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Buy It For Life: 40 Durable Products That Deliver No Matter How Old They Are (New Pics)
We used to be people of repair and resourcefulness, taking pride in our ability to tinker with the longevity of our things. But nowadays? Not so much. We may try to recycle, but as soon as something breaks we're looking for a replacement. Luckily, our ingenuity can match our laziness.
The subreddit r/BuyItForLife has 973k members and it's dedicated to practical quality products that were made to last. Like a phone from 2006. Or a sewing machine from the early 20th century!
The person who founded this online community, u/Petrarch1603, got the inspiration for it from r/ShutUpandTakeMyMoney. "I noticed that sometimes [it featured] useful products that I was interested in buying. Unfortunately, I also noticed a lot of gimmicks and cheaply made products too," they explained.
Now, r/BuyItForLife is twice the size of its predecessor. I guess people really appreciate pristine craftsmanship!
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Bought It In '88 With Money My Grandmother Left Me. My Mother Was Upset That I Spent My Inheritance On Something As Ephemeral As A Bicycle. I've Ridden Thousands Of Miles On It, Including A Double Century In 2000. Now It's My Townie Bike, For Shopping, Commuting, And Errands
Buy It For Multiple Lives! 1916 Singer 66, My Main Sewing Machine
Our loyal readers might remember our first piece on r/BuyItForLife. However, people have made plenty of cool posts on the subreddit since then so we felt like a follow-up was necessary too.
Plus, this time we reached out to the people running the sub and one of the moderators was kind enough to have a little chat with us. "The most popular items I see based on what's posted are: Stanley Thermos, Darn Tough Socks, Kitchen Aid mixers, Red Wing boots, and pots and pans, particularly cast iron," they told Bored Panda.
Rolleicord 6x6 Film Camera From The 60's Still Going Strong And Some Examples Of The Pictures It Makes
Colman Snow-Lite Low Boy Cooler From The 60s. Gifted To Me From My Grandparents Who Picked It Up From A Thrift Store Nearly 20 Years Ago. Still Holds Ice For Nearly A Week!
We also asked the moderator what they think allows some of these items to persevere for as long as they do. "I'm not an expert by any means but I think there are a few factors," they said.
"Most products are built to be as cheap as possible .... and poorly assembled (maybe partly due to planned obsolescence but mostly just due to the fact that people in general like spending less). The products that you see lasting longer are often made of higher quality material and care when built. But they're also priced accordingly."
My Great Uncle's Watch That Lived Through Combat In Ww2. Wound It Up And It Still Works Perfectly
Oregano - Mom Got A Piece Of An Oregano Plant From Her Aunt When I Was A Kid. She Transplanted Some To One House, Then Another And Another, Then To My Place, And Again When I Moved. We Have Never Purchased Oregano In My Entire Life. It Even Pops Up In The Lawn, Makes Grass Cutting Smell Nice
Was Told To Post My Grandparents Desk Here (228 Years Old)
But choosing longer-lasting products can be tricky. The price doesn't always tell the full story. A few years ago, The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) published an interesting study, carried out by the University of Southern Brittany, the Sircome agency, and the University of Southern Bohemia.
Its main goal was to see whether displaying a product's lifespan would influence a consumer's decision to purchase. In other words, would we choose the same products if we had this information?
Graphgear 500 Mechanical Pencil. The One On Top I’ve Used For 20 Years, The Other Is Brand New
My Girlfriend Uses This Sewing Machine To Make Masks. Her Great-Grandmother Bought It New Back In 1925. It Still Works Perfectly
Lunch Box From ‘89. Thermos From ‘97. New Old Stock. I’m So Excited
Here’s The Before And After Finished Product On My $5 Allen Edmond’s. These Bifl Shoes Were Destined For The Dumpster But I Was Able To Bring Them Back To Life. The Dye Color Is Uneven Between The Left And Right, But I’m Just Gonna Let It Bug Me For A While Until I Get Around To Fixing It
The experiment involved 2,917 participants from 5 European countries (Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Spain and the Netherlands).
