Check the fine print on their cancellation policy first, most of these apps build in a 10% "processing fee" for refunds that you might not spot until it's too late. That's probably why support is ghosting you, they know the math works out in their favor if you just give up. The bank dispute was the right move, but keep screenshots of the app's terms and your payment receipts because the merchant will submit those to fight the chargeback.

Used to tell myself automation was for big companies with IT budgets, not a three-person shop like mine. Figured $29 a month software would be junk or too limited to matter. Then I wired up a simple form that collected everything in one spot and the reminders did the nagging for me. The kicker was watching a client fill out their paperwork at 9pm on a Sunday, no email chain needed from my end. That single template alone paid for the subscription in saved hours. Now I'm annoyed I waited so long to try something so basic.

And honestly I had the same thing happen with mixing, someone told me my drums were drowning out everything else and I got all defensive about it for like six months. Then I finally pulled the overheads down by a few db and suddenly the whole song had room to breathe, felt like a total idiot. Funny how the stuff that stings the most is usually the stuff you needed to hear the hardest.

Wait, do you actually have a clean floor somewhere in Portland to lay panels down, or is that just a myth I heard about? lol. I tried the whole track saw thing and my miter saw is still my ride or die, mostly because I trip over my own tape measure enough without adding a four foot track to the mix.

Figure out the real difference first. A lot of times the cheap grinder wins because it forces you to slow down and be deliberate with your dose. With the electric one, you just hit a button and walk away, so you never notice how much the grind changes as the hopper empties or the burrs heat up. The hand grinder makes you stand there and feel every variable, so you compensate without thinking about it. That's not the tool being better, that's you being more careful with it.