The series are so much better than I thought they would be. I was let down with arrested development, but grace and frankie, the unbreakable Jimmy Schmitt and bojack horseman I'm astounded at the level of quality in writing.
Amazon Prime. I use Amazon for everything. I get household necessities delivered with my two dash buttons, I read books almost exclusively on my Kindle (that Amazon basically gave to me. Thanks to a Prime promotion, it ended up costing me $6). I don't have a cable subscription, but with Amazon and Netflix I don't feel like I'm missing anything at all. I previously used Spotify for music, but after their new privacy policy, I'm probably going to swap to Amazon for that as well.
I'm really enjoying them. I've got one in my laundry room for detergent, and one in the bathroom for toilet paper. The laundry room is actually outside the house, so I was a bit worried that the little gadget wouldn't be potent enough to pick up my wi-fi, but I've had no troubles with it so far! They were super easy to set up, and they're also easy to keep out of sight. I've already been considering ordering another one for garbage bags.
For me, Spotify Premium. Audio quality difference and the lack of ads... plus the freedom to play whatever I want on the phone rather than hope shuffle gives me what I want. Being able to keep an offline copy of all my music on the phone is pretty sweet.
I also really like how I can listen to a lot of albums the same day they come out. There's also the "Spotify Sessions" that have some exclusive content which is pretty cool. I also like making playlists and sharing them with my friends, and being able to see what my friends are listening to as well.
The only thing I dislike is the lack of Taylor Swift (I know, I know.....).
(shameless plug for /t/spotify - where we share playlists we've made and news about Spotify)
Yeah, listening on release is really nice. Plus it's the cost efficiency. As long as you listen to 2-3 new albums a month, your subscription is cheaper then buying the albums. It'd cost me probably several hundred dollars to buy all I listen to
Really not worth it once you discover how much better the experience is with traditional shaving tools like a safety razor (or a straight razor if you feel adventurous). The cartridges are a scam the industry pulled on us so they could sell us expensive disposable cartridges.
Yes, Dollar Shave Club made them much cheaper. It doesn't improve the product though.
Coincidentally enough, I just started using a safety razor yesterday.
I picked up some generally-accepted decent starter stuff (Parker 26C razor, sampler pack of blades, soap and brush). I figure my up-front cost to get started was about $100, but that included 100 sampler blades so I should be good for a while.
I've only tried it once so far but never really noticed a big difference, although I'm sure much of that is my lack of skill using the razor and soap/brush, and also maybe the first blade I tried from the sampler isn't ideal for me.
Still, can't go wrong when the blades only cost about $0.10 each (vs. ~$3-4 each for cartridges).
You're using too much pressure. I know because everyone is using too much pressure at first. The correct amount of pressure you need to add is zero, let the weight of the razor do the job.
Also, yes the blade you use makes a difference and you have to find the right one for you.
Hulu Plus. Hear me out! Yes, it has commercials, but so does cable television. If you want to watch TV shows without paying for some bloated cable TV package, Hulu Plus is a pretty great way to do it. There are Comedy Central shows like South Park. And you get stuff week by week, instead of waiting for the season to complete and catching it on Netflix. Wrestling fans also get Raw and Smackdown and a ton of other shows without paying for the WWE Network.
Another perk of Hulu is their business model. See, Netflix has to actively pay for and license programming. Meaning that if something isn't financially worth it, they drop it from their network. Hulu basically doesn't have to pay for obscure shows. They slap them online for no money down, then take a cut of the advertising. That's why you can get really obscure horror flicks and Korean dramas and all kinds of strange stuff on Hulu that no streaming video company in their right mind would pay for. They have nothing to lose.
tl;dr: Hulu Plus will never replace or even compete with Netflix, but it does a great job supplementing it.
In addition to the entertainment ones you all listed, I signed up for eaththismuch.com. It has helped me have good eating habits but also great food that is balanced for time and budget as well as lifestyle or diet.
Google Music, because Spotify screwed with the desktop app so much that it broke it for how I used it. Which is to say that I was rolling my own shuffle feature because theirs sucked hard. One of the latest updates broke that (couldn't Ctrl C/Ctrl V any longer). Plus, Google music is MUCH better for when you have a lot of obscure music nobody has.
Netflix, Amazon Prime. For obvious reasons.
Evernote. I don't max out the service by any means, but the extra abilities are a really nice touch. Being able to search your notes based on text inside a photograph/PDF is awesome. This comes in handy when I scan my hobby magazine indexes into EN. I can search, and a hit results in pulling that note up.
Is this any subscriptions?
