Money

<h2>Sometimes an expensive price tag is a complete waste of your hard-earned wallet, but a truly luxurious experience or high-quality item can be hard to resist once you&#39;ve tried it...</h2><p>So, when a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/xwj3x7/whats_something_you_used_to_cheap_out_on_until/">Reddit </a>user asked, &quot;What&#39;s something you used to cheap out on until you tried the expensive version and could never come back?&quot; people were ready to share the pricey purchases they made that were 100% worth the cost. Note to self: don&#39;t accept that upgrade to first class unless you want to be tortured by the truth...</p><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>Chocolates. After eating my first expensive chocolate bar, I knew there was nothing on earth that could make me eat those cheap over-sweet chocolate bars. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Beepbopchu/">Beepbopchu</a></p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>Coffee. Used to use a $60 drip coffee maker. Tried espresso, and now I can&rsquo;t go back. Now i have a $1000 espresso machine. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Swordbreaker925/">Swordbreaker925</a></p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>Steak. I grew up poor, all we ever had was chuck steak, first cut. I first tasted flank steak when I was 14, and thought THAT was great. When I was 21, however, I went to a New York City steakhouse, and had filet mignon. Oh, My God, it was delicious. Once I was making decent money, I go to the butcher and get a whole tenderloin sliced into 1 1/2&quot; thick steaks to take home. Simple to cook, heavenly to eat. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/nitestar95/">nitestar95</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>Jeans. For most of my life, the only criteria I judged a pair of jeans on was &quot;do they fit&quot;. One day, I was talked into buying a ~$70 pair of jeans from an expensive clothing store and I was blown away by how comfortable they were. They look good, the material is softer, doesn&#39;t squeeze the backs of my knees, etc. I often wear shirts I bought from Goodwill for $2-5, but have not purchased a cheap pair of jeans in several years. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Cheese_Pancakes/">Cheese_Pancakes</a></p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>Pasta sauce. I&#39;ll get cheap pasta and cheap meat, but the cheap sauce tastes like canned food. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/feralkitten/">feralkitten</a></p> </blockquote><p> </p><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>I can&rsquo;t stress this enough: SOCKS - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jadekath/">jadekath</a></p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>Tomatoes. Used to just buy the cheap ones that are kinda pale but I once thought heh why not and got some organic local farmed ones and they were so bright and they smelled so fruity before cut and I never go back anymore - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Captain_Blunderbuss/">Captain_Blunderbuss</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>Shampoo. Not the CRAZY expensive stuff, but definitely the higher priced ones. My hair cannot handle the Pert or Finesse stuff. It kind of worked out nicely since I buy half as much&hellip; it works twice as well! And my hair actually feels manageable - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Rescue-320/">Rescue-320</a></p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Dental floss. I hated flossing because I thought all dental floss just shreds apart and breaks. Nope, just the cheap brand I was buying. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/IrianJaya/">IrianJaya</a></p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>Butter. I&#39;ll still cook with regular butter but on bread I&#39;ll only eat Kerrygold now. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SallyHeap/">SallyHeap</a></p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>Maple Syrup. Growing up, we always had that cheap &quot;Pancake Syrup&quot; stuff that&#39;s basically corn syrup and food coloring. It never even occurred to me to buy ACTUAL Maple Syrup ($12 for a tiny bottle??) until I was in my 20s, and had it at a friend&#39;s house. Guess what? That sh*t is delicious and worth it. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Waste-Risk-2735/">Waste-Risk-2735</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>Garbage bags. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Kawachi18/">Kawachi18</a></p> </blockquote><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>Hiring movers. Every time I moved in the past I did it myself, with the help of friends and family, got frustrated, sweated all day, tensions ran high -- movers make it SO much easier. It&#39;s absolutely worth the extra expense. Your time and happiness are valuable. I&#39;ll never go back. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FiftyShadesOfGregg/">FiftyShadesOfGregg</a></p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>Shoes. So many people in my life have told me to not spend money on shoes when I can, &quot;buy the same thing at Walmart for 20 bucks.&quot; I finally started buying some more expensive shoes in my mid twenties, and I found that they&#39;re more comfortable and last way longer than the 20 dollar Walmart alternatives. If you have the money, invest in a good pair of shoes. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PalletTownPoseidon/">PalletTownPoseidon</a></p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>I have to say towels, cheap ones don&#39;t dry well or aren&#39;t soft enough or both... Those who&#39;ve used standard issue military towels understand. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/EkayYT/">EkayYT</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>Good quality, high thread count cotton sheets. People with eczema can relate - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Maximum-Violinist158/">Maximum-Violinist158</a></p> </blockquote><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a sh*tty $150 mattress in graduate school and it did the job. Was more comfortable than plenty of cheaper memory foam ones&hellip;but man the purple mattress is a game changer. I will never buy another brand if I can help it. Made in America, sleep like a rock, literally gave me the ability to have dreams back. No joke, having regular dreams didn&rsquo;t happen in graduate school, nightly dreams, with the purple mattress. The only downside is they weigh a metric sh*t ton - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Snagmesomeweaves/">Snagmesomeweaves</a></p> </blockquote><h2>18.</h2><blockquote> <p>Headphones. I used to burn through a cheap pair every few months until I got a nice pair. Not only is the sound better but they have lasted me years with the replaceable parts. - <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/pixelssauce/">pixelssauce</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

18 people share the thing they used to cheap out on until they dared to splurge.

