<story><title>Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical</title><url>https://www.buyforlife.com/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>RcouF1uZ4gsC</author><text>One thing I have found, is that buying stuff that is supposed to last for life, ends up making the possessions own me, instead of me own the possessions.&lt;p&gt;Especially with kids, when I have disposable objects, I don&amp;#x27;t have to worry if they trash it, or get it dirty. I don&amp;#x27;t have to worry about losing it(I can order a replacement on Amazon that will be here in 2 days). With long-lasting products that are for life, I find I worry about cleaning them, organizing them, and protecting them.&lt;p&gt;Maybe to total cost of ownership is less for the more durable product, but you only have to lose it once or damage it once for the savings to go away.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>desine</author><text>With no disrespect (especially with children, I know their destructive tendencies well enough), this sounds like a shunning of responsibility, and irks me.  Our cheap, disposable consumer goods are ending up in landfills, our plastic waste has permeated every square inch of the earth, and we continue to justify these destructive habits.&lt;p&gt;If you need something, you should care for it, you should maintain it, and you should commit to a certain level of care.  Not caring about your possessions and seeing them as disposable validates the business models of shelling out crap quality products and the further destruction of our environment.</text></comment>
<story><title>Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical</title><url>https://www.buyforlife.com/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>RcouF1uZ4gsC</author><text>One thing I have found, is that buying stuff that is supposed to last for life, ends up making the possessions own me, instead of me own the possessions.&lt;p&gt;Especially with kids, when I have disposable objects, I don&amp;#x27;t have to worry if they trash it, or get it dirty. I don&amp;#x27;t have to worry about losing it(I can order a replacement on Amazon that will be here in 2 days). With long-lasting products that are for life, I find I worry about cleaning them, organizing them, and protecting them.&lt;p&gt;Maybe to total cost of ownership is less for the more durable product, but you only have to lose it once or damage it once for the savings to go away.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>m463</author><text>yeah, there should be some products where &amp;quot;buy it for life&amp;quot; might be... just don&amp;#x27;t buy one.&lt;p&gt;Do you really need a cast iron frying pan?  They seem to be over-represented in this category because they don&amp;#x27;t break.   But iron in your diet is not that good for you if you&amp;#x27;re male because it accumulates.&lt;p&gt;Another thing to be wary of is &amp;quot;buy this best stuff&amp;quot; lists are easy money, people will curate your lists for you, then you just link to amazon and hoarding behavior does the rest.</text></comment>