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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #50 on: September 26, 2017, 05:23:03 PM »
A dog. Most of my neighbors have dogs (and cats), my co-workers are always talking about their dogs. I think its cruel to have a dog in the city/ inner suburbs (where I live).
I can barely clean up after myself, I couldn't do that for another animal too. And I can take myself out for walks thankyouverymuch. I don't need a dog to get exercise.

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« Reply #51 on: September 26, 2017, 06:14:55 PM »
Try going barefoot as much as possible.  I was having a lot of foot pain, doc said it was plantar fasciitis. Special shoes, orthopedics, still had the pain.  When I started working from home, I stopped wearing shoes most of the time.  Foot problems went away in about 3 months.  I know not everyone can go barefoot all day like I do, but try more time out of your shoes.
No, no, going barefoot exacerbates my particular foot problems.  Believe me, I've been living with this about six years -- I've tried a bunch of things and a bunch of doctors.  I've developed a "set of rules" to avoid foot pain, and as long as I follow them, I'm good. 

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Evidently someone doesn't listen to ZZ Top...
I love ZZ Top; however, I also love my prescription sunglasses.  No more choosing between good vision and comfort as I drive.  I've been wearing the same pair since 2007 (I've replaced my everyday prescription twice, and it's probably time for a new pair of sunglasses). 

I spent $10 on my phone case off of amazon. Seems like a worthy investment to help a $600 phone last 4+ years.
I agree.  Some phone cases are just decorative, and I don't see the point in them; however, the heavier-quality cases that provide some protection from a fall are cheap insurance.  I'm not tough on my phone, but it only takes one slip to ruin an expensive phone. 

Movie theater snacks
That's why they make big purses. 

Paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates, paper/plastic cups, disposable flatware.

WHY? Why would I pay money to throw stuff away?
Serious question:  Without paper towels, how do you drain bacon? 

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #52 on: September 26, 2017, 08:02:16 PM »
Always, always have two large cases of water in the house for emergencies...safe drinking water is a must.  Would never use it for day to day consumption.

I never buy scented air clearen stuff
Pedicure, manicure (except for sons wedding)
Pop (soda). Nasty vile stuff

Love my gym membership and use it daily!  It includes my yoga classes for free, a huge bonus.

No longer in saving mode so buying things I normally would not have is weird...but kind of nice.
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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #53 on: September 27, 2017, 08:55:14 AM »
Under sink filters are awesome. $22 or so every six months and all the cold water comes out not tasting like tap water. Makes it better for cooking with too.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #54 on: September 27, 2017, 08:57:52 AM »
A smart phone.
Pets.
A 'nice' house (read normal sized by today's standards).
Anything by Apple (except in mutual fund stock format).
Anything coffee.
Make up.

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« Reply #55 on: September 27, 2017, 09:02:48 AM »
A dog. Most of my neighbors have dogs (and cats), my co-workers are always talking about their dogs. I think its cruel to have a dog in the city/ inner suburbs (where I live).
I can barely clean up after myself, I couldn't do that for another animal too. And I can take myself out for walks thankyouverymuch. I don't need a dog to get exercise.

Love it!  Every. Single. neighbor has a dog on our street.  No. way.  I love dogs but the time and $ it takes to care for them is WAY more than i'm willing to pony up (sorry for the mixed metaphor). 

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« Reply #56 on: September 27, 2017, 09:57:57 AM »
I refuse to buy trendy clothing I cannot keep up on what's hot and what's not.  I will buy Starbucks in the grocery store on sale but not from the chain I loathe people who go daily for those cups when there are so many cheaper options. I have even bought store brand iced and bottled coffees and survived!!  I refuse to buy bottled water as well except the sparkling kind ditto on the branded dairy and some non dairy milks.  I now refuse to buy breakfast sandwiches since I learned to make my own I can customize them and be more generous with the egg meat if any and cheese too!

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #57 on: September 27, 2017, 09:14:25 PM »
Paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates, paper/plastic cups, disposable flatware.

