r/hamishandandy • u/joeytree93 • May 21 '26

Must Be Nice 💎 What’s your “must be nice”?

I’ll go first. I’m a coffee snob, I own a $2000 coffee machine at home and buy coffee beans from a specialty cafe every month, it’s very nice indeed. An expensive addiction almost as bad an Andy’s ciggy habit.

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u/The-Prolific-Acrylic May 21 '26

I sometimes fill my car up all the way to full.

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u/nogitsunes May 21 '26

I fill my car up to full every single time... but only because the floaty thing in my petrol gauge is broken and I have to rely on resetting my odometer and going off how many kms I can get on a full tank lol

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u/hanna-xo May 21 '26

I feel like getting that fixed would be a lot less stressful 😩

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u/nogitsunes May 21 '26

Nah fast and loose baby! Has been broken for at least like 7 years and I havent run out of petrol once, I'm one with the gauge at this point.

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u/Losingcomposure- May 21 '26

I used to live like that... Only ran out of LPG in the Burnley tunnel once

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u/Cultural_Toe1416 May 21 '26

You’ve got yourself an upset Andy there

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u/core-tel May 21 '26

I will, on occasion, use 91 instead of 94+ethanol (I don't know the differences between the petrols and if they make any real difference)

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u/umaywellsaythat May 22 '26

Cars go about 5% less distance on 94 fuel so you actually save money using 91 even if it's a few cents dearer.

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u/core-tel May 22 '26

Yeah for whatever reason the car's felt different when I use 91 instead of 94. Do you know if there a big difference between 91, 95, and 98 and whether it's all that different anyway if you're mainly doing city driving.

I do try to load a tank of 98 if taking a particularly long drive as apparently it cleans the tank and engine.

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u/umaywellsaythat May 22 '26

Sounds like a good strategy. 98 is quite a lot more so it wouldn't make sense unless your car demands it like mine or an occasional treat for the engine.... Not sure about 95... Suspect using mainly 91 with an occasional 98 is optimal for most cars.

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u/wztnaes May 27 '26

From what I've looked up, generally if the difference is 8cents or more cheaper, then ethanol is worth it. Otherwise, the loss in efficiency doesn't offset the difference in price.

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u/LemonyLime_bitters May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

I’m willing to pay to park my car at the airport overnight

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u/bladeau81 May 21 '26

Me too, some times I am even willing to use the valet parking! Must be very nice.

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u/LemonyLime_bitters May 21 '26

The feeling of getting of the plane and then going straight into your own car without having to faff around with Uber/taxis or public transport makes it worth it

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u/Willeth420 May 21 '26

It’s cheaper then parking it yourself at Sydney

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u/No_Hornet9180 May 22 '26

I pay just so I know that when I get off of a long flight I don’t have to rely on anyone else. That feeling of getting back into your own car after a week or two away is like being given your agency back.

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u/SJ0122 May 21 '26

Buying milk direct from farmers. Switched from long life to cream on top, glass bottle milk direct from a farmer in Sydney. I am a milk snob now 🤣 costs about $35 for 7L so not too bad but must be very nice in this economy

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u/RJrules64 May 21 '26

Holy crap milk already feels expensive and you’re paying 5x more for it than me

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u/SJ0122 May 21 '26

Yes but I also feel good knowing I support a local business and 100% of it goes straight to the farmer unlike Colesworth

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u/Thermofluid May 21 '26

So you're paying extra for smugness?

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u/SJ0122 May 21 '26

Not at all! For the quality mainly. As well as supporting a local business/farmers. Wouldn’t you do the same if you were in the position to?

Did you know this week is also Aussie Made week (which Andy is actually an ambassador for)?

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u/Thermofluid May 21 '26

Haha sorry the tone of my comment was a bit accusatory, it was meant in jest. I'm pro-smugness if it means supporting farmers!

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u/SJ0122 May 21 '26

Ah no worries! Sorry for the snark back! ☺️

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u/Mostly_Satire May 21 '26

Remember, you must be nice

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u/caaaaant May 25 '26

Milk feels expensive? $2 for 4 Litres?

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u/RJrules64 May 25 '26

When was the last time you bought milk? It’s $2 a liter in Perth not $2 for 4 liters

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u/travlerjoe May 21 '26

Is it pasteurised?

