Buy It For Life - PH Style
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My Karrimoor rucksack is 23 years old and still doing pretty well.
Recently got a Kenwood Masterchef, hoping it'll last 30 years like my mothers one did but not sure the modern versions will do quite that well.
I'll probably inherit my fathers carving knife one day, he inherited it from his father, the once straight blade now has a hell of a curve from decades of sharpening but it still gets regular use.
Recently got a Kenwood Masterchef, hoping it'll last 30 years like my mothers one did but not sure the modern versions will do quite that well.
I'll probably inherit my fathers carving knife one day, he inherited it from his father, the once straight blade now has a hell of a curve from decades of sharpening but it still gets regular use.
anonymous said:
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Second-hand and premium is nearly always cheaper than new and budget. People change stuff so often that if you cruise around on Ebay and Gumtree you can get some fantastic bargins. 'Im changing my kitchen and it doesnt suit the new one' seems to be very common. In reality they are going to get £50 for an oven which cost £600 3 years ago. P-Jay said:
GreenDog said:
A good quality watch ?
I'd bet my balls to a barn dance my £50 G Shock would out-live anything Switzerland puts out in a like-for-like test of abuse and is more accurate than anything with cogs in it. Very few quartz watches from the 70's are still being maintained, however- the spares just aren't there and getting a one-off circuit printed will probably never be cost effective if it can even be done. Of course it would be cheaper to replace your G-Shock every five years than to buy and service your mechanical watch, but the OP was asking about buying for life, not pure value for money.
The Razor idea is a good one. I've been using my late grandfathers old Gillette safety razor (made in England!) for a decade now. I should start popping 10p in a tin every shave to remind me how much I'm saving. Not sure I'd trust myself with a straight razor at 6AM though.
A hand made acoustic guitar was always on my list as a kid. These days it would take me a lifetime to relearn how to play the thing!
I bought a s
tty cheapo steel mountain bike in 1989, from Hawk Cycles. I hope to have it another 25 years.
So far, I've replace the rear wheel, the rear sprocket, and the tyres and inner tubes. And I bought a big fat saddle last week, which needs to go on.
Really it needs a new chain, but I don't want it to become like trigger's broom, so I'm delaying. It still has the original pads.
tty cheapo steel mountain bike in 1989, from Hawk Cycles. I hope to have it another 25 years.So far, I've replace the rear wheel, the rear sprocket, and the tyres and inner tubes. And I bought a big fat saddle last week, which needs to go on.
Really it needs a new chain, but I don't want it to become like trigger's broom, so I'm delaying. It still has the original pads.
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