re: What's a cheap item that you've gotten a lot of use out of?

21 years ago dad bought an alarm clock for me when I started my first real job.
I think it’s a Sony? I still use it to this day.

When my grandfather died, I got his fishing equipment. Reels, tackle boxes and some rods. Reels don't work, rods are all gone but have one tackle box by flambeau I believe, is still kicking. Got to be 50 years old and its plastic.

My bike stand on amazon

Galaxy S8, paid $99 for it 4 yrs ago

Harbor freight reciprocating saw. Paid like $20 for it well over 10 years ago

$30 pocket knife.

$1 tire gauge. Served me well for over 30 years

Any piece of unadorned cotton (t-shirts, underwear, socks, towels, etc.)

They are cheap as frick to begin with, and even when they lose usefulness as clothing, they make great rags for years and years

$10 air pump from Walmart close to 20 tears ago. It plugs into an auto's cigarette / power port. I Use it to air my truck tires twice a year. have aired friends car tires, footballs, basketballs, bike tires and I have to air up my generators tires quite frequently.

I have saved at least 5 or 6 times the cost of the pump over going to gas stations / convenience stores every time I need to air something up.


Very similar to this $19 dollar pump. Just a gauge and a switch. The one I have has attachments attached to the air hose - ball needle, air mattress fitting, etc.

Mine is almost 30 years old and still good as new









Bought 4 of these at a Dollar Tree 20 years ago, a dollar a piece. They’ve been through a half dozen moves, dropped and broken tiles and toes, but not a chip or scratch in any of them.

An Olympic size pool might be able to hold the volume of beer and milk I’ve drank from em.