Not Amazon but MercadoLivre, I bought a water bottle that keeps water cold for a very long time (my old one stopped working somehow and the handle was broken). A bit over R$100 which is just under $20.
Ultrasonic cleaner! Really awesome for glasses, jewelry, all kinds of small stuff. I fill it with isopropanol solution and clean my phone case in it.
Apple dongle for 3.5mm headphones
The earbuds that connect to apple’s charging port are under $20 too.
I mean you can connect almost any IEMs or headphones to it. It’s got a really good DAC all things considering.
Cheap bluetooth obd2 scanner. But yeah, I’ve been trying to keep my Amazon spending to a minimum. I’ll try to buy from anywhere else first
I had a VeePeak one for a while. It was excellent. Everyone should have one, honestly.
A really fucking long ethernet cable.
USB extension cable
Not USB-C, I hope.
(USB-C cables are smart cables with chips in, and the standard does not allow for extensions of any sort, intelligent or otherwise.)
My purse. The kind you would believe is bigger on the inside.
Nothing, amazon is a leech. Don’t use amazon.
Agreed. Fuck amazon.
FYI, neither of your links are working for me on voyager iOS or on the web
EDIT:
I think you were trying to link to websites and not communities
Oh wow, I hadn’t realized it was necessary to take the fully qualified approach when linking on Lemmy, Thanks for teaching me something. Fixed.
I try to use Amazon less and less these days, but there are still some things worth getting for cheap.
A whole category for me is small kitchen items. Mixing bowls, bench scraper, oil bottles, squeeze bottles, etc. You can get good brands too, you just have to look a little harder these days.
Basically every usb cable i have bought. If you try it locally, there are like two bigger chains in every city who sell those at ridiculous costs. To get them at a reasonable price you’d have to drive to a specialised vendor available only in the biggest cities (conrad, elv) or at very remote places (e.g. pollin).
Oh, not to forget about filament for the 3d printer. My favourite brands (sunlu, esun) are only available though amazon.
Shipping
I love my Glocusent book light.
https://www.amazon.com/Glocusent-Rechargeable-Portable-Brightness-Dimmable/dp/B09PR1BTM7
A cheap Casio watch. Lasts ages and always helpful.
Stuff
