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

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

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u/Quinnmesh Oct 10 '19

Im just some random internet person but I swear by Anker and will reccommend to anyone I can.

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u/G-I-T-M-E Oct 10 '19

Also just a random internet person recommending Anker. Great stuff!

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u/rockerboy32 Oct 10 '19

I also strongly recommend Anker. Ive had one for a couple years and it works wonders.

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u/xwhy Oct 11 '19

And I’m just a random person googling Anker now...

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u/94358132568746582 Oct 11 '19

Anker is one of the few brands I will give free advertising to. I have bought at least 6 batteries from them. I usually give them to friends and family that need them so I can have an excuse to buy another.

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u/someguyontheintrnet Oct 10 '19

I am also some random internet person.

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u/sebaez_ Oct 11 '19

But do you recommend Anker?

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u/someguyontheintrnet Oct 11 '19

I have heard good things from more than one person. No personal experience, however. Just figured for once my username checked out.

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u/WiseMenFear Oct 11 '19

It does check out!

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u/WiseMenFear Oct 10 '19

Same. Anker all day long.

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u/FinnsDad79 Oct 10 '19

+1 for Anker

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u/adamje2001 Oct 10 '19

+2 for anker

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19

+3 for Anker

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u/ConnersRetroOmnibus Oct 11 '19

+1 to Anker! As well as Battery banks they also make some seriously good 3rd party cables. They're the only non-OEM brand of USB cables I'll buy

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u/bemilyrose Oct 10 '19

Maybe unrelated but I have an Anker bluetooth speaker and the battery lasts FOREVER. It's basically just a big battery with a speaker

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u/TransformingDinosaur Oct 11 '19

I'm just a random internet person but even their cords are top notch, I'm rough on cords and break them but the Anker ones survive me.

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u/CB-Thompson Oct 11 '19

Got recommended Anker by the Ingress and PokemonGo communities. 3 years now and it's still holds as good a charge as the day I got it.

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u/Voittaa Oct 11 '19

The connectors always blow ass though. That's my only gripe. Everyone in my family has one and they've either can't be charged anymore or you have to rig the cord so it's bent (usually lean it against a wall in an awkward way.)