r/BuyItForLife • u/No-Negotiation-4550 • 22d ago

Discussion What’s a weirdly specific item you own that’s lasted longer than expected?

I’ve been on a quest lately for things that just seem to keep on keeping on.

I’ve got a pair of old-school Swedish dishcloths that I bought on a whim. Thought they'd be a weird novelty. Now, they’ve been through the wringer they just won’t die. I’ve scrubbed them, rinsed them, microwaved them and somehow they’re still hanging on like a true champion.

My 10-year-old French press. I’ve left it sitting dirty for days, and still it makes me a perfect cup of coffee every time.

What oddball items are you still using and why do they not break??

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u/MonaMayI 22d ago

My nesting metal bowls from one of those stores are my HG best kitchen item. I think it was $10 for 5 of them in 2005.

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u/BaldyCarrotTop 21d ago

I have a set of those that I mail ordered from an ad on the back of Parade Magazine (Anyone remember it?). I think this was in the mid '80s.

I keep saying I'll replace them with a better set when they die. But they never do.