Recent comments in /f/BuyItForLife

Level_Dragonfly_9632 t1_j5y5drk wrote

Patagonia stands behind the product and their warranty. I was stating that individual employees don’t always appreciate when a customer walks in with a decade or older pair of underwear with holes and says their unsatisfied because it lost its elasticity or some other dumb reason when they really just want a new pair of underwear for free.

But you as a consumer can do whatever works for you.

Most companies use the term “Lifetime Warranty” as lifetime of the product, not lifetime of the purchaser. People read that and automatically think, “this pair of socks must last until my deathbed!”

It’s marketing, but the good companies (Patagonia, Darn Tough, etc…) will stand by their products and repair or replace because they understand the relationship with their customers is important.

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phantasmicerror t1_j5y4n0x wrote

Nah. My xm2s aren't good and I rarely use them these days, back when I had them they were super good.

I now have an edifier w820nb (I am now looking at the new edifier w860, probably won't be buying it anytime soon) which sounds significantly better than my xm2s. Technology tends to improve so no point in future proofing if you get me.

Weirdly though. I have an mpow 12ipo that sounds way better than my xm2. And I got that thing for cheap.

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pitiponk1 t1_j5xurnm wrote

No worries thank you, any info is welcome to me tbh I'm still making my mind up. I guess I'll stop by a local UA store & see if they still carry the stuff & it's quality but I'm also looking around for reliable brands

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spectacle99 t1_j5xl5qo wrote

It's kind of unreasonable to think of an item like headphones as bifl.

I do have a pair of these that I've had for 5 years and I like them - but honestly I don't think they're better than any other wireless over ear headphone. You can get 95% of the value elsewhere for 20% of the price.

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