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snoo
Jul 5, 2007




goatface posted:

My sister bought me a baphomet throw blanket thing for my birthday. It's v nice.

I feel like someone posted a baphomet shower curtain and also a rug or throw here, but I can't find it specifically. anyone got the links? :)

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NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

snoo posted:

I feel like someone posted a baphomet shower curtain and also a rug or throw here, but I can't find it specifically. anyone got the links? :)

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3806076&perpage=40&pagenumber=5#post497189372

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3806076&perpage=40&pagenumber=5#post497189722

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3806076&perpage=40&pagenumber=5#post497202341

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3806076&perpage=40&pagenumber=6#post499169551

One of these might help.



NoneMoreNegative fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Nov 10, 2019

Fleta Mcgurn
Oct 5, 2003

Porpoise noise continues.

Shut up Meg posted:

Maybe donate to charity and tell them that did it on their behalf?

Perhaps one supporting Hong Kong.


never shut up, Meg, please.

Kirk Vikernes
Apr 26, 2004

Count Goatnackh

Has anyone bought a Roomba clone from Aliexpress, DHGate or the like? Is/was it any good?

Moot .1415926535
Mar 24, 2006

Yep, that's pretty much it.

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


Mammal Sauce posted:

Has anyone bought a Roomba clone from Aliexpress, DHGate or the like? Is/was it any good?

One of my mates ordered one on the 11.11 sale that just started. He seems to know his poo poo and would have researched a LOT beforehand.

klafbang
Nov 18, 2009
Clapping Larry

Mammal Sauce posted:

Has anyone bought a Roomba clone from Aliexpress, DHGate or the like? Is/was it any good?

I've recommended Ilife several times in this thread. I've had the V7 Pro (I think, it had a name similar to the current one but is a generation or two older), V5s Pro and W400. They are very good for the price.

Most of them both vacuum and mop. They do a decent job, but are not as fancy as the Roombas. Their smart technology is not good enough yet, so don't get the A models or the V9 model (they have that). The others are fine, especially for sub-$100.

Dust bin size and battery are fine for normal use; I can vacuum one floor easily on a charge and empty the dust bin afterwards. I could probably do it less but this works for me. The W400 is "smart," and does a really great job at washing floors, but needs some babysitting to cover everything; I like the dumb random-walk ones better. I don't get them stuck, but don't have loose wires on the floor or carpets so YMMV.

I'm not afraid to plug them in; they come with CE marking in Europe, and they ship out of Europe (Spain), so I at least largely trust that it is not just something magic markered on by the 12-years-old that made it.

Fleta Mcgurn
Oct 5, 2003

Porpoise noise continues.

klafbang posted:

I'm not afraid to plug them in; they come with CE marking in Europe, and they ship out of Europe (Spain), so I at least largely trust that it is not just something magic markered on by the 12-years-old that made it.

I live in Spain, I would afraid to plug in something that was manufactured here. Just kidding. We actually have a lot of factories doing assembly for German companies, from what I see around Catalunya.

That Dang Lizard
Jul 13, 2016

what; an idiomt

klafbang posted:

I'm not afraid to plug them in; they come with CE marking in Europe

Are you sure it's the actual CE and not the fake China Export CE marking?

https://www.ybw.com/vhf-marine-radio-guide/warning-dont-get-confused-between-the-ce-mark-and-the-china-export-mark-4607

klafbang
Nov 18, 2009
Clapping Larry

I'll have to double-check, but that's why I mentioned they ship out of Europe: they are big enough I would expect them to get turbo-hosed if they try to import them in bulk with fake or "clever" markings.

Crazy Achmed
Mar 13, 2001


Hey, if this makes a few people stop treating their phones as disposables to be thrown out every year or two, I'm in favour of it.

RandomPauI
Nov 24, 2006


Grimey Drawer
Phone makers don't make it very easy. Mine is dying and the cost just to replace the battery is more than it costs to buy a new phone with the same specs.

Woden
May 6, 2006
It's the lack of security updates after a couple of years that forces me to upgrade.

mike12345
Jul 14, 2008

"Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."





I'm still using a dumbphone I bought 12 years ago.

