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jake_young•9h ago

I finally bought a $4 carbon steel pan expecting it to warp in a year, and it is now my daily driver after 9 years

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the_jade•1d ago

Went to grab my 12 year old Estwing hammer on Saturday and the handle just crumbled in my hand

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noahhernandez•4d ago

Bonus for three cords of wood

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keithyoung•6d ago

Watched my $240 boots go from dry to soaked in under a year because of one tiny crack

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richardrodriguez•7d ago

Am I the only one who thinks a cheap kitchen knife that holds an edge beats a fancy one that chips?

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robin777•8d ago

Bought a rebuilt vacuum online to save $140 and it ate its own motor in 11 days

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butler.shane•8d ago

Wasted $400 on a pressure washer that froze and cracked its pump in one winter

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wren307•10d ago

Hot take: my $12 can opener outlasted every 'upgrade' I bought for 15 years

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the_sarah•10d ago

Pro tip: the $12 boots I got at a Tacoma flea market 3 years ago are holding up better than my $180 pair, and I can't decide if that's a fluke or a sign

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richardharris•12d ago

Guy at the swap meet in Modesto told me my $40 socket set was why I kept rounding bolts

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reese550•12d ago

Hot take: I stopped buying cheap boots after a guy at a job site in Tulsa showed me his 12 year old pair

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pat719•13d ago

That free set of drill bits from Harbor Freight snapped on the third hole, and I'm done trusting freebies

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hannahs71•14d ago

I finally figured out why my $180 boots kept falling apart every winter

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evan_morgan81•14d ago

My $19 chrome book from a Des Moines garage sale got me through 6 years of daily use, then the hinge finally gave out

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scott.grace•17d ago

My $18 thrift store cast iron pan outlasted the $120 nonstick I almost bought instead

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For folks who post about gear they bought 10 years ago and still works, or ask if a new product will actually last, without all the flashy hype.

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