyer@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Workpro multitool often dips below $20.

The Cool Tools review on it is pretty good.

[-] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

48 pack of Amazon basic AA batteries for my trail cams. For years I was feeding my kids saw dust thickened stew to afford the 8 lithium batteries per camera for all 7-12 cameras we have between the property my father and I share. (His 150 acres and my 150 are connected) for comparison 48 Amazon basic batteries are $14. 48 energizer lithiums is a cunt hair under $100. It wasn't until I looked into the reason for the cameras calling out lithium only batteries was because alkaline batteries have a lower output of charge when they are running low but lithium batteries don't. The company said the lower power creates issues with the camera if it loses power mid cellular transfer of images. They made it sound like what happens if you lose power updating firmware on something. So I even question they're reasoning cuz I feel like wort case scenario is you lose the image it was transferring but other than that, why would losing power on something ruin it? Either way the change happened when I realized the app showed how much batter is remaining for each camera and just started changing them out between half empty and 3/4 empty. Haven't had a single problem in the 2 and half years since the change.

[-] Cenzorrll@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Why not go with solar powered cameras?

[-] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The OEM solar panels are like $120 each. I know rhe cameras don't last long enough to offset the cost of $120 with a price of 3.42 per camera using battery. It'd take 34 years to be a valid ROI. Doing the math and now realizing that I might not make it 34 more years climbing tree stands🤣🤣🤣

Edit: I did rig up a cheap China panel with the DC plug for the camera and I think it worked. It was definitely sketchy af tho because it just always read 100% on the app after that.

[-] taxon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm just going to leave this here.

... and for non-warehouse items.

[-] junkthief 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

FYI, neither of your links are working for me on voyager iOS or on the web

EDIT:

I think you were trying to link to websites and not communities

www.dealforager.com

www.steepdeals.com

[-] taxon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Oh wow, I hadn't realized it was necessary to take the fully qualified approach when linking on Lemmy, Thanks for teaching me something. Fixed.

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you for having this comment, since the second link was only a period for me I didn't even realize there was a second link there.

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

A basic stainless steel mate kit. I wasn't a mate drinker before, now I occasionally do.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I just make it in my aeropress with a metal filter, does a perfect cup with hardly any powder in the bottom

[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

But that would make a mate cocido, which has a very different taste.

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[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm Argentinian, so I do enjoy mate almost daily. However I find that it's a lot of yerba used for just me drinking, so I have a Ceba Solo (not my picture, but that's exactly the same model I have). It's easy to serve, afterwards you only have to drink because it essentially makes the water go through the yerba automatically and uses way less yerba. The only downside is that I have never seen these for sale outside of Argentina, I have moved mine through 3 countries already, but if you ever find one it makes drinking mate by yourself a whole easier and cheaper.

[-] ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

My purse. The kind you would believe is bigger on the inside.

[-] callyral@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

Not Amazon but MercadoLivre, I bought a water bottle that keeps water cold for a very long time (my old one stopped working somehow and the handle was broken). A bit over R$100 which is just under $20.

[-] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Titanium keychain toothpick

[-] nameisnotimportant@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Would you mind sharing the link ? I love titanium stuff

[-] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Looks like it's not on Amazon anymore. But there's lots of similar.

This is the exact one I've been using for almost a decade.

https://titaner.com/products/titanium-edc-toothpick

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

A slicer to slice eggs, strawberries etc into small slices.

Place in hole, close top with metal wires over it, and voila, sliced whatever!

Works great on olives as well.

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

Oh, you mean the mozzarella slicer. Never knew it could be used for eggs or strawberries.

(I use it exclusively for slicing mozzarella for pizza and toast).

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

One of these meant for eggs and small fruit. It looks like they would sit better than in a larger one for mozerella?

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

Don't think there is a larger version tbh, I just slice my mozzarella in half to fit lol.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Everything comes in a bigger version if you want it.

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