What things do you still use from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s?

Plenty of stuff around my kitchen - China, silverware, knives, some mixing bowls, stemware, a meat grinder ( the all metal non-electrical kind). That stuff will outlive me.
I also have a small collection of vintage MCM furniture and vintage purses that I carry regularly. I also own two coats from the 1960s that I wear from time to time.

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03/06/2019 19:08

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of stuff. I'm old, but I also like to buy quality stuff and use it forever (and I'm actually whatever the opposite of a hoarder is):

LL Bean down sleeping bag
Lots of kitchen stuff (pots and pans, good knives -- I use cast iron pans that belonged to my great grandmother)
Golf clubs
Maglite flashlight
Sorel boots
Fountain pens
Hairdryers (I even have a couple of small travel hair dryers, because back in the day, not all hotels provided them)
Leather Briefcase
Alarm clock (it's in the guest room now, I use my iPhone as a bedside clock)

I have lodge skillets from my inlaws. I don't think those things ever go bad.

If they've been treated properly, they get better with age!

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03/06/2019 20:19

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soap
shampoo
towels
toilet tissue
water
toothbrushes
toothpaste
hair brushes

what kind of stupid thread is this???

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03/06/2019 20:25

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LL Bean boots from 1980s
Ice skates from the 1960s (they were hand me downs?

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03/06/2019 23:29

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- 1991 Volvo 240, still going strong at 300k miles. Mostly used for short local trips and weekends to the beach and mountains, but at least once a year we'll take it on a 1k+ mile road trip. Has never broke down or left me stranded.

- Our dining room chairs are Knoll Cesca chairs made in Italy in the 1970's. To some they're painfully dated but comfortable as all out and superbly well made. https://www.knoll.com/product/cesca-chair-with-arms

- Tons of other assorted midcentury furniture and lighting, probably 50% or so of the stuff in our house.

- "Made in West Germany" Braun small appliances from the 1980's (coffee maker, hand blender, juicer)

- A ton of Le Creuset, largely in "poop brown"

- Our furnace

Ok this one I am planning to update in the next year or so.

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03/07/2019 00:13

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Anonymous wrote:Furniture, which is 1880s-1990s; the only "new" furniture we have is upholstered

Cuisinart, 90s

Boom box, 80s

Cast iron skillets, pyrex cookware, fire king casserole dish, and other kitchen stuff from the 50s-90s.

Whole set of Portmeirion dishes from the 90s that are slowly getting replaced as I break them.

2 bikes from the 90s

A jansport backpack from the 90s.

Sewing machine, 80s

Quality US made towels from the 90s, although they are starting to show their age now.

I was born in the early 70s, I just like older stuff because it does tend to last longer and sometimes is less expensive to purchase secondhand.

I still use my Jansport backpack I used in college in the late 80s!

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03/07/2019 02:35

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Anonymous wrote:I use a Rolodex and a pasta pot set I’ve had since the 90s.

Is this for when you fancy a chat on your rotary phone?

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03/07/2019 02:37

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Anonymous wrote:Cheapskates

Or maybe they just invested in quality products.

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03/07/2019 08:26

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Anonymous wrote:Landline.

Cassette/CD player

Sewing machine (nothing beats an American made, all metal parts sewing machine.)

YES!!! While I do have a new-to-me Viking Designer I and 1+, they are the last machines Viking made in Sweden. But my slant-shank 501 Singer and Featherweight are so SO good.

I also have knitting machines made in the 80s and 90s

I deal in vintage items, so there is SO much I use from the past, from kitchenware to clothing.

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03/07/2019 08:31

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Anonymous wrote:Furniture, which is 1880s-1990s; the only "new" furniture we have is upholstered

Cuisinart, 90s

Boom box, 80s

Cast iron skillets, pyrex cookware, fire king casserole dish, and other kitchen stuff from the 50s-90s.

Whole set of Portmeirion dishes from the 90s that are slowly getting replaced as I break them.

2 bikes from the 90s

A jansport backpack from the 90s.

Sewing machine, 80s

Quality US made towels from the 90s, although they are starting to show their age now.

I was born in the early 70s, I just like older stuff because it does tend to last longer and sometimes is less expensive to purchase secondhand.

I still use my Jansport backpack I used in college in the late 80s!