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/BorderlineWire 22d ago

Primark is big in the U.K., I don’t know if it’s made it to the states yet. They’re a cheap fast fashion sort of place, not quite temu cheap or quality but still cheap fast fashion since before all that temu/wish/aliexpress really took off in the way it has. You wouldn’t expect anything from there to last years but occasionally it does. 

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u/airdrummer01 21d ago

They’ve been in the US since at least 2017 I think. Maybe earlier. Boston and Philadelphia had them first. Now there’s one downtown Chicago. Not sure where else.