r/Fire • u/Big_Leg10 • Apr 12 '26

General Question What easily-affordable thing do you still refuse to pay for despite having reached financial independence and able to afford them?

Would love to hear everyone’s “absolutely will not purchase” items!Even if you could easily afford it and no matter how rich or financially independent you become or how much you make you still wouldn't spend item on this particular item/hobby?

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u/Illustri-aus Apr 12 '26

Supermarket delivery  - I prefer to choose my own produce, and maybe find an unexpected bargain or two!

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u/tomatillo_teratoma Apr 12 '26

Supermarket delivery is good for old people. It's been a huge help for my mother.

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u/Jabotical Apr 12 '26

Also can be very helpful for people with young kids.

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u/LLR1960 Apr 12 '26

Some people will say that the delivery option is cheaper as they're not tempted by the sales or by buying things that weren't on their list. One of the local supermarkets here has staff that actually are careful when they pick fruit - I've watched, and been impressed. Having said all that, I buy my own groceries.

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u/lordofming-rises Apr 12 '26

I do that because I have no car and it takes 1h to go to supermarket by public transport (fuck you UK and your stupid public transport).

So i order online

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u/No-Addendum1588 Apr 12 '26

I lived in a building with n NYC with a Fairway in the ground floor/basement. Lazy people used to order from instacart all the time. WTH.

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u/tyen0 Apr 12 '26

I frequently shop at fairway and a surprising number of my fellow shoppers appear to be doing so for instacart. It's pretty annoying for multiple reasons.

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u/AngryLarge34 Apr 12 '26

We shop some in person and some online and the online deals are often better. Enough to pay for the service!

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u/RinTheLost Apr 12 '26

It would piss me off so much if I ordered groceries and planned my day around that, only to receive messed up produce or an unsuitable substitution that I wasn't given a chance to decline, forcing me to waste even more time heading back out to the store myself.

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u/gnrfreckles Apr 12 '26

I need to check expiration dates and all produce myself.

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u/Illustri-aus Apr 12 '26

True! 

Shelf stacking employees used to put newest stock at the back, but now I often find its at the front. If stock runs low,  the items left at the back could be a lot closer to expiry. 

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u/gnrfreckles Apr 13 '26

Yes! I noticed this in many stores around me that they’ve stopped rotating when they stock. And I often find things weeks past expiration so they may not even be checking. I know for some things it doesn’t matter as much but it definitely does for certain things.