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

RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 1031 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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Yeah except you're never really saving a lot of money and even when you do some duct tape would have worked just fine

That's simply not true. Paying $250 for a printer of decent quality, and a few functional repairs will pay for itself..

well, the handle was fixed with duct tape until I got a printer ...

nothing will ever truly replace duct tape!