Longest Lasting Product You Own

MurdyWurdy

Saw a similar thread elsewhere and thought it was interesting. What's the longest lasting product you own? I'm terrible for buying cheaper things and having them for a short amount of time. The only things I've invested in really are an expensive vacuum cleaner and lots of Le Crueset stuff for the kitchen which I hope to have forever.

My parents have an electric carving knife they got as a wedding present over 30 years ago and it still gets used for the roast every Sunday.

Any else have anything similar? Maybe something their grandparents used and passed on?

FatherLen

there's a penis joke in there somewhere.

smash

Garden hose?

maximoose

I've been using the same pair of boxers every day for 17 years now.

MurdyWurdy

FatherLen wrote: »

there's a penis joke in there somewhere.

I'd be very disappointed if AH could not find a penis joke in there

gallag

Funny, I was making tomato and toast last night and put pepper on it, I do this quite often but never have to buy pepper, it lasts for years.

antodeco

FatherLen wrote: »

there's a penis joke in there somewhere.

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'd be very disappointed if AH could not find a penis joke in there

Well then, here we go!

Longest thing I own?
My penis!

CardBordWindow

Bought a box of condoms ages ago. Still have loads of them left!








I feel so alone

smash

antodeco wrote: »

Well then, here we go!

Longest thing I own?
My penis!

Your grandparents passed a penis on to you?

antodeco

smash wrote: »

Your grandparents passed a penis on to you?

Yep. My grandad kept it in the family.

Literally

antodeco

Ive had a brush for over 17 years. Ive only replaced the end 14 times and the handle about 6

Where To

Has anyone said their virginity yet?

Where To

antodeco wrote: »

Ive had a brush for over 17 years. Ive only replaced the end 14 times and the handle about 6

You should get an award for that Trigger.

smash

Where To wrote: »

Has anyone said their virginity yet?

que female poster joking about the box she kept it in.

cormie

Got tired of cheap tat breaking all the time so invested in longer lasting, higher quality products that won't need to be replaced constantly. Better for the wallet in the long run and better for the environment too.

It should be against the law to manufacture and sell products like sieves, shower shelves and bottle cleaners that are used with water and aren't rust proof.

admiralofthefleet

i had sun lotion from 1999 up til a while ago and still have a chilli mill in the press from around 2004

castletownman

maximoose wrote: »

I've been using wearing the same pair of boxers every day for 17 years now.

Fixed your post!

Seachmall

I bought a few dogs like 10 years ago and while one of them stopped functioning the others seem to have a few more years left before I upgrade them.

Banjo String

My 'shatter proof' ruler from primary school! Its unbreakable!

Xivilai

Nail clippers have lasted me 10 years and tooth floss generally lasts forever

wildlifeboy

a phillips electric razor. have it since i was 19. 15 years and still going strong.

Pumpkinseeds

I have an electric steamer in the cupboard since around 2006, it was bought in the misguided belief that I was actually going to use it. I took it out of the box once when I bought it to make sure that everything that should have been in it was. It has never been used. I doubt it ever will be used.

antodeco

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I have an electric steamer

AnonoBoy

I've had a pair of boots for about 14 years now. Still going strong.

aodhan2

A 42 inch flat screen. Must have it since 2004/05 used all through those years for PlayStations and all. Im pretty surprised . I feel like it's starting to go though ! And when I say flat screen it's prob LCD and is a good five inches from screen to the back panel. A monster nowadays !

tacofries

unfortunately a condom

MurdyWurdy

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I have an electric steamer in the cupboard since around 2006, it was bought in the misguided belief that I was actually going to use it. I took it out of the box once when I bought it to make sure that everything that should have been in it was. It has never been used. I doubt it ever will be used.

Kitchen gadgets are the easiest thing to get sucked into buying and not using! We got a water boiler thing for a wedding present. It's a thing that sits on your worktop and always has boiling water for instant tea etc. I don't drink hot drinks and it was my relative who gave it to us!

