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What’s something you own that has truly paid for itself? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Davy_Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’m curious, what’s an item, tool, or purchase you own that you feel has completely justified its cost over time? Could be anything from a gadget to a piece of furniture or even software. What made it worth it for you?

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[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 13 points 5 days ago (10 children)

My Sodastream has saved me a lot of money—with some cheap syrups I just make very inexpensive nice drinks. Especially considering I got mine second-hand and refill it through a local guy who fills the cylinders for half the price. I suppose I could save even more money if I figure out how to refill the cylinders myself.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Im one of the folks who has one but stopped using it. likley still got my value out of it as much as I did though. I can recommend getting an adapter cable to connect to a standard tank. It does take up more room. I had the soda stream on a counter with the cable going to the tank on the floor. Super cheap to get them filled and last forever.

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What do you reckon made you stop using it? What are you drinking now?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I never found an adequate purchased syrup and I got sorta sick of making my own.

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah, I'm lucky then, here in the Netherlands they sell all kinds of nice syrups in the supermarket! Still looking for a nice cola taste, but otherwise I have cherry, tropical fruit, orange, pear... Oh, and green iced tea, which tastes great too.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yeah I was constantly messing around trying to get mountain dew. im one of those. doctor pepper as a secondary.

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 1 points 3 days ago

Thankfully, I'm not even sure how either of those taste 😅

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