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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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[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 76 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Medicine: the branded stuff is normally exactly the same but many times the price.

[–] gigachad@feddit.de 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

When I go to the pharmacy I always ask for the cheapest generic drug product of Ibuprofen or whatever I need, it's a couple of euroes cheaper.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not that drugs are expensive in the EU compared to the US....not even relatively close!

[–] Xiaz@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean, sure. But store bought ibuprofen? It’s $9 for 500 count 500mg bottle off Amazon.

We only charge extra for life saving drugs, normal stuff is cheaper than dirt.

[–] Dyf_Tfh@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You get ibuprofen in what ? 500 pack ?! Surely there is enough to kill yourself with this amount. How do you even finish it before it expire ?

[–] Duranie 3 points 9 months ago

Depends on the size of the household, ages and activities of people living there. Plus depending on the product and storage, most expiration dates have some wiggle room.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

As I understand it, most of them don't actually expire

[–] M137@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Here in Sweden they always ask: "Do you want the cheapest option?" when you buy prescribed medicine. If there's a reason for a specific manufacturer then that's stated on the prescription.
I've even had them say that the drugstore I'm at is out of the cheapest option and then ask if I want them to look up which drugstore is closest that has it in stock and if they should send them a note to save what I'm looking for so there's no chance it might sell out before I get there.

And there's also high-cost protection, an annual maximum amount (about $275) you can spend on prescribed medication and anything else healthcare-related. So any medication you buy and the cost of any medical services you use are added together and if that cost reaches the maximum amount within a year everything is free until the next year. So basically you can't pay more than $275 per year for medication and any other medical services.

[–] SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Always compare active ingredients for OTC stuff too