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I've broken a 5 year old plate that cost £5

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ButtonMirror · 02/09/2018 12:47

5 years ago i bought a cheap dinner set from wilkos for £5. Just to keep us going until I could afford a better set.

5 years of daily use by 6 kids and 2 adults and I've just broken one of the plates. First one to break.

I'm amazed they lasted so long!

Anything you've got that you didnt think would last as long as you thought?

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Ginkypig · 02/09/2018 12:57

Iv got a plastic bath room swing bin (with frog head on the swinging bit) and a small desk lamp that has never had the bulb changed! Iv had them both for 17 years so far.

the bin was £4 and the lamp was I think £3

PedroLostHisGlasses · 02/09/2018 13:00

20 years ago my auntie bought my brother a green plastic laundry bin with a crocodile-shaped lid. He gave it to me when my kids were born and it's still going strong, looks like new!

BitchPeas · 02/09/2018 13:02

Tescos value kettle. Has lasted roughly 6 years being used 10+ times a day and still going strong. Cost around £7.50 I think.

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fourpawswhite · 02/09/2018 13:05

I bought a value fish slice in woolworths twenty years ago as a student.

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Gardeninginsummer1 · 02/09/2018 13:09

I have a toaster bought in 2003 that cost a tenner... still looks brand new and works perfectly. It's used every day several times.

mrsoutnumbered · 02/09/2018 13:19

25 years ago my mum worked as a cleaner in the local student halls of residence (I could tell you some grim stories!). At the end of the academic year they'd always leave behind their utensils. She would bring them all home in a bin bag for us to take.

I still have a potato masher and a slotted spoon 😂

Oldraver · 02/09/2018 13:21

I bought a basic 3 programme dishwasher in 1992, it's still going.

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HunterHearstHelmsley · 02/09/2018 13:22

Tesco value toaster. Think it was £2.99. Bought in 2010 to tide us over. Best toaster we've ever had.

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rug from poundland. Had it for 6 years now! Really love it.

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Showergel1 · 02/09/2018 13:23

Had my argos value kettle from uni for over 11 years. It came as part of a set including a toastie maker. Very cheap. Toastie maker was not long for this world but the kettle kept on kettlin'
Only got rid of it because I was sick of the sight of it.

KatieMarieJ · 02/09/2018 13:25

This dinner sets in Wilkos caused me major sickness when I bought some before we unpacked everything when we moved to discover they match the several £££s dinner service we have from Debenhams. Can't tell the difference at all. :/ They're excellent value for money.

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My sanity.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 02/09/2018 13:36

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FetchezLaVache · 02/09/2018 13:37

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@Oldraver - may I ask what make your dishwasher is, please?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 02/09/2018 13:42

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