What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
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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Ember mug. I saw James Hoffmann’s review and went, “how good could it be?”
It’s the only mug I can drink from now.
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I got one as a gift. So dumb. Just what a I need in mug: IoT and a charger! /s Plus, I can just microwave a normal mug to heat it back up, but not this. And forget about the dishwasher.
...except now that I've used it. It's pretty fucking nice not having to go over to the microwave when I inevitably forget about my drink. And if I use the charger as a coaster. That battery is always topped up. So, I understand its appeal.
Tl;dr: It's dumb, but it's also actually quite nice. I certainly wouldn't buy myself one, but I enjoy using mine.
My friend, let me introduce you do the MUCH better version that you don't even have to plug in! The Temperfect Mug https://joeveo.com/ ~$50.00 and does not need anything plugged into it. Keeps my coffee at the right temp for HOURS. I am not joking even a little bit!
I've been bouncing back and forth between getting one, even though James and other people were initially like "this is dumb" but switched to "I love it". I just can't bring myself to spend $150 on a battery powered coffee mug, especially when I'm usually done with my coffee within a few minutes.
$150 for a mug!?
I am not sure about this one. $150 for the mug AND you have to install another app on your phone just to use it. If there was a way to just use the mug without the app I could see it.
My wife and I got Nextmugs, which have no app and one single button that switches between warm/hot/piping/off. I tend to drink hot coffee slowly over the course of a couple of hours, and this has been a significant quality-of-life improvement.
You only need the app to set your preferred temperature and led colour. Once that’s done you can forget about it and even uninstall if you want to.
In my experience, you need the app if you use a valved filter (i.e. Clever Dripper) as being a little cooler, the Ember mug doesn't trigger the heating, and you have to tell the app to increase the temperature manually until it realises there's a hot drink in there.
It’s absolutely expensive, perhaps moreso than it’s worth. But the delight of being able to spend an hour sipping your coffee while working is just incredible. In fact, my one gripe with this is that the battery is only about 1.5h, so you need to finish your cup of coffee in that time. That sounds ridiculous, but I’ve run down the battery enough that I just wish it was longer.
Hmmm, I do like my coffee. I think you might have sold me. Now to somehow justify it to my wife. 🤔
I can 100% see this. Had no idea what it was, went to look it up and my exact thought was "Shit that looks dumb but i bet its amazing."
Absolutely is. It’s a great gift for a coffee drinker if you’ve got the budget.
I got one as a gift last Christmas, use it daily.
I would 100% buy another if it broke.
Absolutely will buy another if this breaks somehow. Love the app design and just the simplicity of the whole thing.
i have one that i nearly never use. not sure why