Conveniences you are prepared to pay for

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

I think there might be a slight misunderstanding here. My post wasn't meant to allude to me being attracted to feet.

I thought that your post was a reference to the Ghislane Maxwell court evidence photo circulating in the news a few days ago, where she was rubbing Epstein's feet on his private jet.....

[UncleWede]

What tis this "dry cleaning" thing? Or "Ironing" Is this a joke, like "rain"???

You guys are mean

[DETRoadster]

For me it's all about balancing comfort with convenience. For example, I'll 100% change the oil in one of my vehicles on a nice summer day. But if its cold, dark, raining dead of winter forget it. I'll let the shop do it.

The one thing i flat out refuse to do is ivy abatement. I'm allergic to the stuff and break out in hives from touching it. We have a never-ending annual battle with the shitty rental house behind us that sends up waves of ivy over our fence. Every year I happily pay a garden service to spend a couple hours back there ripping it all out and hauling it away.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

X2. My detailer is trying to convince me to get a ceramic. Just a fad or legit?

Legit if you get the legit ceramic. So many people are calling anything ceramic nowadays. A full car for ceramic costs $1200+ and involves full detail prior to application. Now, most dealerships sell a coating at the sale and it’s snake oil. It comes with a warranty from the snake oil company and covers paint damage if there ever is some. It’s a gambling game just like paying car insurance and not having accidents everyday.
2 of the snake oil companies are Zylon and DuPont. The bottle to coat a car costs $30 and they charge $800 and nothing more than wiping it on with a rag

[UncleWede]

^ AND you have to re-apply every quarter or 6 months to maintain the warranty

[damnitBobby]

Lawn care definitely. Mowing the grass in humid Texas heat can be suicide.

Water delivery service. It's nice to just have clean purified water delivered straight to your door.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

What tis this "dry cleaning" thing? Or "Ironing" Is this a joke, like "rain"???

You guys are mean

No. Like birds.

[Darth One]

Thinking about the things i hate doing the most, I’m surprised that i haven’t paid someone to stand in a really long queue for me yet. But it’s not easy or convenient to set that up (i know there are services out there but not sure if they ever took off), so it’s trading one inconvenience for another.

Also i see that TiMSport confessed his love of feet. Wrong thread tho

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by damnitBobby

Water delivery service. It's nice to just have clean purified water delivered straight to your door.

We don't have potable water at home, so bottled drinking water is a necessity!

The convenience of having a bunch of 5-gallon jugs dropped on the front porch every few weeks certainly beats lugging those 40+ pound monsters home from the store, and believe it or not the price winds up being just about the same.....

[unluky]

I am fairly frugal, but I never have a problem paying for a convenience. If it has to do with my time or having to interact with human beings - almost anything is worth it.

Gas station on the right packed, inside pay only, and 2.50 per gallon yet the one across the road is empty, pay at the pump, and $3.00 per gallon - not even a question.

Stores opening a lane that cost 10% more to use, but it is ALWAYS open and super fast? Not even a question.

Line at the DMV where you get penalized 50% if you use it and you do not have everything you need with you? Not even a question.

I paid all that without a thought - but I routinely talk myself out of a $5 drink because I really don't "need" it. =)

[Alfisti]

Water delivery, if your tap water is good to begin with have you considered an under sink filter system? We have ne and it is brilliant, cheap as chips too.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

I am an inherent tight arse, I don't like wasting money. I'll spend it where it needs to be spent but i hate wasting and I always see conveniences and services as wasted money. The mrs and i clash on this as she loves her services and i say we should just do "it" ourselves.

However I had an epiphany this week. You see, Ontario has the absolute STUPIDEST milk packaging system on the entire fucking planet, i cannot describe the hatefulness of the "bag in a carrier" system. It is cheap, about $10 for 4 litres (a gallon) of organic milk. Gallon jugs are not sold in grocery stores so the next cheapest option is a 2 litre carton for about $7 if organic.

Whilst cheap, the baggy system is infuriating, they are barely over 1 litre a bag so you burn through them in no time and therefore always fucking about with the stupid bags. They are messy, they tend to stink, and storing the full bags in the fridge is a PITA as they flop about and generally make a nuisance of themselves.

So i finally buckled, i will wear the $4 a week and just rid my life of this fucking pest and aggravation.

I must be getting old.

I have to say that it cracks me up you use arse instead of ass but use fuck, fuck, fuck more than I do....

Carry on

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by unluky

I am fairly frugal, but I never have a problem paying for a convenience. If it has to do with my time or having to interact with human beings - almost anything is worth it.

