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sodakillsjesussaves t1_j5yqyju wrote

Reply to comment by huge43 in Pillow recommendations by babathebear

The cut-out in the middle keeps my head fairly neutral throughout the night. I tend to curl a flat pillow around my arm and into my neck causing some major lateral flexion and rotation. This pillow doesn’t allow that. My regular contour was decent, but I still would wake up with some pain. This was less expensive than that pillow and helps more. A pillow is a very subjective item. But for $35 and able to return it if I didn’t like it, sign me up!

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Amyx231 t1_j5yowcd wrote

I love my bamboo Costco pillows. And the furry body pillows. Not BIFL but the bamboo ones (memory clusters) are still good after 7 years. The body pillows…well one every 3 years is more than good in my book.

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0ui_n0n t1_j5yjxuw wrote

IKEA 365+ collection has glass storage containers in three shapes (round, square, rectangular), each of which comes in two sizes with interchangeable lids. This image illustrates what I mean, there's a tall & short version of each shape.

They also have a variety of lids, like the bamboo ones in that image, glass ones, and plastic snap-on ones.

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graywoman7 t1_j5yi6jl wrote

Came here to say this. There are different sizes of lids but a lot of their jars use just one or two of the lids. Plus it’s all glass. For fridge storage just set the glass lid on top, no need to fuss with the ring and clips.

The larger sizes get away with using the same lid by using a ‘tulip’ shape where the jar has a wider diameter about 1/3 of the way up.

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shannon_g t1_j5yhucv wrote

I find polyester and foam pillows far too hot. IMHO down pillows or wool pillows are the way to go. I’ve been quite happy with Pacific Coast Down

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the_hucumber t1_j5yhjx9 wrote

Get a silicone spatula, nothing sticks to them and they're safe to really high temperatures.

I've learnt over my cooking lifetime however that fancy designer ones are crap. They put a nice wooden handle and the glue fails and it falls apart.

Instead make sure that the whole spatula is a single piece of silicon with no seams or joins, then it'll be good forever.

I found mine online from a generic kitchen website, they were so cheap I bought 3, I've given two of them away to family members because they hate cooking in kitchens without a decent spatula. Since then I've bought a few more, but the first one I bought is still as good as new maybe 7 or 8 years later.

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graywoman7 t1_j5yg02g wrote

I’ve owned a good quality down pillow for over a decade and it’s still in great shape. I fluff it up every few days and always keep a zippered cover on it. It’s getting towards needing some extra down added since it does lose some ability to maintain full loft after years of use but that’s it to keep it going. It was an investment though at about $250 (I bought it from a place that manufactures domestically using down from geese that were raised for food).

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pervavor t1_j5ydtf1 wrote

There have been 3 posts about spatulas within 24hrs. Is this some kind of meta meme?

Just look around the subreddit before posting, or, god forbid, search for something. Shocking how many repeat threads there are so close to eachother.

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ihavesomequestions93 t1_j5yd071 wrote

I've had really good experience with my Sony headphones. In 2018, I bought a pair of WH-CH700N on Prime day and didn't expect much out of them. Since then they have gotten at worn at least six hours every day, I workout in them, I walk the dog in them (and been caught in several rainstorms), they've been dropped multiple times and they still work great. The battery stays charged for days. If I took my pair and a brand new pair of the same headphones and listened to them side to side, the sound quality of mine probably has diminished, but I honestly can't really tell. I bought a pair of WF-C500 for my new gym tunes, and they've been great too. I'm not claiming that Sony headphones are BIFL, but at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they were.

In fact, if any of my headphones finally die, I think I will buy they pair you are considering. Thanks for the tip.

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Muncie4 t1_j5yck0y wrote

What you want does not exist as there is a broad brush of repair with no broad brush repair sub that I am aware of. Plus the topic is huge. There's wallpaper repair...that's a thing. Leather care and repair...that covers shoes, purses, watch bands and is a hugely broad topic. Plastic repair is about as huge. I can stitch a steering wheel cover or use hog nose pliers in my car or I can use the same tools/techniques with furniture. See how sideways things get? I'd recommend focusing on a tradecraft then ask the questions nicely, as you have done, in various related subs to find people/posts that may help.

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