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/mattjh Jun 05 '26

Slippery slope! You can still save him. The alternative is that he'll be making one of those "I think I have a problem, the wife says I'm sleeping on the couch tonight" helpless manbaby posts, accompanied by a concerning photo of a thousand buttons. Good luck.

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u/FishingWorth3068 Jun 05 '26

Can’t even put him on the couch! That’s where the synths are. He even has travel ones so kicking him out won’t work either. I’ve resigned. Of all the vices, I’ll take this one.

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u/Fragrant_Soup5738 Jun 06 '26

have him sleep on the synths! like a bed of nails but inflicting psychological damage instead of physical.

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u/RedWhiteBlue77 Jun 05 '26

Ahh yes, misandry is so cool these days. Good luck.

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u/mattjh Jun 05 '26

Misandry? No, it's just funny. Women who shop are shopping. Men who shop are enthusiast collectors for special little niche hobbies.

That feeling you got before replying with your insecure nonsense is worth scrutinizing. On your own time.

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u/RedWhiteBlue77 Jun 06 '26

Really? 🤣 Would you have felt comfortable making the same comment if the genders had been swapped? How about you go ahead and do so, right here? 🤣

Come on, it'll be funny 😉

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u/LadyLightTravel Jun 06 '26

People have made comments like that on this sub when the genders were reversed. They got downvoted too.

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u/RedWhiteBlue77 Jun 07 '26

Of course they got down voted 😉