Low risk products that people swear by.
You know those machines that dispense stickers for quarters?
The ones at the post office?
Those are a fantastic value for the money.
I’d say candy, but it costs more than $1 for anything good.
Flossers. Contact cases for packing lotions, hair product, etc.
Boy do I wish flossers would just go away. So much pointless plastic waste. And people keep chucking them out their car windows. They’re fucking everywhere. They haunt my dreams.
I haven’t seen that.
SMARTLIFECO Biodegradable Dental Floss Picks - Natural Plastic Free Handle, Thin Thread Tooth Flossers for Adults & Kids, Eco Friendly Toothpick Soft on Gum & Teeth, Zero Waste Vegan Organic, 200 mint https://a.co/d/4KRNLIb
That’s cool, I guess. Definitely not what I’ve been finding in the streets. And I’ve never seen those in the local stores.
We have compostable straws, surely we can make a flosser the same way, just paper and wax string
Arizona Iced Tea.
The energy tonic one is best imo. Made with tea and pear juice plus some other stuff.
I’m a Mucho Mango man myself, but they’re all good choices.
They recently changed the formula -_-
Oh no, did they? I haven’t had one in a while…
Watching the sun rise every once and a while is free. You could probably get a pen and a few sheets of paper to write or draw your experiences. By volume a daily vitamin is well below $1 per day and could have significant benefits if you’re not always eating healthy.
Well I can tell you I need B12, Iron, and Niacin. So I definitely do take those if I remember.
There’s these pineapple ginger candies in the European section of the grocery store that are 1.39 a bag and saved me during my recent bout of laryngitis.
Also their tea section is much better and quite inexpensive.
You’re from America? It’s funny if you have an European section in the supermarket since there are American shelves in supermarkets in many European countries. They typically stock mac n cheese, pop-tarts, jello and that kind of stuff.
No, Canada. My city has a large Eastern European population, and I mostly go to a Polish grocery store anyway, so it’s.always fun to guess what the mystery pickled vegetables are!
I’m a Canadian living in Germany, and I really wish there was a Canadian section in the grocery store. Mostly for Ketchup and All-Dressed chips.
I’m US but grew up near the boarder (and now don’t)… I miss my CTV and Mr.Bigs… also Canada figured out how to keep making solid ass rock music.
If you haven’t watched Letterkenny it’s on Hulu and you will die, it’s so Canadian.
I love letterkenny! I also just binged corner gas lol
Also amazing!
Oh wow I always forget those are only here. I think the ketchup ones are in the US now.
The stores around me in the US have a few different sections categorized like that. There’s usually an “Asian” and “Latin” section, but I see the European one often as well
My wife wanted to try the famous pop-tarts for fun. We found them in a supermarket in France. We each took a bite, looked at each other wondering if it was real food, and threw everything in the trash. It should be forbidden.
Homemade pop tarts are really nice so if you see those try them.
Did you…toast them before eating them?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-Tarts
Pop-Tarts (stylized as pop•tarts) is a brand of toaster pastries produced and distributed by Kellanova (formerly Kellogg’s) since 1964, consisting of a sweet filling sealed inside two layers of thin, rectangular pastry crust. Most varieties are also frosted. Although sold precooked, they are designed to be warmed inside a toaster or microwave oven.
I recently bought masala ginger chai from the Indian section, and oh my goodness, I will never drink regular tea again!
Right? You don’t realize what white people tea you’ve been drinking until you venture out.
I’m super into this Ukrainian tea, the flavor is called Alpine Herbs, and another one is Ice Moss, which is actually some kind of algae and makes the palest tea I’ve ever had.
The last campfire on steam when its on sale.
A vpn subscription over 3 years or split the cost with a friend, it comes to about 1 something a month. Cheaper than those shitty subscription services.
I was going to say Mulvad VPN - 5 eur a month, so just over a dollar per week if I can flirt with OPs rule a bit. Totally worth it.
I got the Last Campfire for 2 or 3 bucks and it was still worth it
4 quarters
A soda can?
It’s a buck 25 now, but you can get two Inc brand R2 pens at dollar tree. They’re the only thing I’ve written with for nearly a decade now. They’re a smooth ballpoint with a slight bleed in 0.7 making your penmanship look bold, smooth, and steady. Everything my handwriting lacks. They now make a 0.5 and is equally as clean but far better for smallest script. One pen lasts me about 6 months of regular writing.
smooth ballpoint
I bet they’re a “rollerball” pen rather than a ballpoint. Those move a lot more-readily than ballpoints, kinda glide.
kagis
Yeah.
https://www.amazon.com/R-2-0-7-Roller-Ball-Pens/dp/B004B7RLWS
They’re rollerball pens.
