What’s something that’s cheap/easy to get done professionally but a total nightmare to try and do yourself?

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SentenceSad2188@reddit

Colonic irrigation unless you are from a douching community

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Oil change on a car. You need to buy the right kit and oil, crawl under the car, get messy with oil and then have to make a trip to the dump to dispose of used oil. All to save £10-15 compared to getting the garage to do it in half an hour

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doc900@reddit

Skill and set up feel like a massive variable here, a place to work, jacks and stands, a drain pan and the ability to get the plug in and out without spilling. I've done it like 5 times but now feel comfortable that it's a 10 min job with 0 mess

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Fortytwopoint2@reddit

I'm sure you're right, but you need to source the kit and dispose of the oil too. My dad has always done his own oil changes. It's a 50 minute round trip to dispose of the oil alone, though he can do it with other chores. Despite his experience, he managed to forget to put the plug in last time, so that was a fair bit of time cleaning up.

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doc900@reddit

I'm not sure that's a very common experience, either living 50 mins away from a tip or managing to forget to put in a drain plug lol

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

True but I feel this could be done cheaply. Particularly if you own some of the tools already. But yea if a professional one is cheap enough I get what you mean. I do think most people could change their own oil. Car dependent of course.

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Marley3102@reddit

Hysterectomy

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Polz34@reddit

Stitching up a cut/wound Making pastry

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Best_Vegetable9331@reddit

Most pastry is the easiest thing to make. The only one that isnt is puff pastry.

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rainbow-songbird@reddit

Id put filo on that list too

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doc900@reddit

Choux has entered the chat

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drivingagermanwhip@reddit

the trick is to make it a few hours in advance

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DameKumquat@reddit

Plastering. Two hours and a guy has made your room totally flat and smooth like magic. Maybe another trip for a top coat if the walls were really manky, but still way worth it.

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doc900@reddit

Definitely worth it in terms of effort but the DIY vs professional question comes back into balance with the cost imo

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R2-Scotia@reddit

I have hand mounted tyres in my youth, having the proper equipment makes it much easier. I know motor sport enthusiasts who have their own tyre mounting equipment, and it pays for itself over time.

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

When people say "I'm changing a tyre" they are not. They are swapping wheels. "Changing a tyre" is a specialist skill.

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R2-Scotia@reddit

Well, no rules against DIY

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Probably a time/convenience thing as well. Just being able to use it when you like rather than messing about taking your car somewhere as well. I was speaking to someone who clubbed together with his mates to buy one and if you’re changing tyres every 500 miles doing track days makes sense. I have a suspension strut compressor that I use every so often but I got it cheap from a garage and it’s better than the small clamp things.

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-Rhymenocerous-@reddit

Mechanic work thats in the realm of possibility for a DIYer but just an absolute slog to do if you dont have specialist tools.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I’m always interested in jobs that are easy on one car and unreasonably difficult on others.

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Did_OJ_Simpson_do_it@reddit

Getting keys cut

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I’ll give you that. £5-10 and they use a mini lathe thing. Plus storing all the blanks. Plus it’s something you don’t do very often.

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

I know someone who's into lockpicking and suchlike. He has the kit to do it himself. The equipment costs a bloody fortune, can be extremely dangerous, and you have to be very skilled and well practiced to do it right and produce keys that actually work.

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Tzunamitom@reddit

Or 3D scan and 3D print them with zero hassle (assuming your already invested in the hobby)

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seklas1@reddit

Potato crisps

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acidkrn0@reddit

I'd love to be able to fry poppadoms myself but just end up buying those terrible packets of premade ones

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xxtherealgbhxx@reddit

Small frying pan, about 100mm of crisp and dry (enough to have about 1cm deep oil in the centre on the pan). Heat the oil until a test piece cooks in about 5 seconds (oil needs to be fairly hot). Do 2 at a time, side 1 5-10 seconds, flip both over, 5-10 seconds, turn over, 5 seconds. Take the out and stack vertically on kitchen roll. First few will be rubbish till you get the idea. Tongs are a massive help to easily grab 2. You do 2 as they stay flat. If you do 1 they'll just fold up. Don't pay more than about £1 for a pack of 10 though you'll have to hunt them down in specialist stores.

