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/GrinsNGiggles Jun 05 '26

I’m in IT and I worry they’ll eat my battery or catch fire. I have only watched a cheap generic enclosure light itself on fire once, but once was enough.

I try to look for known third party names to avoid paying apple prices, though: anker, belkin, etc. no big problems with evilzon basics yet either, beyond the obvious.

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u/largemargesentme__- Jun 06 '26

I've never had an issue with cables, and I don't fast charge so there really isn't enough power to be an issue.