"We designed a fake shopping website, which consumers could use just as if it were Amazon or ASOS," the researchers wrote. The participants, however, did not know the site was fake. "Once they had checked out their shopping basket, participants were directed to a questionnaire which gauged various socio-economic and psycho-social indicators."
My Grandmothers Wedgewood Oven. At Least 70 Yrs Old
Bifg (Buy It For Generations): My Viking Husqvarna 21a, From Early 1960's. Belonged To My Grandma. My Son Is The 4th Generation To Use This Machine... Spending Quality Father-Son Time Teaching Him How To Sew Useful And Beautiful Things That Will Also Last A Long Time
These Russian Valenki Felted Wool Boots, Made Entirely Out Of Hardened Wool That Served Me So Well Here In Texas In Ver The Past Couple Days. No Soles, No Form, Basically Like Wearing Snow Proof 2 Inch Thick Hard Wool Socks. Had Them For 5 Years, No Sign Of Wear
Yeah valenki are great, but they don't do well right around freezing because they do suck up slush. The Germans sure wished they had valenki in WWII. Their stupid alternative looked like giant Herman Munster boots. There are some great pics of the Soviet soldiers trying them on and laughing at how horrible they were ERpmmBrWoA...c5f84e.jpg 
Finally, All The Thrifting Has Paid Off
The results showed that if shoppers had information on product lifespan, they would choose to buy longer-lasting items: on average, a product's sales increased by 56% if its lifetime was longer than that of its competitors.
Of the products tested, purchases of suitcases (+128%) and printers (+70%) were influenced the most by this change.
I Bought This Palette Knife Over 30 Years Ago And Have Created Countless Paintings With It
Staplers?? Huh. Here’s My Tried, Trusted, And Tantalizing Cadet Model 302. Ain’t She Pretty?
It's Time To Switch My Ipod Classic (2006) For Spotify. Have Been Using It Daily For 15 Years But Spotify Is Just Too Convenient. Rest In Peace Little One
I still use mine every day, and it has my entire music collection, audiobooks, and podcasts all in one place and available at all times. In my opinion, the finest piece of hardware Apple ever produced - so naturally they pulled the plug on it. To this day, no-one has produced its equal, because everyone has been suckered into believing streaming that you pay for but never own is somehow better.
I must OWN my music, that's why I have some cubic meters of vinyls, CD's and even cassettes! I also own my 5 TB of FLAC albums and 1080 .mkv movies...
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I don't find Spotify so very convenient. It is 120€/ year that I don't really need to spend and I need broadband reception. And if you are into classical music: good luck finding the specific Bach recording from an Eastern European orchestra that doesn't rush through the piece like the house is on fire.
I just use the free Spotify. I'm definitely not paying for it. Also Pandora is great for free (if you don't mind short adds, same with Spot.). Not to mention whatever free music/podcast service your phone has, along with all of the other things together: phone, addresses, notes, streaming TV services, internet, calculator etc etc. So, the convenience is having everything in one place, your phone.
Load More Replies... I LOVE my 2006 iPod — amazing battery life, great for sport/exercise because the volume and controls can be used without looking at it or swiping in on the touch models, my 60 GB model is only just under half full — even with 3300 songs on it. It sometimes glitches when charging and I’ve had to do a hard shut-down, reformat a number of times, but otherwise has been problem-free. Someone would have to pry it out of my cold, dead hand before I gave it up.
Yup I still use mine every day.... It stays plugged into my car and I have it for my commute
I am positive yours was defective. I have all of the first iPods, all of them still hold charge for weeks. Once I forgot to stop the music when I got home. 2 weeks later I pick it up and hear music. The battery was at 60%. The iPod was the one with touch screen.
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Yeah, schools make children use Ipads and Apple computers. Then when they get out in the real world, businesses don't use Apple and they have to learn how to use industry standard from scratch.
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4th gen iPod nano died but i kept it after a year I charged it and it works 😁
I had an mp3 player I used for about 17 years until it started falling apart to the point the batteries would start leaking. Or I think maybe there was a battery leakage and that's how it started. But it still kept on ticking. I think the usb port still works but the battery case it attaches to is toast.
I have my mom's iPod shuffle with her last playlist. Thanks for the memory.
