r/BIFLfails • u/Amazen68 • 18d ago

No more hand made stuff

I got bitten by the BIFL bug—or at least I’ve been trying to buy things that will last at least 10 years. Unfortunately, I’ve met with disappointment every time.

I bought three pairs of Nicks boots, hoping they’d last at least seven years before needing to be resoled. Two pairs had cosmetic defects that looked like they’d been made by a cobbler in training. One pair was perfect; I bought that one during their “free range” special.

Then I got into DE razors. For the most part I liked the razors themselves—they’ll last—but the service just sucked, especially with Razor Emporium. I’m going back to disposables.

Hell, I even tried handmade boot laces from Pisgah Laces. I emailed them an hour after placing the order (and a week before they shipped) to request a length change. No reply. Nothing. Then I got a tracking number saying the laces had already shipped. Yeah… not buying from them again.

I try to give small businesses a chance, but not anymore. I’m going back to name-brand disposables for everything now—shoes, razors, clothes, etc. Except for mechanical Swiss watches. Those I’m keeping.

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u/classic4life 18d ago

You sound insufferable.

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u/Amazen68 18d ago

Thanks. I try to be when it's my money.

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u/OmniRed 18d ago

I don't understand your expectations at all. 

Lemons happen, return them. 

A specific retailer being bad doesn't mean anything about the product itself. 

You bought a 10 dollar item from a small webstore and expect a customer service turn around of less than a week? 

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u/Amazen68 18d ago

I'm used to Amazon service level, which is why I'm going back to disposables.

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u/Teutonic-Tonic 18d ago

You can’t buy handmade things and expect machine made perfection. Your expectations are not in line with reality. You have to appreciate character and uniqueness with hand made items. Just expecting cow hide to look flawless like vinyl is unrealistic. Cows have loves and experience “stuff”.

DE razors are just as machine made as disposables. I’m not sure what this has to do with the conversation. I have used Japanese machine made feather blades for 20 years with zero issues.

You sound like you will love it when our robot overlords completely take over.