WHY? Why would I pay money to throw stuff away?
Serious question:  Without paper towels, how do you drain bacon?
I use paper grocery store bags or newspaper. Works just as well, and then I use it as firestarter.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #58 on: September 28, 2017, 03:39:01 AM »
-a new phone.  I have an iphone 4 that keeps freezing!
-a haircut
-hair dye
-conditioner
-clothes, shoes, bags, accessories (over 2 years and counting.  My winter coat is 12+ years old)
-tomatoes (growing in the garden in abundance)
-a new couch (10 years old and overdue for a replacement)
-a manicure or pedicure
-any TV subscription service (Hulu, Netflix, cable etc)
-music, books, ebooks, magazines
-lollies/candy
-christmas decorations & tree (ours are over 10 years old & I plan to never buy anymore as they are a waste of money and space in my house)
-tupperware & any other MLM product
-kindle
-tablet
-desktop computer
-a pet animal
-a new doona cover

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #59 on: September 28, 2017, 04:21:09 AM »
Paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates, paper/plastic cups, disposable flatware.

WHY? Why would I pay money to throw stuff away?
Serious question:  Without paper towels, how do you drain bacon?
I use paper grocery store bags or newspaper. Works just as well, and then I use it as firestarter.

Alternatively --
Bake it in the oven.  On a rack inside a sheet pan.  It drains as it bakes and you don't get grease splattered around the kitchen. 



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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #60 on: September 28, 2017, 01:25:12 PM »
A smartphone
A Fitbit
Trendy clothing and shoes
Trendy glasses -- those big nerdy frames will be out of style within a year
A house
A new car
A TV
An IPad
A second computer / laptop
Meals out, except buying my SO a birthday dinner once a year
Disposable cleaning supplies (Swiffer is evil)
A fat bike -- all the rage in my cycling community, but I'd rather ski and snowshoe during winter


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« Reply #61 on: September 28, 2017, 02:06:45 PM »
Anything brand new at full retail ....except a wetsuit

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #62 on: October 22, 2017, 02:22:49 PM »
A dog. Most of my neighbors have dogs (and cats), my co-workers are always talking about their dogs. I think its cruel to have a dog in the city/ inner suburbs (where I live).
I can barely clean up after myself, I couldn't do that for another animal too. And I can take myself out for walks thankyouverymuch. I don't need a dog to get exercise.

Love it!  Every. Single. neighbor has a dog on our street.  No. way.  I love dogs but the time and $ it takes to care for them is WAY more than i'm willing to pony up (sorry for the mixed metaphor).

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This!  I love dogs and all my neighbors have dogs.  So much barking and people not being good dog owners.  So much time and energy I need for other things.  They would be alone so long during the day.  Not good for anyone.4

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #63 on: October 22, 2017, 04:09:31 PM »
a Keurig.   Even though I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and the single cup nature of it is attractive.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I can't stand these machines. They produce so much plastic waste for a single cup of coffee.

For single cups of coffee, I actually have a Philips Senseo machine that uses "pads" rather than pods. The coffee is sandwiched between two layers of filter paper. I had one in my apartment while on an ex-pat assignment in Germany and loved the coffee it made so much that I bought a used one off ebay as soon as I got back to the U.S. You can buy coffee for them on amazon, or some sellers make little kits for you to make your own coffee pads out of standard coffee filters. Used pads get cut-up and tossed in the compost pile, no plastic trash...

I also agree about what others said about dogs. Most people work all day anyway, why trap a poor animal inside all day waiting for you to come home? Just doesn't seem right to me. My neighbors' cat comes over and hangs out with me on my back patio most nights, I get my fill of belly rubs that way without any vet bills.

Definitely no paper napkins or Styrofoam cups, but I'm a millennial so no surprises there.

Oh and no ready-made iced tea. Bulk tea bags are so cheap and its super easy to make a gallon of excellent iced tea at home. Most ready-made iced tea tastes terrible to me for some reason, I think it's because they add citric acid as a preservative.

