Long lasting..

[Furryanimal]

What's a product you've owned for a long time that you thought wouldn't last for more than a year?

 

[moviequeen1]

My Bose CD/radio which I bought in 2002
I was amazed,still am about the sound as I listen to my CD's,can hear music&lyrics as if I'm right there in the audience
The jazz station I regularly listen to is in Toronto,90 miles from Buffalo,the station comes in clear as a bell at night

 

[Mike]

Microwave, I got it in 1988 or '89 and it is still working.

Mike.

 

[Tommy]

Shortly after I met my wife-to-be I gave her a tiny grape ivy plant in a 1-1/2 inch clay pot. At the time it had just three leaves and cost me all of 49 cents. That was 47 years ago and the original plant is still thriving. It has moved all over the country with us and many, many people have off-springs of it from cuttings.

 

[squatting dog]

Craftsman 1/2" electric impact gun I bought in 1974. Used it for everything and still going today. I can't even count all the lug nuts this gun has spun Oh yeah, it's still got it's original brushes and will snap a 1/2" bolt off even today.

 

[RadishRose]

I didn't think I was superstitious, but I just know if I say, it will break.

 

[hollydolly]

I didn't think I was superstitious, but I just know if I say, it will break.

Ha, Me too.....

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

A small veggie slicer. Nothing more than a cheap aluminium base with what looks like a piece of tin as the slicer. I got it in 1972 the year we were married. I don't think a week goes by when I don't use it for something. Still sharp as a razor.

 

[Kaila]

A small veggie slicer.

That's a nice looking, old and simple design, but still useful item, you've kept clean and in good shape.

I'm curious if that piece slides, to allow for slicing different thicknesses, or if it only slices one thickness.

 

[Kaila]

Great topic, but I just got a laugh, from my thought;

What a long thread it would be, if we were listing items we thought would last for a decade or longer,
which didn't last 6 months.

 

[Gary O']

What's a product you've owned for a long time that you thought wouldn't last for more than a year?

Bought a Harbor Freight sawzall
Not more'n $50 (throw away price)
for one purpose
to tear down an old rotting camper from the previous owner of our property
...and not wear out my Milwaukee
Just abuse it thru wood, staples, metal and iron
...and toss it

Three years later, it's still with me

 

[Lvstotrvl]

I have a blender I’ve had for at least 30 years!

 

[CarolfromTX]

HA! I've got a Feemster's slice (I think that's the name) just like that. The bade is indeed adjustable. DH has a more sophisticated mandolin, but I still use the other every now and then.

 

[AnnieA]

I didn't think I was superstitious, but I just know if I say, it will break.

Same here, lol! Just can't bring myself to type it out.

 

[RadishRose]

Exactly, Annie!

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

That's a nice looking, old and simple design, but still useful item, you've kept clean and in good shape.

I'm curious if that piece slides, to allow for slicing different thicknesses, or if it only slices one thickness.

Kaila,the blade doesn't move but the top piece slides up and down. I can cut slices that you can see through. I haven't seen them on the market in years. My daughter bought a plastic one that was similar and it had attachments that took an engineer to put it together. Ended up in the garage sale.

 

[treeguy64]

Bought my outside gas grill when I bought my house, in '89. It's still going strong. Electric can opener bought at the same time. It's still up and running. Electric pencil sharpener, bought in '90. Replaced a toothed wheel. It's still a champ. My '03 Ram 2500 diesel, still hauling loads. Will shed a tear when I sell it, next year.

 

[CrackerJack]

A Phillips tumble dryer bought approx 1977 and still going strong to the present day. Fond of it after good service and reliabilty and when in conks out before I do I will miss it...lol!

 

[Sunny]

My hair blower. I bought it in the 1970's, believe it or not! It still works fine.

 

[treeguy64]

I didn't think I was superstitious, but I just know if I say, it will break.

The above feeling goes along with something my people have known about, since ancient times:

When you say something like: "Hey, you look really great!" and the person answers, "Yeah, I feel great!", that person needs to end with "Kinehora!", lest the Evil Eye is alerted to this person's great health, and strikes him down, shortly thereafter. This corresponds with "Knock on wood."

So, we get: "My widget has worked, faithfully, for the last thirty years, Kinehora!" You're good to go!