So in this post, I really wanted to talk about buying the correct item you’re looking for. This will mainly be about items that you want to last. I’m not talking about sponges or something you’re gonna use around the kitchen that it makes no sense to buy the highest quality sponge. I’m gonna talk about backpacks, gear, peripherals, things that just make sense to spend more on, and doing your own research to make sure that you’re getting the best item. Back in the day when I was looking to get new items, I’d always want to get American-made gear because I am from the United States and I just thought the quality was most of the time better than Chinese-made stuff, but as of recent, American quality has also dipped and I think when I mainly look for things now, I tend to gravitate towards German-made items, Japanese-made items, and Swiss-made items as well. I’ve just found them to be higher quality and to last longer than their American and Chinese counterparts.
When I’m first looking for an item, I start with googling “buy it for life” and then the item name, and most of the time I’m greeted with a whole list of Google results and tech blogs listing out the top five with Amazon affiliate links of their favorite items in certain price ranges for that request, but I think the most helpful is Reddit. For the most part, although I’m not a fan of it, that website has given me a lot of good product reviews and honesty when it comes to buying things. Since most of the things we get these days are through Amazon, it makes sense to go there and see if other people think the item is worth purchasing because Amazon reviews don’t tend to be very honest.
Some people might not like buying things for life because they tend to use things a lot harsher than me, but I personally take good care of my things for the most part, and because of this, I don’t mind paying more for something that I know is gonna last me for a very long time and that’s going to better my life, whether that be a suitcase, backpack, duffel bag, or any kind of thing that I’m looking for. One of the things I will say is that I will definitely not buy shoes for life. There are no shoes in my opinion that are honestly worth more than $300, and I’m talking even the finest loafers or dress shoes that you can wear in the office. My experience with spending high amounts of money on shoes is that they just don’t tend to last, or they get scuffed, and there’s no way to prevent them from being ruined.
Anyways, that’s really just my take on buying things for life. I think in the upcoming months I’d like to create a few more posts of some of my favorite items that I’ve gotten, kind of the process more in depth of how I go about choosing items and why they’re right for me, as well as the research I do.