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« Reply #64 on: October 22, 2017, 07:35:04 PM »
Anything brand new at full retail ....except a wetsuit

Damned straight. With all the urine that the neoprene mops up over the years, I would not want to buy someones used suit! BTW, waves were killa in south OC yesterday.

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« Reply #65 on: October 22, 2017, 08:43:49 PM »
There's a looooong list of items I don't buy that "normal" people do,  but one I haven't seen mentioned yet is garbage bags. Never bought them.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #66 on: October 22, 2017, 09:02:20 PM »
Hm. Yeah, we're definitely in the "no pets" camp. We had kids instead. Kids that may lobby hard for pets in a few years. I was thinking of maybe a tortoise. In our 850 sq/ft condo on the 9th floor of a high rise, I was thinking a tortoise might be a frugal and non-exasperating pet.

Oh wow, Keurig machines. Aside from the distressing environmental implications, the coffee they brew is atrocious. I highly recommend an Aeropress for around $30 and an electric kettle for $20 if you want a single-serving coffee maker.

Bread! I have a personal vendetta against store bought bread. In Hawaii it's around $5 for even a mediocre loaf. Thanks MMM for the recommendations for a used bread machine. I make a great rye loaf every Saturday for about $1.25/loaf.



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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #67 on: October 22, 2017, 09:09:53 PM »
I refuse to buy:

  • New games as soon as they are released. I also don't do Pre-orders.
  • Amiibos
  • Keurigs. I find them a waste of money and resources.
  • Anything from Kroger. This is more of a personal reason because I used to work there when I was younger and we weren't allowed to have water except from the fountains, and yet I got sent out in 105 degree heat to push carts and stuff for hours at a time. I hated it. I will not spend another penny there. Also, I kinda wish I knew about OSHA back then.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #68 on: October 22, 2017, 10:43:39 PM »
There's a looooong list of items I don't buy that "normal" people do,  but one I haven't seen mentioned yet is garbage bags. Never bought them.

Funny, I hadn't thought of that. We buy a box of garbage bags maybe once every decade for clean-up for foster puppies, but other than that, we just use shopping bags for our garbage, and it all works out. We go months and even years without using something like a Hefty bag, depending on how often we foster.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #69 on: October 23, 2017, 12:21:15 AM »
a Keurig.   Even though I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and the single cup nature of it is attractive.

Why does nobody simply brew enough coffee for a single cup in their regular drip machine? I don't understand the necessity of buying a $100 piece of electronics to accomplish this.... Heck, ya can get even better results in fancy things like a Chemex for less money...

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #70 on: October 23, 2017, 06:23:59 AM »
A wedding. Especially a destination wedding. Damn they're expensive.

My wife and I got married for $150. Just us. Outdoors. No regrets.

We usually have a good time at other peoples weddings but when they're finished we always look back and we're happy with our decision.

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« Reply #71 on: October 23, 2017, 07:24:08 AM »
Our biggest "no" is expensive clothes, jewelry, most consumer goods. We do buy new clothes (like at Kohls), but at work I mostly wear golf shirts and Dockers type pants. Also no to new phones every year (I try to make mine last at least 3 or until it stops working very well). Also no to more than one vacation per year.

All this being said, I wonder how the economy would be affected if more people were tight with spending.

Example: I wrote a book. If no one bought new books, then I wouldn't make any money. I'm sure other people have jobs or side hustles where if more people were tight with purchasing, the job/side hustle would disappear. So I have mixed feelings about extreme frugality.

Basically when people say, "I don't buy books," it makes me cringe because it hits me hard.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #72 on: October 23, 2017, 07:53:49 AM »
Paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates, paper/plastic cups, disposable flatware.

WHY? Why would I pay money to throw stuff away?
Serious question:  Without paper towels, how do you drain bacon?
I use paper grocery store bags or newspaper. Works just as well, and then I use it as firestarter.

Alternatively --
Bake it in the oven.  On a rack inside a sheet pan.  It drains as it bakes and you don't get grease splattered around the kitchen.

Then drain your grease into a glass jar. Keep it in the fridge and use a little every time you cook eggs.

