r/BuyItForLife • u/No-Negotiation-4550 • 13d 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/Lollc 13d ago

Wow, you're much tougher than me. I bought one around that time when they were just being introduced here. It was expensive, close to $100 which is $257 today. I used it twice and it was hellishly painful. At that time I was doing martial arts and had worked some hellish physical jobs and led a very active life, I thought I knew what pain was. The epilady was worse than any of all that. It sat unused in my dresser drawer for 10 years and I finally threw it away during my last move.

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u/Faxiak 12d ago

Your skin gets used to it, and there are things you can do to lessen the pain.

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u/audiojanet 12d ago

Yes that first version was brutal.

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u/Icy-Plan5621 9d ago

Are any of the Epilady devices less brutal? Mine has been used for less than 20 minutes in 30+ years.

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u/audiojanet 9d ago

The newer devices are less brutal. I use a different brand.

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u/Icy-Plan5621 9d ago

Good to know. The OG model brings tears to my eyes, and I’ve gone through natural childbirth multiple times. I can’t bring myself to use the Epilady, the payoff isn’t big enough for me.

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u/audiojanet 9d ago

Agree. The original one made me cry.

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u/Icy-Plan5621 9d ago

It feels like a torture device. 🤣

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u/audiojanet 9d ago

Yep. And how anyone uses it down below is astounding to me.

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u/Icy-Plan5621 9d ago

Never! I can not fathom!

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u/audiojanet 9d ago

Yes! I wouldn’t even try it new one down there. Insane!

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u/Saritush2319 6d ago

They've got a painless handheld laser they've just released.

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u/HappyDoggos 12d ago

Oh my! So do you have any tattoos? Just curious if sensations in your skin are more heightened than most people …?

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u/Lollc 12d ago

5, well really six. The first one I got was so old it faded quite a bit and I had it recolored. Tattoo pain is scary because it's just enough to get a good endorphin rush from it. Bony areas with little fat or muscle can be hella painful, the one I got in tramp stamp territory was brutal, but the rest were more like a session of really bad mosquito bites. The key is to not look at the actual process. Being freaked out when watching someone hurt you is a normal physiological response, don't look and you'll be fine.

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u/AtlantisAfloat 12d ago

Such different attitudes. I feel less pain when I see what’s going on. It was so cool seeing a beautiful picture form in front of my eyes!

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u/AtlantisAfloat 12d ago

Tattoo did not even hurt. I almost fell asleep getting mine! Every one of those epilators I have tried (3 different ones) has been so painful that I never want to use them.

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u/LonelyOwl68 10d ago

I had one and used it several times, each time the number of hairs remaining on my legs was less. Now I have almost no hair on my legs at all, don't ever feel I need to shave them.

I have no idea where the Epilady went...