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I already had influxdb+grafana setup, so it was easy to pump data to, plus I was able to then match it up with cpu temps and such from my Kubernetes nodes. I like having all my data in one place.

That said, Tasmota has native Matter support and I now have a few ESP32’s controlling sockets, lights, etc., that integrate with Home Assistant.

I found a pack of 5 on Amazon for $20, for each of the sensors and the esp32’s… so $40 for 5. Probably cheaper in Ali or similar. The only negative is they need some calibration. The ones from Adafruit are better quality and already calibrated, but much more expensive.

I have a series of Tasmota esp32’s with Temp/Humidity/Barometric Pressure sensors around the house, attic, garage and outside. I scrape it into influxdb and have a Grafana dashboard setup.

But we are talking about a charity. I was not talking about a profit-driven company.

A charity still needs to turn a profit or they won’t be a charity for long. The point is that they make enough money from reselling these things that they can offer some sort of service.

And by people I only mean the ones shopping there. Not the “mainstream masses”. Its a charity shop, not Microcenter or Amazon.

They likely are only selling what people want to buy. Just the way the world works. It tends to cost money to send them some where they actually want those.

Sadly the same thing happens with retro Gear I want. History just being erased due to capitalism.