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Things you will never cheap out on?

I dunno about most of you but for Ketchup in the US...it has to be Heinz.

And about the gas...just because the octane number is higher doesn't mean it is better. Learn something about octane before you waste all your money on it. The higher octane gas is needed for higher compression vehicles which would detonate the lower octane gas before reaching the proper crank rotation/piston position. The octane prevents it from detonating early due to compression. 95% of cars from factory will run on the cheap 87 octane in the US, but go ahead and waste $.50 more on that 93 ;)
 
tjb1 said:
I dunno about most of you but for Ketchup in the US...it has to be Heinz.
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LOL. My wife is the same way-- Heinz or nothing. She can't stand Hunt's.

tjb1 said:
And about the gas...just because the octane number is higher doesn't mean it is better. Learn something about octane before you waste all your money on it. The higher octane gas is needed for higher compression vehicles which would detonate the lower octane gas before reaching the proper crank rotation/piston position. The octane prevents it from detonating early due to compression. 95% of cars from factory will run on the cheap 87 octane in the US, but go ahead and waste $.50 more on that 93 ;)
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The biggest waste of money at the gas pump is midgrade. It's not good enough for performance cars that actually need the premium (for the reason stated by tjb1 above), and is overkill for everything else.
 
1. Christmas presents
2. Running shoes
3. Anything I need to buy or pay for because I'm sick
 
1) I would agree with the Christmas presents. I usually drop a good amount on my parents because they have provided me with so much.
2) Clothes
3) Idk anything else. I don't really cheap out on anything but I don't buy the best stuff. This only works in certain situations though.
 
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Vacations and hotel rooms. My sister can give me staff price for starwood hotels. I can get a W room/suite for 75% off regular price in most countries. :D
 
Tea!

The drink of Gods. Yes, I am the stereotypical Englishman- I buy loose leaf tea and use a teapot and strainer. I've got Assam, Ceylon, Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Green Tea in my cupboard. I'd rather have one proper cup of tea a day than 10 cups of pigswill made with supermarket value tea bags!

Coffee as well. Never drink instant, have one of these-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot


Apart from hot beverages, apparently, I'm not the fussy about food. I don't mean I only eat junk food, I try to eat healthily but don't do much fancy stuff.
 
A lot of people here snort coke apparently.

I'd never cheap out on a good book.
 
My favorite answer here so far was condoms. Good birth/STD control is something to never cheap out on.

For me, it is food. Farmer's markets, organics, non-gmo and all that good stuff.
 
Personal hygiene items
Food (As in: good high quality, but none of that organic ********, GMO rocks!)
Suits
 
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