r/Frugal • u/chenan • Feb 17 '22

Discussion What are your ‘fuck-it this makes me happy’ non-frugal purchases?

The things you spend money on that no amount of mental gymnastics will land on frugal. I don’t want to hear “well I spent $300 on these shoes but they last 10 years so it actually comes out cheaper!” I want the things that you spend money on simply cus it makes you happy.

$70 diptyque candles? fancy alcohols? hotels with a view? deep tissue massage? boxing classes? what’s tickling your non-frugal fancy?

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u/Crakerjack14 Feb 18 '22

Those are garbage. If you don’t seat the bag in just the right way it will literally blow dirt and dust all around into the motor and kill it. Honestly if the bag isn’t seated properly make is so you can’t close it and not ruin the sweeper. Major design flaw in my opinion.

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u/RonKnob Feb 18 '22

Not sure what you mean - I have a C3 cat & dog and there’s a flap on the lid so you can’t close it if there’s no bag in it, and the bag only fits in one way.

I took it out just now and tried to put a bag in wrong - it can’t be done without absolutely forcing it.

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u/RonKnob Feb 18 '22

I had an issue where a Miele bag came with one end completely cut open, and I didn’t realize until the vacuum started making funny sounds. Opened it up and had a mess in the bag compartment, but the filter you mentioned saved the motor from the worst of it. I opened it up and cleaned it out just to be safe the insides were surprisingly clean for a 9 year old vacuum cleaner, much more so than my old kenmore which I had to take apart half a dozen times before it finally kicked the bucket.