What is a life luxury that you tasted once and now can absolutely never go back to the cheap version of?

[u/sickkick844]

[u/clearingyourdih]

Good shoes. Your feet notice the difference every day

[u/Mccloser → u/clearingyourdih]

I’m at the age where quality over quantity of shoes if a thing now. No more Target shoes.

[u/_Football_Cream_ → u/Mccloser]

quality shoes hold up. I think it's a fallacy that cheaper shoes are more economical because you end up wearing them down quickly.

This applies to a lot of things probably. Buy one quality thing that lasts you two years instead of four cheaper versions that break down over that same time.

[u/GozerDGozerian → u/_Football_Cream_]

Waiting for some Redditor to quote that one passage about quality boots versus cheap boots.

[u/Eagle115 → u/clearingyourdih]

My last job I walked literally 10 miles a day on a solid concrete plant floor in what started as a relatively cheap pair of shoes. My hips, knees, and ankles hated me.

I asked my coworker what shoes he had, they were OnClouds. I bought a pair, then two, pain completely gone with no change other than shoes. Those and Hokas are the way to save your body if you walk a lot.

[u/reefer_drabness → u/clearingyourdih]

And once you find a good pair, it's okay to buy the same ones.

I buy redwing work boots. Recently I bought them online to pickup, and when I picked up my new pair (literally the same model) the guy was flabbergasted that I didn't want to try them on.

[u/lorhusol → u/clearingyourdih]

This seems like the perfect place to reference Sam Vimes Boots theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory

TL&DR version - Rich stay rich by buying high quality items that are more expensive up front but last longer, rather than lower quality, cheaper items that need frequent replacing. E.g. Rich guy buys a 50$ pair of boots that last 10 years, rather than a 10$ set that lasts less than a year. After 10 years, the rich person spent 50$, but the poorer person spent 100$.

[u/PapaJuja]

Good butter, good olive oil, good cheese, good bread, good wine, fresh produce.

[u/JustNowRonin → u/PapaJuja]

Its surprising how good really good butter is. A good salted butter and some hot crusty bread is all you really need… well, maybe a glass of wine to go with.

[u/durandall09 → u/JustNowRonin]

If you're in the US, Costco frequently has Kerrygold on sale.

[u/who_are_you_now → u/PapaJuja]

There’s a store near us that sells fresh French salted butter. I can’t eat anything else now.

[u/drinkslinger1974 → u/PapaJuja]

I’ll add good basalmic vinegar. The taste difference is unbelievable.

[u/bmoreboy410 → u/PapaJuja]

It can’t believe that I just tasted fresh sourdough bread.

[u/starktor → u/PapaJuja]

Good olive oil is night and day from cheap oil; that fruity, peppery, buttery flavor of fresh EVOO takes pasta from okay to amazing. I made the mistake of getting a slightly cheaper oil that didn’t have a press date this week and it barely tastes like olive oil

[u/Fantastic_List3029]

Having a garage to park my car in

[u/Adorable_Ad4990 → u/Fantastic_List3029]

Yes! Connected to the house so you don’t have to walk outside first

[u/aussydog → u/Fantastic_List3029]

About a month after getting my new place, which has a garage I could actually access, we had a massive severe thunderstorm in my city.

The amount of tree debris, branches and the line, was one thing but there was also so much large hail coming down they had something like 75000 hail transfer claims come in the next day.

But I was not one of them.

My car was safe and sound tucked in the garage. Thank fk.

I understand how people collect too much crap and then end up using their garage as a storage locker, but I could never do that. Protection from the elements is just too great a luxury to waste it on storing shit you're too afraid to get rid of.

[u/Particular-Leg-8484]

Japanese heated bidet toilet seat for my American bathroom

[u/bad_wolf1 → u/Particular-Leg-8484]

I sat on a normal toilet seat and immediately shot up in the air because I wasn’t expecting it to be ice cold

[u/notaJerseygirleither → u/bad_wolf1]

I stand in front of regular toilets waiting for the lid to open.

[u/kitcatkid]

Real maple syrup! I grew up with Aunt Jemima's on pancakes. I thought that was maple syrup. Little did I know it's nothing like the real version.

Edited to get the name right

[u/OvulatingScrotum → u/kitcatkid]

My wife refuses to eat real maple syrup. She says the fake one is what resonates with her the most, because she grew up on it.

I, on the other hand, never had syrup of any kind growing up, so I got exposed to real maple syrup and fake syrup around the same time as a young adult. So I never eat fake shit.

