How’s it holding up?
Sync Ultra for Reddit. So, yeah.
Not the developers fault though.
You didn’t get a discount on Sync Lemmy?
Bahaha, no.
Safety razor. Bought one for 30 EUR over a decade ago, and it’s showing no signs of wear. Razor blades are cheap too. I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.
Not sure how to link a Lemmy instance, but this link should hopefully work: https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/wetshaving
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I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.
Advertising.
I bought a safety razor 15y ago along with a decent supply of Feather blades. I thought those would last me for a few years but I’m still working my way through them.
Wedding rings. She’s gone forever, so I threw them in the ocean.
Some old guy with a metal detector had a good day after that. Maybe two depending on if they washed up as a pair
Until yesterday I would have said “my toaster”. But after about 25 years of service or so the heating element finally broke and there are no more spare parts around. So I guess it’s time to lay it to rest. It served me well.
This man repaired a toaster for 25 years
Thank you for your service
No it’s better: it didn’t break for 25 years. But I would have tried to repair it if it broke earlier. I mean… if I really really really wanted I might be able to find the same model somewhere on ebay. But breaking another toaster to repair mine would be a little insane.
Good news is that the vendor (Krups) vows to keep spare parts available for 15 years. So I will definitely get another toaster from them.
The wire element is the same that is used in a vape pen. You could splice over the broken area.
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Lego. I’m 55 and still have (most of) the Lego I played with as a child. My kids played with it, grew out of it, but I never did, and the bricks that are more than half a century old work just fine with the brand new bricks that I bought last week.
My son now plays with my old Lego and I love it. Some of it still looks like new.
I’m glad to read this, I’m on the same situation but sadly mine doesn’t snap that well anymore :/
I bought a pair if Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones at least 15 years ago. I still use them all the time. Just change the ear pads and headband whenever they get gross and they’re just like new again.
Similar, I bought a pair of Bose earbuds 8 years ago. My dog gnawed on one of the earbuds when he was a puppy. 8 years later they still work and I still use em. Granted, only mobile device I have now with a headphone slot is my steam deck. Used to use them for my phone but they weirdly stopped making phones with headphone jacks.
I have a pair of SE215s that are basically the same… I’ve had them for years.
I bought a Qudelix 5K and learned how to solder short replacement cables for them… I just clip it to my shirt or bag or whatever. Since its LDAC you really can’t tell the difference from using a wire either. It’s a great setup actually.
Wow I hope my AKG K7XX can last that long. Mine is going about 7-8 years now. Are the pads on the Beyer removable for cleaning?
You could. I prefer to replace them though. All foam degrades over time so replacements are about more than just being clean.
I only really do this every 2-3 years. It’s not exactly expensive.
I got the first Paperwhite as a gift. Still using it. Still awesome.
Great product. I thoroughly enjoyed mine until it lost a pixel. Given how focused I need to be while reading, it was just too distracting, drawing my eye away from the text. I also changed jobs and living situations about the same time. These days, the lady and I listen to audiobooks together. Still, that Paperwhite is the best digital reader I’ve ever used.
I got my first one as a gift too. I am now on my 3rd one and haven’t paid for any, since I just complained when the hardware got bad and they just replaced it, even though I hadn’t bought it haha
I only replaced mine because I wanted a Kobo with physical buttons. Device was still working fine.
Cast iron skillets
Metal roof
Composite deck
That may be it, I will probably outlive my other possessions.
Runners-up:
We are still using a Dyson vacuum that my uncle gave me, used, when he got a new one, at least 15 years ago. Longer I think, and don’t know how long he used it before that. And just replaced my KitchenAid mixer with a bigger one and gave my old one to one of my kids, that was 25 years old and is still going strong.
Weird, I have all those now too. Composite deck a couple years ago, standing seam roof this year. Cast iron skillets for many years.
Now I’m hoping you’re right on all those… For my sake ofc.
How long have you had the composite deck? How has it stood up to UV? Like is it faded or getting brittle?
It’s still pretty new and made of “weardeck”, made to last in the Florida sun, can be used for docks & similar, so I don’t know yet but not worried. We got a light color (so it would be cooler) and my only gripe is that I didn’t think about how bad dirt would show on the lighter color. We love it. Lifetime warranty for residential.
A burial plot, and we’ll see.
