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I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don't hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don't even use.

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[โ€“] meliaesc@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

May I understand what panic buying is? And how it leads to a $500 purchase?

[โ€“] Vampiric_Luma@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Mayhaps. My brain becomes mush when multiple people talk to me, so all the laptop information in my brain disappeared. I awkwardly followed the conversation and ended up buying what was suggested since the only thing on my mind I could think was "I need a laptop"

I was looking for a little notebook. I needed something for work that was very portable, but this is clunky and heavy. Good for thwackin' I guess.

I normally buy online just to avoid this, but I wanted to check out the local store for convenience. It was an ambush I'm telling ya!