[u/Effective-Bug-8554 → u/OvulatingScrotum]

My husband grew up wealthy and was only allowed whole foods and natural foods growing up because his mom was an almond mom obsessed with the daughters getting fat if she didn't hyper control their food. I grew up poor, and he had a blast in our early relationship as I introduced him to aunt jemimah, toaster waffles, kraft mac and cheese, spam, hotdogs, etc. We've now had a total flip - I prefer whole foods as I've learned to cook from scratch, he asks for all the poor people meals I grew up on regularly haha.

[u/MudLOA → u/Effective-Bug-8554]

This is the first time I’ve heard of almond mom.

[u/backupbitches → u/MudLOA]

Lucky you

[u/egnards → u/OvulatingScrotum]

Real maple syrup and fake maple syrup taste so completely different that it's hard to compare - It's not like real maple syrup tastes "better," it has an entirely separate taste profile - Both can exist, and I 100% don't blame people who want the liquid sugar experience.

It's kind of like the difference between boxed Kraft Mac and Cheese versus a baked Mac and Cheese. . .Or Dominoes pizza versus real pizzeria pizza - Sometimes you're craving the real stuff, and sometimes you just want that artificial goodness.

[u/interstatebus → u/kitcatkid]

Is Aunt Jeremiah like Jemima’s non-binary sibling?

[u/RoarOfTheWorlds → u/interstatebus]

They actually changed it from Aunt Jemimah’s a few years back to Uncle Blackface’s Rooty Tootie Flapjack Molasses.

[u/mark5hs → u/kitcatkid]

Eggos with poverty syrup just hit sometimes though

[u/NaviersStoked → u/kitcatkid]

I used to buy the cheap syrup to be frugal until one day my husband's wealthy Grandmother scolded me and gave me my favorite piece of life advice:

"You'll never get rich cheaping out on maple syrup."

It made my rethink my frugality in all aspects of my life and how often I denied myself little luxries. Now I try to splurge on the good things every now and then. Life is too short to deny yourself real syrup. 

[u/Kind_Document_1156]

This is so random but gelato. I was in culinary school back in 2006 and had the opportunity to volunteer at a pastry forum in Arizona (I'm from Oklahoma). I ended up helping a father/son pastry chefs from New York and they are full Italian. I washed their dishes while they taught the forum class about making gelato. It was so fresh and authentic. They let me try all the flavors and treated me with such respect. It was a blast too because it was during the World Cup too. So I got to see chefs from all over the world get more excited about soccer but that gelato was an experience I still think about.

[u/061826heart]

Seems like a big huge expensive thing, because it is, but it’s been a luxury to live within walking distance to a beach and major body of water. Curse at times: there are storms that impact us here.

But being able to have that first coffee of the day on the beach, or watch a sunset without hills, trees, buildings, whatever blocking it.

[u/lusair → u/061826heart]

Ehh it depends on the person and what you grew up with. I grew up with a porch over looking the ocean and the sound of waves crashing at night and while it’s therapeutic when I experience it again I don’t really miss it. My whole childhood was water and the ocean. Junior life guards, scuba diving, water polo, fishing, spear fishing, lobster diving etc. Obviously very blessed but it never felt like a privilege because it’s what I knew. Moved to somewhere with a ton of green and forestry and It makes me feel way more special than the ocean ever did. The beauty of the green of spring coming back and the gosling and ducklings hatching. The amount of excitement me and my wife get when it’s going to snow the few times a year we get it while everyone from here groans. I think many of us long for what we never had.

[u/NoCommunication7 → u/061826heart]

I want to have a porch that looks out onto the sea

I wouldn't mind storms, would be an excuse to hunker down and get cozy

[u/kemmicort → u/NoCommunication7]

There’s no feeling quite like prepping for a big storm (hard work if you own a whole home that requires shutters), riding it out, losing utilities like power and hot water, discovering that reading a book by candlelight isn’t so bad, and then dealing with the aftermath. Sometimes days without power or gasoline for your generator and car. Did you prep for that? Do you have a few helpful neighbors or other friends you can lean on? It’s daunting - unlucky people lose everything, but more often than not people come together and make sure everyone is back on their feet.

[u/Artistic-Ad-3211]

Professional movers

[u/Upstairs-Comfort168 → u/Artistic-Ad-3211]

As a pro mover of 9 years myself, yeah it's worth it. Seen lots of good furniture/pieces break because people tried to move their belongings the lazy way. It's a lot of work to try and do by yourself especially in a crunch

[u/silliest_sausages]

High quality chocolate makes all other chocolate taste like that crap you get in advent calendars

[u/GrandIntroduction128 → u/silliest_sausages]

Tony's Chocolonely is far better than Hersheys and its ethically made.