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LongjumpingPay4425@reddit

use a peeler to create potato shavings/a cheese grater, put them flat on a plate and lightly salt/add seasonings, microwave until crispy and boom, you have a walkers ready salted

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Yea really difficult to recreate. Guessing you’d most likely end up with potato thins rather than crisps. Love food production technology. I bet crisps are made in like £15k of vats and oil, production lines etc.

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seklas1@reddit

I mean, with a mandolin, it’s possible to slice potatoes super thin and then dehydrate them in the oven on low heat etc etc. it just takes forever for something that costs £1.19 from any supermarket. 😅

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Top_Mud4664@reddit

This is a fantastic answer.

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Otherwise_Koala4289@reddit

Getting clothes altered. It's not very expensive to pay someone to do it, but doing it myself would involve investing loads of time, effort and money into learning and buying equipment just to probably get a less good outcome.

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

Yeah, I have never understood people who think "I need to do X" and decide they'll do it themselves. They then spend money on tools and materials they might use just once. Or just get a professional to do it.

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Complex-Wait8669@reddit

Depends.. you learn a skill, doing it yourself gives you some pride too and you might actually enjoy it. If you can, why would you not diy?

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Yes and I bet you never quite have the right thread etc. also storing the stuff to do it every once in a while etc.

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hundredsandthousand@reddit

I see for a living and even I just add damaged/bad fitting clothes to the "to be fixed" pile cause I can't be arsed. I'll get around to it eventually

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GarlicEmergency7788@reddit

One of the best life pro tips I ever got was to buy nice clothes that are too big from 2nd hand shops and take them to a tailor Perfectly fitting Cucinelli shirt for £25

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incongruoususer@reddit

I sew and I’d rather make something from scratch than alter it. Tailoring charges are a bargain.

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AltruisticFigure3662@reddit

Clipping pups claws

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farraigemeansthesea@reddit

Cleaning your oven. This goes as far as having family who do fantastic Sunday roasts, and get their oven so grimy that they replace it every couple of years. They also throw out their scaled-up kettles every six months or so, despite having been bought a Brita by yours truly.

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SnooHabits8484@reddit

They should get a pyrolytic one.

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Plus_Wolverine1314@reddit

Getting a blowjob.

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SnooHabits8484@reddit

Not cheap…

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justdont7133@reddit

Growing up, my Dad always fitted the new carpets at home, so when we bought our first house, we tried the do the carpets ourselves and hated it. Looked a mess, took ages and burnt my knees and feet. First time we paid a carpet fitter they were so quick and efficient, and it looked a million times better than we ever managed.

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SnooHabits8484@reddit

Yeah it’s a skilled job. My dad was a fitter’s mate back in the day and he always paid for it ‘cos he knew he only had 60% of the knack

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txe4@reddit

Fitting phone screen protectors. The blokes on the market stall / phone shop will do it for free, it takes them about 45 seconds, it's always bubble-less and perfect afterwards. It takes me forever and looks like shit afterwards. Plastering. Not that it's necessarily \*easy\* or \*cheap\* to get them, but a good plasterer or gang will fly through the work if kept supplied with white monster/white powder and it will look stunning.

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confuzzledfather@reddit

my plasterer was a bit of a geezer and after lunch told me he'd just met up with a mate for some white powder, except it was K and he spent the afternoon rubbing himself across the walls going on and on about the texture.

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txe4@reddit

I'd never trust a sober plasterer. Psychopath.

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SnooHabits8484@reddit

Best plasterer I ever met needed regular singles of vodka to keep the shakes away

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mattamz@reddit

The reason I don't use screen protectors unless it comes with the phone is it looks shit when I do it lol. If I go into a shop to buy some would they apply them too?

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txe4@reddit

Yep they always have for me. Obviously I'm talking about the sort of scruffy phone shop that sells phones, vapes, random electronic shit, only lasts a few months, and is staffed entirely by people who don't really speak english. I wouldn't like to ask in a Vodafone shop.

