I’ve got 1 radioactive fiesta plate. I really want the radioactive coffee pot though. They used a uranium salt for the glaze in the good old days.

The Pyrex with the thin plastic tops haven’t held up nearly as well as the ones with the thicker, locking lids. The ones I have are glass with green locking lids. Received a set secondhand from a friend and they show no signs of wear 7 years in. Good luck!

I got a big box of assorted pieces of a dinner service by royal doulton for about £40 a few years ago and then bought a few more plates to finish it off. It’s the sets people got for their wedding in the 70s and 80s. Cheaper than ikea and extremely well made. Also if you break something it’s easy to find a spare plate or cup on eBay.

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Unuckit; for the last few years I have been buying from them. They are really great and run specials with amex card most of the time. like the name suggests, you can wear them with out the need to tuck them if you are esp. shorter. I'm 5.8 and most of the other brands are too long for me if I want to wear without tucking. ymmv

I’m not as tall as you but I’ve found success with Corridor NYC (XXL). They are longer without being too wide.

I don’t consider most of my shirts to be BIFL, but I do tend to get quite a bit of life out of them before they get too tired looking.

I'm 10 years into a rather cheap set of glass containers with plastic lids that I got at Costco for less than $20. Just checked the brand and they are Pyrex. All lids and containers still going strong, and that is with regular 3-hour dishwasher cycles that include a heat-dry cycle at the end. Any warpage on the lids has been slight and has not affected closure or seal at all.

I can recommend the Pyrex ones, at least the set they sell at Costco.

Beat me to it! 😂

The new stuff is not nearly as good as the old stuff. Family of 3, normal use, 4 year old set has a bunch of chipped pieces.

None of those brands last long, especially if you put them in the dishwasher. I don't have a recommendation but I can tell you the lids on all of them dry rot eventually.

They look wonderful! Much better than they used to back in the 80s and 90s. Definitely going to give them some thought!

I have been very happy with Fiesta. They are even safe to put in the oven! I have found them to be very durable, and they come in many beautiful colors (some might be limited edition, but I think many are permanent). I believe they’re made in America.

I knew a lady who came from Duluth, got bit by a dog with a rabbid tooth.

poshmark, local thrift stores are good places to start and not break the bank.

Brands I look for- Eddie bauer, LLBean, Brooks Brothers (obv if I come across a filson, Woolrich or Pendleton, on the look out be those are more rare).

As others have said, EBAY is another good place for some of this.

I love my Land's End sail rigger oxford cloth button downs. You can dress them up or down, they look great with everything, they're high quality, affordable, and the slightly heavier fabric makes them a little more hard wearing than the average dress shirt.

Another tall guy vote for LLBean here too.

Yeah. I've been pleasantly surprised over the years with Ikea dishes.

Ikea or Corelle would be my recs

They can be expensive, but it’s totally worth it for the more complex patterns.

I had some of those before. While they were virtually bulletproof, there was something about them I just didn’t like. I think it’s the way they feel. They feel different than normal dishes do, as weird as that sounds. Maybe another set would be different, though.

I've used Corelle for decades now and they're damn near indestructible.

Our local Goodwills often have Pfaltzgraff dishware. The set I’ve seen most frequently is Yorktown.

I'll second the Pfaltzgraff, we got our set over 10 years ago at a senior center yard sale. Replacements are still available for most patterns, but I will say the US made is better than their China Replacements, but that said he Replacements are going on five years.

I found a set on IKEA I really like, actually, and they’re a better value than the ones I have now. Longevity is definitely something that I’m looking for, so they’re definitely on my list. I’m glad to hear that they have lasted well for you.

All my IKEA dishes could turn to dust today and I'd feel I more than got my money out of them and would buy again. Another benefit, their styles are pretty consistent. You could break one years from now and still likely find replacements in the exact color and style.

I didn’t even think of Ikea. Most of the stuff I’ve gotten from them before has been of questionable quality; I’ve had some hits and a bunch of misses too. But I’ll definitely keep them on the list if they only have issues related to human error.