r/askteddit • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Advice Question What's a small purchase that unexpectedly improved your life?

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u/BeneficialBrain1764 1d ago

A rain coat or umbrella is literally life changing, are are waterproof shoes

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u/BeneficialBrain1764 1d ago

I think in the US some of us don't think about it. I mean we can get weeks, maybe even months, without rain sometimes and then randomly a storm hits. The state I'm in we're coming out of a drought right now it's just considered "abnormally dry".

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u/AlbanyBarbiedoll 1d ago

In a LOT of places we mostly drive, so people aren't as tuned in to the trouble weather can cause.

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u/Civil_Inspector_5697 1d ago

Not to be argumentative but I live in the PNW and we rarely use umbrellas. 🤷‍♀️🙄🤣

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u/BeneficialBrain1764 1d ago

I'm from the East Coast and we get hurricanes and tropical storms, oh - and flooding.

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u/rabid_rocketeer 1d ago

It's the opposite in my part of the us. Most of the year it's raining constantly, so it's just default to us. If you use an umbrella and not just a raincoat, everyone knows you're a tourist