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Ok-Signature2861@reddit

Mastic

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malcolmmonkey@reddit

Donner Kebab

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Xenozip3371Alpha@reddit

This is a big one, sure you can get it frozen, but actually making it yourself is way more trouble than it's worth.

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

I've found the frozen stuff from Food Warehouse hits the spot and gets the job done.

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Xenozip3371Alpha@reddit

Food Warehouse is Iceland isn't it... or is it the other way around?

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Impossible_Policy_12@reddit

It's dead easy to make at home and way nicer than the mystery meat you get in a takeaway ... [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5KYrEKaW7fw](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5KYrEKaW7fw)

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malcolmmonkey@reddit

They did scientific analysis of kebab meat for a TV programme years ago and the quality and consistency of the meat was incredibly high, way higher than your average supermarket sausage or burger.

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Impossible_Policy_12@reddit

So that applies to every kebab shop ever? Okay, then.

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malcolmmonkey@reddit

I don’t even know what to say to that 😆 it’s like a guy arguing with himself at a bus stop.

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RealSuPraa@reddit

Anything printing - fiancée and I made & printed our own invites, RSVP's etc to our wedding, 1 because we wanted our own touch & 2 because we thought it would be cheaper we ended up spending more on materials, envelopes & printer ink than actually just getting them done on somewhere like Etsy! not to mention the countless evenings spent perfecting the printing margins, sizing, colour, finish. There's a lot that goes into it

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phatboi23@reddit

> Anything printing - fiancée and I made & printed our own invites, RSVP's etc to our wedding, 1 because we wanted our own touch & 2 because we thought it would be cheaper we ended up spending more on materials, envelopes & printer ink than actually just getting them done on somewhere like Etsy! i'd rather fuck around with a 3D printer someone has molested half to death than EVER fix another inkjet printer.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

That’s one of those lessons you learn. Time as well in the design and format. Great example of you were probably printing and cutting etc. where as a professional will have a machine that does it all and will be pennies an invite.

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geeered@reddit

For an alloy, I'd definitely want a tyre machine to do it. For a steel wheel, it definitely used to be quicker to do myself - just the time to drive somewhere, wait around there, even if I've got something else to do and drive back was longer than doing it myself. I live and work very close to a tyre place now, so it's only a couple of minutes walk from either and normally do pay. Though, a "cheat code" for steel wheels is you can often a new or decent tyre on a steel wheel for less than the price of the tyre without fitting from a tyre place. A Sunday roast for myself or myself and a partner, maybe? I don't mind cooking if it's for quite a few, but it's a whole load of work for one or two.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I think a basic Sunday roast is easy if you’re happy to buy stuff in. The frozen section is your friend.

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geeered@reddit

Frozen... errr, what.... exactly? Peas, sure!

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding and veg. When you have cooked your meat and taken it out to rest. Pour the frozen veg into the tray and cook for 15 mins. The veg gets a load of flavour from the fat and fond. Top stuff.

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BigFluff_LittleFluff@reddit

Getting a key cut. Local place does it for 4/5 quid but I bet to do it myself I'd probably fuck it up.

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DotCottonsHandbag@reddit

£4-5 is a bargain, Timpsons wanted £12 per key off me the other day (which I declined on principle as being outrageously expensive)!

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phatboi23@reddit

> £4-5 is a bargain, Timpsons wanted £12 per key off me the other day (which I declined on principle as being outrageously expensive)! that's because timpsons take the piss. a local car parts/key cutting place will do keys for a few quid a go. timpsons have opened behind the sainsburies in my town, everyone has slated the timpsons prices :D car parts/key cutting place will sort out key batteries for not much either... timpsons? lol good luck.

