Muncie4

Muncie4 t1_irarx0b wrote

Your designer idea needs adjustment. SOME designers are that way, but not all and not all lines. Ralph Lauren suits at Macy's are jank. Ralph Lauren blue or purple label suits are middle to God tier. Never assume, learn and buy smartly. I am ignorant as to your examples can offer no opinion. And that form factor is likely BIFL as dress coats aren't exactly a high wear item unless you plan on wearing them at your job in the foundry smelting steel! :) I have a similar men's overcoat for dress wear I got on eBay for like $40 made by Whogivesashit made from Whogivesadamn material and it will likely last my lifetime.

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Muncie4 t1_irar7hc wrote

Why are you the way that you are? I not once have said, "Dr. Martens quality has been unwavering since day 0". I never said and never will that they are hallmark BIFL boots that will last 300 years like hallmark BIFL boots such as Alden. But they will last a good long time and can be repaired. And if you feel that anyone who automatically dismisses items made in *.country is not xenophobic...of that I can't help.

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Muncie4 t1_ir8bb9j wrote

This is not the subreddit you should be in. We have no idea what best is, we care about long lasting. And good reception is a trick question as the answer is entirely based on AM or FM use. Go to an audio subreddit and axe there, not here.

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Muncie4 t1_ir4wvo1 wrote

You came to the internet for answers and while that seems like a great idea, that is actually a terrible idea which will lead you in the wrong direction. Inhale this through the nose...out the mouth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvlA9UxGvSg

The only person who can know cost, firmness, bounce and heat characteristics on the planet is you. You need to visit 3 or so local mattress stores and determine which type of mattress suits you best. From a BIFL standpoint, the champion is a latex mattress, but...they are heavy as hell and expensive as hell.

If you order an "internet mattress", your only metric of purchase is the price. And shitty online opinions from people who keep their thermostat at 0 degrees Kelvin year round.

Visit stores. Lay on mattresses. Take notes. The sell pillows too, so you can take notes on them as the same logic applies. You are right, its all subjective, so stop searching online and take your ass in store. You are fixing to drop ~$1000 on something that should last you ~10 years, so put in the work.

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Muncie4 t1_ir0bou0 wrote

Where is your evidence to support this? The only glitch in Speed Queen's lineup in the last 200 years was when they removed the true agitator functionality from their top loaders. This coincided with the launch of the Maytag 575 which curbstomped Speed Queen's sales. Then Speed Queen launched the TC5 which was the last year's model with a fancy new name. In any event, the Speed Queen hate during that period was not with the warranty, but the cleaning ability. We DO NOT want to obfuscate those two elements!

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Muncie4 t1_iqw6nox wrote

If you don't want to spend $200 on them, then don't....I'm not your boss. If you want Dr. Martens, you need to buy Dr. Martens as there is no substitute. What you want and what you are going to get are apparently 2 different things in your mind and there is no closing the gap.

Don't get mad at me about it. I have I think 3 pair of not made in England Dr. Martens in my house with 3 years run time, two of the platform variety, with no issues. You need to know that people only go online to bitch and damn few come online to praise....5 horror stories online compared to 10,000 sales a quarter is not a good sample size to plant your flag in the moon about.

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Muncie4 t1_iqvamvi wrote

You have read wrong and there are no alternatives to Dr. Martens. Dr. Martens are Dr. Martens. Full stop. If you want the look of Dr. Martens, then get a pair. The better version is from their Made In England line. Will Dr. Martens last you 250 years like a juggernaut brand? Nope. Will they last 250% longer than some $40 fashion boots at Target? Yes.

The hive mind here, years ago, decided to get pissed off at Dr. Martens when they moved most of their manufacturing overseas. So you will find very few people who can speak about them without a xenophobic tongue. But their footwear can be recrafted like goodyear welted shoes so they are BIFL though finding a cobbler who can do it can be harder.

So get some Dr. Martens. Will they last you a long time if you are a commercial logger or pour concrete for a living? Nope. Will they last you a long time to support your style? Yep.

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Muncie4 t1_iqr3cbk wrote

If what you say is true, you have found a hole in the market and should exploit it by opening your own refrigerator factory. But you aren't going to do that are you?

You are making assumptions based on zero evidence. Gather the data....then make conclusions, don't be a boomer and make a conclusion sans data. Focus on one topic. Gather data. Summarize what the data shows.

I'm willing to bet a data->conclusion model will differ from your current conclusion->no data model.

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Muncie4 t1_iqp728q wrote

You'd think right. Then you'd be wrong. The issue with all sprayers is seals moreso than materials. If its just you in your life, it may be OK but you have to research what you are spraying and the product's compatibility to your seal material. And use case. I got super tired of shitty spray bottles for carpet cleaner and I researched which spray bottles would handle boiling bleach upside down and my searches led me to industrial/scientific supplies and I got 2 of these janks: https://www.dynalon.com/PublicStore/product/Flip-Spray-Bottle,489,258.aspx Now they are redonk expensive and I only have 2 years of run time in them with carpet cleaner (damn cats and dogs) but they 0% leak and 100% spray and empty the bottle to 99%. I refill with Bissell carpet solution manually and no other uses, so I can't vouch for other chemical use.

These are NOT cheap and hard to find, but these are not amazon specials but purpose built lab units for chemicals.

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