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Sweeneysmithy OP t1_jduci0o wrote

Reply to comment by Potential_Wave_3662 in Is this Saddleback backpack recommend? Alternatives? by Sweeneysmithy

Hmm, I checked out these brands and they all look vastly different from one another. Personally, I'm after a vintage style leather backpack, and the closest I found is Saddleback (but the prices is way too much for me right now).

Honestly I'm trying to figure out whether this $200-300 budget is even realistic for a good leather backpack.

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edhitchon1993 t1_jdubwgi wrote

Reply to “Quality” products from “Quality” retailers by reptomcraddick

I can't think of any retailer I trust automatically to only stock good stuff in general. In the UK perhaps John Lewis and Marks and Spencer would have a higher proportion of good quality items.

For specific stuff there are still places like Richer Sounds, I put more trust in them to give me both a quality product and good advice as to what I need, we were downsold a TV from them about 12 years ago which I was very impressed by.

Other than that it's all local retailers, I trust my timber merchants judgement on wood, there's a great little DIY store in town, and a couple of bike parts suppliers on eBay who I know will always come up good.

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SigSeikoSpyderco t1_jdubtmc wrote

Reply to “Quality” products from “Quality” retailers by reptomcraddick

In the 50s you had a big focus on quality at high cost because people remembered how important it was to have things that did not wear out in the depression era. Today we are far more focused on buying based on economics than for quality. No, not a lot of things we buy at Target or Lowe's will last 40 years, but it's so cheap that it doesn't really matter.

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suitopseudo t1_jdu8qn5 wrote

Reply to Washer/Dryer brands that don't suck by DasBlueEyedDevil

I live in an apartment and have probably the cheapest GE front loader washer and dryer (new 7 years ago) and we do A LOT of laundry in it and they are still going strong. A belt had to be replaced once in the dryer, but it was like a 5 min fix job for the maintenance person. I’m impressed they have lasted this long.

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