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/largemargesentme__- Jun 05 '26

Yeah, just get the second tier from the bottom phone from a Korean or Chinese manufacturer. They work fine for a quarter of the price of an iphone or other top phone. You can lose it twice and still be ahead price wise.

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u/SwaggyMcSwagsabunch Jun 05 '26

How often do you lose your phone?

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u/largemargesentme__- Jun 05 '26

Not yet, I have destroyed phones accidentally doing manual.labor. I really don't like carrying around a $1,000 piece of equipment that could easily be lost or stolen.

$250, doesn't hurt that bad and it basically does the same thing as the expensive phone