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[-] [email protected] 46 points 7 months ago

I told a friend how I thought it was so weird to be this age and getting excited about buying a new toilet for my home.

If 10 or even 16 year old me saw me, they’d be so disappointed.

Granted, I still have fun and still play my games. But man, getting stuff to help you keep the house orderly and it being new is a feeling I only started experiencing.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

I have fantasized for years about buying a toto toilet. the most expensive one I could afford.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

"I give you happy poopy time!"

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

What's a toto toilet? Is it like the band? The dog? Totoro?

[-] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

Yeah it sings Africa every time you take a crap.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

The bidet on that thing feels like a blessed rain down in Africa

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

🎵 It's gonna take some time to get this crap out of you

There's nothing that a hundred men waiting outside your bathroom door could ever do 🎵

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Maybe you should just take a laaaaaxxxaativeee

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Does it just start at the “I bless the rains” line when you take a quick piss?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Ass-frica*

[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

It's a brand. Some of their toilets have Japanese tech.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Yes, but think about how exciting 16 year old you would be about having sex regularly, and having your own money to spend on hobbies.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

30 year old me wants to know when that starts.

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[-] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago

Appliance repairman here. New appliances are aggressively overpriced for very little reward. Aside from looking nice they offer nothing new. And worse of all older appliances from the late 90s early 2000s are significantly better than anything coming out right now.

It is a pleasure working on those old appliances when they pop up.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I would assume newer appliances have just as many increases to efficiency, as they do corners cut to reduce the cost.

I'd say the smart features are something new, but it's almost always locked behind information stealing applications that you need to have, just to check if your laundry is done yet.

9 times out of 10 you can get better smart integration with some alligator clips and a raspberry Pi or esp32.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

In 20 years of appliance repair doing on average 5 orders a day I have met maybe two or three clients that used the smart features in their appliances. Otherwise they are totally useless.

I remember reading an article from GE a while ago where they were complaining that very, very few people were using the WiFi features on their washers and dryers.

No one asked for WiFi, no one needs Wi-Fi on their appliances.

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[-] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago

I don't think I've experienced a greater high recently than buying a new dryer

[+] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

I bought stainless steel pots and pans over 10 years ago. I have one non stick that I replace every couple years, but stainless steel has been good to me.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Just get yourself some cast iron or carbon steel cookware, my good man. It's cheap and contains no plastic

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I'll second the cast iron recommendation. I now have many bare and enameled cast iron pots and pans. I also have a set of stainless but I don't like those as much.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Cast iron, my dude, or dudette.

Honorable mention: stainless steel

Superior to both but more expensive: carbon steel pan

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

My brother will not shut up about how much he loves his carbon steel pan. He complains about 99% of things not being worth the price, but he loves that pan.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Legend or All-Clad. Can be expensive, but should last a lifetime.

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

Idk man I wanted those fridges with the water and ice dispenser as a kid bad

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Seriously! Now that I have one as an adult I appreciate it every day and drink a bunch of delicious filtered icy water every day.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

We had one of those growing up. It was always the highlight when friends came over

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh man you had it made! It's a must if I ever buy a fridge but well, renters can't be choosers haha.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

I've always enjoyed the allure of a new device, especially appliances. I constantly delight at having my own kitchenaide stand mixer. I was even more delighted when I was gifted an attachment to make pasta dough with it!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Get the ice cream maker attachment. Life changing.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I'll put it on my birthday wishlist, perhaps I'll get it later this year!

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

I was so excited to get a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas. My old one was barely clinging to life even with all the 3D printed parts I shoved into it

I just wanna live without cat hair and dirt everywhere

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Have you tried not to let cats inside the house?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Just doing grocery in general makes me delighted.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I just want the appliances to get out and leave me and my usable space alone