Gas station on the right packed, inside pay only, and 2.50 per gallon yet the one across the road is empty, pay at the pump, and $3.00 per gallon - not even a question.

Stores opening a lane that cost 10% more to use, but it is ALWAYS open and super fast? Not even a question.

Line at the DMV where you get penalized 50% if you use it and you do not have everything you need with you? Not even a question.

I paid all that without a thought - but I routinely talk myself out of a $5 drink because I really don't "need" it. =)

Clear pattern here, time is money, and that i can get onboard with. That's why i don't do costco gas for example, I ain't waiting 15 minutes to save $20.

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I have to say that it cracks me up you use arse instead of ass but use fuck, fuck, fuck more than I do....

Carry on

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

I am an inherent tight arse, I don't like wasting money. I'll spend it where it needs to be spent but i hate wasting and I always see conveniences and services as wasted money. The mrs and i clash on this as she loves her services and i say we should just do "it" ourselves.

However I had an epiphany this week. You see, Ontario has the absolute STUPIDEST milk packaging system on the entire fucking planet, i cannot describe the hatefulness of the "bag in a carrier" system. It is cheap, about $10 for 4 litres (a gallon) of organic milk. Gallon jugs are not sold in grocery stores so the next cheapest option is a 2 litre carton for about $7 if organic.

Whilst cheap, the baggy system is infuriating, they are barely over 1 litre a bag so you burn through them in no time and therefore always fucking about with the stupid bags. They are messy, they tend to stink, and storing the full bags in the fridge is a PITA as they flop about and generally make a nuisance of themselves.

So i finally buckled, i will wear the $4 a week and just rid my life of this fucking pest and aggravation.

I must be getting old.

For reference; https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costoflivin...nada-1.5409420

Here you go



I’m weird about the things I will pay for and wont. I pay for lawn service in FL, but that shit has to be mowed practically every week and I have an HOA up my ass if it’s not maintained. I pay $95/mo and he comes every week. Also handles bushes. In NC I dumped the lawn people because it was $80 per MOW if I did twice a month… that’s $160/mo! So got me a riding mower and I enjoy being out there doing that. I think the key is that in NC I can do it whenever the hell I feel like it. No HOA or anyone on my ass to do it.

I also enjoy doing small simple projects. Replace light switches, install a new outlet in basement, paint inside. Bigger more complex shit I don’t want anything to do with, especially things that have to be done quickly. Paid to have exterior of house painted because I can’t have it half painted for a month, need extra tall ladders and shit, need to pressure wash and prep… nah.

I usually have a lot of time on my hands so I don’t mind doing a lot of stuff myself. I especially like doing easy, but more physical stuff as I pretty much just sit in front of the computer for work.

[erickonphoenix]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

My idea of DIY is paying someone to do it for me. However, I draw the line at valet parking. I will go over the river and through the woods in search of the perfect parking spot and walk a mile to my destination. There is no way I hand over my keys. If I must valet or go to a parking garage, I tip well upon arrival.

Other than when we first went into lockdown and had a hard time finding certain things in the stores, I do my own grocery shopping.

Ditto big time as well. I'll even avoid restaurants that require it.

BTW, one of the high rises I looked at had mandatory valet parking. If I recall, you had to call the front desk in the morning before work and they'd cue your vehicle in front of the building. Then in the evening just pull up and they'd drive it away for you. It was 24 hr so I'm sure they charged you handsomely for it. Needless to say I passed on it.

[Alfisti]

$95 a month??????????? What fucking planet do you people live on? It'd be triple that here.

[premier3is]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Clear pattern here, time is money, and that i can get onboard with. That's why i don't do costco gas for example, I ain't waiting 15 minutes to save $20.

More like waste 15 minutes to save at most 10 bucks lol. Costco gas is a joke, can't believe people actually sit and wait to fill up just to save a couple bucks for gas.

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

$95 a month??????????? What fucking planet do you people live on? It'd be triple that here.

Not typical, most charge more. I have been using the same guy since we bought that house in 2011! He told me he was planning to retire in a year or two… I’m already freaking out!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I have to say that it cracks me up you use arse instead of ass but use fuck, fuck, fuck more than I do....

Carry on

I ASSume that he is using the British/Antipodes spelling.....

[Alfisti]

I also pronounce the H in herbs. Fuckin' 'errrbs. Killin me.

[Tyga11]

I only pay for 2 conveniences in my life.

Lawn Service: $125 per visit
Pool Service: $120 per month

That's it. I do literally everything else my self