Only 4000 titles? Just teasing, sort of. Mine had months worth of unique titles on it but one day I left it in a hot car and it fried. I couldn't get the music off of it, couldn't charge, and I had recently changed computers so all of my music was gone there too. I still miss it sometimes.
I would love to have an iPod. Would save on my iPhone's battery, and no subscription!
Always liked the Zune better. One, because it's not Apple, and adding and deleting music is easier. Been a faithful player since 2006 and still going strong.
Know just what you mean. I have a similar (maybe identical) iPod. Haven't used it for years, but it still powers up and will sync. But, I use Spotify and never use this sturdy and trusted iPod.
I still have my pink ipod mini plugged into a speaker with playlists I can never replicate. It doesn't hold a charge and has to be plugged in forever, but the music is still fantastic.
I have a Creative Zen from like 2004, still works, though, battery doesn't hold much charge. Sound is great. But, most cars don't have the 3.5mm input anymore. A lot louder than using a smartphone.
My husband has two of these. This is LONG before flash memory. There's an actual hard drive inside, complete with a little fan.
A high school classmate invented the iPod before it was bought by Apple. Then he left Apple and invented the Nest programmable thermostat, which was bought by Google. He is now a very wealthy man and lives in France.
I will cry the day my Classic dies. It is only the 2nd IPod I had to own because my 3rd Gen lived til they would no longer change the battery and I have been too lazy to learn. With over 4k songs, the shuffle gets some work put in. PS, funny enough when my father bought me the first Ipod I didn't quite know what it did beyond the commercials with shadow people dancing. I didn't even unbox it for a few months cause I figured putting the CDs on it would take too much time.
I still have mine, which was bought when I was in college. It still works just fine, albeit a little scratched up on the back.
I know it’s German but iPod Von Wino sounds like a British aristocrat.
Apple's move to DRM ("you paid for it, but don't own it") made us an iDon't family. But now that infection is moving through other areas. Thank god for CD Baby and cd rippers!
I think I had mine for 5 years, but then the hold button stopped functioning properly.
My bro took mine to Afghanistan in 2008, it came back cracked and with sand in it but my sister still uses it!
Yes, the ipod was pretty good. The battery of my ipod died after a fair number of years. Got a replacement, but was never able to open the case, even with the dedicated tools, so it just laid there. I could probably have forced it open with a big screwdriver, but by that time I just bought a 128 Gb memory card for my phone, which is now my mp3 player. Musicolet is a great app, and airplane mode for serious listening or course.
Mine died about 3 years ago and I hate the fact that I have to use my phone for music. I loved my iPod :(
do they still sell these? I really want one but I was very young when they were popular.
Dr Martens 1460 (UK) Purchased 1992
Docs are fine for fashion but they’re rubbish for work boots. I wore out a pair in an industrial kitchen in 4 months. After that I bought a pair of German Para boots from the Army Surplus shop. That was 30 years ago and after various dirty jobs and some very messy festivals they’re still waterproof 😎
"Suitcases are the quintessential roaming product, giving them two characteristics which makes the consumer rank lifetime as a priority: the trials of transport make resilience a key factor, and any item used solely for travel will be brought out only occasionally. If it is used rarely, the consumer has every reason to hope it will last a long time," the researchers explained.
"As for printers, they have one of the shortest lifetimes of all household electronic goods, and people buy them because they need them, not for pleasure – two more good reasons why we would want them to last."
Sales of smartphones were among the least affected by displaying their lifetime (+41%).
I Restored A Neglected Old Wrench. It Wasn't Ready To Retire
GF Gave Me This For My Birthday. I Expect To Be Using It For The Rest Of My Days. French Made, Le Creuset, Enameled Cast Iron Sauce Pan
My mum has an entire Le Creuset set that are 45 years old and she still uses them; they show absolutely no sign of needing to be replaced. I've asked her to leave them to me in her will :-D
My Dads Levis Jacket From 1980! I’ve Been Wearing It For About A Year Now
My daughter found my old jean jacket from the 80's with the huge Motorhead back patch. It took years before she finally brought that back 🤣 A few years later, my middle son found my old leather metalhead jacket and wore it to school. Apparently his classmates thought it was awesome. Maybe I'll let him use my old Doc Martins or checkered vans next?