Empire Magazine - subscriber for 5+ years - always great and really useful for my never ending Lovefilm rental list (plus amazon prime instant vid inc). I'd still rate Lovefilm - we get 4 discs at a time and never go a week without watching them - our local cinema is the trafford centre in Manc and it's hell on earth, so we'd rather watch at home these days.
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Amazon Prime. I use Amazon for everything. I get household necessities delivered with my two dash buttons, I read books almost exclusively on my Kindle (that Amazon basically gave to me. Thanks to a Prime promotion, it ended up costing me $6). I don't have a cable subscription, but with Amazon and Netflix I don't feel like I'm missing anything at all. I previously used Spotify for music, but after their new privacy policy, I'm probably going to swap to Amazon for that as well.
How do you like the dash buttons? And what do you buy with them? (You don't have to answer I'm just really curious)
I'm really enjoying them. I've got one in my laundry room for detergent, and one in the bathroom for toilet paper. The laundry room is actually outside the house, so I was a bit worried that the little gadget wouldn't be potent enough to pick up my wi-fi, but I've had no troubles with it so far! They were super easy to set up, and they're also easy to keep out of sight. I've already been considering ordering another one for garbage bags.
That's awesome! That sounds like the exact things I would use it for. Now if only you could get drone delivery on that toilet paper.
For me, Spotify Premium. Audio quality difference and the lack of ads... plus the freedom to play whatever I want on the phone rather than hope shuffle gives me what I want. Being able to keep an offline copy of all my music on the phone is pretty sweet.
I also really like how I can listen to a lot of albums the same day they come out. There's also the "Spotify Sessions" that have some exclusive content which is pretty cool. I also like making playlists and sharing them with my friends, and being able to see what my friends are listening to as well.
The only thing I dislike is the lack of Taylor Swift (I know, I know.....).
(shameless plug for /t/spotify - where we share playlists we've made and news about Spotify)
Yeah, listening on release is really nice. Plus it's the cost efficiency. As long as you listen to 2-3 new albums a month, your subscription is cheaper then buying the albums. It'd cost me probably several hundred dollars to buy all I listen to
Shameless plug worked. I'm alwys looking for new playlists.
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I pay a monthly subscription fee for netflix and an annual subscription fee for amazon prime.
I think they are both worth it.
Hulu Plus. Hear me out! Yes, it has commercials, but so does cable television. If you want to watch TV shows without paying for some bloated cable TV package, Hulu Plus is a pretty great way to do it. There are Comedy Central shows like South Park. And you get stuff week by week, instead of waiting for the season to complete and catching it on Netflix. Wrestling fans also get Raw and Smackdown and a ton of other shows without paying for the WWE Network.
Another perk of Hulu is their business model. See, Netflix has to actively pay for and license programming. Meaning that if something isn't financially worth it, they drop it from their network. Hulu basically doesn't have to pay for obscure shows. They slap them online for no money down, then take a cut of the advertising. That's why you can get really obscure horror flicks and Korean dramas and all kinds of strange stuff on Hulu that no streaming video company in their right mind would pay for. They have nothing to lose.
tl;dr: Hulu Plus will never replace or even compete with Netflix, but it does a great job supplementing it.
However I want it to be noted that the WWE Network is baller as hell and also is totally worth the money if you're a wrestling fan.
I also am a fan of Hulu Plus and tv shows are the reason why.
PSN since I use my PS4 a lot.
XBox Live. I know, I know, PC games are better and cheaper. I just love my XBox One for some reason.
Yes for sure, for teenage son. Best thing since sliced bread.
How about your internet connection, without which nothing else on this thread (so far) would work.
In addition to the entertainment ones you all listed, I signed up for eaththismuch.com. It has helped me have good eating habits but also great food that is balanced for time and budget as well as lifestyle or diet.
Google Music, because Spotify screwed with the desktop app so much that it broke it for how I used it. Which is to say that I was rolling my own shuffle feature because theirs sucked hard. One of the latest updates broke that (couldn't Ctrl C/Ctrl V any longer). Plus, Google music is MUCH better for when you have a lot of obscure music nobody has.
Netflix, Amazon Prime. For obvious reasons.
Evernote. I don't max out the service by any means, but the extra abilities are a really nice touch. Being able to search your notes based on text inside a photograph/PDF is awesome. This comes in handy when I scan my hobby magazine indexes into EN. I can search, and a hit results in pulling that note up.
Is this any subscriptions?
Empire Magazine - subscriber for 5+ years - always great and really useful for my never ending Lovefilm rental list (plus amazon prime instant vid inc). I'd still rate Lovefilm - we get 4 discs at a time and never go a week without watching them - our local cinema is the trafford centre in Manc and it's hell on earth, so we'd rather watch at home these days.