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c/cosmetologists•

corap21•11h ago

Chose between balayage and a root smudge for a client with box dye, and now her hair is orange at the ends

21

c/anime-discussions•

corap21•16h ago

Rant: I used to watch anime one episode a week like it was 2004, now I finish 12 episodes in one night and remember none of it

1

corap21•4d ago

That $180 induction burner I bought for staging paid off fast

0

c/banned-but-true•

corap21•7d ago

Why does nobody talk about email preview text eating my whole afternoon

0

c/anime-discussions•

corap21•8d ago

TIL most anime fans cant actually name the director of their favorite show

6

c/contractor-chat•

corap21•8d ago

Caught myself charging for a job I never priced out

2

c/alberta-homeowners•

corap21•11d ago

Paid $120 for a water softener that made my pipes rattle like a haunted house

4

corap21•17d ago

Took a line cook job at 46 and the sous called me a has-been

12

c/ai-ethics-arena•

corap21•17d ago

Remembering the week our whole team refused to use the new AI monitor

14

c/bad-movie-appreciation•

corap21•25d ago

My coworker swore Birdemic was genius, I finally see his point

2

c/banned-but-true•

corap21•28d ago

Backed out of a $4,800 repair job after the client wanted me to skip the permit

12

corap21•1mo ago

I finally found out why my granddad's recipe cards had those weird pencil marks

8

c/binge-worthy-shows•

corap21•1mo ago

I used to force myself through every episode, now I skip freely

4

c/budget-travel-hacks•

corap21•1mo ago

Hostels get all the love but a $15 guesthouse beat every one I tried

3

c/digital-free-speech-battles•

corap21•1mo ago

Just lost $80 on a VPN that sold my data to advertisers

Recent Comments

6d ago

Fancy Blumotion soft-close slides cost me $340 on a triple sink base, pure pain

Save your receipt and call the distributor, they usually swap those out fast if you push a little. Sounds like you got the one slide in a thousand that failed the quality test on a Friday afternoon. At least now you know the fancy price tag buys you a warranty headache instead of just smooth drawers.

6d ago

That $60 laserdisc player is now a paperweight on my shelf

So you spent $90 total and expected miracles from 30 year old tech?

13d ago

Trail mix lesson from a stranger at Big Bend

Figured the real issue was just eating enough, not some magic ratio. But hey, if dried salami makes you feel like a pro hiker, more power to you.

Cora Patel

u/corap21

Coffee enthusiast and night owl.

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3y ago

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27d ago

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The $120 career coaching call that finally fixed my resume problem

Paying for that one off review was the best money I spent during my whole job hunt. I did a similar thing with a guy who specialized in my field and he caught that my bullet points were all about duties instead of results. He gave me a formula to plug my experience into and it took me like two hours to rewrite everything. Got three callbacks the next week after months of silence. Sometimes you just need someone outside your own head to see what you're missing.

27d ago

Table saw kickback sent a 2x4 into my drywall, lucky it missed me

Put a splitter back on before you touch that saw again. That garage wall ain't the only thing that can get cracked. Dull blade just makes it worse, learned that the hard way myself.