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“Buy It For Life”: 71 People Share Purchases That Didn’t Disappoint Them At All (New Pics)
Planned obsolescence is the sort of issue sci-fi satire would have mocked a few decades ago, but these days it can be hard to find items that actually hold up for years. The internet is flooded with fake reviews, making it pretty hard to actually make an informed decision.
So we’ve gathered some of the best examples of products that you really only need to buy once, according to people online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, take notes for your next shopping spree, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own examples in the comments down below.
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#1
I Gave My Dad This Batman Wallet 10 Years Ago, I Was Like 4 Or 5 Years Old And I Got It In Preschool. He Uses It To This Day
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#2
Which Manufacturer Made The Refrigerator?
#3
Got This Crockpot For A Wedding Gift In 1997. My Marriage Didn't Last, But The Crockpot Is Still Going Strong - And It Has Never Cheated On Me! 😆
#4
I Just Want To Remind Everyone My Alarm Clock Turns 50 This Year
martymcmatrix 4 months ago
They say we're young and we don't know, we won't find out until we grow...well I don't know if all that's true, 'cause you got me, and baby, I got you...🤹🏽
#5
100 Years Old And This 1925 Ge 6" Desk Fan Still Looks And Works Great. Still Has Its Original Paint. Converted To Have 2 Speeds, And Wiring Replaced For Safety. United States
#6
My Grandmother’s Goschveimachina Sewing Machine, Brought Home By Horse Carriage And Used Until She Passed Away At 93
#7
30+ Years Old Snoopy Hairdryer Still Going Strong
Bill Swallow 4 months ago
I can just imagine Lucy's reaction to having Dog Breath blown all over her hair.
#8
My Fiancé And I Rehabbed This Bifl Kroehler Sofa From The Mid 60s!!
#9
My Pilón, Serving Puerto Rican Homes Since At Least 1911
#10
Some Of My Copic Markers Are So Old (Over 20 Years) That The Cap Is Cracking And Discoloring, But They Just Keep On Drawing Flawlessly
#11
I Found This Legendary Item Buried In My Dad's Driveway. It's Indestructible, Unstoppable, And Easily My Favourite Demolition Tool
liam newton-harding 4 months ago
Stanley FatMax Extreme FuBar. I have a larger version in my GoBag :)
#12
Hamilton Beach Mixer From Great Grandmother
#13
My Parents Just Re-Webbed Lawn Chairs That Were My Grandparents
#14
This Company Ended In 1990, Which Means We've Been Using This To Mark Off Our Calendar Days For 35+ Years
#15
The DVD-Player I Bought In 1999 Gave Up Today
#16
Scored Myself An Oster Regency Kitchen Center For 26 Bucks At Thrift. Works Perfectly
Upstaged75 4 months ago
LOL, this is all the stuff I was referring to in my last post about wedding gifts my parents got in 1970. Mom still uses that blender and food processor. And I remember licking those beaters as a kid. 😊
#17
Cutco Knife Set Given To My Wife's Grandparents On Their Wedding Day In 1957
Bill Swallow 4 months ago (edited)
I've heard Cutco is supposed to be good stuff. Nice to see some evidence of that, even anecdotal. (Or does that quality happen only in the sets made way back then?)
#18
After 7 Years And Thousands Of Miles Hiking I Treated Myself To A New Pair Of Altberg Boots
#19
Buy Scissors That Can Be Sharpened
#20
My 1945 Girard Perregaux Refuses To Die
#21
My Family Has Been Using The Same Sno-Tubes Since 1994. Still Holding Air In 2025!
Upstaged75 4 months ago
My mom still has the Flexible Flyer sled she got as a kid in the 50's. Obviously it's just a decoration now, but we used it as kids too.
#22
Keeping Toasty With My 1920s Perfection Firelight Heater During The Cold Snap In The Northeast. Still Works Good As New
#23
My 43 Years Old Microwave, Hoping To Last Another 40
#24
Bad News/Good News: Parent Of Friend Died, None Of The Kids Wanted The Set Of All-Clad
The Mediterranean Fruit 4 months ago
Whatttt? That is a steal! Kitchen supplies are always the best.
