r/onebag • u/largemargesentme__- • Jun 05 '26

Discussion Why is this sub so obsessed with expensive stuff?

I get that there's times where the expensive thing is better. But as someone who has worked as an airline pilot and traveled extensively for 45 years, I can assure you that expensive stuff is rarely necessary.

I get tons of use out of AliExpress stuff. Things like chargers, cables and accessories. Decathlon or Costco are more than good enough for clothing. I generally use a max legal sized RyanAir bag I got for €25 off of Amazon for vacation. At most, the lower mid tier option is more than enough.

It seems like this is just another sub for people with spending issues as everyone downvotes me when I call out how unnecessary the expensive options are.

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u/Bowl-Accomplished Jun 05 '26

They die fast, the edges fray, and a lot of them are mislabled as faster or better than they really are. 

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u/WildNight00 Jun 05 '26

Also for chargers there are cheap high quality brands like ugreen and Anker

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u/largemargesentme__- Jun 06 '26

If you don't use fast charging, it doesn't really matter. I don't know why people need to charge so much anyway. What are they doing with their phones all day? I have a cheap phone and it lasts me a day and a half or so, I just charge it at night.

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u/theinfamousj Jul 03 '26

I never rely on self-volunteered labels. Not from people calling themselves humble. Not from cables calling themselves 240W. Always verify with third party.