What will be the best thing I buy via Amazon by the end of Sept 2023?
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100%3%Electric toothbrush with timer so you don't have to think about how long to brush https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AKGRTUM
14%Cosmik Freeze Dried Ice Cream
6%Sleep mask (ex. https://a.co/d/cj7oTDG)
1.7%Cooling blanket that always feels like the other side of the pillow: https://www.amazon.com/inhand-Cooling-Blankets-Sleepers-Lightweight/dp/B0BV6RR3BB/
1.7%The Mindfold sleep mask. Better than dozens more that I tried. Mostly because of no pressure on the eyes and the level of darkness. https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Essentials-Mindfold-Sleeping-Mask/dp/B00011R3N0
24%Cherry blossom mochi candy
8%Walking tamale variety pack
2.0%Finger chopsticks for maximizing productivity and snack consumption simultaneously https://www.amazon.com/UHOUSE-Chopsticks-Supplies-Creative-Accessories/dp/B09TSPGZ2L
28%Other
  • according to estimated consumer surplus per dollar spent

  • according to my low-effort estimating, in the first few days of Oct

  • purchased after the beginning of this market

  • from time of purchase over the rest of the future, attempting to account for flow-through effects (e.g. if I buy a whiteboard and then I do some great thinking using it that I reckon I wouldn't have done otherwise, then I'd sum in the value of that thinking)..

  • except not counting effects via other Amazon purchases e.g. if I hate a product however it causes me to realize that I should purchase the same in a different flavor, the consequences of that future purchase do not accrue to the first, unsuccessful attempt. If purchasing product A causes me to expect to purchase a stream of product A forever, the consumer surplus from future purchases doesn't all accrue to the first purchase.

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KatjaGrace avatar
Katja Grace

Actually just hadn't substantially tried electric toothbrush before, so that got bonus value without the timer aspect.

SEE avatar
SEE

@KatjaGrace We're now definitely past the "first few days of Oct" on this one.

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Katja Grace

@SEE Sorry for delay, got extremely busy with work

SEE avatar
SEE

Reminder that this market needs to be resolved, thank you.

Joshua avatar
Joshua

Are there any particular kinds of products you'd like recommendations for?

KatjaGrace avatar
Katja Grace

@Joshua interested in anything someone loves, but best bets are probably things that make life easier or smoother for a person who struggles at the basics of life while being pretty busy with the non-basics, has ADHD and at least much in common with autistic people, sleeps badly, is often in physical pain, likes food convenience but wishes for more e.g. home-cooked food, cares about aesthetics, moves around a lot, and spends money freely. Recently pleased by a keychain device that stops bug bites itching. Long term fave non-obvious purchase was timer caps for pill bottles, so you can automatically see when you last took what.

Austin avatar
Austin

@KatjaGrace

keychain device that stops bug bites itching

Wait wtf this exists? is it this: https://www.amazon.com/Zap-Mosquito-Bite-Relief-Treatment/dp/B000KU74K4?th=1 ?

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Katja Grace

@Austin this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B5R1FFRG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So far I have tried it about once on about ten mosquito bites I got yesterday. I think they became much less itchy than usual (e.g. it was not a big problem and didn't keep me from sleeping) but not all zero itchy. Glancing at a paper on this mechanism, I think it substantially helps with about 80% of bites.

It works by applying heat to the bite, which feels like you are being burned, so I could imagine a person preferring bites to this. I'm assuming it isn't actually burning but too early to say.

Austin avatar
Austin

@KatjaGrace I got the mosquito bite tool recommended, it's a fun thing to play with and demo on friends! Kind of looking forward to getting bitten now haha