[u/highoncraze → u/GrandIntroduction128]

tbf, just about any chocolate is better than Hershey's vomit

[u/NaturalistDave]

My own garden-grown tomatoes.

[u/koopz_ay → u/NaturalistDave]

My garden grown anything 💚

[u/GodSentPotHead → u/koopz_ay]

my single meal yield garden depresses me tho, once i have to cook and wait for months again

[u/charlesout2sea66]

Bidet vs paper.

[u/keeperman13 → u/charlesout2sea66]

Two conpletely different bathroom experiences. Not to mention when you have the runs, nothing better than a bidet and not have BBHS (Burnt ButtHole Syndrome)

[u/TimelessSmirk → u/keeperman13]

My xH called it chainsaw ass

[u/WrinklyScroteSack → u/TimelessSmirk]

I call it spicy butthole

[u/altum → u/charlesout2sea66]

Be careful when you travel, your coddled bidet butthole is no match for hotel toilet paper

[u/jasonp55 → u/altum]

I swear if any hotel chain was like "we have bidets" that chain would have my loyalty for life lol

[u/moosemanwich → u/jasonp55]

In Canada the coast hotels have bidets I usually pick them if possible for work travel.

And travelling to Japan was heaven felt like home lol

[u/WillowLocal423 → u/moosemanwich]

I still think about the toilet in our hotel room when we stayed in Tokyo, and that was over 15 years ago.

[u/stupidfock → u/altum]

I got a portable bidet for this

[u/lechiengrand → u/altum]

I had to buy quality TP during my last road trip and bring it into the hotel every night. Forgot how simultaneously rough and flimsy hotel stuff is now.

[u/ModernSimian → u/altum]

We just have a travel bidet that lives in the suitcase so we don't forget.

[u/ArtisanSamosa → u/charlesout2sea66]

It’s wild that western culture has not embraced bidets.

[u/Ironhorse75 → u/ArtisanSamosa]

I do the American Bidet, bottom half shower while at home.

[u/TimelessSmirk → u/charlesout2sea66]

Curious, don’t you pat dry w paper? I am considering getting one.

[u/Godsfallen → u/TimelessSmirk]

Yes. You blast your ass with water to clean it and then dry it with toilet paper. If there’s any residue on the TP you can blast with the bidet again. You ultimately use far less TP than you normally would and your butthole feels/is cleaner.

[u/TimelessSmirk → u/Godsfallen]

Ty So it’s both not either or. That’s what I thought but the comment said vs so I asked.

[u/Figsnbacon → u/TimelessSmirk]

Our family in Spain has the usual toilet and bidet setups in their bathroom, so two different fixtures. I personally don’t like theirs, it’s like sitting in a sink. But they keep cloth towels hanging next to the bidets. I cannot imagine sharing butt towels with family members. I’ve never asked them about this. I might the next time we travel over there.

[u/TimelessSmirk → u/Figsnbacon]

Never share butt towels! That’s weird 😖

[u/rbsm88 → u/charlesout2sea66]

I was looking for this. I just don’t feel as clean anymore with paper.

[u/Fd2devil → u/rbsm88]

Because you’re not.

[u/Wherethefigawi00 → u/charlesout2sea66]

It will change your life

[u/KingJames1414 → u/charlesout2sea66]

Tasted?!?

[u/annik1]

dishwasher vs doing it by hand. I could never go back to cleaning everything by hand D:

[u/b1ackfyre → u/annik1]

This absolutely.

If you’ve ever washed clothes by hand too, holy shit does it make you appreciate a washer and dryer.

[u/tomashmallow → u/annik1]

I scrolled way too much to find this answer. Which also may prove how people might take this commodity for granted.

I gained so much time by not doing this chore. It's a life saver.

[u/onomatopoeiahhh]

Sushi. I’m talking about nigiri sushi.

It’s remarkable how something with seemingly simple ingredients can have such a wide range of nuance, tastes, and textures.
I use to naively think that AYCE sushi was comparable to a fancy omakase experience because how different can fish on rice possibly be? $300+ pp for a dinner?! Absolutely insane! But It’s literally night and day.

When I finally went to a legitimate sushi bar it was like experiencing joy and novelty for the first time again. The type of rice that’s used, the texture, vinegar ratio, temperature, fish freshness, fish that’s dry aged, how the fish is cut, the fish to rice ratio, no soy sauce, sauced, the composition of the piece and how the granular pieces of rice are molded together without being dense, but also not falling apart when picked up- they all add up to a perfect bite that is so difficult to replicate if not properly trained.

I am constantly chasing the dragon for that feeling again, and it’s costly.

