Value of buying quality...

[OKSTATE1]

So, after I was married and moved in to our new home I started buying things for the house. I needed a water hose and went to Sears and I purchased some hoses. I purchased the most expensive high quality hose they had, it was really well made.

My wife thought I was crazy paying that much for a hose, people I know that came over asked me about it because it was really heavy duty and they asked what I paid and when I would tell they would laugh at me.

I told my wife and those that laughed at me that it very well could be those hoses would out live me.
Usually laughed at me again.

Tonight as I turned of the sprinkler and reeled up those hoses, I still have them after 30 years and what is scary I am old enough that now I am worried I may have been right, they are really holding up and I do not even store them for winter. They feel no different than the day I brought them home.

Do they even make high quality items anymore that will last like that?

That is why American manufacturing needs to be strong again. We use to make stuff that would last a long time. My mom had an old refrigerator that lasted at least 25 years.

I reminded my wife about our conversation in Sears that day and she remembered it, she is not laughing anymore either.

Anyone else have something they purchased long ago and it still is going strong today? I am one of those that appreciates a high quality product, if you can afford them they usually save you money in the long run.

 

[NipponPoke]

We’re going to miss Sears. Was fun buying used, Craftsman tools at garage sales and estate sales with damaged parts. Take them back to Sears and exchange them, no questions asked. New tools!

 

[GunsOfFrankEaton]

Lived in an apartment in Stilly just down the street from Joe's in the late 80's. It had a refrigerator in it that looked like it could've been in I Love Lucy shows. Had to defrost it every now and then but the damn thing worked. It's probably still there. Lol. It looked something like this...

 

[22LR]

My JCPenny Auto Center floor jack from 1975. I recently put new seals in it ($18 worth). Still have my Craftsman and Monkey Wards Powr-Kraft automotive tools from the 70's. They will outlive me.

My Sanborn air compressor I purchased in 1983 from Steve's Tools. Gets used a lot. Recently replaced the pressure switch for $10. It will outlive me.

And yesterday, an old Skil (made in USA in the early 80's) hammer drill. Ordered a new Jacobs Chuck for it after years of extreme abuse.

 

[aix_xpert]

So, after I was married and moved in to our new home I started buying things for the house. I needed a water hose and went to Sears and I purchased some hoses. I purchased the most expensive high quality hose they had, it was really well made.

My wife thought I was crazy paying that much for a hose, people I know that came over asked me about it because it was really heavy duty and they asked what I paid and when I would tell they would laugh at me.

I told my wife and those that laughed at me that it very well could be those hoses would out live me.
Usually laughed at me again.

Tonight as I turned of the sprinkler and reeled up those hoses, I still have them after 30 years and what is scary I am old enough that now I am worried I may have been right, they are really holding up and I do not even store them for winter. They feel no different than the day I brought them home.

Do they even make high quality items anymore that will last like that?

That is why American manufacturing needs to be strong again. We use to make stuff that would last a long time. My mom had an old refrigerator that lasted at least 25 years.

I reminded my wife about our conversation in Sears that day and she remembered it, she is not laughing anymore either.

Anyone else have something they purchased long ago and it still is going strong today? I am one of those that appreciates a high quality product, if you can afford them they usually save you money in the long run.

I bought a Toro lawn mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine from the Lawn store next to Quail Springs (Irish name, but dont recall it, as I havent lived in OKC since '07) back in '04 or '05. Silly thing still starts first pull every time.

 

[imprimis]

Lived in an apartment in Stilly just down the street from Joe's in the late 80's. It had a refrigerator in it that looked like it could've been in I Love Lucy shows. Had to defrost it every now and then but the damn thing worked. It's probably still there. Lol. It looked something like this...

My parents got a refrigerator similar to this when they married. It lasted 60 years. When it died, we had to move it to the street. Damn thing was made out of steel and weighed a couple of hernias.

I replaced the a/c in my house a while back. It lasted 30 years. I was told by several a/c people that they simply aren't making things like they used to and my replacement a/c would not last 30 years.

 

[Rdcldad]

I bought a Toro lawn mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine from the Lawn store next to Quail Springs (Irish name, but dont recall it, as I havent lived in OKC since '07) back in '04 or '05. Silly thing still starts first pull every time.

o’conners

when i was a kid they were at may and grand

there’s a reason they’re still in business
right under home depot’s nose