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Acrobatic-Ad584@reddit

wow, hang onto your keys

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adamneigeroc@reddit

I hadn’t had a key cut for years, got a new front door and wanted some spares cutting. Nearly spat out my coffee when they said £24! But don’t worry it’s buy 2 get one free

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Kickkickkarl@reddit

I need a few keys cut and it was actually cheaper to buy a replacement lock with came with five keys. So that's what I did. Changed the lock myself in 10 minutes and had five keys instead of getting 4 keys cut

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cvslfc123@reddit

Haircuts

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

There is a longstanding rumour that Kim Jong Un's hair is so terrible because he's paranoid about a barber doing him in, so he does it himself. That rumour came from at least one defected member of a security detail who would have some kind of intimate knowledge. I can totally believe it.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

You see I could cut my hair. Not well, but scissors can be bought cheaply and you could do it. But my barber is £28 a cut and he’s worth every penny.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

£28! [cries as a woman with short hair]

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funkmachine7@reddit

There really easy, I haven't paid for one in years. (Yes I am bould.)

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sideone@reddit

> bould

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Takklemaggot@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/fjp54jbxbm6g1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e254896e114aba9e411cf3a63642a429267d7ff

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dwair@reddit

Give it a go. I've been doing my own since before the millenium and for the last decade I've been doing my wifes too. Some cuts are better than others admittedly but there isn't a lot that can go wrong with a set of clippers.

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

I do my undercut myself, it’s taken a bit of practice though. That said it’s a grade 0 and no designs or fade. The rest of my hair though, I never do it myself

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Gamer0607@reddit

I've been cutting my hair for 13 years and learned how to self-fade in 2020. It's incredibly easy (as a guy) and it's saved me thousands of $ down the road. It took watching 3-4 tutorials and investing around $160 in professional equipment. Then it's been profit all the way from that point.

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_easypeeler_@reddit

I've cut my own Barnet since Covid when barbers started wanting appointments- I travel round for my job and have no idea where I'll be a week on Tuesday.

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tiorzol@reddit

Well it's gonna be pricey if you go to the States for a trim mate

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Gamer0607@reddit

Well, good that I've not had to for 13 years!

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HenryFromYorkshire@reddit

I'm one of those who did try it myself during lock down. I thought ah, how hard can it be, use a clipper, keep the top a bit longer, simple. I was wrong. Almost scalped myself on the back, sides were uneven and the top looked like a goat chewed it.

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handtoglandwombat@reddit

Cleft palate surgery? ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Surgery is really, really expensive. You have to hire an anaesthetist, an ODP, operating room, gas. Tackle can’t be cheap either. Not sure cheap surgeon is a great option.

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handtoglandwombat@reddit

[How much does cleft surgery cost? As little as £150 helps provide surgery to a child with a cleft condition. This is possible thanks to the generous contributions of medical professionals who volunteer their time, as well as corporations that donate critical supplies and equipment necessary for safe surgery. This cost includes expenses incurred for essential medical team members to be at a medical programme, the expenses for additional required supplies and shipping cargo costs.](https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/faqs/)

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

What a wonderful charity

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theroch_@reddit

Plastering a wall.

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junkyard_angel2@reddit

Oven cleaning

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ForArsesSake@reddit

Not cheap. £110 round here for an oven clean

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MJLDat@reddit

I got a quote, £70 last week. Did it myself, £5 on a Mr Muscle kit and a quid on sponges, I did a better job than they would, it looks brand new. It took me a good part of Sunday but I am happy.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Agreed. You get a better outcome and don’t have to spend your Saturday dealing with grease from 2024.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

Painting the top bit of the walls above the stairs.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I’ve done some very sketchy things trying to paint that bit. But getting those corners just right was worth permanent injury. It really wasn’t.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

Me too. Never again.

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Standard_Response_43@reddit

✂️ my hair... didn't work out so well last time

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Acrobatic-Ad584@reddit

You also get the fun of watching it done professionally, it is worth a watch while you wait, I don't get out much.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I’m more interested in if they use a torque wrench. Timmy the apprentice and his impact wrench can stay away from my car. Actually that’s harsh on Timmy, I blame Timmy’s supervisor for not teaching him to use a torque wrench or not enforcing a standard.

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Acrobatic-Ad584@reddit

That sounds fun, what time does it start, caramel or just salted!