Things I don't buy (most are listed already):
Garbage bags (I just use plastic bags the store gives away for free)
Disposable plates/cups/utensils-I keep a few paper towels around for really bad messes
Fabric softener
Bottled water/individual sized drinks
Cafeteria lunches
Frozen meals (besides the occasional pizza)
Cable TV (unless I somehow accumulate 800k in debt, then it will just be "noise")
Major carrier cell service
An iPhone
Air fresheners- just clean up whatever stinks instead of covering it up- using smaller bags for trash helps here
Probably more things but there are some that I never think about buying

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #73 on: October 23, 2017, 08:28:10 AM »
a Keurig.   Even though I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and the single cup nature of it is attractive.

I feel the exact same way about single-serve K-cups! It pains me to throw out that little bit of plastic and tinfoil each time the next cup is made.

I've come to terms with the wasteful nature of the device by using the re-fillable plastic strainer for the first generation Keurig, and pairing that with a simple hand-crank coffee bean grinder that was a gift purchased off Amazon. Now in the morning my routine is to pick up my hand crank grinder, give it a whirl for a minute or less, and pack that re-fillable strainer for my first (and typically only) cup of coffee. I find this uses way less grinds for the same volume of coffee compared with a french press, or drip coffee maker, both of which I've been able to put in storage thanks to the Keurig. Its easier to clean the grounds out as well.

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« Reply #74 on: October 23, 2017, 08:56:35 AM »
a Keurig.   Even though I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and the single cup nature of it is attractive.

I feel the exact same way about single-serve K-cups! It pains me to throw out that little bit of plastic and tinfoil each time the next cup is made.

I've come to terms with the wasteful nature of the device by using the re-fillable plastic strainer for the first generation Keurig, and pairing that with a simple hand-crank coffee bean grinder that was a gift purchased off Amazon. Now in the morning my routine is to pick up my hand crank grinder, give it a whirl for a minute or less, and pack that re-fillable strainer for my first (and typically only) cup of coffee. I find this uses way less grinds for the same volume of coffee compared with a french press, or drip coffee maker, both of which I've been able to put in storage thanks to the Keurig. Its easier to clean the grounds out as well.

My mom actually takes apart the used kcups and puts the grounds in the compost and recycles the plastic. I will stick with my drip coffee maker because I like to have 3 or 4 cups in the morning. Can you tell me the model of your hand crank grinder. Mine broke recently.

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« Reply #75 on: October 23, 2017, 09:08:23 AM »
a Keurig.   Even though I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and the single cup nature of it is attractive.

I feel the exact same way about single-serve K-cups! It pains me to throw out that little bit of plastic and tinfoil each time the next cup is made.

I've come to terms with the wasteful nature of the device by using the re-fillable plastic strainer for the first generation Keurig, and pairing that with a simple hand-crank coffee bean grinder that was a gift purchased off Amazon. Now in the morning my routine is to pick up my hand crank grinder, give it a whirl for a minute or less, and pack that re-fillable strainer for my first (and typically only) cup of coffee. I find this uses way less grinds for the same volume of coffee compared with a french press, or drip coffee maker, both of which I've been able to put in storage thanks to the Keurig. Its easier to clean the grounds out as well.

My mom actually takes apart the used kcups and puts the grounds in the compost and recycles the plastic. I will stick with my drip coffee maker because I like to have 3 or 4 cups in the morning. Can you tell me the model of your hand crank grinder. Mine broke recently.

I forget the exact brand name of the one that I got, but it looked exactly like this model: https://www.amazon.com/Zingy-Portable-Non-Slip-Silicone-Measuring/dp/B01KTWTVJ4/ref=sr_1_14?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1508771086&sr=1-14&keywords=hand+coffee+grinder

I like the little silicone grip, and the ground size is adjustable much like you would adjust a pepper grinder.

When I'm traveling I'll bring my beans, my french press, and this grinder for quick coffee any time.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #76 on: October 23, 2017, 09:12:57 AM »
Y'all would have a heart attack if you knew how much racing costs per year. $$lol$$

Paul Newman said he only worked as an actor to support his endeavors in motorsport. The point is to maximize your happiness, not your savings rate.