My Grandma Gave Me Her Gingher Scissors Today (In The Original Box!), She Used Them For Ages Before She Taught Me To Sew With Them About 15 Years Ago. Beautifully Sharp Now, Just As I Remember Them Being Years Ago
80% of participants felt that the manufacturers were very to extremely responsible with regard to providing information about a product's lifetime.
"All these findings argue for legislation on product lifetime," the research team said. "There is no doubt that the reliability of the products purchased is important to consumers. The study showed that regulatory information would steer customers when purchasing products."
Bought A Set Of Silicone Resealable Bags 4 Years Ago And They’re Used Every Day And Still In Perfect Condition. Haven’t Thrown A Single Zip-Loc Away In All That Time!
These Cross Pens Were My Grandfathers From The 1960s. He Worked As A Test Fail Analysis Engineer For General Dynamics. These Pens Were Used To Try To Win The Space Race, And Now I Use Them Every Day As I Work To Follow In His Footsteps
Arkansas Traveler Tomatoes. Originally Purchased In 1970... 51 Years Ago. Buy Heirloom, Buy It Once
Just Got Done Detailing My Grandpa's 1971 Schwinn Racer! These Bikes Were Built For Life That's For Sure!
Such policy changes might reflect in r/BuyItForLife's number of posts. I'm half-joking, of course, but the members of the subreddit can definitely give you valuable insight when choosing your next purchase.
"I think our community is great!" the representative of the mod team said. "Maybe I'm a little biased, I only moderate a few subs but frequent many more as a regular user and from my anecdotal experience, the BIFL community is among the nicest and most welcoming people I have interacted with on the internet."
A Customer Of Mine Finally Decided To Upgrade... Motorola Razr, Purchased November 2006
Barber Chair, 100 Years Old And Reconditioned!
Proudly Bought It With My Paper Route Money 50 Years Ago Because It Was The Heaviest One :) Good Choice - Still Works Perfectly. Audition, Made In Hong Kong
This Camping Table Set Bought By My Grandparents In The -60s Just Saw Its Fourth Generation Of Users. The Tent Is On Generation Two
Frye “Fulton” Leather Boots. Bought In 2010 For $350.00, Worn On Every Date, Family Holiday, And Special Occasion Since. Now, Luck Enough To Wear Them To Work
40 Years Of Laundry. My Parents Bought This In 1980 When They First Got Married. It's Also Live A Life As A Pretend Boat And Turtle Shell When I Was Little. It's In Great Condition And I'm So Happy To Be Giving It More Life
My 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable - Built Like A Tank!
Thrifted From Bulgaria Around 2 Decades Ago. Rail Road Worker Steel Toe Boots. Haven't Moved An Inch Since The Day I Got Them
Restoring The Wooden Beams Of My House And Found This. (More Like "Buy It For The Next 6 Generations")
My Dad Bought A New Knife After 50 Years
Any Love For Purdy Paint Brushes? Wash Them Out Well And They'll Last Decades. I've Had This One For 15 Years. It's Painted Three Apartments
The Legendary 90’s Toyota Land Cruiser. 24 Years Old And Only Needs Routine Maintenance
Vorwerk Tiger 251. Built In 1982 And Still Sucks Harder Than Your Mother's
Note: this post originally had 99 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
The oldest things I have that refuse to die are an electric carving knife and an Atari 2600, both from the 70's.
I have three wooden cooking spoons that were my grandmother's. "They" say I should buff and oil them every month but I never have and they have been used nearly every single day for the 30 years since I've inherited them! Never buy plastic spoons for cooking, stirring, ladling; total waste of money.
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I bought my motorcycle in 1996, it was already 16 years old at the time. Still got it, still use it. Minor reparations.... ok, it is not as comfortable as a new one, at least I guess, but I will never sell it
I still wear a 32 year old suit to court (lawyer), and my motorcycle jacket is 33 years old.
Things are absolutely NOT made like they used to be. The level of inferiority (I just can’t use the word “quality”) of almost every product nowadays is DISGUSTING. Laissez-faire capitalism is a disease.