Sometimes an expensive price tag is a complete waste of your hard-earned wallet, but a truly luxurious experience or high-quality item can be hard to resist once you&#39;ve tried it...So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;What&#39;s something you used to cheap out on until you tried the expensive version and could never come back?&quot; people were ready to share the pricey purchases they made that were 100% worth the cost. Note to self: don&#39;t accept that upgrade to first class unless you want to be tortured by the truth...1. Chocolates. After eating my first expensive chocolate bar, I knew there was nothing on earth that could make me eat those cheap over-sweet chocolate bars. - Beepbopchu 2. Coffee. Used to use a $60 drip coffee maker. Tried espresso, and now I can&rsquo;t go back. Now i have a $1000 espresso machine. - Swordbreaker925 3. Steak. I grew up poor, all we ever had was chuck steak, first cut. I first tasted flank steak when I was 14, and thought THAT was great. When I was 21, however, I went to a New York City steakhouse, and had filet mignon. Oh, My God, it was delicious. Once I was making decent money, I go to the butcher and get a whole tenderloin sliced into 1 1/2&quot; thick steaks to take home. Simple to cook, heavenly to eat. - nitestar95 4. Jeans. For most of my life, the only criteria I judged a pair of jeans on was &quot;do they fit&quot;. One day, I was talked into buying a ~$70 pair of jeans from an expensive clothing store and I was blown away by how comfortable they were. They look good, the material is softer, doesn&#39;t squeeze the backs of my knees, etc. I often wear shirts I bought from Goodwill for $2-5, but have not purchased a cheap pair of jeans in several years. - Cheese_Pancakes 5. Pasta sauce. I&#39;ll get cheap pasta and cheap meat, but the cheap sauce tastes like canned food. - feralkitten  6. I can&rsquo;t stress this enough: SOCKS - jadekath 7. Tomatoes. Used to just buy the cheap ones that are kinda pale but I once thought heh why not and got some organic local farmed ones and they were so bright and they smelled so fruity before cut and I never go back anymore - Captain_Blunderbuss 8. Shampoo. Not the CRAZY expensive stuff, but definitely the higher priced ones. My hair cannot handle the Pert or Finesse stuff. It kind of worked out nicely since I buy half as much&hellip; it works twice as well! And my hair actually feels manageable - Rescue-320 9. Dental floss. I hated flossing because I thought all dental floss just shreds apart and breaks. Nope, just the cheap brand I was buying. - IrianJaya 10. Butter. I&#39;ll still cook with regular butter but on bread I&#39;ll only eat Kerrygold now. - SallyHeap 11. Maple Syrup. Growing up, we always had that cheap &quot;Pancake Syrup&quot; stuff that&#39;s basically corn syrup and food coloring. It never even occurred to me to buy ACTUAL Maple Syrup ($12 for a tiny bottle??) until I was in my 20s, and had it at a friend&#39;s house. Guess what? That sh*t is delicious and worth it. - Waste-Risk-2735 12. Garbage bags. - Kawachi18 13. Hiring movers. Every time I moved in the past I did it myself, with the help of friends and family, got frustrated, sweated all day, tensions ran high -- movers make it SO much easier. It&#39;s absolutely worth the extra expense. Your time and happiness are valuable. I&#39;ll never go back. - FiftyShadesOfGregg 14. Shoes. So many people in my life have told me to not spend money on shoes when I can, &quot;buy the same thing at Walmart for 20 bucks.&quot; I finally started buying some more expensive shoes in my mid twenties, and I found that they&#39;re more comfortable and last way longer than the 20 dollar Walmart alternatives. If you have the money, invest in a good pair of shoes. - PalletTownPoseidon 15. I have to say towels, cheap ones don&#39;t dry well or aren&#39;t soft enough or both... Those who&#39;ve used standard issue military towels understand. - EkayYT 16. Good quality, high thread count cotton sheets. People with eczema can relate - Maximum-Violinist158 17. I had a sh*tty $150 mattress in graduate school and it did the job. Was more comfortable than plenty of cheaper memory foam ones&hellip;but man the purple mattress is a game changer. I will never buy another brand if I can help it. Made in America, sleep like a rock, literally gave me the ability to have dreams back. No joke, having regular dreams didn&rsquo;t happen in graduate school, nightly dreams, with the purple mattress. The only downside is they weigh a metric sh*t ton - Snagmesomeweaves 18. Headphones. I used to burn through a cheap pair every few months until I got a nice pair. Not only is the sound better but they have lasted me years with the replaceable parts. - pixelssauce 

Sometimes an expensive price tag is a complete waste of your hard-earned wallet, but a truly luxurious experience or high-quality item can be hard to resist once you&#39;ve tried it...  So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;What&#39;s...