Random things that have exceeded or fell short of my expectations:

⬆️good surround sound speakers 
⬆️robot vacuums
⬆️sous vide cooking
⬆️AirPod pros
⬆️quality knives 

⬇️iPads 
⬇️unpolarized sunglasses 
⬇️SendGrid
⬇️nonstick pans

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Okay the Ipad: could it be a better or more comfortable aalternative to say reading on the go/the couch?

Don’t have one but have been thinking about it

Yes - I pretty much only use it for reading books/news, and watching stuff on airplanes right now.

I was expecting it to be moreso a laptop replacement but I was let down