Good products are still available, but you need to know where to look for them, and they will NOT be cheap (good things never were).
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I have my mum's rollar skating dress from the 70s. It's still in near perfect condition it has sweat and deodorant stains but this dress has been worn by my mum, aunt, sister and I, I'm the current owner because I'm currently the only one that fits it. But anyway the only major thing wrong with it is that the hem needs a few new stitches
Cast Iron pan I used every day for pancakes or other breakfast things, survived the house burning down. Among the ash and debris, it was right where I left it. Cooked off all the toxic smoke, fresh oil, and it was like the day I bought it.
My mom just lost her 1960s sewing machine this way... and absolutely everything else. I hope to someday replace it for her.
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I found a 1909 copy of the Arabian Nights on the free rack at the library, does that count? I’d post a picture, but I’m on mobile and it won’t let me do that.
Our products/services are terrible nowadays. We call that built-in obsolescence. Welcome to capitalism, my friends.
our entire home is vintage everything. We have an MCM timewarp house and everything but the mattresses are old pretty much, with newest items being 1970s and oldest being Victorian era. My jar opener is from 1923 and my mixing bowls are turn of the last century. Those are probably the oldest items I use all the time.
one of the big advantages of the internet is that you can order spare parts for almost anything these days if you are handy & can fix things yourself... 30 years ago you had to drive to an appliance repair shop, sort through catalogs & maintenance manuals until you found the correct part numbers, and order through a brick and mortar shop... then weeks later your parts arrive... the cool mixers shown here will someday need their electric motor brushes replaced... easy... and they are good for another 20 years...
The thing I worry about is younger people who are used to maintenance-free throwaway appliances not doing the necessary maintenance on the good old stuff. Fans need to be oiled and have their felt pads changed every couple of decades, motors need brushes. Bearings are sometimes part of regular maintenance, etc.
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My dad's Zippo he bought when he started smoking in the 1950s. A knife that Great-Grandma bought Grandma, whog ave it to me, still sharpest best knife ever. A Carhartt coat from the early 1980s is still doing great.
as I am not a consumerist, I have so many things that work perfectly, to name a few : - a simple comb that I've used daily for the past 30 years (got as a gift from a magazine in 1992) - a coffee container which belonged to my late mum, she bought it in the 80s - trekking boots bought in 2006, they've taken me all round the world and so much more... not to mention a gadget that people usually change every time the new version comes out : the iPhone. I have mine, the X version, since 2017. I only replace an item with a new one when it is irreparable.
I’ve still got an iPhone 4 as an iPod and my current phone is a 6s. I don’t understand why people buy a new one every year. I wait until bloated websites and OS/software force me to a new device. While it’s starting to get there... I haven’t updated the iPhone 4 beyond iOS 6.x (so much better looking UI) or the iPhone 6s beyond iOS 12.x (considering it, though it will then not do Safari iCloud synchronization with my Macs, both of which are stuck on High Sierra, because I have only obsolete computers). I’m also poor, so... there’s that too.
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How come that the Nokia 3310 didn't make it to the top 40 ?
The 2 oldest things I own and use are a gray, hooded sweatshirt withe the EGA I bought at Parris Island SC in 1985 and my 2000 Honda Civic that runs amazingly well!
When I was a kid in 90s everyone had this Adidas tracksuit and I wanted one too. We didn't have much money so in the end after couple years of asking it my mom bought me one for Christmas on couple size bigger so I can wear it couple years. Now 22 years later I still wear it!
We used to call those Joey Budefuco track suits! XD
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I still have a giant dell precision m6500 laptop from my previous office. Made in 2009 and I still use it to on previous month (august 2021). That monster is actually still running fast.. But microsoft refuse installing windows 10 to it. Damn I still love how good is its monitor and keyboard..
So sad that we live in an age where we look back at products that lasted more than two years with an extreme envy and nostalgia. I am so sick of everything breaking. I hate plastic, cannot stand new technology, just everything is designed to go in the trash and I can't take it. Find better stuff at Goodwill for a $1 than I do anywhere else.