It's in the cupboard unopened, really not sure what to do with it or what it's purpose is!

castletownman

I still have my Sellofield Iodine tablets secured safely in the medicine cabinet.

Just in case.

who the fug

Electric drill my grandfather acquired circa 1942 , still works

SEPT 23 1989

My mother has a Nilfisk hoover from the early 80's that she still uses

aodhan2

tacofries wrote: »

unfortunately a condom

If you haven't had opportunity to use it for a while it's prob a black sack you will need next time , big balls

johnayo

smash wrote: »

Your grandparents passed a penis on to you?

Its called the Family Mickey.;)

ejmaztec

tacofries wrote: »

unfortunately a condom

Must cause a bit of a stir in the neighbourhood when it's hanging on the washing line once a month.

Czarcasm

My Jack Daniels zippo lighter, got it as a present in 2002, at one point it was being used up to 80 times a day, nowadays since I've cut down it's used about 20 times a day, still working as good as the day I got it.

How I've actually managed to keep hold of it is beyond me!

Blisterman

I still have a T shirt, which I wear regularly, that I bought over 10 years ago. How it's managed to last that long without getting holes, I don't know.

Lando Griffin

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

My mother has a Nilfisk hoover from the early 80's that she still uses

Come on. Its either a Nilfisk or a Hoover she has. Hardly both.
Its much akin to saying I have an Toyota Opel at home.

not yet

Xivilai wrote: »

Nail clippers have lasted me 10 years and tooth floss generally lasts forever

Well then you don't floss enough.....

krudler

I had a Gameboy bought in late 1989 that was still working fine when I gave it away about a year or two ago, compare the 4! xbox 360's I had die on me in as many years.

Xbox 360


Haha just kidding, i have ketchup bottles that have lasted longer.

IM0

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

Kitchen gadgets are the easiest thing to get sucked into buying and not using! We got a water boiler thing for a wedding present. It's a thing that sits on your worktop and always has boiling water for instant tea etc. I don't drink hot drinks and it was my relative who gave it to us!

It's in the cupboard unopened, really not sure what to do with it or what it's purpose is!

boil it, its called a kettle, you and your fancy names

Gee_G

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

My mother has a Nilfisk hoover from the early 80's that she still uses

Mine too!

paddydriver

My wife... and she has lasted so long that she actually produced replacements that can take over her household duties someday.


Forgot.. I had to chip in on the replacement cost too:D

FutureGuy

Atari 2600. Got it when I was 5. Still works 30 years later.

IM0

FutureGuy wrote: »

Atari 2600. Got it when I was 5. Still works 30 years later.

oh I nearly forgot, my atari jaguar, still going strong

SEPT 23 1989

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Come on. Its either a Nilfisk or a Hoover she has. Hardly both.
Its much akin to saying I have an Toyota Opel at home.

Apologies Lando:D

RidleyRider

Everything nowadays breaks after the ****ing warranty is up!

rainbowdrop

SamHall wrote: »

My 'shatter proof' ruler from primary school! Its unbreakable!

I still have my pencil sharpener from school. Had it 20years or more at this stage.

Keep it in my makeup box for sharpening eyeliner pencils......

SEPT 23 1989

RidleyRider wrote: »

Everything nowadays breaks after the ****ing warranty is up!

All part of the plan

Antar Bolaeisk

castletownman wrote: »

I still have my Sellofield Iodine tablets secured safely in the medicine cabinet.

Just in case.

They're out of date by now don't you know so if there's any nuclear fallout you're screwed. I'd complain to the government if I were you

Was just moving my final few boxes from home the other day and I've a lot of books from when I was a kid.

ScumLord

RidleyRider wrote: »

Everything nowadays breaks after the ****ing warranty is up!

Not everything breaks, just the cheap shyte and the shyte that spends more time on it's brand image than it does on it's product.

giftgrub

I still have a Seiko Kinetic I got as a gift from the old lad in 1996....

I also have a sprite T shirt from 1993, its really soft and comfortable now.