Lots of different pen manufacturers make those. Sometimes you’ll see gel rollerball pens sold as “gel pens”. If you want an even smoother movement and can live with thicker lines, you can get a broader tip – those have even less resistance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_pen
Roller ball pens or roll pens are pens which use ball point writing mechanisms with water-based liquid or gelled ink, as opposed to the oil-based viscous inks found in ballpoint pens. These less viscous inks, which tend to saturate more deeply and more widely into paper than other types of ink, give roller ball pens their distinctive writing qualities. The writing point is a tiny ball, usually 0.5 or 0.7 mm in diameter, that transfers the ink from the reservoir onto the paper as the pen moves.
In comparison to ballpoint pens,
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Rollerball pens have a unique ink flow system for an even, high-performance writing experience.
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Less pressure needs to be applied to the pen to have it write cleanly. This permits holding the pen with less stress on the hand, saving energy and improving comfort. This can also translate to quicker writing speeds. This is especially true of liquid ink pens.
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Their inks usually have a greater range of colors due to the wider choice of suitable water-soluble dyes and/or to the use of pigments.
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They tend to write more clearly than ballpoint pens do.
There are a number of disadvantages inherent to roller ball pens:
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Roller ball pens with liquid-ink are more likely to “bleed” through the paper. Liquid ink is more readily absorbed into the paper due to its lower viscosity. This viscosity also causes problems when leaving the tip on the paper. The bleed-through effect is greatly increased as the ink is continually absorbed into the paper, creating a blotch. This does not affect gel-ink roller ball pens as much. This is one way through which the thickness of gel-ink gives it an advantage, in that it isn’t as prone to being absorbed. Though the bleed-through effect of a gel-ink roller ball is greater than that of a ballpoint, it is usually not too significant.
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Roller ball pens generally run out of ink more quickly than ballpoints because roller balls use a greater amount of ink while writing. This is especially true of liquid-ink roller balls, due to gel ink having a low absorption rate as a result of its thickness. Neither lasts as long as a ballpoint.
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Uncapped roller ball pens are more likely to leak ink when, for example, placed into a shirt pocket, but most pens include caps or other mechanisms to prevent this from happening.
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A roller ball tip is more likely to clog and jam when writing over correction fluid that has not yet completely dried. This often renders the ink cartridge useless.
The WP article doesn’t mention it, but rollerballs also don’t work well with carbon paper, as you don’t need to push hard enough to create an impression from the carbon paper the way you do with a ballpoint. But as long as that isn’t an issue for your application…shrug
This guy knows his pens, don’t buy them from that link though, dollar tree has them for $1.25
I had a pen once that I could press on paper and wait to make a circle of ink. I never tought about how or what that was but your comment made me remember that.
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Condom
Bitwarden Premium is $10 a year. Less than $1 a month.
Bitwarden also has a free tier.
I don’t know if they still exist. But there were these machines in casinos that took dollar bills, and always seem to pay out really well. 1 of paper equals 4 of coin everytime.
A few things you could probably get for $1, but would be better if bought in bulk:
A permanent marker, a package of labels. Combined, you can reuse your Amazon boxes as storage boxes. Labels aren’t necessary, but black text on a white background is easier to read from a distance.
Box cutter knife/utility knife. Can be used to cut holes in Amazon boxes for pets to play in. Or, simply keep them but the front door so you can open packages right away.
Hook-and-loop (Velcro) ties for wires. Can be used to tidy up the wires behind your desk, or for charging cables when traveling.
Dish soap (without degreaser)/baby shampoo. Aside from their original purposes, these can both be used to clean glass before applying a permanent tint (or just to clean glass normally) or to wash your car (degreasers can wear away at your clear coat over time.) Both can be found at the dollar store.
Colgate regular toothpaste. (If you don’t have tooth sensitivity) You don’t need colgate total. You should still use an electric toothbrush. You should not use the cheap off-brand toothpaste. You should also floss.
Jellyfin/Subsonic/Plex Server If you have a digital library (movies, shows, music) and an old computer/laptop/raspberry pi, you can put one of these three programs on it and host your own, personal, Netflix/Spotify for free with no ads. You only need to pay for electricity. You need to learn a bit to set it all up, but once it’s done it’s very set-and-forget. You’ll also need to buy or find your new media online (or rip it from a disk), which can be a big change for some.
Something else that has a low barrier to entry: origami. Learn how to make a square from any sheet of paper, then learn how to make the traditional paper crane. All you need is any piece of paper and scissors (to cut it into a square). If you enjoy making the crane, there’s an endless amount of models to fold. The craft has exponentially taken off in the last few decades, just do a little searching.
Cheap scissors for your car. You never know when you need to open something that would be difficult to do with your hands for whatever reason.
Likewise tweezers
