re: They don't make em like they used to.

Fireworks

Man I had an old refrigerator that use to be my parents. They bought that thing a year before I was born (I am 38, this was about 6-8 yrs ago). It went out, but fixable, however; I figured it seen its better days and decided to by a new one. My brother took, fixed it up and put it in his barbeque room. It is still working and he hasn't had a problem with it since he fixed it. On the other hand, ive already had several problems with the refrigerator I replaced it with.

Had a friend who bought a refrigerator when he bought his house, he didn't have a problem with it until the month after the warranty went out. It was an expensive part and the cost between the new part & a new refrigerator made more sense to go ahead & purchase a new refrigerator.

Oh & my brother's brother-in-law.. He has an extra refrigerator that is older than the one my brother got from me & he was telling me one day that if it didn't look all beat down & old he would rather have that one in the house because it cools better than the one inside. But my mom's husband ran his own appliance store for over 30 years, he told me that he didn't make his money from selling lawn mowers, he made it from selling parts to lawn mowers (same thing went for pretty much all other appliances except for TVs... So today, in order for companies to maximize profit, its in their best interest to build a product that isn't best of quality. If they sell you something that last for 35 yrs that rarely needed repairs.. Where is the money in that? It is pretty shitty.

At my house - my old Winchester shot gun

Not at my house - Fire trucks. our company engine is almost 30 years old and the pump is still solid as a rock. Will be a sad day when she's replaced next year.

Fake titties. These new saline ones just don't feel the same as the old silicone ones

LSD

Or so I've heard.

Eta: music. For the most part, mainstream music nowadays is fricking unlistenable. Especially rock and country.

Most modern appliances and small motors don't run forever because of the BS environmental standards. Which is ironic, because the shitty products just end up in the landfill.

I have an old McClane edger with a Briggs motor that my dad gave me. He got it in '83. It starts on the second or third pull, and takes a bit to warm up. But that thing will cut concrete if you stray too far off your line.

Lumber now a days is cut pretty shitty unless you drop some coin.

my grandmother's castiron skillet

Guitar amps also. The old ones just keep going no matter what.