#25
Can I Get An Honourable Mention For This Warhorse Of An Oral B Toothbrush That Has Just Finally Bowed Out After 27 Years Of Daily Use?
#26
Bought A Taco Years Ago, 200k+ Later And Been More Reliable Than Anything I Have Ever Owned. Planning To Try To Get It To Over A Million
Bill Swallow 4 months ago
It must be stale as h3ll by now! (Yeah, yeah, I get it - Toyota Tacoma.)
#27
1960s Stanley Handyman Drill, Works Flawlessly
#28
Blue Onion Corelle That I've Been Eating Mac/Cheese From Since The 80s
#29
Man Has Used The Same Christmas Lights Since 1956 And Has Never Changed A Bulb (Philips Decoration Lights)
#30
This Restoration Belongs Here
#31
Best Grill I Ever Owned, And Designed For The Elements!
#32
Got A $200 All-Clad Pan For $1.50 At The Goodwill Bins
#33
32 Years And 200,000 Miles Later My Great Grandfather’s 1992 Ford F-150 Lives On
#34
Buy Your Pyrex Measuring Cups From Thrift Stores If You Want Them Last A Lifetime
#35
I've Had This Guy Since 1994 I Was 7 And I'm Now 37, He's My Favourite And Still Is To This Day
#36
Every Christmas Since 1998/99 My Wife’s Aunt Has Bought Her A Couple New Pieces Of Villeroy & Boch… We Use It Every Day
Robert T 4 months ago
Nice, but not unusual for crockery to last that long. My Jeff Banks "Ports of Call" service is a few years older than that, though I've had to replace a few pieces that got broken. Goes in the dishwasher every time. My mum has some Spode plates which are used daily that she got as a wedding present, so they are over 60 years old.
#37
Ray Ban Aviators: 21 Years, Countless Miles, Still Stylish
#38
My 1979 Oven That Works Perfectly Except For The Clock. Timer, Thermostats, Self-Clean Still Work. Heats Fast
#39
Found This Faribo Wool Blanket At A Resale Store. Confirmed With Faribo That It’s From The 30’s. Can’t Wait To Use It For Camping/Outside
#40
"An Advertisement Essentially Telling Their Customers To Not Buy A New Jacket" Was Not On My 2024 Bingo Card But Here We Are
#41
I've Had This Pencil Box Since Kindergarten. I'm 33
#42
My Grandpa In Sweden Has Had This Soviet Made Bench Vice For Almost 55 Years
#43
I’ve Had This Over Half My Life (24 Years) But I Wish Teenage Me Had Better Taste
#44
Found An Unopened Set Of Duralex Glassware For 4 Dollars At A Thrift Store
#45
Mom Bought It For Me In The 90's. Still Take It On Trips
#47
2007 Toyota Prius - 355k Miles, 1 Fire, 5 Wrecks, And 1 Divorce Later It’s Still Going Strong!
Brian Garcia 4 months ago
Tell me you work for Mary Kay without telling me you work for Mary Kay...
#48
12 Years Old With No Signs Of Slowing Down
Tom Brincefield 4 months ago
And Amazon is going to stop supporting any Kindles from 2012 or earlier. You will be able to read them offline, but you won't be about to download anything new.
#49
My Mom Has Used This Same Lint Roller Since The 70s
#50
L.l. Bean Duffle From 1982
#51
Got This Coors Light Cooler Off Marketplace Years Ago And It’s Still The Coolest Cooler!
Hiram's Friend 4 months ago
If you need a roof rack and a receiver hitch cargo carrier, you bought the wrong vehicle. Can easily exceed the weight limit of the vehicle.
