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Things that you should never spend money on

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    #92
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,931 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975226#Comment_117975226

    Spotify is a tenner a month, less then the price of buying a new release CD... for that you can listen to everything and anything, in just a click or two...sound is good, huge selection, you can make playlists, listen to bonus tracks, not have to bother trudging into town to buy an album you think you might like or getting it on amazon ... that album in reality only has four good tracks.... but you can go all in on Spotify...everything.



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    #93
    The J Stands for Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 5,682 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975297#Comment_117975297

    It's missing a small number of tracks which can be annoying, it doesn't work well with mixes, clunky interface, streaming is bad for the environment, it's discovery functionality is not as good as Deezer, unfair distribution of royalties.

    It's a pretty good service, but not worth a tenner a month.



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    #94
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,895 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117974694#Comment_117974694

    Buying sunscreen, or anything you can find cheaper in a supermarket, from a pharmacy.



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    #95
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,931 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975315#Comment_117975315

    Well, It’s certainly worth a tenner a month the usage I give it. :) about 3 euros a day...

    I find it quite user friendly though, I wouldn’t imagine Spotify damages the environment more then the physical product of hardcopy physical music, an absolute mass of plastic...



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    #96
    The J Stands for Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 5,682 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975340#Comment_117975340

    Streaming generates more co² than playing a downloaded track. Depending on the number of times you listen to a track, this can be greater than the co² generated in the manufacture of a CD.



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    #97
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,614 ✭✭✭Feisar


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975372#Comment_117975372

    A minute of youtube takes circa 1 AA battery's worth of power to watch.

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #98
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,931 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975372#Comment_117975372

    Ill just have to continue generating co2.. ;)



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    #99
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 22,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Youtube subscribers

    Why?



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    #100
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,277 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975340#Comment_117975340

    even better value when it costs you less than €2 a month.



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    #101
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,714 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Watches.

    This from someone who owns a Tag Heuer for everyday wear and an Omega Seamaster for special occasions.



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    #102
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Expensive wine.



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    #103
    ArnoldJRimmer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,493 ✭✭✭ArnoldJRimmer


    Amazed that there hasn't been a blazing row for Apple v Android yet, even though its been mentioned a few times. Its normally like the Saipan of these threads.

    I just don't get cruises, even though I've never been on one. Cost a fortune and stuck on a cramped boat for most of it. Nothing to do except sit around by a pool all day and listen to some cr@p lounge singer in the evening. Get off at certain locations for a few hours where I'm sure you're just herded into overpriced tourist shops/ areas. I'd make an exception for something like an Alaskan cruise where you are seeing some spectacular scenery at least.



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    #104
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    I would never spend big money on Sunglasses. They generally get lost, broken or scratched. €20 max



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    #105
    Pawwed Rig
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117976517#Comment_117976517

    Agreed. I spent big money once or twice on Oakleys. Absolute waste of cash. They lasted a couple of years and had to be replaced.



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    #106
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,860 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Fast fashion.

    “Roll it back”



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    #107
    Josephfromdowntheroad
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Josephfromdowntheroad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117955694#Comment_117955694

    So your one of those guys.



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    #108
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975099#Comment_117975099

    Yes I was referring to absolute differences not relative difference. Neither is incorrect to do of course - but as with most statistics you can make the same thing sound massively difference. For example one news article might say that eating a lot of bacon increases your life time risk of catching some cancer from .001% to .003% which means that you probably do not have to worry about eating much bacon at all. Another article might say "Eating bacon increases your risk 300%!!!".

    Neither article is lying. One is clearly going for the click bait more than others.

    But sun screen usage comes a lot into it too. And that is not included in either statistic as well as it could be. Many people do not really use it correctly. Which is why I also said that applying the much cheaper much lower factor correctly and repeatedly is going to do a lot more for you than slapping on the highest factor once and badly.



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    #109
    DavyD_83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭DavyD_83


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117965948#Comment_117965948

    Sounds like you do get it 😁



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    #110
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975297#Comment_117975297

    €25 per year if you join a family plan. I'd just laugh at someone if they tried to tell me that €2.08 per month for access to any song I could imagine is a waste of money.



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    #111
    cruizer101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117975851#Comment_117975851

    I subscribe. I would watch easily 2-3hrs if not more a day, be it entertainment, music, tutorials etc.

    Ads were getting annoying, I prefer not to use a ad blocker as ads are income for the people I watch, so I subscribe.

    I would watch more youtube than Tv or netflix which most people pay for with little issue.

    I don't mind paying for a service that I get a lot of value from.



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    #112
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117978105#Comment_117978105

    The numbers nerd in me can't help but point out that one of those articles would be lying.

    The percentage increase would be only 200, not 300.

    However, a different article that says "eating bacon trebles your chances of catching cancer" wouldn't be lying.



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    #113
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,931 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Youtube Vanced for adfree, background player on Android.



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    #114
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117978888#Comment_117978888

    Hah well caught - my bad. I should have either said 200% or added the word "to". But I think the point is clear enough? Two readings of the exact same statistic can sound entirely different but both be entirely correct.



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    #115
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,860 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Keeping with the audio theme…

    dab radio.

    terrible compressed quality compared to fm, limited availability and high power consumption compared to regular radio ( you wouldn't run one on batteries)

    “Roll it back”



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    #116
    cj maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,589 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    Rolson tools.



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    #117
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,381 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117956616#Comment_117956616

    Donatella Versace won't like to hear that.



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    #118
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117978905#Comment_117978905

    Oh, I fully agree with you that certain stats can be interpreted and then portrayed any way you like, to suit your own agenda.

    And at least you understand why the increase is 200% rather than 300%. Numbers nerd here is blue in the face from trying to explain things like that in the past to other people...so much so that I normally don't bother any more, unless it's for work purposes or something else important.

    And yes, I really am fun at parties. 😁



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    #119
    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,997 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Anything apple, its so grossly overpriced. The people falling over themselves every 12 months to trade in there previous model for the new one with an upgraded camera and double storage they will never use make me laugh. I've been buying Xiaomi phones for 200-300 for years and there isnt anything they can't do, I could probably make do with cheaper models too.

    The Lidl middle aisle is my absolute weakness, I know I shouldn't but I can't resist coming home with another drill, kitchen gadget. Most will never be used.

    Onlyfans - there is unlimited free and better content online. Are you that pathetic that you need some woman to pretend to like you and message you so she can extort you?



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    #120
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,964 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117979003#Comment_117979003

    I can deffo see how it can be worth it for most people. For me personally, it'll never beat buying a physical record. I've been collecting records for over 25 years. Still have virtually every record I've ever bought. (A tiny fraction have gone missing at gigs or been traded)

    If I were to spend a 10er a month, 120 Euro a year. That's money I'll never see again. If I used that money to buy records I'd still have the records at the end of that year and many more to come. When I started out records were dying. They've come back in a very big way and if I were to sell I'd make decent coin. No that I plan on selling it all, but may need to trim the fat at some stage.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #121
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117979623#Comment_117979623

    Hah no worries. I am probably just as anal and pedantic as you when it comes to numbers - when the numbers actually matter. With my post above the exact % was not really that important to make the point I was making. The typo did not take away from my point. So at moments like that I do tend to be less concentrated and I slip up. Well done for spotting it :)

    So yea - imagine the party we would throw together :)



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