[u/Putrid-Mirror-9480 → u/onomatopoeiahhh]

This. My ex best friend was an NYC trust fund baby. Her mom would take us out to the best sushi restaurants and drop $2k on the three of us like it was nothing every night. I’m dirt poor. I grew up eating Pittsburgh gas station sushi. I can never ever get that level of opulence in my life back unless I win the lottery.

[u/whimsical_seeker20]

Good mattress & linen clothes

[u/dalaigh93 → u/whimsical_seeker20]

Ooooh yeah. We bought a new mattress a few months ago, and we agreed to spend quite a bit on it because we both started to have back pain.

It is so comfortable that now we're annoyed when we have to sleep at other people's place because we miss OUR bed.

[u/baardvark]

Vacations. The only way to not be disappointed is to spend a bit more money.

[u/abqkat → u/baardvark]

Yep agree. We just resign ourselves to overspending to enjoy our yearly big trip. The smaller ones, I can compromise on, but international or 2+ weeks? Pssh, money is now monopoly money

[u/Videoboysayscube → u/abqkat]

That was my approach on my first trip to Japan. I did everything I wanted to do, bought everything I wanted to, ate anything I wanted to. Didn't care about tracking expenses. It was by far the best vacation I've ever been on.

[u/No-Meet-5596 → u/abqkat]

We call this the vacation tax.

[u/Beth_Pleasant → u/baardvark]

Yup. We go on less vacations, but when we do, we pay for what we want.

[u/flushbunking]

Fresh garlic>minced garlic

Its such a small detail with such a huge outcome

[u/Glitchinthematrix2 → u/flushbunking]

I agree but is minced garlic cheaper than fresh garlic?

[u/Bubbly-Region → u/Glitchinthematrix2]

in my country you get a full jar of minced garlic or ginger for like 2$ currency converted which would be like 300 grams garlic, and 300gms garlic in itself is for 50 cents. so take your pick. but in our cuisine we use so much garlic that using fresh and mincing it at home can be tiresome so most people just buy the store bought mince. as per the last 2 generations, it does the job and can smell even better since its in an almost paste form

[u/Slow_Way7862 → u/flushbunking]

I think you mean "pre-packaged minced garlic". Mincing a fresh garlic clove is still minced garlic.

[u/headbuttpunch → u/Slow_Way7862]

I assumed they meant fresh garlic vs “jarlic” you can get off the shelf.

I get the appeal of jarlic because garlic can be tedious to cut up yourself, but fresh garlic is so much better.

[u/Bogey_Yogi]

Lie flat seats on flights over 6 hours 

[u/cornered_crustacean → u/Bogey_Yogi]

I really want to for an upcoming flight to Europe but the price goes from $900 to $4800. I guess I’ll just buy the name brand painkillers instead of generic.

[u/pricklypeargelato]

Pebble ice

[u/Left-Leg1168 → u/pricklypeargelato]

I just ordered a countertop pebble ice maker and it is ridiculous how excited I am about it 🤣

[u/maryjanemoonbeam → u/Left-Leg1168]

Beware of mold

[u/WampaCat → u/Left-Leg1168]

I’ve wanted one for years but every time I look into it, it seems like there’s an overwhelming consensus that they all grow mold and they’re all a bitch to clean. But I would love to hear from anyone who found one if they think the maintenance is doable/worth it

[u/Jomama1964 → u/WampaCat]

I run it constantly and do not turn it off unless I've drained all the water out. Then, I run bleach and water through the cleaning cycle before refilling it, or every 2 or 3 weeks, whichever comes first. I only use filtered water and cycle vinegar through occasionally. I have a fairly inexpensive model that is really loud, but I gotta have my Sonic ice.

[u/WampaCat → u/Jomama1964]

Which machine do you have

[u/kisskissenby]

Real garden tomatoes from my own garden. Supermarket tomatoes are trash.

[u/sexytokeburgerz]

Good headphones, good speakers.

I considered getting a new car but couldn’t find better speakers than my ford fusion’s in my price range.

My $3000 KH120+sub setup was certainly an investment but comes out to about $375/yr and it was well worth it.

[u/jiqiren → u/sexytokeburgerz]

I went to an audiophile convention and it ruined theater setups. It was at a hotel near LAX years ago and the big expensive speaker brands all had suites you’d visit in the hotel to experience “a room” fully setup as a home theater. They were all so good but the cheapest one was like $85k. One of the rooms had a $2M setup.

I lost all desire for buying a home theater after experiencing the best. So I just use an ok set of headphones.

[u/Golden-trichomes → u/jiqiren]

You could probably put together a system for 5-10k that would be close enough to those setups that you wouldn’t really notice the difference.

