What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?

RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 1032 points –

I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.

Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!

It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.

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How did people make scrambled eggs before these things existed?

Probably started off trying to make an omlette but instead had to make the best of a bad situation.

Uh, wooden spoons?

And then they had to scrub the pot clean of all the remaining dried in egg. The rubber things get everything when you're dishing out.

Using a metal spatula in a cast-iron pan, I suppose.