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SailForthForever t1_j03rmmc wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
That’s capitalism. Cut every corner possible, make it as cheap and chintzy as possible. Claim victory.
DronesandBones t1_j03rfsq wrote
Reply to comment by vengefulbeavergod in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Check out the Kitchen Mama. It’s a small electric portable can opener. Bout the size of a bottle of water if your constrained on space.
DronesandBones t1_j03r3um wrote
Reply to comment by vengefulbeavergod in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Check out the kitchen mama. It’s small and portable electric. I have arthritis and tendinitis so it’s a god send for me.
DronesandBones t1_j03qo9n wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
I like my kitchen mama auto can opener. It’s been working for a few years now no problems.
BlendedBabies t1_j03qclu wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Yup. Moved into a new apartment over a year ago and got a brand new can opener similar to the one on the right. Didn’t last a month until it was becoming a pain in the ass to use.
Did some searching and found a stainless steel Korin manual can opener for $12 online and it works like a charm. Never had any issue after the first year and hoping it long continues.
imgeo t1_j03nu67 wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Stop buying $2 can openers. Spend $10 or less for a proper one and it’ll also last 30 years
TrishaThoon t1_j03m2lv wrote
Reply to comment by Muncie4 in Which is the Best Bet for a New Sateen Sheet Set by kicker0927
Blocked!
TrishaThoon t1_j03lwzv wrote
Reply to comment by Muncie4 in Which is the Best Bet for a New Sateen Sheet Set by kicker0927
You are one who is name calling-not me. You absolutely are rude so yeah, you might want to tone it down.
Muncie4 t1_j03l3s5 wrote
Reply to comment by TrishaThoon in Which is the Best Bet for a New Sateen Sheet Set by kicker0927
Well, thanks for making it personal and not about the topic. Asshat.
Muncie4 t1_j03kukd wrote
You read wrong. You don't read about brands as that is a distraction from the topic which is whether the individual boot is BIFL or not. That metric mainly relies on its construction with Goodyear welt being the gold standard most of us look to. These appear to have a Goodyear welt meaning when the tread wears or cracks, a cobbler can put a new sole on and they can live another day.
Are these top tier paragon boots that will take a HIMARS strike? Nope. But they should last a good long while and can be recrafted by a cobbler.
And Red Wing is a good boot, again not top tier, but again...don't rely on the name. You should walk into a Red Wing store and state your metrics and ask that anything shown should be Goodyear welted for later recrafting as Red Wing sells both good boots and bad boots. Sadly many here just say Red Wing and run away without my admonishment. Same applies for Timberland, Allen Edmonds and many other makers.
TrishaThoon t1_j03kdvu wrote
Reply to comment by Muncie4 in Which is the Best Bet for a New Sateen Sheet Set by kicker0927
It was that comment and your other comment too. You must be fun at parties 🙄.
tplambert t1_j03k6yx wrote
Redwing blacksmith. That would be warm enough for outside with warm wolly socks, yet good for the office. Would last a lot longer than timberland.
SeaWeedSkis t1_j03jy0m wrote
Reply to comment by tturedditor in Suspenders that are not just novelty? by plsdontstalk
Looks aren't the only thing that matters. Belts can sometimes be a problem from a health standpoint.
And as a woman, I happen to adore the suspender look on a man.
I bought suspenders for my husband for both health and appearance reasons.
Muncie4 t1_j03jnkl wrote
Reply to comment by TrishaThoon in Which is the Best Bet for a New Sateen Sheet Set by kicker0927
You are reading rude into it and that I can't help. Its the way I type and that likely wont change. None of what I said is wrong and I wish we had a sidebar to discuss this topic as it comes up on 90% of sheet discussions. If you or others find offense, apologies.
seeseecinnamon t1_j03j61l wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
My mum used to buy the old can openers she would find at garage sales and gift them. So many people would come back and say it was a clever gift because they outlived everything they had.
sprashoo t1_j03iwbh wrote
Reply to comment by ConscientiousDissntr in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
My Zyliss one is not appreciably harder to turn, FWIW
joellapit t1_j03ittz wrote
Reply to Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Multiple can openers for me have failed. I bought that first one and it’s been going strong for years.
SeaWeedSkis t1_j03ig46 wrote
Reply to Suspenders that are not just novelty? by plsdontstalk
I bought my husband a custom size set of these:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1027739647/brown-premium-interchangeable-leather?ref=share_v4_lx
Exquisiteoaf t1_j03iafm wrote
Reply to comment by 01ARayOfSunlight in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Yeah. I realized that after I posted it. Also not to be confused with maker of staplers, Swingline.
less-right t1_j03i5ik wrote
01ARayOfSunlight t1_j03hus6 wrote
Reply to comment by Exquisiteoaf in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Just to be clear: It's Swing-A-Way
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Swing-Way-407BK-Portable-Opener/dp/B001CDEFK0
And I agree, they're great. Very BIFL.
TrishaThoon t1_j03goiy wrote
Reply to comment by Muncie4 in Which is the Best Bet for a New Sateen Sheet Set by kicker0927
Maybe tone down the attitude a bit? There are ways to say things without being so rude.
Exquisiteoaf t1_j03g1ya wrote
Reply to comment by GammaRaystogo in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli
Oh nice. Does it say “J. W. Speaker“ on it? I believe that’s the company that originally developed the design. (They don’t make Speakers, “Speaker” is like, the last name of the guy who founded it.). I‘ve got a Vietnam-era one too.
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