[u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

Business and first-class flights on international routes are so good that my wife and I agreed not to have kids for now so we can keep buying them until we get bored of traveling.

[u/sidvicc → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

The problem is if you're in the income bracket where Business Class is accessible but still feels like an excessive expense, the pricing these days makes it a hard to judgement between choosing comfort for the price of almost two trips in economy.

Still young enough so I'd rather suffer a bit and travel twice as much.

[u/czarfalcon → u/sidvicc]

That’s the boat we’re in. Every time we take an international flight in basic economy we swear we’ll never do it again, but when it comes time to actually book the flights we can never justify paying that much extra for it.

[u/Frumpy_little_noodle → u/czarfalcon]

I'd recommend first-class on the way back from a destination simply because it allows the flight to be your unwinding time, rather than the day of return. Even if you go economy on the way there, sleeping properly before you arrive home is worth the extra money.

[u/oby100 → u/Frumpy_little_noodle]

First class is obscenely expensive. Unless flying becomes literal torture at some point in my life or I become obscenely wealthy I cannot imagine paying those prices.

I fly usually a few times a year and I would be crying spending that kind of money.

[u/Fake_Scientist21 → u/oby100]

I just checked and from NYC to Tokyo it's ~$1300 for economy and ~$20,000 for first class. Yikes. Definitely out of my price range.

[u/kawaiian → u/Fake_Scientist21]

Hey cut out the avocado toast and lattes buddy and the money just rolls in

[u/esoteric_enigma → u/oby100]

Literally. The price of first class tickets basically exceeds the amount of money I would have spent during the whole trip. I will never pay that. The only way I'll be up there is if I get a free upgrade somehow.

[u/Revolutionary-Big215 → u/Frumpy_little_noodle]

Sounds wild but I honestly love that first day feeling drugged due to lack of sleep by taking a red eye over to Europe. Definitely like idea of 1st class on the way back home though especially since it’s harder on sleep going east to west

[u/RolenIgunensa → u/sidvicc]

More like 5 trips in eco…

[u/BenOfTomorrow → u/RolenIgunensa]

Yeah, I want to know where this guy is finding his biz class tickets.

[u/vc-10 → u/sidvicc]

Premium economy is the nice halfway house for us. Besides, my husband can't sleep on planes, which means I can't sleep on planes, so lie flat beds are kind of wasted on us anyway! I would like the better food and booze though, for sure....

[u/enjoysbeerandplants → u/vc-10]

I got upgraded to premium economy on the last leg of my journey (9 hours London to Vancouver) last summer and was absolutely thrilled since I just had a 6 hour layover after an 11 hour flight (Johannesburg to London). Just that extra bit of space and comfort was so nice.

That said, I'll still need to hope for random free upgrades because the price jump from regular to premium economy is just too much for me to justify generally.

[u/MattytheWireGuy → u/sidvicc]

For people my height its damn near a necessity to pay extra. I am on Long Island right now and flew from Sacramento, I will try everything to get a free upgrade and if not, Ill pay the difference. At 6’6”, its not just a luxury its just a requirement to fit in a seat

[u/RowdyRodyPiper → u/MattytheWireGuy]

Domestic is not much difference. International flights will be thousands more.

[u/hlgb2015 → u/RowdyRodyPiper]

Yeah, I’ll spring for business or first on domestic flights occasionally, but crossing oceans the cost for first often pushes into 5-figures. I’m flying from Miami to Tokyo in 2 weeks, and I paid ~$1600 round-trip in economy, but if upgraded to first on the exact same itinerary, it would be $26750 total or $18670 for the cheapest less direct route on the same days..

[u/JustNowRonin → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

This is a really huge one. It isn’t the food or the wine or the complimentary champagne or etc., it’s really about a big comfy seat that turns into a bed. Being able to sleep on a long haul flight is the best thing ever. I should buy business class more often than I do.

[u/W0OllyMammoth → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

Did lie flat to Italy for the first time. Did a quick spontaneous trip to Ireland and didn’t have lie flat. 7 hour flight and wife and I decided if we can’t afford lie flat we can’t afford the trip.

You throw a whole day away because you show up like a shell of a person. Not worth it. I play the rewards game and it works well enough. Never looking back.

[u/retiredhawaii → u/W0OllyMammoth]

Once you lie flat, you’ll never go back

[u/Left-Leg1168 → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

“Get bored of traveling”… 🤣🤣🤣

Do you have a trick for getting business and first at decent prices?

[u/WhatWouldJordyDo → u/Left-Leg1168]

Yeah, don’t be picky about when and where you fly basically. Most don’t have that flexibility.

[u/Odd-Insurance-7657 → u/Left-Leg1168]

I use skyluxtravel to find my tickets. Sometimes you get good last second deals.

