I’ve been using Dip shampoo bars for 7 months now. I’m on my second mini bar and it lasts and lasts. I’m a convert I will never go back to bottle shampoo. I have a mini conditioner bar too, leave in or rinse out.
For bread, I gotta have it, lettuce wraps don’t cut it. I like Rustic Oven sourdough. Or sprouted bread, Ezekiel is the best. Pricey about $7 usd, found in the freezer section great for fiber protein and complex Carbohydrates
TomboyX underwear. I hate girly underwear (I refuse to use the word “panties”) and always thought it sucked that they don’t make boxer briefs for women.
Well, they do now (several companies) but TomboyX are comfortable, have great designs and fit a wide range of sizes. I have replaced my entire stash with them. Not cheap but worth it for me. I usually wait for the sales.
I’ll second Skechers Slip-ins. I’m wearing a pair now that’s doing its best to fall apart, but I can’t find another pair like them to replace them with, so I’ll probably wear these until they die.
BMW. I have a 2015 528i that I love and will drive into the ground (that will probably take a while since I work at home and when we take longer car trips we take the spouse’s Hyundai Santa Cruz.) Never had a major problem with it and the people at the BMW dealership are always nice and helpful.
I should have mentioned that various styles of Hoka are designed for different types of foot issues. You might look up which ones are best for your particular feet.
I have comically flat feet. The Hoka shoe for me is “Gaviota.”
Mrs. Cretin has planat fascitis and wears a different Hoka. (Our podiatrist told each of us which model to get.)
NOW you tell me! Crap.
What advantage are the WeatherTech or other aftermarket floor mats over the OEM ones?
I dunno 'bout no floor mats, but I recently sprung for a full set of air deflectors. My wife likes to have a window cracked open a bit, but the noise and buffeting bother me. The deflectors keep us both happy. Ish.
In the case of mine, it’s a whole liner for that section of the car including the sidewalls versus just a fabric mat on the floor. And a rubberized bottom for easy washing. Especially when we have snow and salt, it does a great job of protecting the bottom of the car.
Besides being a better fit (they don’t slide out of position, ever), they have raised edges/lips that trap all debris, including water, sand, and dirt. Easy-peasey to remove and clean.
And ninja’d by @Jophiel!
I’ll also add that, for the cost of the OEM ones, the mechanically better aftermarket ones aren’t a bad deal. My used car came missing the front mats. MSRP on carpeted official floor mats for my car is $220, the aftermarket one I showed above is like $230.
Thanks. I found, in the case of my Honda, that some dealers offer accessories at less than MSRP, if you’re willing to order them from another state.
Husky also makes floor mats to fit. I have them in my Mazda.
HideandDrink™ leather goods. If you like the odd, unique leather carriers or portfolios. Bags, keyrings, and the like.
I discovered them needing an odd sized portfolio that would last longer than the plastic, card board crap you usually see.
I’ve had it and really used it for 25 years. Zipper works perfectly. The handle is still firmly attached.
Love, love them. (No shoes or gloves here).
*They do have a leather top hat that is seriously cool!
Both of our cars were purchased from the same used-car dealer. As part of every deal that he made, he ordered and installed WeatherTech mats at no additional charge.
Sadly, he quit his business last year and went to work for a car dealer in a neighboring town.
Thanks, but for the Subie, we got two sets of factory mats - carpet and all-weather - at the time we bought the car. Allegedly thrown in at the dealer’s cost.
Another recommendation for BMW. Bought my second last year; super fun to drive, reliable and well-engineered. Can’t see myself ever buying another brand (especially since I can walk to the local BMW dealer).
Briggs & Riley luggage. Worth the price for such well built luggage.
Bosch dishwashers. They do the job, they don’t break down, and they are quiet as a mouse fart. I’ll never buy another brand.
Skechers shoes. Wonderful product. Best thing is that the heel always maintains its shape. I tried another slip-on shoe and after a while the heel went to hell and you have to pull the heel back because it bends down when you put your foot in.
Diet Coke. The nectar of the gods.
EGO battery ‘lawn’ products. I have a mower, a snow blower, a string trimmer and a leaf blower. They work so, so well. The batteries on all of those different machines are interchangeable.
Gasoline? Oil? Screw that.
In the same vein, ION Solar. Had it installed in January. Yes start up costs are expensive, but I have not spent one dime on electricity since then. So, nothing to budget for there. And their online monitoring tells me exactly how it’s doing.
@BippityBoppityBoo "cobblers" are rarer than hens teeth.
I’ve been looking for one for a couple of years. 
Fender guitars. A solid instrument without having to take out a bank loan. I bought a used USA-made 2001 Strat about ten years ago and it’s as solid as the day it was made. It was $700, which is cheap for an electric of any quality. And now that it’s 25 years old, it’s still solid as a rock.
Tough Traveler luggage and cases. Wears like iron and they’ll repair them for you for free, forever.
I have a Tough Traveler bike-seat toolbag (among several other newer items) that I bought over forty years ago and have constantly used in all sorts of weather and temperatures on two continents. Still good as new, not counting a few chain-grease stains over the years.
I second the recommendation on all-natural shampoo bars. Lather, rinse, rinse again with a pint of water conaining a couple tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and you can skip conditioner too. Never going back to spending dozens of dollars annually on heavy plastic bottles of hair goop!
American Duchess dress shoes, mostly vintage and historical styles. And I am NOT a “shoe girl” and have always had difficult feet which I mostly just want healthy comfy footwear for. But when you do need or desire nice shoes, these ones are comfortable, walkable, excellently made, and the most beautiful shoes you ever owned. (Not cheap, admittedly.)