Buy It For Life: 40 Durable Products That Deliver No Matter How Old They Are (New Pics)

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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

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

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Otter 4 years ago

I have an expensive bike, too. I figure it's paid for itself in health, fun, and gas saved when I use it to run errands.

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Buy It For Life: 40 Durable Products That Deliver No Matter How Old They Are (New Pics)

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

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!

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)

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

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

Finally, All The Thrifting Has Paid Off

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

Dr Martens 1460 (UK) Purchased 1992

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 Dads Levis Jacket From 1980! I’ve Been Wearing It For About A Year Now

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

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!

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

My +35 Y/O Fire Truck That My Son Now Plays With. It Still Has The Orange Shag Carpet My Father Put On The Seat To Make It More Comfortable

Do Computer Keyboards Count? I Restore And Collect Vintage Keyboards To Use Daily And My Ibm 5251 Is My Favorite. 1979

The Prest-O Gun Donut Maker - A Beautiful Example Of 1950's Industrial Design For A Simple Tool Built To Last

My Old Desk Fan From The 50’s I Think, Has Two Settings And Runs Incredibly Smooth

8 Below. Rolling Blackouts Have Hit. Behold My Grandmother's Vintage Pyrex Percolator. All Pieces Are Intact And In Use. We Shall Not Suffer From A Lack Of Coffee!!!!

The Old Swing Away. Same One My Parents Used To Open My Baby Food. Indestructible

Bought It 30 Years Ago When I Got My First Place To Myself. It's Seen A Lot Of Use Over The Years And Has Needed Zero Maintenance. I Cleaned Up For The First Time In A Long Time, And It Looks Practically New Still

Grado Headphones, Bought Them 15 Years Ago, Modded Last Week To Keep Them For 15 More Years

Just ~70k Away From Being A Half Million Mile Daily Driver

I Thought My Late Father's Decades Old Polishing Cloth Would Need To Be Replaced By Now, But It Still Gets The Job Done Every Time. Makes Me Smile

My 70 Year Old Dazor Model 1000 Desk Lamp That’s In My Shop

Coleman 4 Person Tent I Won In The 8th Grade. This Has Seen Abuse Camping As A Kid, High-School Parties, College Canoe Trips And Hunting Trips In The Rockies In 3 Seasons, And Now It's Being Abused By My 3 And 6 Year Old Nephew And Niece. Well Over 100 Camping Trips And No Rips Or Tears. 10/10

I'm Nearly 30 And I Have Had These Reef Brand Sandles Since I Was At Least 15, Perhaps 14. They Have Been Around The World While I Was In The Marines And Have Been Attached To My Feet Every Weather Permitting Day I've Gone Outside. They Are Still Strong And Show No Signs Of Slowing Down 10/10

Found An Old Milwaukee Reciprocating Saw At A Thrift Store For $15. Took It Apart,. Cleaned It. Polished It. New Grease... Works Great!

If Only I Could Find A Pencil Sharpener Like This One. My Dad Has Had It In His Office Since The Early 90s (If Not Before). As A Teacher, I’m In Awe. They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore

Coleman Lanterns 1965, 1973, 1977

Whelp, After 21 Years My X1 Finally Had A Failure With A Blown O-Ring. 'Tis Okay Though, Since It's Still In Production And A New One Was Only $1

Original Nintendo Gameboy

A True Bifl Gift From Grandpa Today

My Five Dollar, 1977 Steelcase Office Chair. I Love That It's A Low Back, And It's So Comfortable. Will Definitely Survive The Apocalypse

Grandma’s Old Blender Is Still Going Strong 40+ Years Later

My Mom’s Crock Pot That She Got In January, 1980. 41 Years Old And Still Works Without Any Issues

A Hammer From Back When Stanley Made Really Great Lifelong Tools

My Grandpa's Double Bit Walter Axe. Bought In 1940s Ontario And Logged With It Across Canada Until He Retired In '70s B.c

42 And Still Plenty To Do!

My Towel That I'm Still Using Today Was Made In West Germany, Making It At Least 32 Years Old

Zenith Transoceanic - The Radio For Those That Love Radio. This 1969 R3000 Has Been My Daily Late Night Listening Rig For About A Year Now. I Collect Them And Rotate Them In And Out Of Service. Almost Always Found Working. The Build Quality On These Is Impressive. Battery Life Is Equally Impresive

She Ain’t Pretty, But This Ge Microwave Made It Through My Childhood, College Years, And She’s Still Going Strong!

My 1988 Ariens Gt20 With 60" Deck And The Boy Who Will Hopefully Still Be Riding It When He's In His 30s

My 49-Year-Old Popeil’s Pocket Fisherman Folding Spincasting Rod/Reel Combo; Brought In Another Ten Fish Today

30 Year Igloo vs. 4 Months

Tullen Snips! Cut Basically Anything, Last For Decades. I Grew Up With A Pair In Our Kitchen So I Was Stoked To Find My Own Pair

Mimar Model St-28s I Restored For My Girlfriend, I Think It’s From The 1950s

Eagle Industries Becker Patrol Pack. Purchased Online Back In 2001 And Has Been To Over Sixty Countries. Perfect For Trekking And Living Out Of For Shoestring Budget Traveling. Seen Here In Taiyuan, China Shortly Before Boarding A Train To Trek Through Tibet

1986 Yamaha Pw50. Still Starts On The First Kick, And You Can Still Buy Them To This Day

We're Doing Staplers Now? Here's My Made-In-Chicago Ace 502 From The 1940s Or ’50s. They're Available On Ebay For About $25

Faema E61, Reliably Making Excellent Coffee Since The Sixties

Ohh, We're Doing Reversible Cloth Belts Now? I've Been Waiting For This. Patagonia, Purchased Summer Of '93. I Wear It Most Days

My 35 Year Old Henry!