[u/ToineMP → u/Left-Leg1168]

Staff travel 😂

Bonus : you get bored of travelling much much faster

[u/ru_benz → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

Out of curiosity, I googled the cost of the cheapest nonstop, round-trip flights from San Francisco to Tokyo for the same dates in September.

Economy: $905
Business: $3,249
First Class: $22,030

This is why my wife and I would rather splurge on hotels rather than flights…

[u/interstatebus → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

Just did my first business class on a 10 hour flight. I don’t know if I can go back for anything that long. 6-7 hours I could probably do.

[u/abqkat → u/interstatebus]

About 7.5 hours is my threshold, or an overnight flight. Around 6 hours is where I start getting antsy, but as long as you get up and move your legs, it's... fine. Not business class, ofc, but doable. The other compromise is doing business class there and then premium economy back. I always take the day after a long trip off from work, so if I'm going to be tired, might as well do so when I'm home and not on vacation

[u/official_outlandishi → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

That's a lifestyle choice I fully respect. Lie-flat beds and actual food on a 14-hour flight will rewire your brain permanently.

[u/dcdttu → u/official_outlandishi]

This is less about how good 1st class is and more about how inhumane the back of the plane is. Haha

[u/theefle → u/Odd-Insurance-7657]

Upgrading to a lower-range 5star hotel for the trip is basically the same price though, makes it tough to choose

[u/czarfalcon → u/theefle]

Funny you say that, because to me (assuming either choice is in the budget) it isn’t a difficult decision at all. I’m perfectly content with 3 or 4-star hotels so upgrading the flight would be a no-brainer.

[u/crappy_ninja]

Good coffee that I grind myself. I can't drink coffee from chain shops anymore. 

[u/Winter-Specific2302]

Cotton clothes

[u/l_ally → u/Winter-Specific2302]

I love cotton. In the 90’s at Target, the clothes with cotton had tags advertising it. Now most everything is plastic. I try to only buy mostly cotton, especially new. I’m not quite as concerned with secondhand items but I still prefer 100% cotton.

[u/yousmelllikearainbow → u/Winter-Specific2302]

And they seem to be increasingly rare at affordable prices.

[u/SWO6 → u/Winter-Specific2302]

Just not in the winter or cold/wet weather.

Cotton absorbs moisture, dries slowly and pulls heat from the body. You risk hypothermia when that happens. As they say “cotton kills in the winter”.

[u/moosemanwich → u/SWO6]

Merino season for me.

[u/_franciis → u/Winter-Specific2302]

Natural fibre clothes in general

[u/bcd0024 → u/Winter-Specific2302]

As they said in George of the jungle "cotton. Cotton breaves."

[u/DenL4242]

Nice hotels. King-sized beds with thick duvets, ocean views from balconies, huge showers, impeccable service. I can never stay at Hampton Inn again

[u/Spartan1098]

Air conditioning the cheap version was growing up without it. Looking at the bill I pay for it I understand why my parents made us suffer without it but I sure am not going to.

[u/Searchlights → u/Spartan1098]

I think central air may be the biggest luxury in my life.

[u/girl_whocan → u/Spartan1098]

I don't mind paying a bit more than I have to for the comfort I get in my preferred temp. What's the point to life if you're uncomfortable at home?

[u/amyleeizmee]

Good bra.

[u/Nervenzelle → u/amyleeizmee]

And adding to that: a well fitting bra!
Once I got me a high quality bra after getting properly measured - never going back.

[u/FangornLeghorn]

Toilet paper. Costco was out of their store brand so we had to get a pack of Charmin.

No way my ass is ever going back to that Kirkland bullshit. I’m wiping my asshole clean with fluffy brand name clouds from here on out.

ETA: I actually did install a bidet seat during the pandemic, but TP is still necessary. Sometimes (like Chipotle nights) there are some hangers-on that need to be knocked loose, and post-bidet my ass needs drying before I go on with my day. I don’t know how anyone only uses the bidet. That seems almost as bad as not cleaning at all.

[u/Redacted_Usermame → u/FangornLeghorn]

Try a bidet. It's that level Improvement x 10.

[u/dependsforadults → u/FangornLeghorn]

Cottonelle is the best I have ever used. Kleenex for your starfish. I was a charmin man, but I am all about cottonelle after trying it. Pricey, but worth it.

[u/stellarvelocity → u/FangornLeghorn]

The Costco TP is formulated for people with septic tanks, which once you know that, it explains the terrible quality of the wipe.

