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Do you reckon a choice subscription is worth it before making more expensive purchases? (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Things like washing machines, fridges, higher end (or mid range) vacuums, or other things you'd feel pretty bummed about dropping a bit of money on just for it to turn out being shit

I'm considering subscribing some time next year before I make some bigger purchases after tax time. I'm always morbidly worried about either buying something that does its job poorly, or just isn't good value for the feature set.

From the couple of reviews/rankings I've seen, they seem to be a lot more scientific than random "what is the best x lists". I feel like when you google reviews for any midrange products, most of the reviews are just "oh well yeah it's okay but actually nah if you spend three times the price you could get 5% better performance so it's actually bad and you shouldn't buy it. Just buy the more expensive version instead!"

The minimum 3 month subscription term is the only thing that's making me pause. If they offered single month subscriptions, I'd probably be more inclined to subscribe. But I'm interested in hearing opinions from anyone who either is a member, or has been in the past. Worth it?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you know if Choice has commenting or forums for subscribers? I feel like the hive mind knowledge that makes ozbargain great would be an added bonus if it did.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I gave it a quick google and it doesn't look like it

Lemmy, Reddit, and OzBargain (and possibly YCombinator if I was after something easily jailbroken) would be my backup option if choice wasn't worth it. Maybe Whirlpool for certain things as well. I feel like Reddit is a bit weird when it comes to products, though. Lots of random out of the blue and unexplained hate for particular products or product categories (i.e. "What's the best coffee machine I can buy" top response: "none lol. Cafe coffee really aren't that expensive when you look at rhe quality", etc)

E: actually, no, choice does have a reviews section I think. I was looking at instant coffee the other day, and their #1 listing had an average of 1.7 stars. Everybody was saying it was shit. Most products didn't have any reviews though, and I don't think it's members only. The products with reviews usually only had 1 or 2 reviews, so hardly a good poll of people who use x product

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know this doesn't answer the "best instant coffee" question, but an $8 Ikea plunger and real ground coffee from Colesworth/Aldi negates the need to ever settle for instant. It actually works out a little cheaper, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

$20 stove top Percolator is another option, no need for a kettle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Only if you're drinking espresso. And only ever offering espresso to prospective guests. As a flat white drinker, I'd still need a kettle.

This is a great week to pick them up for free/almost free as people got upgrades for Christmas and offload their old ones.