“From Marvels to Mediocrity: The Shocking Decline of 40 Iconic Inventions You Thought You Knew!”
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#19
Clothing.
Everything available now is absolutely sh*te and doesn't survive long at all. 3 pairs of identical levis jeans I have all came out of the same wash different sizes. Tshirts go out of shape in weeks. Everything is plastic or contains it. Bog standard suits from M&s are absolutely garbage (and *stretchy*! Who wants stretch fabric suits?)
This wasn't the case 20 years ago. Jeans were cheap, cut better, and lasted. Trainers lasted a year and not the 4 months I now get out of them. You could get nice wool jumpers that wouldn't shrink miles in a gentle wash. Generally things were worth repairing. The good old days!
Edit: should say "everything available *on the high street* is absolutely s***e." There are new UK-based companies making good clothes, but they tend to be online only and a lot more pricey (which I suppose you'd expect).
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#20
Maybe already said but fridges. I donât need a coffin sized, Bluetooth connected cold wardrobe. I need an accessible, adjustable and flexible fridge that is not going to take up half the wall.
#21
Modern cake mixers. I have a mixer from the 1960s that is still going strong today. I have tried modern mixers, but not only do they not work as well, they don’t last very long either.
It’s more than 60 years old, used to belong to my grandmother, has all its original parts and is still making cakes to this day. It’s outlasted every single modern mixer I’ve tried.
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