Buy It For Life: 40 Durable Products That Deliver No Matter How Old They Are (New Pics)

80% of participants felt that the manufacturers were very to extremely responsible with regard to providing information about a product's lifetime.

"All these findings argue for legislation on product lifetime," the research team said. "There is no doubt that the reliability of the products purchased is important to consumers. The study showed that regulatory information would steer customers when purchasing products."

Such policy changes might reflect in r/BuyItForLife's number of posts. I'm half-joking, of course, but the members of the subreddit can definitely give you valuable insight when choosing your next purchase.

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