I’ll start: printers.
I bought an HP in March 2020 when my job went remote and HP bricked it remotely after only 100 pages because I wouldn’t sign up for their subscription program. Ended up trashing a perfectly good printer.
Luckily my library’s close by and I can print there remotely.
Because that’s what they do in class and for homework, and my daughter has ADHD and probable autism so changing from what she’s used to can lead to meltdowns. I agree it’s not entirely necessary, and we are planning to try to wean her off of the dead tree editions soon. (I’m in the process of setting up a Linux laptop for her with some educational programs etc)