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Shoe polish. I've never, ever purchased more than one can of brown shoe polish.
That brown shoe polish last a long time when I only have sneakers! It last as long as your mother-in-law's advice!
I'm still working at finishing my can of Barbasol. One other thing that has lasted long is the one old disposable razor I keep in my shower. The disposable razors, that I use before I get in the shower, last only one or two weeks. But the old one, that I keep laying in the shower, last forever. I use it to clean up anything that I feel is still rough when I wash my face. It could be that the warm water of the shower makes it so much easier to cut beards? But I use warm water on my beard when I use the shaving cream. Anyway; it last until the rust gets too noticeable.
My Barbasol still has not given out. I keep expecting it to. It is starting to splatter a little when dispensing - which could mean the end is near?
My prescribed 10% hydrocortisone cream also last for years. Like Brylcreem - a little dab'll do ya! You just don't put it in the same place!
Made me go look at mine ...date is Aug 2008....still half full.
Admittedly, I now mostly only use it to dip my earring posts in before putting them on so I now consider it a lifetime thing.
Many tools seem to last forever. I have some Craftsman tools over 50 years old that I use frequently. I have one pair of diagonal cutters and needle nose pliers that I prefer to newer replacements (which I barely ever use and I only bought when I could not find the originals which eventually turned up).
Stuff you never/very seldom or sparingly
use can last forever. That's understandable. But tell us about things you use all the times, for years and years, and they seem to last forever, like the tools in a post above
But tell us about things you use all the times, for years and years, and they seem to last forever
My Weber charcoal grill. The basic kettle style. I use it constantly. It sits outside exposed to harsh elements. Has truly stood the test of time and no doubt the best $100 or so I've ever spent.
I have nearly a full set of Cutco knives & cutlery which were purchased in the early '70s: they're still going strong with only the occasional sharpening for the straight-edged knives. The ones with serrated edges are as sharp (or nearly so) as the day of purchase!
I do remember the first time I used the small carving set: use at the table was fine, but as I was oh-so-carefully washing the knife, I somehow sliced my index finger down to the bone....yikes. As I was a medical assistant for a doctor at the time, in about 10 minutes he was suturing the wound: it took 19 stitches....(sorry, off topic....) but this knife is still impermeable. And there is only the faintest suture line on my finger. Cutco's slogan of "the Forever Knife" is right on the mark!
Anyone else have a Cutco story?
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