Not sure if this is the case with Miele, but I know dewalt and kitchen aid sell cheaper made versions of mixers and drills on Black Friday. Might want to look into that.

Personally, I’d return it and have them send you a new one

Thank you for the insights!

Thank you for the advice, much appreciated!!

Thank you! Yeah I’m super torn between what type of cardio thing to get. I used to have a rower and I liked it. Sold it for what I bought it for. People are saying the Ski Erg is great. The assault bikes look good, but I’m worried that they are too niche for just CrossFit style workouts. Any suggestions welcome. Thank you

Thank you for the response, I just posted tips people gave me, if you have any other tips, I'd be grateful

I feel like you're on the right track with the rower/assault bike. If you already have a squat rack and weights, how about a bench, adjustable dumbbells, kettle bells, etc? I can provide recommendations if you're interested in going down that path.

Depending on where you are I have a concept 2 to sell you. It’s really good, I just don’t use it.

A jacuzzi? The hot tub for people who don’t want to have to deal with a hot tub.

Good call. Have been looking at those to augment my barbell set up.

Bowflex weights

Once again they cost literally the same to run. That is my entire point lol. Electric resistive heat is 100% efficient. If it's the same room in the same conditions there will be no difference in the cost to heat said room to the same temp for the same amount of time.

You are mistaking the oil heater being more efficient when in reality it just has a larger thermal mass which will let heat off after you turn it off. It still took the same amount of heat to heat that thermal mass up.

Oil heaters are nicer for bedrooms since they are quiet. I'm simply trying to correct that last sentence you said where they are cheaper to run. They aren't.

I’m really into $1500 of gold bars myself

Can you use it on lessons or a trainer? If so, perhaps a personal trainer, classes for whatever fitness activity you enjoy, or lessons for hobbies you enjoy or want to try out. For example, the art center near me has pottery and glass blowing lessons which would be a good starting point for a new hobby.

I’m not sure what you think needs to be explained at this point but regardless I’m certainly not going back to a fan heater that costed me more and didn’t perform as well.

Oh please get the pottery wheel and then let me live vicariously thru you

I don't believe it, I know it. I personally know the supplier for several Ralph Lauren wallpapers. Ralph Lauren purple label suiting is supplied by Caruso. Ralph Lauren shoes are supplied by Allen Edmonds. Ralph Lauren furniture is supplied by Henredon. And these aren't exclusive as they often have several companies who OEM for them.

I'd recommend you climb down from the cynical mountain. There are examples and shortcuts to meet what you say. Ralph Lauren suits at Macy's are bottom tier for example. But every brand has levels and to say that every designer item is terrible is false.

Nice I like that idea! I also have a Surly bike and I really like it but I need to change the gearing since she’s a bit of a slowpoke.

Redwings

This. A fan behind it to circulate the air will make the difference. Also, keep in mind that electrically powered heating is just not cheap.

Sooo jealous! We have a mishmash, but most of our 45s are just Yorks and their grab handles suck. Our bumper plates just live on the bars since they are such a pain. Ah well, they do the thing. Myself I would likely pick up an e-bike conversion kit and a cargo trailer for my Surly since that would be a sweet combo and we have some real steep hills here.

There's a place near me that has a bunch of health/ wellness services like cryotherapy, infrared sauna, red light therapy, compression therapy, etc. Where you can either pay per service, buy a package, or buy an unlimited membership. I enjoy it.

Nice - yeah I can spend it on massages! I like the idea of going to a place to try it out every so often. Do you do it at a massage studio?

I go to a place that charges $20 per session. Can you find a place and try them out? I personally think it's a glorious way to spend $20 every now and then but with space constraints I am not sure I would want to store my own compression equipment.

Or can you spend it on services like a massage package?

Definitely! Thankfully I already have a full backpacking set up for my partner and myself, and just got a squat rack and a full set of Rogue bumper plates and barbell. Super lucky.

I want to spend on hobbies, but I’m afraid of spending it on something that collects dust if I don’t use it, so that’s why I’m on the fence about instrument stuff.

Unfortunately no - there’s a restriction on that.