Fleta Mcgurn
Oct 5, 2003

Porpoise noise continues.
I've had my phone for over two years. A new one would only be 10 Euro a month, buy why waste all those raw materials when my "old" one works perfectly well?

Perhaps related to the thread, but I've only ever owned one model of phone that actually needed to be replaced after fewer than two years- it was a Xiaomi. I repurchased that model and the new one also croaked before its second birthday.

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


Fleta Mcgurn posted:

I've had my phone for over two years. A new one would only be 10 Euro a month, buy why waste all those raw materials when my "old" one works perfectly well?

Perhaps related to the thread, but I've only ever owned one model of phone that actually needed to be replaced after fewer than two years- it was a Xiaomi. I repurchased that model and the new one also croaked before its second birthday.

The last brand new phone I bought was a Nokia N97. Everything since then is second hand 'good enough' stuff.

snoo
Jul 5, 2007




i should've just ordered yesterday instead of waiting for the sale bc now all the delivery times are a month later than before :cripes:

snoo fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Nov 11, 2019

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Mammal Sauce posted:

Has anyone bought a Roomba clone from Aliexpress, DHGate or the like? Is/was it any good?

The Roborock vacuums seem to get pretty good reviews, though Im on like 4th battery for an ancient Roomba myself.

The Wonder Weapon
Dec 16, 2006



This thread is surprisingly quiet given that it's 11/11.what's everyone getting on sale?

So far I've picked up a pair of the Bluetooth headsets recommended earlier, and an auto leveler for my 3d printer.

Lazyhound
Mar 1, 2004

A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous—got me?

Woden posted:

It's the lack of security updates after a couple of years that forces me to upgrade.

buy Apple

DeadMansSuspenders
Jan 10, 2012

I wanna be your left hand man


Always buy in bulk for the best discounts.

number 1 snake fan
Jul 16, 2018

KING OV HELL
Apr 2, 2014
Anyone have an opinion of buying rotary tool attachments on Ali? I bought a Dremel last year and want all the cool toys for it, but if I can just buy some off Ali, I'm all about it.

JointHorse
Feb 7, 2005

Lusus naturæ et exaltabitur cor eius.


Yams Fan

KING OV HELL posted:

Anyone have an opinion of buying rotary tool attachments on Ali? I bought a Dremel last year and want all the cool toys for it, but if I can just buy some off Ali, I'm all about it.

I've bought these grinding disks made by Hilda.
HILDA 25pcs Fiberglass Reinforced Cut Off Wheel Disc w/ 2 Mandrel 1/8" Fit for Dremel Tool rotary tool dremel style
Used them last year when fixing my car, and they worked as well as the original ones. Also have a few other accessories made by them, and they've worked well.

Also :lol: the Finnish postal workers are on strike, and that means any packet coming from abroad is not going anywhere until it's over. Internal mail is already expected to be late by weeks.. Guess I won't be seeing my 11.11 sale orders until next year!

JointHorse fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Nov 11, 2019

RandomPauI
Nov 24, 2006


Grimey Drawer

The Wonder Weapon posted:

This thread is surprisingly quiet given that it's 11/11.what's everyone getting on sale?

I'd get a protective screen and case for an Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7, the 2012 model. But every listing seems to be for 2015 or newer. In theory I can just buy a new tablet, but I'm determined to root this one!

Shut up Meg
Jan 8, 2019

You're safe here.

The Wonder Weapon posted:

This thread is surprisingly quiet given that it's 11/11.what's everyone getting on sale?

I didn't bother taking a look this year, but I'm going to hazard a guess that it is like last year and all the sale prices are the same as the regular prices from a week ago.



Still better than Amazon Prime day, though.

bus hustler
Mar 14, 2019

Ha Ha Ha... YES!

Shut up Meg posted:

I didn't bother taking a look this year, but I'm going to hazard a guess that it is like last year and all the sale prices are the same as the regular prices from a week ago.



Still better than Amazon Prime day, though.

theyre better than that, but they're largely in line with the best prices over 6 months. very little is "omg!" or worth spending hours on the site.

i got my drone for $61 shipped. there are stupider ways to spend $60. pretty sure it could be had for about $62 shipped within the past 6 months, but not the past 3.

the knife i wanted is apparently available for a similar price on amazon because it's a real seller i guess that's pretty popular.

