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What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (lemmy.world)

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

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I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 year ago (46 children)

All your basic staples: salt, flour, oil, sugar, pasta, pasta, milk, eggs etc. There's literally nothing to do better or worse, so for god's sake don't pay for the label. Fancy olive oil is nicer, and fancy butter for actually putting on bread is nice too - but for cooking, cheap the hell out.

Get your spices from an Indian / Asian / etc grocer - you can get a huge bag for the price of a tiny supermarket jar, and because they have so much turnover, they'll be plenty fresh.

Store-brand laundry detergent and dishwasher tablets work just fine for me (and dear god you can save a lot on those).

[–] anguo 8 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Be careful with cheap spices, some of them (like turmeric) can be laced with lead and other nasty stuff to make them more attractive.

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

Authentic Asian/Indian/Chinese/Korean ones do not do it. This is a Western capitalist thing, because Nestlé is well known to add lead in Maggi's tastemaker. Worst form of adulteration I have seen in Indian grocery sellers is adding tiny stones to bags of lentils or beans to increase weight, and they can be easily removed and is also becoming uncommon with time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uhh, yes they do. This does not take much googling to find out. Capitalist companies produce spices in the east too.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I live in India, and have not seen lead adulteration yet, outside of Nestlé's (USA) Maggi tastemaker.

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