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Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit

I did mount a tyre myself once, then realised after many swear words, that I don't have any way to balance it so had to take it to a tyre shop anyway.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I’m disappointed you didn’t just guess. I thought that’s what they did in tyre shops?

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LuciusCuntis@reddit

Anal bleaching

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gogybo@reddit

How hard can it be? Just fill the douche up with bleach and squirt yourself clean.

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tiorzol@reddit

I've never indulged, how long does the process take and are you happier with your ring now?

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LuciusCuntis@reddit

Less than 10 minutes bud. I can get a third finger in now isn't life a joy.

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Tabby_Tibs@reddit

We got a decorator to wallpaper a 3.5x2.5 meter wall for £30. We both absolutely hate wallpapering, so £30 cash was cheap and a quick solution. Only took him an hour!

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Upstairs-Hedgehog575@reddit

£30 is insanely cheap! Was this 1999?

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Particular_Tune7990@reddit

More like 1979. Cost me over £100 to DIY wallpaper in 1999

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LittleSadRufus@reddit

You pay yourself to DIY? Maybe do yourself a favour and lower the rates.

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Particular_Tune7990@reddit

Raw materials innit. I.e. that actual wallpaper and paste plus tools. Granted a tradesman will have the tools but still their time costs far more in terms of expertise. I can only presume for this £30 the poster had the wallpaper already bought. In which case it didn't really cost £30.

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Tabby_Tibs@reddit

Completely genuine. The wallpaper roll was free. We paid him £30 cash and he was done in an hour. We had quotes from other decorators around the same price.

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LittleSadRufus@reddit

Oh I assumed it was £30 for the labour, not the paper etc. If all included yes it's a steal.

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WonFriendsWithSalad@reddit

He's got a strong union, if he tries to drop the rates he might go on strike. Then he'd have to scab

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Tabby_Tibs@reddit

It was last month (:

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Bargain. Keep their number.

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trtrtr82@reddit

Resealing your shower..it takes me about 2 hours every time I do it and always ends up looking shite.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

BT1 and a silicone finishing tool and you’ll be right. I believe in you.

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trtrtr82@reddit

I have all the equipment possible and have watched goodness knows how many YouTube videos. It still ends up looking crap.

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blackcurrantcat@reddit

Wheelie bin cleaning. Urgh.

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RoadtoSeville@reddit

I just never bother getting mine cleaned. Its a bin ffs

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anabsentfriend@reddit

Yeah, I never understand this. My rubbish is in bin bags, so my bin never gets manky.

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KissMyLuckyEgg@reddit

An outside one as well!

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sirensintherain@reddit

Scaffolding! You could mess around with roof ladders and diy scaffold towers but nothing beats a properly setup scaffold.

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Kind-Combination6197@reddit

Clearing your dog's anal glands.

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Allyredhen79@reddit

Is the only answer…!

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ZealousidealLab4500@reddit

No, that's simply an unpleasant job. Doing it yourself requires no veterinary training, just a quick Google. And it's free, you don't need specialised equipment.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

That is probably dependent on how your dog feels about it.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Feel like the barrier for this one is actually quite low. Might be a good idea to out source it but equipment cost is probably just a pair of Nitrile gloves.

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Ferret's anal glands then - you can do yourself but there is risk of damage due to fragility of animal and the smell is so so bad. Also the first time we had it done, vet did first thing Monday morning main appointment room. Next time was on bench across the road from vet's with vet in hazard suit which I think personally was overkill. The smell can linger.

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_easypeeler_@reddit

My wife, as a vet tech, just loves it when I tell her that one of ours has a fishy bum...

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Aidenk77@reddit

Tinting car windows - the film is cheap but it’s an absolute pig to do right.

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simkk@reddit

They also often have illegal levels of tint so make sure you check it before the police do

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Aidenk77@reddit

Behind the B pillar you can paint it with black hammerite should you desire.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Yea so difficult to get it to a decent standard. Sort of thing where you buy a cheap kit off eBay and quickly realise the professionals are worth the money.

