Whats the best thing you've ever bought?

[MrsMoe]

I'd say the best thing I've ever bought would either be this really cool choker with blood drop-shaped red beads, my skeleton sweater, my Nintendo switch, or my gothic bunny plush.

Here's my bnuuy if you're curious~

[bby]

my computer!

i've wanted to build a computer for many years and while i do wish i had done things a little differently (like choose different parts initially), i love it! i never thought i could do it and i'm so glad i did. even if i do decide to build a new one or completely upgrade everything, i'll always cherish the memories i had doing the thing i dreamed of since i was a teenager.

i built this at the end of 2018 and i've only done a couple upgrades to storage and ram plus a second monitor.

[Scootarooni]

Solid tie between a quilt my nana made for me and a rainbow blanket my mother knit for me. I have trouble sleeping and one of the things I need in order to fall asleep is weight, and both blankets provide the perfect amount (especially when they're stacked on each other!). And both are such labors of love!! It takes a lot of time and materials to make both kinds of blankets and the fact that they were made specifically for me makes my heart all warm and fuzzy! When I'm wrapped up in either it's like I'm getting a big 'ole hug from my mom and nana <3

I's not sure what would be the best thing I bought tbh! Maybe my bento box? It reminds me to prepare and pack a lunch for work :^D

[☆ cordless !!]

the best gift i ever got was halo the beanie baby. i love him so much!!

[CATBYTE]

parts to build my current pc.

i had long been using gaming laptops as it was more "portable" solution but these laptops tend to be built rather poorly, and lack the performance their price point often is supposed to have. it actually took my friends convincing me via peer pressure (which i am still grateful for) to just build a pc with the same funds, rather than invest in another laptop when i had one failing at the time, and ever since i've been genuinely happier.

my laptops constant issues were a source of stress. they would always have a good 6 months and then years of terror, full of crashes, freezing and even in one case a total corruption of my hard drive, which taught me a very unfortunate lesson about backing up my work. while i recognize that my laptops never behaving is almost a trivial matter in comparison to more serious things, as someone who spends a lot of time on the computer it really did bring my QOL down! the portability never truly mattered in the end as i realized my gaming laptops were often hooked up to so many dongles to be usable that they weren't really portable anyways, not to mention that the battery would last about 50-100 minutes on most of them. furthermore, these laptops problems often prevented me from creating the art and projects that i wanted to do with it, which was just a total bummer as a creative person.

building the pc was admittedly super overwhelming but i had friends to guide me through the process, and ever since it first booted there has really been no issues. it's been about 2 years now, and it almost feels strange that my pc works just as well as when i first put it together... i'm almost superstitious about it, i think those laptops did a number on me, haha.

[BlazingCobaltX]

This is a really fun question! It actually inspired me to make a post for my website answering this question in more detail. The short answer is that there are two real contenders. One is the laptop I was gifted as a teen, as it enabled me to explore many computer-related hobbies and arguably become proficient in tech in a way that serves me to this day. The other is an anime magazine I bought in 2011, which later introduced me to CANAAN, an anime that means the world to me.

It's funny how, upon trying to answer this question, my mind first went through the options that gave me a lot of material benefits (mainly technology). But honestly, that one singular magazine purchase ultimately shaped a lot of who I am today. That is a value I cannot put into words or amounts.

[zzizful]

my razer hello kitty headphones i've had this exact one since early 2022, both the bow and left ear broke off,  the right ear's cover tore off and the inner fabric had to be replaced with a different pattern. but i still refuse to let go of my headphones, i've worn them everyday for 2 school years straight and i am going for a third year!!

[candycanearter07]

The raspberry pi first gen I got as a kid. It absolutely shaped how I saw computers and got me interested in coding and stuff.