Poopelyse
Jan 22, 2011

by Fluffdaddy
I bought some micro usb cables for phones since my last crop have died off.
Also got some cat toy springs for the kitty - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/4lJvGlLK

And new light for my bike - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/3dPwdYN6

And IP camera to spy on the dog and kitty while away - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/tCOxynWY
1080p camera for $17, ships from US and free shipping. $40 on Amazon right now.

solarNativity
Nov 11, 2012

Which one of you is this?

McSpergin
Sep 10, 2013

JointHorse posted:

I've bought these grinding disks made by Hilda.
HILDA 25pcs Fiberglass Reinforced Cut Off Wheel Disc w/ 2 Mandrel 1/8" Fit for Dremel Tool rotary tool dremel style
Used them last year when fixing my car, and they worked as well as the original ones. Also have a few other accessories made by them, and they've worked well.

Also :lol: the Finnish postal workers are on strike, and that means any packet coming from abroad is not going anywhere until it's over. Internal mail is already expected to be late by weeks.. Guess I won't be seeing my 11.11 sale orders until next year!

Perkeles

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

charity rereg posted:

theyre better than that, but they're largely in line with the best prices over 6 months. very little is "omg!" or worth spending hours on the site.

i got my drone for $61 shipped. there are stupider ways to spend $60. pretty sure it could be had for about $62 shipped within the past 6 months, but not the past 3.

the knife i wanted is apparently available for a similar price on amazon because it's a real seller i guess that's pretty popular.
The Anycubic Photon 3d printer I bought in September was cheaper then than it's now, by like $50. Most other stuff in my cart is a few dozen cents down compared to a week ago. The drone I want to buy is on an unrelated sale until the 18th :iiam:

Woden
May 6, 2006

:chloe:

Former DILF
Jul 13, 2017


Genuine Apple

Bremma
Sep 7, 2007

She was a terrible creature and did not deserve our love
I'm taking a gamble and ordering a bunch of stuff for a Secret Santa in early Jan. Hoping everything I order comes and is a decent quality so I don't end up last minute shopping like last year (and this time I just can't shove a ton of beer in as a bonus and call it a day cause of dietary restrictions).

Snowy
Oct 6, 2010

A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense



Isn’t there plenty of time to get presents if you ship with epacket?

bus hustler
Mar 14, 2019

Ha Ha Ha... YES!
so far i've not had anything take more than 6 weeks. i guess there were some coupons i missed out on yesterday but my hunch is they would have superceded some of the ali coupons, like $6 off 65 probably would have been replaced with $7 off $50.

They don't work today even though the sale is still on. drat you, could have had my drone incrementally cheaper!

Bremma
Sep 7, 2007

She was a terrible creature and did not deserve our love

Snowy posted:

Isn’t there plenty of time to get presents if you ship with epacket?

Probably but there's always the risk of something not showing up or showing up and being horrifically terrible looking and I scramble for a replacement.

Hirayuki
Mar 28, 2010


skrapp mettle posted:

I ordered a bunch of goofball hats for a coworker and one of them is showing out for delivery in Michigan. I’m in Nevada. Opened up a dispute because I doubt I ever see that one. Hope whoever gets it likes weird brimless skull caps.
Sweet! I'll keep an eye out.

Snowy
Oct 6, 2010

A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense



Aren’t the sales just lies where they have raised the prices right before discounting them? I heard that a while back and have ignored the sales since.

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Fleta Mcgurn
Oct 5, 2003

Porpoise noise continues.

Bremma posted:

Probably but there's always the risk of something not showing up or showing up and being horrifically terrible looking and I scramble for a replacement.

Oh, boy, this happened to me last year. Unfortunately, I don't have the pictures anymore, but what I thought were nice brogues with a cool pattern of gradient earth-toned squares turned out to be a pair of vaguely brogue-style shoes made of my dead grandmother's flowered brocade couch, as far as I can tell.

I got a refund, by the way, and donated them to my preschool's dressup box, where they became known as "the bruja shoes."

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