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F-21 t1_ivj5dyh wrote

Reply to comment by ZenoofElia in Clothes - What are durable brands? by TheFledge534

Screw that, if you have 30 year old clothes just buy new ones and support the company.

LL Bean stopped their warranty due to such abuse.

Otherwise instead of products we'll end up paying for clothing-subscriptions.

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ZenoofElia t1_ivk1t58 wrote

BTW blaming consumers/customers for the brand backpedaling their warranty is exactly the narrative they prefer as opposed to cutting costs to further profiting their enterprise.

30 year old sweater has had a long life, and it's still a Patagonia and it's still under warranty and this is precisely why I made the initial investment to begin with.

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F-21 t1_ivk8u96 wrote

Afaik there's no lifetime warranty in Europe and people still buy stuff from top end brands, so that can't be the reason.

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ZenoofElia t1_ivk9bzl wrote

>and people still buy stuff from top end brands, so that can't be the reason.

Not sure what you're suggesting. Buying a high end bifl product in a country not covered under warranty still makes sense knowing that the company produces high quality stuff.

Provide an example please.

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F-21 t1_ivkdbm3 wrote

For clothing, for example Filson. Heck, even for Patagonia I don't think there are any concrete warranty conditions on their website.

For other stuff... e.g. Knipex comes to mind first. Any tool brand, really. Tool lifetime warranty seems pretty common in the US.

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