Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical

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For practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last.

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Welcome to m/BuyItForLife! (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by okbin@kbin.social to c/BuyItForLife@kbin.social

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Hello everyone! Glad to see so many people here!

Maybe a mini-introduction from me? I care a lot about durable products because I am dirt poor, and it's so important for me to have things that last. I also care about the environment, so the less landfill, the better (if this is something you also care about, consider checking out @zerowaste!). Currently typing this on a refurbished mid-2012 MacBook Pro beautifully running MacOS Ventura through OCLP. It's not really showing signs of aging, and I hope I can get many more years out of it, as, well, I am poor, lol (but should I ever acquire $$$$$, I definitely wouldn't mind an upgrade :))

I'm not sure if I plan on continuing to moderate this magazine - I just wanted to move subreddits to the Fediverse, to get a head start.

Any r/BuyItForLife mods here that want to continue moderating? m/BuyItForLife, would you like me to contact the subreddit mods to see if they would like to moderate here? Anyone interested in moderating?

Feel free to also respond with an introduction, why you care about "buy it for life" products, and a "buy it for life" product you own/value! And please, feel free to make posts in this magazine, whether they're questions, products you own, or anything else related to BIFL!

And finally, please be patient with me! I'm currently juggling a million things, both online and irl. Thanks! And once again, welcome!

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[–] punkideas@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I unsubbed from /r/BuyItForLife when it turned into a circlejerk of ebay/thrift store finds. Hopefully this magazine will help me find companies and products that I can buy new. One product I've been appreciating is my Baratza Virtuoso coffee grinder. Pretty much every part is user replaceable.

[–] atlhart@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Would love for this to stay focused on products available for purchase TODAY that are high quality.

Maybe, maybe, there could be one day a week where people can post pics of vintage/thrift store finds.

[–] kursis@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm hoping this could be a good refresh from old Reddit sub. In past months I have felt that the sub was somewhat watered down, not so many good advices, and quite a lot of meta. Even though I love me some meta jokes, they are not what I'm looking for in here.

Anyway, used to be a lurker in reddit, hope to change that here.

[–] Usernameblankface@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm glad to see buyitforlife on the fediverse.
Durable things are important to me because I don't have a ton of extra money, and I get very annoyed when a new item I bought wears out quickly. My job and the way I do my job are both hard on shoes, so the old "I am the destroyer of shoes!" Post was instrumental in guiding me to Redbacks. I've since learned that I need to get the Heavy Duty Redbacks and not kick things around.

I hope you find a good team, and that modding here become less of a burden to you as things progress.