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.

  • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
    771·
    10 months ago

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

    • gigachad@feddit.de
      171·
      10 months ago

      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 Banana@lemmy.ml
        91·
        10 months ago

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

        • Xiaz@lemmy.world
          7·
          10 months ago

          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·
            10 months ago

            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·
              10 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.

      • M137@lemmy.world
        6·
        10 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.