#52
This Vitamix Was Bought In 1994 And Still Blends Smoothies As Good As The Day It Was Purchased
#53
My Wife Noticed A Small Hole In Her Glerups And Was Able To Felt Over It With A Small Mushroom
#54
24 Years And Still Going Strong! Truly Bifl
#55
1991 Toyota Corolla With Over 939,000 Miles Exchanged As A Trade-In
#56
Og Fat Ps3 Still Working It 19+ Years Later
#57
Never-Used Stanley 1975 Thrift Find
#58
Rip. Probably Drank 10,000 Gallons Out Of This Thing Over The Years. Anyway, I’m Off To Submit A Lifetime Warranty Claim
#59
I've Had These Socks For 10 Years
#60
Just Bought This Rice Cooker For Less Than $4
#61
New To Me Toyota Tacoma
#62
Back In 2005 In Fear That I Would Be Bullied For My Lion King Sleeping Bag, My Parents Went Out Last Minute And Got Me A “Mature Sleeping Bag” For A Sleepover
#63
2 Years And 150+ Flights With Marlondo's Executive Briefcase
#64
Behold! The Iron On Crotch Patch. Save Your Jeans!
#65
433,820 Miles And Still Going
#66
15 Years Ago I Renovated And Used This Powertex Ratchet Strap To Pull A 20m (65ft) Palm Tree Away From The Fence And Forgot About It
#67
2 Weeks Ago I Asked "What's The Best No-Frills Coffee Maker", And After 400+ Recommendations, I Bought My Mom The Moccamaster
nottheactualphoto 4 months ago
The Technivorm makes excellent coffee. However, you can get the same results from a $10 plastic Melitta cone. They even both take the same number 4 filter.
#68
The Turbie Twist Microfiber Hair Towel! Over 16 Years Of Love
#69
This Is A Microwave With A 100+ Years Lifespan
Bill Swallow 4 months ago (edited)
Oh, yeah, the 1925 Sharp pushbutton microwave oven! Those things are *Legendary*! (Back then, the Cavity Magnetrons were made of *wood*!)
#70
Mary-Kate And Ashley Hairdryer That’s Lasted 24 Years And Still Going Strong
#71
Jeans. God Damn Jeans
Upstaged75 4 months ago
Oh just buy some new ones already! That looks like it will unravel if you try to do the splits. 😁
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T'Mar of Vulcan 4 months ago
My aunt knitted me a jersey (sweater? cardigan? jumper?) on her knitting machine in 1987 that I still have, still wear, and still get compliments on. Most of the people who tell me it's a great jersey are younger than the jersey itself!
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
I have one of my mom's old cooking pots that over 70 years old, and a hand-held GE mixer that's probably the same vintage. I have tee-shirts from the 80s. My Cuisinart blender is over 20 years old. Buy quality, and it will last a lifetime.
Anyone-for-tea? 4 months ago
I have an American Apparel top that I bought in 1999, it’s long sleeved blue and grey stripes, and it still looks brand new, I can’t believe it. I have some old clothes in my wardrobe, but they’re a bit faded or discoloured. This is just so sturdy. I don’t think I’m their target demographic anymore though, just had a quick look at their website!
CatD 4 months ago
I have several Newport News leather jackets that I got in the early 90s for about $30 each.
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My aunt knitted me a jersey (sweater? cardigan? jumper?) on her knitting machine in 1987 that I still have, still wear, and still get compliments on. Most of the people who tell me it's a great jersey are younger than the jersey itself!
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
I have one of my mom's old cooking pots that over 70 years old, and a hand-held GE mixer that's probably the same vintage. I have tee-shirts from the 80s. My Cuisinart blender is over 20 years old. Buy quality, and it will last a lifetime.
Anyone-for-tea? 4 months ago
I have an American Apparel top that I bought in 1999, it’s long sleeved blue and grey stripes, and it still looks brand new, I can’t believe it. I have some old clothes in my wardrobe, but they’re a bit faded or discoloured. This is just so sturdy. I don’t think I’m their target demographic anymore though, just had a quick look at their website!
CatD 4 months ago
I have several Newport News leather jackets that I got in the early 90s for about $30 each.
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