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« Reply #77 on: October 23, 2017, 09:21:12 AM »
Paper towels, paper napkins, paper plates, paper/plastic cups, disposable flatware.
WHY? Why would I pay money to throw stuff away?
Serious question:  Without paper towels, how do you drain bacon?

I recently started baking bacon in the oven with those cookie-cooling racks on a deep pan. The grease just drips off and lands in the pan and the bacon comes out perfect and doesn't even need drained. Most bacon has enough fat in it that it doesn't need to pool up and soak in it while it cooks. The fat will fry the bacon from the inside-out and then just drip away in the oven method.

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« Reply #78 on: October 23, 2017, 09:38:32 AM »
a Keurig.   Even though I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and the single cup nature of it is attractive.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #79 on: October 23, 2017, 03:42:25 PM »
Another Dell laptop. They're fine when they work but if something goes wrong then their after sales service is crap.

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« Reply #80 on: October 23, 2017, 04:01:33 PM »
Another Dell laptop. They're fine when they work but if something goes wrong then their after sales service is crap.

I'm pretty much convinced they're all crap. Took me three tries to get a decent Dell. Had two horrible HP experiences. I was convinced Asus was the way to go more recently, but that turned out to be wrong, too.

I've had a very good experience with my Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but that's not really a laptop. It has its place in the world, but it's not a real laptop.

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« Reply #81 on: October 23, 2017, 05:39:34 PM »
Read this thread saying, "Oh, I'd buy that" or "I have purchased that."

I couldn't think of anything that I wouldn't buy and then it hit me.

For the life of me, I will not spend 10 cents on a plastic bag so I can unload my grocery cart easier.   One time I walked to the store and ended up carrying multiple items in my hand, sweatshirt pockets, and one item in my hood because I wasn't going to spend the 10 cents to get a slightly thicker-once-free bag.

Very lame in the grand scheme of things because one of the items I purchased could have been totally avoided and saved more than 10 cents, hahaha


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« Reply #82 on: October 24, 2017, 07:21:26 AM »
+1 to the Keurig.  Our office went to it a few years ago, instead of the big coffee brewer thing, and I totally don't get it -- especially since a year later, they were asking everyone for ideas to cut costs (umm, brew the giant vat of coffee for 50 cents, instead of 20 individual cups for 50 cents each?).

But, hey, my assistant makes sure we have the varieties of tea I like in K-cup form, so I'm happy to use it.  I just refuse to buy one myself for home use -- it's not exactly hard to boil water and pour it in a teapot, and I can get much better teas at a cheaper price.

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« Reply #83 on: October 24, 2017, 09:18:27 AM »
Another Dell laptop. They're fine when they work but if something goes wrong then their after sales service is crap.

I'm pretty much convinced they're all crap. Took me three tries to get a decent Dell. Had two horrible HP experiences. I was convinced Asus was the way to go more recently, but that turned out to be wrong, too.

I've had a very good experience with my Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but that's not really a laptop. It has its place in the world, but it's not a real laptop.
My experience is that Dell consumer-grade (Inspiron branded) laptops are junk, but Dell business-grade (Latitude branded) laptops are pretty great.  Luckily there's always a steady supply of 2-3 year old Latitudes that someone paid $1000-1500 for that you can pick up used for a few hundred bucks.  My current work laptop is a Dell Latitude E5530 and it's five years old and doing great.  I have at least four refurb E6510s at work still going and those are seven years old now.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #84 on: October 24, 2017, 04:59:59 PM »
Many of mine have been mentioned already, but here's one that hasn't:  I refuse to buy chicken meat or chicken eggs from the grocery store.  The way chickens are treated in US factory farms is horrifying, both from a sanitation and a humane-treatment perspective.   I refuse to participate.

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« Reply #85 on: October 24, 2017, 05:49:36 PM »
Insect repellant. Didn't buy it one summer when I realized how expensive it was and then noticed that I wasn't really bothered by the buggers.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #86 on: October 25, 2017, 05:44:38 AM »
I refuse to buy chicken meat or chicken eggs from the grocery store.  The way chickens are treated in US factory farms is horrifying, both from a sanitation and a humane-treatment perspective.   I refuse to participate.

