xSympl OP t1_j3t4jse wrote on January 10, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Reply to comment by TOHSNBN in When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl

Exactly. I expect, with all things, to spend 4x as much, but receive 10x the reliability and quality. Buying brands is always stupid, look at red wing they were hyped in here for years and now the quality is terrible because they couldn't keep up with demands and pricing.

Meanwhile some leather worker and cobbler in fucking Nevada or something, are putting out $500 boots that will last your life if you properly care for them, but without people talking about them they won't get any business.

Same thing happened in a few clothing specific subs where once it got bigger and the folks who put in hours of research were hidden by low-effort content being 100x more prevalent, they stopped and the quality just got worse.

thisplacemakesmeangr t1_j3tecwj wrote on January 10, 2023 at 11:02 PM

I noticed something on here a bit ago, a link to a place in the UK that curated BIFL items with a lifetime warranty. There was another in the states I can't remember but want to use, hopefully someone will comment