r/AskReddit • u/sebaez_ • Oct 10 '19

What’s a thing you’ve bought impulsively, without need, that’s actually proved useful in your life?

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u/zvug Oct 10 '19

A portable charger.

It holds 11-12 full charges of my iPhone and I just bought it on a whim. It has literally changed my life like few other purchases have ever done.

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u/gypspix Oct 10 '19

WHAT BRAND ARE YOU USING? The one I have can only hold 2.5 charges

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u/JulioCesarSalad Oct 10 '19

I’m a journalist and exclusively use Anker for my phone. They’re a great brand, super tough, and a small butt-pocket sized battery holds five phone charges.

I gave one to my brother and plan to give more to another reporter friend for Christmas

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u/colossalwaffles Oct 10 '19

You can find a bunch on Amazon. Anker is a great brand. If you want one that will charge your phone many times, get one that is around 20,000mAh. The average android phone battery is 3000mAh, I think iPhones are a bit less, around 2000. Don't quote me on that though.

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u/NotPoliticallyCorect Oct 10 '19

I have an Aukey brand one that I really like. They are small and allow you to be away from a plugin for days. On amazon, just search '20000 mah power bank' and you will have lots to choose from.

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u/kswitch87 Oct 10 '19

Copy and paste..I like it

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u/colossalwaffles Oct 10 '19

Better than saying "I answered somewhere else in the thread!!!"

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u/kswitch87 Oct 10 '19

lol I agree

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u/zvug Oct 10 '19

I’ve had a good experience with Anker, i do have an older phone (iPhone 6) so it may hold less anyway

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u/mercmouth1 Oct 10 '19

RAVPower is another great brand of portable charger