I'm with you here. I get my eggs from a small farm (via a local hippie who volunteers as our "egg dealer") and not only do I know that they're from well treated chickens, they taste like magic.


Amen.  There is always somewhere you can buy tasty meat and eggs that have been responsibly produced.  Might be your neighbor, the local food co-op, or the farm down the road.   

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« Reply #87 on: October 25, 2017, 05:57:42 AM »
Fancy workout clothes.  Most women I know buy the abomination that is Lululemon.  $95 for running tights!!  Yeah, I'll stick with my Walmart running tights.  Trained for and completed a 31 mile ultramarathon in my Walmart tights.  I think I'm good.

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« Reply #88 on: October 25, 2017, 10:18:12 AM »
I find it amusing all the flat out refusals to buy something. "Never say never" is a phrase for a reason. Everyone's situation is different and things change. Something that's a "never" now may someday become a necessity or a really good idea.

Personally, the only thing that I can't imagine ever buying is cigarettes (my parents smoke). I would buy smoking cessation aids though.

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« Reply #89 on: October 25, 2017, 10:21:19 AM »
I refuse to buy a TV. Never had one, never will.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #90 on: October 25, 2017, 10:50:50 AM »
Apple, Festool, anything that has an ecosystem that doesn't play well with others.

Cheap tools, cheap clothes, cheap furniture - Probably the opposite a quite a few here, but my prime consideration is durability, I hate paying for anything that breaks or falls apart after too short a time frame.


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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #91 on: October 25, 2017, 10:54:04 AM »
I find it amusing all the flat out refusals to buy something. "Never say never" is a phrase for a reason. Everyone's situation is different and things change. Something that's a "never" now may someday become a necessity or a really good idea.

Personally, the only thing that I can't imagine ever buying is cigarettes (my parents smoke). I would buy smoking cessation aids though.
I never thought I'd buy cable, but I did once for 12 months when it penciled out cheaper than internet-only (and the cable box sat in a closet, even when we had a TV).  I like to think I stick to my principles, but apparently I'm a cheap whore.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #92 on: October 25, 2017, 11:08:23 AM »
I refuse to buy a TV. Never had one, never will.

I also refuse to buy a TV but people keep gifting me their old ones. I don't know why, everyone knows we don't have cable. I guess it's good for the rare occasion when we watch a DVD. /shrug

+1 on the Keurig. Recently I stayed with family that has a Keurig and I was not impressed, maybe it was the type of pods they used? IDK. Also, rather horrified at the amount of waste they generate. I prefer my cheapo drip brewer or if I'm feeling ultra fancy I'll break out the moka pot.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #93 on: October 25, 2017, 04:48:41 PM »
I refuse to pay for parking.  I can usually find free street parking nearby, or if I cannot, I will drop off my passengers and locate some.  I have been known to walk up to 1 mile, but walking is good exercise!

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #94 on: October 26, 2017, 05:11:09 AM »
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My experience is that Dell consumer-grade (Inspiron branded) laptops are junk, but Dell business-grade (Latitude branded) laptops are pretty great.  Luckily there's always a steady supply of 2-3 year old Latitudes that someone paid $1000-1500 for that you can pick up used for a few hundred bucks.  My current work laptop is a Dell Latitude E5530 and it's five years old and doing great.  I have at least four refurb E6510s at work still going and those are seven years old now.
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Having designed "hinge up" (display) assemblies for a few major brands, I found the abuse testing on the corporate grade laptops was many times more horrific than the consumer models.

My preference is refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T and X series.

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Re: I refuse to buy...
« Reply #95 on: October 26, 2017, 11:18:24 AM »
I hate buying simple grocery-store baked goods (brownies, muffins, cookies, simple cakes.) I know how much the ingredients cost and I just can't do it for things I can replicate (plus mine taste better!)

I am happy to let the bakery make me the more complicated stuff that takes a lot of time and/or fussing.