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jenjenmuss t1_izfronj wrote

It does cover wear, I wore through the crotch of mine and a hole finally appeared (after 4 years of at least 2x wear a week.) and I took them into the local retail location and they told me I could either send them in for repair or to go pick a new pair off the shelf. I chose the latter. Two minutes for a quick exchange receipt and I was on my way. I’ve since bought 5 more pairs and wear nothing else. Had one problem with a hole in the right front pocket of a pair, once again exchanged with no question.

Edit: I understand they also have an online option for defect and warranty replacement, I’ve just never used it.

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Neverendingnerd t1_izf5rse wrote

Yup. 5.11 pants are by far the comfiest pants I've worn while giving me the most mobility and looking like normal pants that I could wear to an office.

With that being said, they are a super "tacticool" based company, and sometimes it can be hard trying to figure out what pants are good online. they are also expensive unless you get them on sale.

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cherlin t1_izemex4 wrote

Unless you wheel and deal their line starts around $13k for their smaller model, and goes up from there.

My experience admittedly is just my uncle who has one for as long as I could remember and my dad being a corporate pilot worked for a lot of Uber wealthy people and when he wasn't flying they always had him doing random shit, trying to fix their sub zeros in their various houses ended up being a big part of his job. Condensers/fans/compressors went out on them, no more often (probably less often) then on a consumer fridge, but the repair costs were much much higher. $2k repair calls weren't out of the question from what I recall. It's been probably 5+ years though so maybe things have changed.

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GizatiStudio t1_izejflt wrote

Idk where you are you getting prices over $20k, maybe a wide built-in with every option, my full size side-by-side was under $10k not so long ago and the only thing I have replaced is a $65 water filter every six months or so. However there are plenty of folk paying much higher than this where I live, so there certainly is demand for Sub Zero refrigerators in the range you mention.

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cherlin t1_izedzxt wrote

I don't think too many people there are going to be in the market for $15-25k fridges.

Also, while subzero makes great stuff, it is expensive to maintain. A fridge may very well be BIFL, but expect to spend the cost of a typical consumer grade fridge on repairs and maintenance every 5 years.

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nshields84 t1_izduygx wrote

Western Rise. I have 3 pairs of evolution and 1 pair of diversion (a bit heavier and more tapered). People really like their AT too.

I can travel for weeks with just a few pair, wear with tee shirt, button down, or sweatshirt. Especially the evolution do well in warmth (though I wear diversion in summer heat too), but also a nice job cutting wind.

I was checking and looks like they have a sale on pants right now.

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GizatiStudio t1_izdshcv wrote

My parents house has a Gaggenau gas cooktop from the 1980’s and a steam oven they bought in 2005, both are still in regular use. I think the cooktop is pre-Bosch and Gaggenau is a very old German brand established back in the 17th century. Oh and their steam ovens are amazing, I bought one ten years ago.

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