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shredsickpow t1_izunai1 wrote
Reply to comment by CMYKoi in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
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shredsickpow t1_izum8ey wrote
Reply to comment by WorshipNickOfferman in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
Sure. You know the type. The ones that have lived in apartments theirs whole lives and feel The need to compensate for their lack of masculinity by worshipping overpriced luxury goods.
shredsickpow t1_izum1oo wrote
Reply to comment by cherlin in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
For boutique shit like watches, okay.
Textiles are not BIFL unless it’s leather. No real advancements there. Are todays textiles better? Sure. Still not BIFL tho.
shredsickpow t1_iztfpxu wrote
Reply to comment by cherlin in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
Todays products are designed for a global market and shipping weight is an absolutely huge concern, which comes at the expensive of longevity. You can argue w me if you want I’m literally a product designer and creating stuff that people buy is literally my career. We can’t use the same materials and methods we could 50 years ago because of shipping costs. Older stuff is in general going to last a lot longer than anything available today.
shredsickpow t1_iztfczi wrote
Reply to comment by AdhesiveChild in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
Not really. Half the posts are like a kitchen mixer that gets used once around the holidays then sits on a shelf for another 11.5 months
shredsickpow t1_izt65sn wrote
Reply to comment by cherlin in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
Buying something brand new and posting it here is bit premature. Might as wel post pics of new cars “I hear it will last really long”.
Proof is in the pudding. Old stuff only. Yuppies posting some belt they purchased is lame af
shredsickpow t1_izt2q5e wrote
Dude 90% of the crap posted on this sub is like barely 10 years old.
shredsickpow t1_ixxdrw4 wrote
Reply to comment by FrancistheBison in was handed down my late uncle's 80s stand mixer, still works like a dream by Wavestormed
Do theirs last decades tho?
shredsickpow t1_ixvymo0 wrote
Unpopular opinion these last forever because people use them like 3 times and then leave them in a corner cabinet of their kitchen for decades.
shredsickpow t1_iw4q734 wrote
Reply to comment by texansfan in Milwaukee straight snips, bought in 2005 and used on hundreds of projects. Still sharp and tight. by madmax_br5
Yup. We didn’t even start w snippers
shredsickpow t1_iw4prh0 wrote
Reply to Milwaukee straight snips, bought in 2005 and used on hundreds of projects. Still sharp and tight. by madmax_br5
No you did not. I worked at Milwaukee as a product designer from 2007-2009 and the hand tools were just starting in the early development / ideation sketches . Those came on the market in maybe 2010-12 somewhere at the oldest.
shredsickpow t1_izz5ev8 wrote
Reply to comment by cherlin in Are all those old alarm clocks really anything special? by LowerSurplus
Not hating anyone bro