Seems to me you bought it for death, actually
I bought one to last the rest of my life and the rest of my death. It’s a 2 for.
Burial plots don’t last forever. You may only get to use it for something as short as 40 years before they shift you out for a new occupant, depending on demand and upkeep and whatever was agreed on beforehand.
Wait what, what do they do with the bodies?
They get placed in an https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossuary or respectfully disposed of somehow…
A quality leather belt. Probably not for life, but already much much longer than any fake leather ones I had before.
That said, for tools I mostly go with the cheap stuff and so far most have lasted me well over a decade.
Bought my first leather belt at least a decade ago. Thing looks well loved but still works well
I bought a nice Jansport backpack in 5th-6th grade, and it’s still going strong in my 30s. It’s been through years of school, college, and a family member took it when they had to do a military tour in Iraq. Still going strong, not a single tear.
Pretty much the same story for me. I’m creeping up on my 40s. Mine has lasted me through highschool and college. I still use it as my daypack on family vacations and to haul my DnD stuff.
My great/granddad/uncle’s woodworking tools and hammer. For my 17th birthday he just gave me a ton of them and I couldn’t have been happier, they’re made of really nice brass and spruce I think and they work wonders. Mfer says it’s not worth much and proceeded to give me a tungsten carbide (world’s sharpest alloy) plane that I maintain to this day. Also Beaver craft tools from Ukraine hold up pretty well and funnily enough come with a plaster because they’re goofy goobers.
AKG Q701 headphones. I have to resolder them every year or two, but they’re infinitely repairable. I’ve tried many headphones over the years but nothing comes close to the quality.
DasKeyboard 4 Pro keyboard. I’ve typed on it so hard for so long that the key caps have started crumbling. Replaced all of the key caps for a few bucks and it’s good as new.
PlanetBox lunchbox. It’s like a metal lunch tray with a lid. Fully metal, nearly indestructible, rust proof.
A carabineer clip I got at Walmart in '06 for $1. I’ve used it every day for 17 years and all of the paint has rubbed off. It just won’t die.
Are those akg made in china? Bayer Dynamic will give it a quality run for it’s money.
Made in Austria
I thought Samsung bought them.
Ohh that’s good news.
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I replaced it with a leather band and I’m happy with it
Fountain pens. They hold up incredibly well, but…
…Then again, I keep buying them, and inks, and etc., so I’m not sure it qualifies as BIFL.
Favourite pen under $100?
Oh, that’s a good point! I’ve had the same mechanical pencil for the past four years.
I still have the same mechanical pencil I bought over in Germany during a student exchange in 1988. Absolutely bulletproof, and - as typical - I didn’t see it’s thumb-click design (lead advancer right behind the tip, where the thumb usually sits when writing) being sold in North America until about 10-15 years later.
I’ve got some mechanical pencils from 8 years ago.
Granted I hardly use them now, but they served me well as daily drivers for the first 5. They’re the shaker kind too!
My bike, a steel frame Genesis Croix de fer.
It’s going well, I moved to another country where biking is not really possible so now my sister has been using it regularly and keeps it in good condition until I come back.
I used it for a few days last time I visited my family and it still has good as new.
Also a carbon steel pan and a second hand cast iron pot. No one was interested with the pan but my mom started using the pot after I left and now she’s using it several times a week along with another one that belongs to my grand mother.
I also got a second hand “Baby Bjorn” bouncer, I don’t know the original owner since it’s been bought and sold several times already and I’m planning and selling it once my kid will be to old for it.
For me this is the ultimate test for “buy it for life” items. If it can move from people to people and everyone is extremely happy to use it since it’s higher quality than non bifl items.
We got a Baby Bjorn carrier 2nd hand, and it’ll certainly go to another family, and another, and another…
+1 for the Croix de Fer.
I have it’s sibling, the Tour de Fer. I’ve done many multi-day tours on it across many different terrains and through all sorts of weather, loaded up to the hilt with gear and me just shy of 200lbs. The bike has been rock solid, and I’ve no doubt could take me round the world if the opportunity ever arises.
The only maintenance I’ve had to do has been consumables like brake pads, tyres, chain etc.
My Colnago Super lasted over 3 decades, 4 groupsets and countless parts. The BB lug sheared probably only because I moved to a rainy part of the country and didn’t use rust inhibitor enough.
