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I have a hard time buying things online because of this. Like I’d like to have a monitor mount to have more desk space, but they all look similar but they’re probably all pretty shit, so I have no idea how to get a good one.

Or I need oven gloves (my current mitts have a hole in them that burned my finger, causing me to drop the tray and accidentally grab it with my other hand that didn’t have a mitt), do I buy official Ove’ Gloves™ at $18 per glove or some brandless gloves that are $10 total? Is there actually a quality difference?

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I bought my monitor and TV mounts from monoprice after a coworker recommended them. They just rebadge OEM products, but at least they have a minimum quality standard and list accurate measurements and weight capacities.

Mounts for monitors/TVs are either cheap with varying quality when bought online, or wildly expensive (also with varying quality) when bought from a big box store.

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buy the cheap product once. if it lasts a while, congrats, it was worth it. if it craps out, buy the expensive product. aka the harbor freight rule

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This is what I’ve tried but even the “nice” products feel like shit nowadays

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haha :yea:

just bought a dremel brand dremel that broke on the second time i pressed the button. not the first; it worked the first time. but it gave up the second time

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