Our dining furniture has lasted over 100 years so should outlast me too!
My dinner service and nice cutlery should last. As should my "new" tea-set... which is older than I am! MiL has just gotten rid of it. My display cabinet. My slow cooker. My dressing table. My piano (just a little younger than I am, I think).
We also have an old BBC computer from the early 80s. I no longer expect electricals to last forever, but I've had this washing machine and fridge for 4 years and expect it to go at LEAST another 6. The freezer, vacuum cleaner, TV, video player and digital box are all 5 years old. My little TV is 10 years old. The DVD player is 7 years old. Digital camera is 6 years old. I expect these to not go forever (the stereo is almost gone at 14 years old and the 12-year-old one has had it so we're down to just one stereo) but I do expect them to last a bit. Anything over 10 years is acceptable. I'd prefer 20+.
But not bookshelves. I have these things called BOOKS that I put on them, not pretty light little ornaments. The shelves snap within 5 years, even with turning them upside down to stop sagging.
I don't expect my electrical items to last a lifetime, I'd say 5-10yrs is all I expect from them.
Tupperware, LOL, it's only lifetime cause they replace it. I have heaps of split and broken stuff..
The only things that I expect to last:
My crystal champagne glasses and vases ( if the kids don't break them in the mean time )
A cupboard/dresser that I restored from my stepdad's mum's collection
Books I have kept from my childhood
Wool trenchcoat
Hollo - funny you say that, the only pieces of tupperware that still look quite good are stuff from my mum. The old yellow and orange cylinder container one's.
I would like to think my slow cooker would last, and my mixmaster. I remember my Grandmother's Sunbeam mixmaster and her old orange crock pot, still going after years and years of regular use. I think my pots and pans should be able to last a very long time, they are still in good nick after a few years of constant use.
Apparently I am deluded if I think my iron will last me a lifetime though: I was actually flipping through a magazine yesterday, and there was an ad for a certain brand of iron that basically had as it's selling point the fact that if you have an iron that is more than 5 years, or (heaven forbid) older, you need to replace it because, and I quote: "Irons diminish with age, losing up to 50 per cent steam power in five years. After this, it's time for a replacement because you and your clothes deserve better." So here is company openly admitting that their product is no good for longer than a few years, and making it sound like a good thing!! That is definitely some clever marketing. They follow this up with some 'statistics' from their "recent 'Wardrobe Care' study" that state that "One in 100 people admit to their iron being more than 20 years old" and (get this): "44% of people only replace their iron when it's stopped working". Yep - shock horror! People actually use their appliances until they die! How wrong is that!
Only a couple of pieces of Le Creusset (or Le Chasseur) - can't remember which we've got - cookware. We've used one cooking pot at least three times a week for 15 years and it's still fabulous so I can't see why that wouldn't last a lifetime.
Oh, and a manual juicer that was DP's mum's. Would never buy an electric juicer again. It's fab.
We've just had some built-in robes put in the bedroom and this might be wishful thinking but I think they'll last a lifetime. They're a period style to suit this period house so hopefully they won't 'look' dated either because they're meant to look dated. Didn't articulate that very well, time for breakfast I think!
to last i think my 3 antique telephones (i am a collector but kids take up my$$$ now) and my army field phone my bible and my thesaurus and other bibles over 100 years old already. An antique dresser that needs to be restored but i think that will last. Along with my antique baby shoes that are nearly and over 100 years ago before kids cost me $$$, i was able to buy these small delights that i treasure greatly. Also some jewellery should last.
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