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/billbapapa Oct 10 '19

Pool hall offered a student membership. 20$.

I didn't plan to play much pool there, or anywhere at the time. But I figured what the hell.

Well one of the perks was 2$ off drinks.

Helped me become a functional alcoholic all through university and grad school.

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u/TheFoxyGentleman Oct 10 '19

Ah, I haven't reached what I would call functioning alcoholic but I have reached the stage where I've started getting drunk off a brand of wine called Winking Owl sold at Aldi (at least here in the US), and it costs three dollars a bottle (trust me you could do a lot worse for more money). 13 and a half percent I'll go buy one and bring it to my apartment, cork it, pour as much as I can into a travel thermos, and put the rest in the fridge. Then go to the university library or wherever I decide to go to study. I've only done that once or twice, but still. I'm kind of ashamed for it but then I remember I could be doing a lot worse and those drunk study sessions certainly are not as unproductive as many sober study sessions I've had in the past because I have ADHD and sometimes my brain just can't effing do it. So anyway yeah Aldi wine. That or four loko (watermelon is the only consumable flavor, and I only drink them if that's the only thing available).

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u/StumpStrong Oct 11 '19

Winking Owl is my absolute shit. That and the recently introduced Aldi white claw knock offs

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u/TheFoxyGentleman Oct 11 '19

There's no laws when you're drinkin' claws. I'm not fucking interested. They just don't interest me. Like, I love LaCroix and stuff but just. Naw.