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IcemanofOz t1_ja13isg wrote

Reply to comment by MonktonToohey in So I bought a karasawa nail file in Japan while traveling 7 years ago, and damn do I love it, it just feels good to use, unlike those cheap sand paper ones that feel like a weird torture by thejunketjourneyer

I've been looking for a good nail file, just not sure how I feel about spending that much on one though...

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thejunketjourneyer OP t1_ja1dgag wrote

Totally understandable when I bought mine in Japan it’s was $25, but when you buy things for life they’re not always gonna be cheap, plus it’s bomb proof and feels nice while using

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avitar35 t1_ja3fp48 wrote

$25 is flaunting wealth? Saying durable long lasting things will not always be cheap is flaunting wealth? Lol, dude, way bigger fish to fry.

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DawctorDawgs t1_ja3e477 wrote

Man then I am absolutely fucked!

Oh btw have I shown you all my new laptop??

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Life-Meal6635 t1_ja50zfe wrote

Oh get the fuck out. Wrong sub. Wrong life. Go be a puritan.

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Block_Me_Amadeus t1_ja2471e wrote

"Buy once, cry once." How much would you spend on another X years of cheap ones?

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foodmakes62kgtoohard t1_ja2ajtn wrote

I have a torture one in those kits you find at tjmaxx. Going on 15 years now. I've replaced the tweezers and clips with tweezerman a few ago for reference.

Get this cuz you want higher quality. But you don't have to pretend like the shit ones disintegrate or wear down.

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F-21 t1_ja6qe2r wrote

15-20$ gets you a decent Pferd file for steel which are among the best on the market. Yeah 40$ for a nail file is overpriced by about 35$ because it does not require any real hardening for that, it's just finely grooved sheet metal that can fly out of a production machine and hardly requires any workers to operate it...

Sure enough you can find a bunch on aliexpress for 2-3$.

Also, the same Japanese one is 14.5$ on Japanese Amazon, it's just terribly overpriced when exported.

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IcemanofOz t1_ja2kgjm wrote

As long as I don't lose the one I have, probably nothing... at worst I replace it once and it'll be around 10 dollars.

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F-21 t1_ja6psvk wrote

Don't. It's a 14-15$ file. I think you'll be disappointed at 40$...

Japanese stuff is way cheaper on Japanese Amazon. Sadly the shipping is pricey but if you bundle it up with other stuff it gets really cheap (like, I sometimes buy Japanese tools, they're often quite affordable - Vessel screwdrivers are 3-6€ for top notch quality, Engineer pliers, Olfa, Tsunoda pliers, KTC tools etc... Koken and Nepros are also cheaper than elsewhere, but they're sill not cheap - though best quality stuff on the market for sure).

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IcemanofOz t1_ja6rl8g wrote

Cheers, I'll check it out. I'm in Australia and the best price I could find was closer to 50 dollars plus shipping...

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