Eh. My grandmother’s been using the same aluminum saucepan since time immemorial. She’s almost 95 and lives independently. We still hang out. We’re going to get our flu shots together tomorrow. If we’re going the anecdotal route, she’s doing great.

It’s functioning. It still works.

In that case, I’d go with the other poster and recommend maybe a steamer. I don’t use one myself, but if don’t need a crisp crease it should be good.

That probably depends on how close you are to the next size up. I also think it depends on the kind of sock. I’m on the cusp. My medium cushion socks do fine in my size according to their chart, but I wish I’d gotten the super light weight socks a size up.

I find that line drying my clothes cuts down on the amount I have to iron. If you dry a shirt on a coat hanger, it comes out a lot neater. Depending on the formality of the occasion, you may have to go over it with an iron, but it’s a much easier job.

I lucked out and got a couple like new ones from my grandmother. She bought them and didn’t wear them much. I don’t think you can get a new full length coat with that thickness of wool these days without blowing a whole lot of money.

I’ve seen people recommend rowenta for irons, and it seems like they make humidifiers too. Does anybody know about the reputation of their other appliances?

I live in a fairly hot climate, and their lighter socks are fine for me in the summer.

It seems like OP is interested in a blender that can be thoroughly cleaned. That seems to be the primary concern, and I don’t think that’s unreasonable.

Buy it for life is about items that have proven or will likely prove their usability for an unusually long time relative to others of their type.

I have had my tea kettle for a very, very long time. Get a lot of use out of it. However, contrary to how I may feel some mornings, my life does not actually depend on its continued functioning. It is not a military spec tea kettle. It’s just far outlasted cuter tea kettles or ones with more novel electronic features. There’s a vast middle ground between having your life depend on something functioning in a very high stress/stakes environment and throwing $20 at a novelty Hello Kitty tea kettle that may slowly poison me with lead.

My tea kettle is French though. For all I know, their military may consider morning tea or coffee a matter of life or death.

To be fair, buy it for life usually implies one wants to USE it for life. For example, I could buy a pair of $5 flip flops that would last me for the rest of my life because I hate flip flops and would be very unlikely to ever wear them. Utility of the object to the owner is something to consider.

If that’s the issue, I wonder if it would be worth having a larger pair of jeans taken in at the waist

Edit: I don’t l know if I’m curvy enough to weigh in, but I did always have problems with gapping in the back before I started to consistently wear the same leather belt. It has actually molded to my body. It is no longer a flat strip of leather. My pants feel like they fit much better, and I think it’s the result of finally getting a good quality belt that I’ve worn enough to break in.

They just said they got it at a military surplus store and that it’s lasted a really long time. You don’t even seem to dispute that. It doesn’t look military, but OP’s not claiming it is.

Agree. If something is truly built to last, it should be possible to find one in good condition secondhand.

To me, the issue I have isn’t with sailcloth. It’s plastic. I’d rather buy a single pair of leather shoes and have them repaired than buy a pair made with (let’s face it) plastic that don’t last as long and don’t repair as well. Other than athletic shoes, I buy all my shoes secondhand. I just bought a pair of Birkenstocks used to send in and have the footbed and soles replaced. The leather upper is still in good condition, but the cork and vibrant are wrecked. It bothers me when sometimes people are so against just the idea of using animal products that they don’t consider the harm plastics do to wildlife. To me, the most ethical item will always be the one that already exists.

Solovair has a vegan boot.

He digs, hence replacing one of the covers. It was worn through. If you mean that it gets disgustingly dirty, the covers all come off and are machine washable. Every single one. Not just the cushions, the back and sides and base too. It’s modular, so the whole thing comes off.

My huge dog and I are enthusiastic owners of a fifteen year old love sac that basically looks new.

Being able to wash all the covers goes a long way toward keeping it looking new.

Yes! I love mine.

Lovesac. It was expensive, but modular so you can start with a chair, then expand to a loveseat, then full couch if you want. I love that it can be disassembled and cleaned, also that parts can be replaced, including covers. They have a great warranty too. I’ve had the same couch for fifteen years, and we’re pretty hard on them. I’ve had to replace a couple of worn covers and called in the warranty for a damaged side. It looks like a new couch. You’d never know.

I don’t think vodka necessarily has a high enough alcohol content to compensate for alcohol evaporation. At that point, you’d want to add something with significantly more than 60% alcohol for me to feel comfortable using it as hand sanitizer.

At least some styles can be resoled.

Estate sales

If I were you, I’d get a resoleable pair used and maybe send them in to be refurbished. They can keep the leather uppers and replace what’s actually wrecked. Reused is better than recycled.

Edit: If you’re having trouble finding men’s shoes on eBay, you might look at children’s sizes on eBay or women’s sizes on something like poshmark.