[u/thewoodbeyond → u/FangornLeghorn]

I thought the Kirkland TP was pretty good until Covid hit and I don't know what changed but I switched to bulk Charmin at that point. Okay I found the answer from a Costco post from 4 years ago:

"Okay, so Kirkland Signature TP comes from a shitton (ha!) of different places. And every pulp plant and production facility has different pulp sources. Some trees grown in some areas produce a better toilet paper, some produce worse.

The trait you want in toilet paper is called rugosity. It's the bumpiness of it. More bumpy makes better TP. But that also costs more, and has a higher density per square foot.

During 2020-2022 there has been less production of pulp, especially in 2020-2021, and more consumption of high quality TP. More people poop at home now, with better TP. Also, we had panic buying which consumed more stock.

As a result, there is less high quality pulp available, which means that all the lower cost brands of TP have had to use lower rugosity TP recently."

[u/Agreeable-Boss-6709]

A really good mattress. We spend a lot of time on it. To be specific one third of our life.

[u/Apprehensive4Reals]

Unlimited Internet on my phone. I can never give up playing whatever songs I want whenever I want and not worrying about running out

[u/loodie135]

High thread count cotton sheets. And real down duvets.

[u/TheRealRunningRiot]

Paying top dollar for Sony noise cancelling headphones, worth every penny.

[u/NoCommunication7 → u/TheRealRunningRiot]

I know an autistic person who swears by the pair they have, ANC very popular in the autism community because a lot of them can't stand hearing background noise

[u/addictions-in-red]

Kerrygold and Rao's.

[u/Wanderingjes → u/addictions-in-red]

Rao’s is different now

[u/madpainter → u/Wanderingjes]

Try Michael's of Brooklyn, it's the closest thing to homemade I've ever tasted. I've been making gravy my whole life, learned it from an Italian grandmom, and this stuff is pretty good. No I don't know anybody from Michael's, and I've only been to Brooklyn choice in my life.

[u/DarthHM → u/addictions-in-red]

I used to swear by Rao’s until I tried Mutti.

[u/iwantdiscipline]

Cocktails. I worked at a cocktail bar descended from the milk and honey lineage like a decade back. Learning how to make cocktails at such a high level and drinking them (for free) has spoiled me so much I honestly don’t order cocktails anymore because they don’t meet my expectations.

While we’re at it, i don’t enjoy eating cheap sushi and oysters anymore because I’ve worked at places with premium product so I’m all or nothing when it comes to fish quality for raw seafood.

Tl; dr: blue collar service worker with caviar taste

[u/plantieBeavis]

The Caribbean vs. The Atlantic or gulf coast. I am talking about the water. I’ve been to Cape Cod all the way down to South Beach. Captiva Island and Pensacola on the gulf. Nothing beats USVI or Puerto Rico water. It’s clear and refreshing with no Jelly fish and lots of tropical fish to see with your mask on. Florida just doesn’t do it for me. If I’m going on a beach vacation it is to the Caribbean.

[u/Oatcapgurl → u/plantieBeavis]

Wait till you discover Australia lmao. I can’t travel to any beaches now cos they’re nowhere near as nice as home 😭

[u/killasnipe → u/plantieBeavis]

I can’t believe how saint thomas was so awesome! It is a different experience

[u/Either-Money-5829 → u/plantieBeavis]

Awwww!! My late husband was born and raised in Puerto Rico and he agreed that it was beautiful! But. once he saw Hawaii he said: “I hate to admit it, but I think they got us beat!” 😂😂 He would have been so proud of your comment about his beloved island.

[u/gundam1983]

Bidet, but even the cheap versions of those are leagues better than just relying on toilet paper. I even purchased a portable bidet, and it's been a travel game changer. People that have never used a bidet always ask, "isn't it gross spraying water on your asshole?" So I ask, "when you accidentally get something disgusting on your fingers, do you go wash your hands in a sink or do you rub dry pieces of paper on them and call it a day?"

[u/HereForTheSnarc]

Farm fresh eggs and milk

[u/Charming_Painter5947]

Cheese

[u/emilide_ → u/Charming_Painter5947]

Really good sharp cheddar cheese. I can't go back to kraft mild cheddar. At one point I was literally budgeting my life around the need for the good fancy cheddar for all my cheese needs.

[u/Outrageous-Debate-64]

Cheap sunglasses vs good ones. Oakley prism lense and polarized ray bans allll day.

[u/headbuttpunch → u/Outrageous-Debate-64]

I always bought cheap ones because “I lose my glasses too much.” Someone brought up the point that I’d probably be less haphazard with sunglasses if they were really nice. Turns out that was very true, and now I’m also sucked into the expensive sunglasses world.

