Value Items (Your Experiences and Recommendations)

[john voight]

My first thread here. I thought I'd make a classic movie thread, but figured we have several movie threads, so maybe I'll wait a bit before I make one.

Mainly this is a thread dedicated to value in relation to cost. As I look around my house, I see items that have little value (in relation to the price) and items that have great value (in relation to the price). Obviously some things bare more use to each individual (maybe that 15k guitar is really worth it for you), so don't hold back.

Some examples in my case are:

Portable Radio (high value)
Magazine Subscription (moderate/high value)

Now the portable radio is a 10$ am/fm model I bought at Old Navy. This thing sits in my bathroom and provides hours of value for when I am taking baths, sitting on the can, in the shower, etc... It literally is the most valuable (value to dollar ratio) item in my house. Now this item may be out of circulation, but I am sure you can pick up a cheap alternative (possibly even ipod compatible).

The Rolling Stone Magazine keeps me up to date w/ the pop world + has sexy photos of women. Its not really a "household item", but an item in my house none the less. For about 1$ a month I get 26 magazine a year. INTERRUPTION: (Venus Williams looks good on Letterman right now) IMO, these magazine have more value than say a pack of gum or a coffee you get for 1$.

So I guess I'd like to hear your recommendations; weather it is cologne/ hygiene product, electronic product, or just some random thing that has struck you. I am more inclined to hear about bang for the buck type of stuff as apposed to "my 86 inch plasma kicks ass" (unlessthe plasma is under $100k or whatever it costs).

Move to OOT if unworthy.

[El Diablo]

john,

Excellent thread.

Sonicare toothbrush (~$75)
Pacific Coast Comforter (~$300)
Logitech cordless mouse (~$75)
Amphipod micropack [put keys etc. in when exercising] (~$8)

Those are the first things that pop to mind. The first three I use every day, the Amphipod 4-5 times a week. And each of them do a better job at their task than anything I've had in that category in the past.

[pokah5]

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Sonicare toothbrush (~$75)


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completely agree with this.

and some of my own.
24 pack of miller lite (~18) always nice to come home after work and enjoy a couple cold ones.
ESPN Insider (~50 a year, comes with ESPN the magazine subscription) allows you to access I would say 70% more articles and much more information people like to know.
My ipod (~however much they cost now) I use it everyday to and from work which ends up being ~1hour 40 minutes a day, also when i'm working out which could be another 2 hours a day.
My Cooler (~30) Allows me to bring my own beers to the beach instead of hanging out in Castaways all day and running up a couple hundred dollar tab.

[NLSoldier]

verizon wireless internet card for laptop. pokering while riding shotgun on decent lentgh car rides is awesome. i think it costs like 700/yr or something but is obviously well worth it if you play decent size stakes. of course there are many other spots it comes in handy as well.

[HedonismBot]

How well does the phone card work? Like can I 12 table on it where verizon has good reception? No need for regular internet anymore?

For value I say 5 mountain pass($400/year) = bliss, especially if you can average couple times a week.

[Aloysius]

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Amphipod micropack [put keys etc. in when exercising] (~$8)


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Diablo - This one? I've actually been looking for something like this.

For myself some that came to mind:

-DVR
-Rhapsody To-Go (not for everyone, but for someone who's in an office alot, and likes to sample alot of different music, great service)
-Quality Kitchen Shears
-Shoe Trees
-Nose Hair Trimmer
-Economist sub
-Quality desk chair for home office

-Al

[cbloom]

A good chef's knife (~$80) ; IMHO everything else in the kitchen you can get away with using something cheapo as long as you're smart (like aluminum restaurant supply pans are fine), but a decent knife just makes working in the kitchen so much more enjoyable.

A good U bike lock (~$30) ; save yourself from buying a new bike when it gets stolen.

TiVo - god not watching commercials is worth almost any price. I got lucky and got the lifetime subscription which they don't offer any more which was an amazing value.

Aeron chair (~$700) ; pretty pricey, but it's worth it to me, if you sit on your but and work with a screen it's worth spending some money to get quality. With chairs the long term effects on your body are more important than whether it feels good and the Aeron is pretty ergonomic if you adjust it right.

[onthebutton]

Swiss-Tech 6-in-1 UtiliKey. Only $10-$12, and I use this thing constantly. It's so handy. Best of all, it's smaller than my office key, so I don't even notice that I'm carrying it.

[Rick Nebiolo]

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Aeron chair (~$700) ; pretty pricey, but it's worth it to me, if you sit on your but and work with a screen it's worth spending some money to get quality. With chairs the long term effects on your body are more important than whether it feels good and the Aeron is pretty ergonomic if you adjust it right.

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I might be an advocate of $20 3 liter boxed wine and two buck chuck (both high finishers in a recent blind wine tasting among 2+2 types [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ) but I'll spend money on something like the Aeron (mine was more like $900 but it had all the adjustments).

I simply don't feel the chair when I'm in it and at 53 never had much back or leg pain. So it's a deal compared to Doctor visits.

~ Rick

[renodoc]

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Pacific Coast Comforter (~$300)
And each of them do a better job at their task than anything I've had in that category in the past.

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El D- ah, seeing you list this most baller of items makes me tingle all over.