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Aidenk77@reddit

100% - I tried this with an electric window repair kit - new cables etc, until I tried to fit it, it got tangled, various blood and sweating before I gave up and bought a whole new regulator and set for about £10 more. New set was fitted in about 15 minutes.

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SpudFire@reddit

Window cleaning. You're either climbing a ladder to do it by hand which carries quite a risk, or bought a long pole to do it which costs quite a bit of money initially, plus the time taken to do it has a cost. Easier just to pay somebody a small amount to come round with their water-fed mop thing.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Sometime you’re paying to avoid a trip to A&E and it’s money well spent.

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Silent_Yesterday1253@reddit

Doughnuts, so exhausting

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I reckon baking in general. Although I do enjoy a bit of baking. But for stuff like doughnuts and croissants you do need a lot of technique and a good setup.

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RamblingManUK@reddit

Anything to do with plumbing. Not cheap but cheap compared to paying a guy to fix both the original issue and whatever I broke trying to DIY it.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Think I’d give myself anxiety if I fixed a pipe waiting for it to leak. At least with electricity you have to do something really wrong for it to go badly wrong. A small leak can do a lot of damage over time.

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External_Violinist94@reddit

Haha what? Electricity can kill you instantly or burn your house down ffs

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Yes but you’d have to get it pretty wrong though. With electricity it either works or it doesn’t and I appreciate I’m putting a lot of faith in fuses. Plumbing, water goes everywhere.

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Yoguls@reddit

I beg to differ with your opinion on electricity

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RamblingManUK@reddit

It's not just leaks, the one time I did fix a leak correctly (I'd drilled through a pipe) I refilled me heating system but didn't know that you are supposed to put an additive into the water to stop your radiators etc rusting. I learned this years later when the corrosion killed my water pump.

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Particular_Tune7990@reddit

Completely agree on plumbing. It's a miserable job and kudos to those who can stomach it as a job. I love DIY mostly but loathe plumbing as it's always located in a cramped corner somewhere - like having your head under the sink with something dripping on you the whole way through as you try and contort a large spanner to turn a nut 1/360th of a degree on each attempt until you find you have to undo it again because you forgot to do something else first...gah I hates it more than Baginnses.

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Natural_Trick4934@reddit

Plastering. You can get 90% of the way there and it looks shit. Pay the money and it’s perfect every time. Materials cost little and you can fuck up whole rooms very easily. Having said that… a week or two of practise and you can get a good finish on square rooms. If you’re willing to ONLY practise for that time. ie not on your own house. No chance of getting food at corners and tricky join points though.

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LOTDT@reddit

Depending on the car, changing your headlight bulbs can be a real pain. My car (Honda Civic) has notoriously difficult bulbs to change, so paying Halfords £20 to do it is well worth it. Even if it takes them an hour, like it did last time, since it is such a bastard.

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RamblingManUK@reddit

Too true, with my old car the instructions to change a bulb started with 'remove the front bumper'.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Is it an FN2? I agree with you but my toxic trait is judging any man who would let a Halfords worker touch their car. I know I’m wrong. I’m not defending my position. But suffer on your driveway like your grandad would have.

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LOTDT@reddit

No, it's the 9th gen hatchback. It's got those nasty little clips that are near impossible to undo plus you will have to remove the battery, fuse box cover, windscreen washer tube, and if you have big hands like me, you will need to take the coolant expansion tank off as well. Speaking to the halfords lads, they said it is marked on their system as "experienced techs only". I would normally but after struggling for and hour and a half I thought fuck it and let them do the suffering.

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joehonestjoe@reddit

You'll never do a proper job of balancing the wheel from home. Don't even bother, unless the tire is one of those off road ones that doesn't really need it because they already vibrate like hell.

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thecuriousiguana@reddit

Plastering

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No-Apple4951@reddit

Fitting carpets

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J8MXY@reddit

Carpets cleaned

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HashutHatman@reddit

Cutting my fucking hedge

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

£50 hedge trimmer from Screwfix, bit of artistic flare, you’ll be alright. Although cleaning up is a pain and does it involve climbing a ladder?

