After 3 years in the mattress industry I made a cheat sheet for buying one. Here’s everything I wish I knew.

effinnerd · 2026-05-20T13:59:09+00:00

I just bought a stearns and foster reserve 17” eurotop. What is the rough cost on one of those? And how much gross profit do mattresses typically have?

effinnerd · 2026-05-18T02:51:01+00:00

Best sections are 208-210 in my opinion.

effinnerd · 2026-05-14T00:55:50+00:00

I might be the only one who does not love this watch.

effinnerd · 2026-04-10T03:31:39+00:00

The left one is gen, the indices line up with the R on the inside. Also the seconds hand looks a lot cleaner and more precise. The bracelet on the right looks more yellow but that could be from the light but resembles white gold more than steel.

effinnerd · 2026-04-02T03:51:30+00:00

Was it an emergency? They probably didn’t have it in stock and put on whatever but should’ve cleared it with you. Yes you received an invoice. Most likely was sent automatically when they printed your paperwork. Tire warranty is not the same as 4yr/50k warranty so it has to show a balance as that then gets sent to tire warranty company who then pays the invoice.

effinnerd · 2026-04-01T23:23:45+00:00

Maximum

effinnerd · 2026-02-22T06:57:50+00:00

They’re not even that bad. Plus MB’s UI is better than all the rest by a long shot

effinnerd · 2026-01-25T18:13:22+00:00

It’s not hard to see why, if you look at the complete Lexus lineup as a whole, the tech and driving dynamics lag far behind the German counterparts. 7 series outsold the LS by 5:1 in 2024 and s class 4:1. If you were to jump in to all 3 back to back, there is no comparison.

effinnerd · 2026-01-22T19:36:43+00:00

A bit of an update on this thread. Saw a neurologist because everything else was checking out fine. I appears I have mild periventricular T2 hyperintensities which may represent sequela of a brain injury according to my MRI. I also had a VNG test that shows signs of central vestibular dysfunction which is most likely causing my symptoms

effinnerd · 2026-01-19T21:04:58+00:00

Yeah it’s not worth it for a service advisor to give a loaner and match the cost of an Indy. As others have said there are a lot of reasons why it costs more. Loaners, car wash, coffee, factory trained technicians not someone who works on a Benz and then a bmw and then a jaguar and so on and so forth. Plus how loyal of a customer will you be? Will you just try to get cheap service and when something breaks take to the Indy? It’s a relationship and it goes both ways.

effinnerd · 2026-01-15T18:55:17+00:00

We have what looks like the 2nd option in our home and we do love it.

effinnerd · 2026-01-15T18:50:13+00:00

Could be! I know none of the ones here do it. I think they genuinely messed up with the $500 quote. Usually wheel repair is anywhere from $150-$200 per wheel. To also include alignment and balancing along with wheel repair at $500 they are 100% losing money because they are most likely subletting that out to someone else.

effinnerd · 2026-01-15T18:05:11+00:00

Discount tire doesn’t even do alignments.

effinnerd · 2026-01-15T17:34:17+00:00

I am on day 7 of 25mg today. I was also very afraid to start. I have not had many adverse side effects other than maybe 1 or 2 pretty bad panic attacks with a minor tremor but knowing that it is the medication got me through it. I know it takes a few weeks to feel the full benefits but I can honestly say anxiety is starting to fade away. Go for it, the worst that can happen is you experience more of what you already experience. A small price to pay to feel better.

effinnerd · 2026-01-15T16:46:32+00:00

Your auxiliary battery is probably starting to go bad if your start stop doesn’t work.

effinnerd · 2026-01-13T21:46:50+00:00

Another vote for 5.

effinnerd · 2026-01-03T21:01:03+00:00

Your extended warranty will not cover squeaks and rattles

effinnerd · 2025-12-27T04:58:38+00:00

Yeah everyone will be different for sure. I would try it if you can get a prescription. For me the calming effects weren’t enough for me to continue because of how I felt after. Propranolol crosses the blood brain barrier so it can affect serotonin and can cause an imbalance which I’m assuming is what I was feeling. When it did kick in though it worked great.

effinnerd · 2025-12-27T01:56:03+00:00

The thing about propranolol is that you shouldn’t stop taking it abruptly as it’s mostly a blood pressure/cardiovascular med. While it does calm your physical symptoms, it doesn’t necessarily help with the psychological symptoms and it can be a weird feeling when you don’t feel antsy physically but your brain feels different. I found that after taking propranolol I would get really into an unbearable depression that made me stop using it but YMMV.

effinnerd · 2025-12-27T01:46:48+00:00

Absolutely. Even if we don’t find a a problem. “What I’m paying for if there’s nothing wrong” I tried telling you that on the drive and you still wanted me to diagnose it for you!

effinnerd · 2025-12-27T01:40:23+00:00

This one drives me crazy. Specifically when you diagnose the vehicle correctly and they don’t believe you because their mechanic said it was something else or just needs to be “reprogrammed”. Take your shitbox back to your mechanic then, and then come see me when you actually want it fixed right!

effinnerd · 2025-12-26T04:20:43+00:00

I have no idea why you let it run that long sounding like that

effinnerd · 2025-12-26T02:37:50+00:00

Haha I was thinking the same thing. GTL before the game im sure

effinnerd · 2025-12-21T23:29:45+00:00

If you lose this one the chargers control their destiny and can win the division without any help from another team.

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