Id we can ad the furniture form our grandparents and greatgrandparents, I could add dozens of image :-) But if I had to pick one, I'd put up the no-name PRIVILEG washing mashine, I go used from a freinds 20 years ago and that is still working well. or my sewing machine form the 1980s, not working super smoothly any more, but good enough for the occasional patch. I really hate that almost everything is made to break down within a few years. Apart from the waste of money, it just takes so much time and effort to buy new appliances and tools. And something always is breaking down and need replacing in my household. It's just exhausting.
I've got my Grandfather's, Great Aunt's and Nana's pens and mechanical pencils they received when they retired from their jobs (all from around the 60's), my Great-Grandfather's drafting rulers that are over 100 years.old, and my favorite - my uncle's winter leather police jacket from the 70's. That thing weighs about 5 pounds and keeps me warm even when the temps hit 0!
I have a cake mold from the late 19th century that belonged to my great-great-grandmother.
With the environment the way it is, It should be against the law to purposefully make things to fall apart nowadays just to make more money. It is sickening.
I have old Defy front loader washing machine. I'm the third owner of the machine and I have it now for almost 14 years and it is still working. The motor isn't as strong as it was and it leaks sometimes but other than that its okay. I will get rid of it when it finely broke one day far in the future.
i miss the days where things were good quality and last a life time,, now everything is so cheap and falls apart so easily ><
They used to make things that last. I have a cheapo acoustic guitar from the early 80's. Still play. A JVC receiver from 1986, still use it with the Bose 301s (the cassette deck and CD player would probably work, too). A relatively early model Bluray player. Slow to load, rather big, still works perfectly.
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The oldest things I have that refuse to die are an electric carving knife and an Atari 2600, both from the 70's.
I have three wooden cooking spoons that were my grandmother's. "They" say I should buff and oil them every month but I never have and they have been used nearly every single day for the 30 years since I've inherited them! Never buy plastic spoons for cooking, stirring, ladling; total waste of money.
Load More Replies... I bought my motorcycle in 1996, it was already 16 years old at the time. Still got it, still use it. Minor reparations.... ok, it is not as comfortable as a new one, at least I guess, but I will never sell it
I still wear a 32 year old suit to court (lawyer), and my motorcycle jacket is 33 years old.
Things are absolutely NOT made like they used to be. The level of inferiority (I just can’t use the word “quality”) of almost every product nowadays is DISGUSTING. Laissez-faire capitalism is a disease.
Good products are still available, but you need to know where to look for them, and they will NOT be cheap (good things never were).
Load More Replies... I have my mum's rollar skating dress from the 70s. It's still in near perfect condition it has sweat and deodorant stains but this dress has been worn by my mum, aunt, sister and I, I'm the current owner because I'm currently the only one that fits it. But anyway the only major thing wrong with it is that the hem needs a few new stitches
Cast Iron pan I used every day for pancakes or other breakfast things, survived the house burning down. Among the ash and debris, it was right where I left it. Cooked off all the toxic smoke, fresh oil, and it was like the day I bought it.
My mom just lost her 1960s sewing machine this way... and absolutely everything else. I hope to someday replace it for her.
Load More Replies... I found a 1909 copy of the Arabian Nights on the free rack at the library, does that count? I’d post a picture, but I’m on mobile and it won’t let me do that.
Our products/services are terrible nowadays. We call that built-in obsolescence. Welcome to capitalism, my friends.
our entire home is vintage everything. We have an MCM timewarp house and everything but the mattresses are old pretty much, with newest items being 1970s and oldest being Victorian era. My jar opener is from 1923 and my mixing bowls are turn of the last century. Those are probably the oldest items I use all the time.
one of the big advantages of the internet is that you can order spare parts for almost anything these days if you are handy & can fix things yourself... 30 years ago you had to drive to an appliance repair shop, sort through catalogs & maintenance manuals until you found the correct part numbers, and order through a brick and mortar shop... then weeks later your parts arrive... the cool mixers shown here will someday need their electric motor brushes replaced... easy... and they are good for another 20 years...