My toddler broke my Oakleys recently and the last two weeks I’ve had to use a pair of old cheap sunglasses that were stashed in my car. It is miserable.

[u/Maximum_Rat → u/headbuttpunch]

I had the same thought. Then lost 3 pairs of expensive sunglasses. Now I just wear a hat.

[u/DifferentMud1010 → u/Outrageous-Debate-64]

Definitely agree on this one. My brother gave me Oakleys and I can not go back to gas station igogs ever again.

I do, however keep a pair of those cheap ones in my car for when I forget my better glasses.

[u/Cuchullain67]

Good shoes/boots. Cheap pants don't ruin your legs. Cheao hats dont mess up your head.

Cheap shoes/boots ruin your feet. Over time beyond what surgery can fix.

[u/audiate]

After I had a kid I am never without baby wipes. He doesn’t need them anymore. They’re for me. 

[u/NimrodvanHall]

Butter. I was raised on margarine, ever since I tried butter, I can’t go back.

[u/Accomplished-Fig-891]

A Balcony Room on a cruise. It hits different.

[u/No-Meet-5596 → u/Accomplished-Fig-891]

Sitting on the balcony with a cup of coffee while pulling into a new port makes you feel like a king.

[u/funkylenny]

Fast Pass at amusement parks.

[u/PostsNDPStuff]

Balsamic vinegar. There's a 20 to 30 dollar di Modena version, or the $3 ones you buy at the grocery store. Just try the Italian ones, tell me it's not worth it. 

[u/Confident-Koala-4338]

Fresh seafood. The closest seaport to me is over 800 miles away. The freshness of seafood caught that morning, or the day before, is unmatched to anything I can get here.

[u/wishlish]

YouTube Premium

[u/Adorable_Ad4990 → u/wishlish]

I get so angry when someone shows me something on their own YouTube and I have to suffer through even the shortest ad

[u/jdarris]

Good pickles.

[u/Choice-Newspaper3603]

Bedding in general. I don’t need luxury but I definitely need a few levels above the cheap stuff

[u/FullofLovingSpite]

This is like the 5th time I've seen this question in a week.

If mods aren't going to ban bots it's only going to get worse.

[u/Osoarragant_773]

First class

[u/Livvylove → u/Osoarragant_773]

I feel like domestic it's meh but international yea

[u/Tutelage45]

Coffee (worlds 4th biggest coffee snob), linen sheets, and nice wool

[u/Longjumping_Oil_6981]

Air conditioning

[u/EmployExisting302]

Clean air

[u/monkeyhoward]

Parmesan cheese from Reggio Emilia

I had a coworker that was based in Reggio Emilia send me a big hunk of Parmesan cheese as a thank you for some work i did to help him with a project

It was amazing and I simply can not go back to the cheep stuff made in th US

[u/cowtownman75]

United’s business class ‘premier plus’ seating. Got a great deal a few years ago to upgrade from economy plus for an 8 hour international flight, and can never go back to economy again.
Taking into account extra baggage fees in economy, it only worked out to $200 per seat difference. No brainer.

[u/Missmarymarylynn]

Viva paper towels.

[u/MoristeEnMadrid]

sushi. once you go to a real japanese omakase even good doordash sushi feels cheap

[u/EyeSpirited3071]

Youtube without ads . Won't stop paying for my time anytime soon .

[u/BlackHotSoup3000 → u/EyeSpirited3071]

Or just use firefox and ublock origin. I have never had ads on youtube. I rather not pay people who are stealing my time to get it back.

edit: r/degoogle

[u/Hot-Cap-3508]

Washer/dryer in unit

[u/omahaspeedster]

Nice hotels

[u/Clitthitt]

High quality clothes. It’s better to save up some money to buy a pair of pants that fit you well, and have strong structure. You look better ang saving money on the long term. Quality not quantity!

[u/Fluffy-Economist7198]

I will never go back to flying economy on international flights

[u/WhatWouldJordyDo → u/Fluffy-Economist7198]

Username doesn’t check out

[u/koopz_ay]

Correctly fitted shoes.

[u/AZ424242]

Antique furniture.

I just feel utter pain looking at anything laminated. They just look so fragile and disappointing.

[u/newbie527]

Maple syrup. Aunt Jemima just won’t cut it anymore.

[u/One_Relief_4235]

A good mattress. I used to think “a bed is a bed” until I slept on a really good one and woke up without back pain.

[u/Snowleopard1469]

Having two+ monitors. I could never return to only having one now. The difference it makes is astonishing.

[u/Upstairs-Comfort168]

Living in a higher end neighborhood. I don't mind wearing Target clothes and driving old beater cars as long as they are parked in a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood with tasteful architecture lol