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July 06, 2005

Best Buy

The imminent 'death' of my electric/rehargeable razor has been making me think about what my best buy over the years has been. I bought this Phillips razor nearly teenty years ago, and have used it almost every day since. I have to admit that it's not as sharp as it used to be (like it's owner - I know), and the charge doesn't last as long, and sadly someone knocked it off the shelf recently and broke off the little sideburn trimmer. But in the best buy standings, it's right up there.

We also have in the bedroom in our house a portable colour TV, also of a similar vintage. This gets watched for an hour or two occasionally. No remote control - can anyone under 20 remember when TVs didn't have an infrared zapper! I'll bet the new digital TVs we'll all have to have soon won't have such a good shelf life (cue rant on why can't they leave the analogue spectrum alone)

My car is 10 years old, and didn't cost me a lot. It's needed fairly hefty repairs recently so I'm not putting it in the bet buy list just yet.

I have a set of wine glasses from ASDA, 12 years old, cost £4 for the four and only one is missing (presumed smashed by SO who won't admit it). The dishwasher doesn't seem to affect them adversely, whereas much more expensive glasses have gotten too scratched. Used daily :-)

But the best buy I've thought of so far is a plastic kitchen clock. Bought from a Delboy type in a temporary shop by Tottenham Court Road Tube Station about 15 years ago for 20p. It's still going strong, and keeping good time, and only needs a new Duracell every two or three years.

Update: All my ASDA wine glasses are now broken - the last one went on Saturday (6/3/6) with an over zealous arm wave from my daughter.

Posted by se71 at July 6, 2005 11:55 AM

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