The thing I worry about is younger people who are used to maintenance-free throwaway appliances not doing the necessary maintenance on the good old stuff. Fans need to be oiled and have their felt pads changed every couple of decades, motors need brushes. Bearings are sometimes part of regular maintenance, etc.
Load More Replies... My dad's Zippo he bought when he started smoking in the 1950s. A knife that Great-Grandma bought Grandma, whog ave it to me, still sharpest best knife ever. A Carhartt coat from the early 1980s is still doing great.
as I am not a consumerist, I have so many things that work perfectly, to name a few : - a simple comb that I've used daily for the past 30 years (got as a gift from a magazine in 1992) - a coffee container which belonged to my late mum, she bought it in the 80s - trekking boots bought in 2006, they've taken me all round the world and so much more... not to mention a gadget that people usually change every time the new version comes out : the iPhone. I have mine, the X version, since 2017. I only replace an item with a new one when it is irreparable.
I’ve still got an iPhone 4 as an iPod and my current phone is a 6s. I don’t understand why people buy a new one every year. I wait until bloated websites and OS/software force me to a new device. While it’s starting to get there... I haven’t updated the iPhone 4 beyond iOS 6.x (so much better looking UI) or the iPhone 6s beyond iOS 12.x (considering it, though it will then not do Safari iCloud synchronization with my Macs, both of which are stuck on High Sierra, because I have only obsolete computers). I’m also poor, so... there’s that too.
Load More Replies... How come that the Nokia 3310 didn't make it to the top 40 ?
The 2 oldest things I own and use are a gray, hooded sweatshirt withe the EGA I bought at Parris Island SC in 1985 and my 2000 Honda Civic that runs amazingly well!
When I was a kid in 90s everyone had this Adidas tracksuit and I wanted one too. We didn't have much money so in the end after couple years of asking it my mom bought me one for Christmas on couple size bigger so I can wear it couple years. Now 22 years later I still wear it!
We used to call those Joey Budefuco track suits! XD
Load More Replies... I still have a giant dell precision m6500 laptop from my previous office. Made in 2009 and I still use it to on previous month (august 2021). That monster is actually still running fast.. But microsoft refuse installing windows 10 to it. Damn I still love how good is its monitor and keyboard..
So sad that we live in an age where we look back at products that lasted more than two years with an extreme envy and nostalgia. I am so sick of everything breaking. I hate plastic, cannot stand new technology, just everything is designed to go in the trash and I can't take it. Find better stuff at Goodwill for a $1 than I do anywhere else.
Id we can ad the furniture form our grandparents and greatgrandparents, I could add dozens of image :-) But if I had to pick one, I'd put up the no-name PRIVILEG washing mashine, I go used from a freinds 20 years ago and that is still working well. or my sewing machine form the 1980s, not working super smoothly any more, but good enough for the occasional patch. I really hate that almost everything is made to break down within a few years. Apart from the waste of money, it just takes so much time and effort to buy new appliances and tools. And something always is breaking down and need replacing in my household. It's just exhausting.
I've got my Grandfather's, Great Aunt's and Nana's pens and mechanical pencils they received when they retired from their jobs (all from around the 60's), my Great-Grandfather's drafting rulers that are over 100 years.old, and my favorite - my uncle's winter leather police jacket from the 70's. That thing weighs about 5 pounds and keeps me warm even when the temps hit 0!
I have a cake mold from the late 19th century that belonged to my great-great-grandmother.
With the environment the way it is, It should be against the law to purposefully make things to fall apart nowadays just to make more money. It is sickening.
I have old Defy front loader washing machine. I'm the third owner of the machine and I have it now for almost 14 years and it is still working. The motor isn't as strong as it was and it leaks sometimes but other than that its okay. I will get rid of it when it finely broke one day far in the future.
i miss the days where things were good quality and last a life time,, now everything is so cheap and falls apart so easily ><
They used to make things that last. I have a cheapo acoustic guitar from the early 80's. Still play. A JVC receiver from 1986, still use it with the Bose 301s (the cassette deck and CD player would probably work, too). A relatively early model Bluray player. Slow to load, rather big, still works perfectly.
If only you could find these items to purchase in the first place 😪☹ everyone has a singer unless you're a perpetual renter, can't travel with that thing
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