Scott Noble's Cuisinart blender has been spinning since the 1980s. It was gifted to him by his mother, who had bought a new one and had no use for her old machine.

However, she may have gifted it too hastily.

"Unfortunately, her new one didn't last as long as the original one, and I still use the original one to this day," Noble told . "They don't build them like they used to, right?"

Noble is one of many people making the conscious choice to use products that are going to last, rather than buying something they may need to replace in a few years.

He does that with the help of online communities, like the subreddit r/BuyItForLife, which has millions of members. There, people work together to figure out what items will work for the long haul, like a durable set of pots and pans or the A

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