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HashutHatman@reddit

Yeah mate, you've not seen the size (length) of it (giggity). I'd happily pay someone £200 3 times a year to do it, HAPPILY.

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bearlyentertained@reddit

Hair cut

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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

£5 to mount a tyre, here.

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mazzy-b@reddit

Deep frying food

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

A pan, bit of oil, a stove pretty sure most people could fry food.

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mazzy-b@reddit

Have you ever tried it? Takes a lottttt of oil, absolutely stinks out the room, house, all your clothing etc, lots of mess, risk of oil splatter burns, and then left with a big pan of oil that is difficult to dispose of. It is, horrendous stinky effort.

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Acrobatic-Ad584@reddit

Chiropody, cutting even your own toe nails is gross, well mine are. Not that cheap but defo worth it

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

Take care of your feet. Under appreciated area of healthcare.

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Acrobatic-Ad584@reddit

absolutely, where would you be without them!

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Texuk1@reddit

Plastering

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I was thinking about plastering but it’s actually reasonably expensive to get it done professionally. But a good plasterer is worth every penny.

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tardiusmaximus@reddit

Dental work.

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I wish dental work was £18 a time. They equipment costs a ton. But yes best left to the professionals.

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pomegranate_pencil@reddit

Sanding floors

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Visible_Pipe4716@reddit

Detailing my car.

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pomegranate_pencil@reddit

I second this

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Duckdivejim@reddit (OP)

I do that for a hobby but sometimes you start and regret trying to do it. Don’t know how people do it professionally. I get fed up quickly. Particularly a good outside clean and then a good interior clean.

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VolcanicBear@reddit

Depends entirely on what you're trained on I guess. An MOT is cheap, but would take me quite a bit of training. Conversely I can set up a Kubernetes cluster in my sleep, but my employer will charge you 250USD per hour.

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Tasty_Engineer_7330@reddit

Sounds like a classic case of knowing too much! Some skills are way better off left to the pros.

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c00ble@reddit

Wanna do the final bit of my software development coursework for me? XD

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VolcanicBear@reddit

Whilst I do have a 17 year old, likely irrelevant degree in essentially C++, that would unfortunately be cheating ;⁠)

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cdh79@reddit

Dentistry

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BryOnRye@reddit

You need to ask Bob Mortimer about Fuji 9.

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Skepsisology@reddit

Fuji 9 and a spoon with a big end and a littler end, all you need to be a dentist :D

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Geezer-McGeezer@reddit

Haircut

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millimolli14@reddit

Oven or sofa cleaning

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oh_no3000@reddit

Plastering. A good plaster is always worth the money

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Accomplished_Bake904@reddit

Sourdough bread. Absolutely not worth the effort to bake it yourself.

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Acrobatic-Ad584@reddit

or the mess or the waste

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No-Jicama-6523@reddit

Replacing a zipper in jeans (or any trousers).

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CyclingUpsideDown@reddit

I’d hope it would go down as well.

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Robzed101@reddit

Ha! Bravo

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thpkht524@reddit

Brain surgery

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Xenozip3371Alpha@reddit

Can confirm, the guy I did it on was never the same, keeps hearing the tick tock of my watch that I left in his skull.

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Lost_Garlic1657@reddit

Cake for occasions: birthday, anniversary etc

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Scottish_Rocket77@reddit

Fluffy sweet potato chips like the restaurants

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_x_oOo_x_@reddit

Haircuts 💇‍♀️

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CiderDrinker2@reddit

The parlour needed papering and Pa said it was waste to call a paper-hanger in, and so he made some paste.... I learned a lot of useful things in primary school sing-alongs.

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History_86@reddit

Eyebrow waxing ouch lol

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CronusCronusCronus@reddit

Car detailing. £80~ for an inside and out deep clean. Do it once a year and worth every penny not having to gymnastics inside my car.

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Particular-Bid-1640@reddit

Even more so - car paint correction, it takes serious know-how and the right equipment

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cinesister@reddit

Haircut. Or waxing.

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