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What's the cheapest thing you had bought that by the end of its usefulness made you say "wow, this was worth a lot more than what I've paid for!" (sh.itjust.works)

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Mine... My Xbox 360 slim only costed 129 euro back in 2012 and to this day still work like brand new, you would think that the disc drive would stop working but no. Never had the need of open it or clean it's insides. Still great, I just don't use it anymore since I feel it's outdated and loading speeds are better nowadays.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

My first Chromecast i bought years ago for 20$. It's still faster than the Google TV with a remote and I quite like to use my phone as a remote.

LTT screwdriver - although quite expensive has been a great tool when moving a few times, and for everything really.

An old receiver I got used, for 30$ has been with me for 5 years now, and it's sadly starting to misbehave, but I can't afford a new one ATM so I'll suffer through it as it powers everything I throw at it with ease.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m 41. As a college going-away gift I suppose, my dad bought me a basic screwdriver where the bits can be flipped for larger and smaller Phillips and flat heads, all stored in the shaft. It’s got a floral handle. That thing is both my husband’s and my favorite screwdriver despite having acquired many more tools in the interim, and it probably cost four bucks back in 2001.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I finally got one of these after using my normal bit-swap screwdriver with no ratcheting about a month ago and I'll never go back

Bonus: craftsman make one that will ratchet the same way no matter what way you twist it. Just hold the ring and twist, screw goes in. It is amazing

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I ordered my first Chromecast the day they were announced (Amazon exclusive at first BTW).

It was a different time with Amazon. They got confused in the rush or orders, and sent me like 7 emails in 20 minutes all contradicting each other about my order. I was mostly curious when it would arrive, so I called to see if they had any idea, since them emails ranged between 2 weeks and 4 months.

They apologized for the confusion, overnighted one to me, and refunded my money.

Amazon's customer service 11 years ago was excellent to the point of irresponsible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I love my version 1 Chromecast! I feel like the "cast to TV" feature that's built into TVs is hit and miss. And I swear my TV objects it's own ads into things I stream.

Where my Chromecast, it displays my desktop/tab without any issues.