#3 Antique Westinghouse Oscillating Fan
Almost half of Gen Z adults believe that companies are less interested in making high-quality products than in the past.
Well, they’re absolutely right to think this, as businesses now prioritize making goods in the fastest and least expensive ways to meet the growing needs of consumers, i.e., us. To be able to do that, they cheap out on materials and labor, which downgrades quality.
#4 My Cousin Got Our Tios Old Land Cruiser Restored In El Salvador 40 + Years
#6 My 1952 Westinghouse Fridge Still Works Perfectly. This Was The First Fridge My Grandfather Bought, And It Has Outlived All The Others Since. Now It's On Garage/Beer Fridge Duty
This leaves buyers with a lot of crappy things that they’re forced to throw out after a short amount of time. Sadly, these items don’t leave our planet. They accumulate, polluting our environment. Not to mention the resources needed to create them in the first place and the by-products and chemicals that are released into the atmosphere in their manufacturing process.
#7 My Backpack Purchased In My First Year In Grad School In 2007. Next Week, I Start My 10th Year As A Professor. Still Going Strong!
#9 Ode To My Beautiful Red Pot
Concerned with the future of our planet, 44% of Gen Z adults are trying to do better and report searching for information on brands before purchasing their products to make sure they’re buying the right thing.
#10 A Lady At The Dump Was Just About To Toss These. I Asked About Them And She Gave Them To Me
The Buy It For Life (BIFL) movement that gained in the early to mid-2000s also supports shopping for well-designed and manufactured items that last a lifetime so they don’t have to be purchased ever again, this way saving money as well as the planet. Ironically, it seems that we’re trying to rewind back to a time before the Industrial Revolution when buying something for life was nothing out of the ordinary.
#14 Our Treasured Family Heirloom - Arby’s 1985 Christmas Collection Glassware. All 30 Pieces Still Intact And Used Every Holiday
#15 Indestructible 50 Yo Pots And Pans
Im currently using my grandmas set. Its been used everyday since Christmas 1968.
You can only get it used on ebay because they literally don’t make things like this anymore.
“Now you’ve got Buy It For Life products, or as our grandparents called it, ‘products.’ Buy It For Life only makes sense because of where manufacturing has gone and a newer throw-it-away mentality,” said Dee Warmath, a professor at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences to Forbes.
#16 Using The Central Vacuum That's Original To My Grandparent's 1957 House
#17 Maybe Not Impressive: 28 Years Old Refillable Highlighter
As previously mentioned, BIFL products are great for our pockets and environment. Even though you’ll have to spend a larger amount of money while purchasing them, you're paying for a good reason. These items usually go through an intensive design process and are made out of high-quality materials to ensure that they serve a long time.
#19 Archer Intercom - Over 40 Years And Still Going Strong. Grandkids Love It. "Time For Dinner"
