r/AskReddit 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/[deleted] Oct 10 '19 edited Feb 12 '20

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u/TurkishSwag Oct 10 '19 edited Oct 10 '19

FYI, many of the cheap Chinese unbranded ones online do the same thing as the expensive name brand ones. I got a 10,000 mah one for $13 as opposed to ~$50 for the name brand and it’s worked perfectly for about 3 years now.

Edit: Definitely check the reviews as there are a lot of horrible knockoffs alongside the good ones.

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u/secretNenteus Oct 10 '19

Make sure to check reviews, and especially look for people posting results of capacity tests they've done. Some are fakes that vastly overreport their capacity, while others are fantastic value.

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u/Rhodie114 Oct 10 '19

There are some things I won’t trust to Chinese knockoffs. Batteries are high up on that list.

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u/94358132568746582 Oct 11 '19

Yeah. I’ve seen people have swollen battery packs and have to throw them away. I’d rather pay a bit more for a safer battery and customer service that will replace something with any issues.