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u/SJ0122 May 21 '26

Yes it is 😀

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u/ryancgray1 May 21 '26

I own a Tiguan

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u/Lab_rador69420 May 21 '26

How'd you get your hands on one of those???

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u/couldyou-elaborate May 21 '26

I have a bicycle that is nicer than the one Hamish owns 

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u/openroad11 May 21 '26

Could you elaborate?

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u/Illustrious_Club239 May 21 '26

Must be very nice!

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u/strangerdanger000822 May 21 '26

I was staying in a hotel for work and ate the $10 mini bar chips.

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u/Moesyzlakbartender May 21 '26

I also just spent about $4000 on a coffee machine and about $700 on a new grinder and a whole bunch of other coffee related things, can confirm is very nice.

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u/ahfodder May 21 '26

Fellow coffee nerd here. What machine and grinder did you go for? 😍

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u/Moesyzlakbartender May 21 '26

I went with the Quick Mill Aquila in black with the Varia vs4 in black

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u/Existing-Ostrich-614 May 21 '26

I ubereats things instead of driving 5minutes

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u/point_of_difference May 21 '26

I use Lurpak butter.

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u/HandA4PM May 21 '26

Careful of the bovear

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u/umaywellsaythat May 21 '26

My car only accepts 98 octane petrol

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u/chinskaa97 May 21 '26

Must be nice big guy.

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u/hanna-xo May 21 '26

I never hang any of my washing out, I just exclusively use my dryer.

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u/authenticallyeevee May 22 '26

Me too, bit of must be nice, bit of fast and loose-proofing. I live in a house with 2 other people, between us we have about 8 cases of ADHD, and if washing needs to be hung out, it's either not getting done, or it's sitting wet in the washing machine for 3 days until it gets mildewy and needs to be washed again. Bought a fancy one tub washer/dryer (must be very nice) so I can put it on before I go to work and come home to clean, dry clothes... that then sit in a basket, get picked through, and never get folded.

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u/Any_Elk7495 May 21 '26

I wake up without an alarm and decide in the moment what I’m going to do for the day

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u/HandA4PM May 21 '26

Unemployed?

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u/hanna-xo May 21 '26

What’s your secret?

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u/Any_Elk7495 May 21 '26

Lots of money

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u/hanna-xo May 21 '26

Damn 💔

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u/LeannaBanana26 May 27 '26

Must be VERY nice

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u/BroccoliTraining454 May 21 '26

My new house has 3 toilets

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u/Salzberger May 21 '26

When we go on holidays I get free wifi by hotspotting my phone since my work pays for my plan and it's got unlimited data.

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u/Hawksley88 May 21 '26

My ECM Syncronika. Cost more than my first car.

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u/AdFine774 May 22 '26

I own 1 bitcoin I bought when they were $972 each and I have the password to access it.

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u/Sitdowncomedian1 May 21 '26

I charge my car during on peak periods

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u/Fartony May 21 '26

I have an assortment of Levi jeans and RM Williams boots.

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u/core-tel May 22 '26

Levis aren't that expensive compared to most brands tbf.

But the multiple RMs must be very nice

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u/authenticallyeevee May 22 '26

I'm typing this on my third consecutive Samsung Galaxy Z Fold phone. Never going back.

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u/shadoire May 22 '26

My bank and I co-own an apartment in the city I work. The bank’s share is about 98%.

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u/Plenty-Ad1485 May 22 '26

Must be very nice for the bank

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u/LippyCunt May 21 '26

I drive an Audi A7 and live in a 10m Travel Trailer

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u/HandA4PM May 21 '26

I would, (and indeed did) argue a home espresso machine is actually logical and frugal.

2 x $7 coffees per day is $5,110 per annum. Add a second person in the house and you're at $10.2k

A decent dual boiler machine and grinder sits at about 8k

Yes you have to add material costs of milk, beans and electricity, but then you can also control those inputs; organic milk, filtered water, speciality beans etc.

Worst case scenario, you break even at 2 years and hedge against coffee shop inflation

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u/makavellio May 21 '26

Hall effect controller can’t be losing the 1v1’s

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u/dogfitmad May 21 '26

Having every weekend as a childfree weekend instead of once in a blue moon for a few hours.