Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
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Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
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Re: Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
#2One thing I have found, is that buying stuff that is supposed to last for life, ends up making the possessions own me, instead of me own the possessions.
Especially with kids, when I have disposable objects, I don't have to worry if they trash it, or get it dirty. I don't have to worry about losing it(I can order a replacement on Amazon that will be here in 2 days). With long-lasting products that are for life, I find I worry about cleaning them, organizing them, and protecting them.
Maybe to total cost of ownership is less for the more durable product, but you only have to lose it once or damage it once for the savings to go away.
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#3One thing I have found, is that buying stuff that is supposed to last for life, ends up making the possessions own me, instead of me own the possessions. Especially with kids, when I have disposable objects, I don't have to worry if they trash it, or get it dirty. I don't have to worry about losing it(I can order a replacement on Amazon that will be here in 2 days). With long-lasting products that are for life, I fin…
Reminds me of: "The things you own end up owning you."
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#4Some of the product listings are not great. I see non stick skillets that I know won’t last than a year or two with moderate use. Otherwise I like the concept.
Re: Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
#5Instead of BFL, I only buy products that I'm ok with getting destroyed or products I have a laid out upgrade plan for. Example: All of my pants are Levi's 501s. I can get them for 50-60 bucks, which is nothing. They last a really long time, but they're not made in America nor do they have a lifetime warranty. BUT I don't have to worry about spilling stuff on my pants or going through the tedious process of filing warranty claims every time a button breaks. I just get on the app and order a new pair.
What's more important to me is narrowing down the list of brands I buy from so I spend less time thinking about shopping and more time being productive.
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#6Some of the product listings are not great. I see non stick skillets that I know won’t last than a year or two with moderate use. Otherwise I like the concept.
I agree with you. It looks like it made it onto the site because it has a lifetime warranty. Still, I’m not keen on eating flakes of PFAS aka Teflon as these types of products wear out
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#7One really nice thing about safety-critical activities is that the equipment tends to be made to extremely high standards and usually lasts a very long time.
If you buy equipment for climbing, shooting, scuba diving, etc. you can reasonably expect that it's made to a very exacting standard (almost certainly in the US, Japan, or Europe) and will last many years (with well-defined consumable components and maintenance requirements).
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#8Instead of BFL, I only buy products that I'm ok with getting destroyed or products I have a laid out upgrade plan for. Example: All of my pants are Levi's 501s. I can get them for 50-60 bucks, which is nothing. They last a really long time, but they're not made in America nor do they have a lifetime warranty. BUT I don't have to worry about spilling stuff on my pants or going through the tedious process of filing war…
You should see how much made in America Levi's cost.
Re: Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
#9One thing I have found, is that buying stuff that is supposed to last for life, ends up making the possessions own me, instead of me own the possessions. Especially with kids, when I have disposable objects, I don't have to worry if they trash it, or get it dirty. I don't have to worry about losing it(I can order a replacement on Amazon that will be here in 2 days). With long-lasting products that are for life, I fin…
One thing I have found, is that buying stuff that constantly breaks down and becomes useless, ends up making these posessions own me, instead of me own the posessions because I constantly have to reorder new ones.
Especially with kids, when I have a long lasting products, I don't have to worry about coughing up a ton of money over the course of a few months or years just to keep replacing them, and I don't have to worry if they trash it, or get it dirty because I know it's covered. I also don't have to worry about losing it because me and my family are responsible and rarely lose things, mostly because the higher quality and warm fuzzy feelings we get from spending money with a moral company, we tend to all value the things we own much more. As such my kids tend to clean, organize, and protect them without needing as much discipline, and our friends and house guests also respect us more because we take good care of ourselves and our investments.
So not only is the total cost of ownership less for our more durable, reliable products, but we also all feel very secure and happy about the small purchases we make because they provide so many benefits it feels more like an investment in our world and each other. However, when it comes to disposable and poorly made products we lose all of that before we even buy the product.
p.s. we also don't have to spend nearly as much time shopping or searching for good products because we can place a reasonable amount of trust in the companies we are familiar with, and whose products are tested and kid/spouse approved.
p.s.s. it feels amazing knowing we aren't enabling immoral businesses and their employees, who would turn around and lobby against important rights such as the right to repair our own belongings.
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#10Is this the Reddit board turned site or a separate venture?