What's the best product you ever owned?
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Big Cholla
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I bought the Suzuki GS 1100 on my birthday in 1979. I got stupid and sold it ten years later. It still looked great even against the ten year newer bikes, performed right up there with them and never had a major problem in that ten years. I regret selling that bike to this day. I rode that bike all over the Western part of the US. .........
I bought the Suzuki GS 1100 on my birthday in 1979. I got stupid and sold it ten years later. It still looked great even against the ten year newer bikes, performed right up there with them and never had a major problem in that ten years. I regret selling that bike to this day. I rode that bike all over the Western part of the US. .........
Big Cholla
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My best performing commercial product outside of some firearms that just keep plugging along is of all things a coffee percolator made in New York City. It is a Farberware Percolator in the 12 cup size. We bought it over 20 yrs ago and it has done its magic most every morning since. It faithfully makes the best perked coffee that I have ever experienced. I replaced one thermostat which was very easy to do with a replacement bought off ebay.
We were so satisfied with it that we bought a smaller size for travel trailer use. It proved to produce coffee with a terrible taste. A little investigation found that the original company had been sold to a Canadian firm that moved the production to China. They changed the type of stainless steel used in the main shell and the internal basked parts. That totally ruined the flavor. We sold that little counterfeit percolator in a garage sale and started watching for used original Farberwears. We have bought two; one 12 cup and one 8 cup. We tried both to check them out and then put them away for future use. They both still sit in storage 5 years later. ...........
We were so satisfied with it that we bought a smaller size for travel trailer use. It proved to produce coffee with a terrible taste. A little investigation found that the original company had been sold to a Canadian firm that moved the production to China. They changed the type of stainless steel used in the main shell and the internal basked parts. That totally ruined the flavor. We sold that little counterfeit percolator in a garage sale and started watching for used original Farberwears. We have bought two; one 12 cup and one 8 cup. We tried both to check them out and then put them away for future use. They both still sit in storage 5 years later. ...........
Bought a refrigerator from my maternal Grandmother to use as my beer cooler in the basement. It is from the 40's or early 50's. Sears Coldspot. Replaced the electrical cord/plug and installed a new door seal. It has never missed a beat in all that time.
Geronimo Jim
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My Rolex. A gift in 1990. Worn every day. Zero problems.
BruceM
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McIntosh audio equipment.
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Maccabeus
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Spartan Swiss Army Knife - 30+ years later it's still going strong.
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Tilley Endurables T3 hat in khaki - Almost 20 years and still wearing well.
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Tilley Endurables T3 hat in khaki - Almost 20 years and still wearing well.
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1. Mini Maglite, AA cell model. Best birthday present I ever got. Wear one daily.
2. Boy Scout knife-wore it daily, usually used to help others.
3. Multitool-I have the Leatherman, SOG and Gerber Wear one daily.
2. Boy Scout knife-wore it daily, usually used to help others.
3. Multitool-I have the Leatherman, SOG and Gerber Wear one daily.
Inusuit
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As I started to read this thread, the first thing that came to mind was my Buck 110, I carried that knife for over forty years, I couldn't tell you how many rabbits I cleaned and skinned with that knife, one day I opened it and it wouldn't closeI bought a new one but it's not the same.
Send that puppy back to Buck and they'll fix it for free.
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My 8" Double L boots from LL Bean. 30 years old and I'm just breakin' 'em in. They are still waterproof and insanely comfortable. They've been resoled once. I've swapped the insert a few times and basically just treat the leather and change the laces as needed. They will outlast me for sure.
kozmic, I have similar experience with New Balance 845, in my freaky 13AA size. Most comfortable shoe I ever wore. I went back to buy more pairs, and, in NB's infinite wisdom, they quit making them. I'll wear the pair I've got til they fall apart.
NB annoys me as they continuously change their product line, discontinuing several shoes I liked. But I have to thank them for making 13AAs.
NB annoys me as they continuously change their product line, discontinuing several shoes I liked. But I have to thank them for making 13AAs.
I have to mention the Whirlpool electric dryer that my grandmother bought. She moved into the nursing home in the late '70s. It's still working today in my laundry room. It's so old, it's harvest gold. Had a belt replaced once.
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"The OLED is the only current technology that I think can rival the old plasma TVs."
I'm not sure if the plasma screens are even made anymore. We bought a 50" Samsung plasma set over 6 years ago, and have had zero problems with it since. I guess I wasted the money I paid for the extended warranty. Honestly, I don't think it is possible to get any better picture quality than what I see on mine. I really can't see much difference in a regular definition vs. HD resolution programming. I saw only one OLED set and it was some years ago when OLED was available only in small screen sizes at a high price. I didn't know they had gone mainstream.
I'm not sure if the plasma screens are even made anymore. We bought a 50" Samsung plasma set over 6 years ago, and have had zero problems with it since. I guess I wasted the money I paid for the extended warranty. Honestly, I don't think it is possible to get any better picture quality than what I see on mine. I really can't see much difference in a regular definition vs. HD resolution programming. I saw only one OLED set and it was some years ago when OLED was available only in small screen sizes at a high price. I didn't know they had gone mainstream.
I've got a few but probably my favorite would be this.
Our 1996 Land Cruiser bought new loaded from Dave Edwards in Spartanburg SC, 335,000+ miles and still kicking it.
I also have a Spa Crest hot tub that is about 17 years old that I couldn't do without...
Our 1996 Land Cruiser bought new loaded from Dave Edwards in Spartanburg SC, 335,000+ miles and still kicking it.
I also have a Spa Crest hot tub that is about 17 years old that I couldn't do without...
Our Honda lawn mower was purchased new in 1990. We have a large, heavily treed lot, so in addition to the usual grass mowing, I've used it to mulch a bazillion leaves over the last 26 years. It has had only routine maintenance, and it's still going strong.
Our GE dishwasher has given us 28+ years of problem-free service.
Then there's our Toastmaster toaster inherited from my parents. It has heavy chrome plating like a '58 Cadillac bumper, and still works at 77 years of age.
Our GE dishwasher has given us 28+ years of problem-free service.
Then there's our Toastmaster toaster inherited from my parents. It has heavy chrome plating like a '58 Cadillac bumper, and still works at 77 years of age.
Plasmas are gone, I think LG was the last manufacturer, they quit 1 or 2 years ago.
I would expect if your plasma dies, the warranty replacement would be an LCD. It is unlikely to die though, plasmas are extremely durable. There is no backlight to burn out like on an LCD.
If you really can't see much difference between SD and HD, you need to check your source connection. HD should be very obviously better. For some reason, bluray doesn't seem to be the dramatic improvement over regular DVD that I expected it to be.
The great thing about OLED is, similar to plasma, it doesn't have a backlight. The light is produced by the individual cells. It still has the slow refresh problem that LCD screens have though.
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Books, thousands of them, reading is one of life's greatest pleasures .
Some appliances.......
Just replaced a clothes washer that ran for 25 years. Inherited a deep freeze that my folks bought around '72, it ran for 30 years.
Just replaced a clothes washer that ran for 25 years. Inherited a deep freeze that my folks bought around '72, it ran for 30 years.
