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Q: if you have been here 3 plus years
have you bought anything, anything, that has lasted a couple years and performed adequately.
I am thinking electrical, power tools, or kitchen stuff.
how about clothing.... 1 season and done?
e-bike?
furniture?
plumbing?
I know I have had my issues with a lot of stuff. you do not always get what you pay for, must be cautious.
I bought my cheap Lifan 320 Mini copy car 4.5 years ago for 45k. Wasn't sure how well it would last. 4.5 years later it's now done 90,000km and still running well. Maintenance has been reasonable and it's never broken down on me. I know it won't last forever but am happily surprised how well it's still running.
Yes! 1l tea kettle in stainless-steel colour in Wan Chai.
Nice, rustic looking with cover and compartment for tea (net) inserted inside the kettle for some HK$400.
I am adding boiling water and fresh tea here and there....
I am using it longer than 3-years, and it's still without any rusting marks. It must be 'German Rostfrei', what is one of the reasons I didn't purchase it on the Mainland.
Otherwise, I save purchases of long lasting&authentic items as toaster, goose feather pillow, leather shoes, olive oil, booze ..... for EU.
I can't speak for electronic/kitchen stuff, but I have a canvas backpack that I got in kunming in 2011 that still functions properly.
icnif77:
I need backpack for Nepal vacation. I couldn't find anything suitable with quick look at Wall-mart in my city, buTT...I won't travel to HK for the backpack.
I'll have to use Samsonite wheeled carry-on.
Spiderboenz:
Don't buy things like that at Walmart. Look in the small side shops.
BHGAL:
reminded me.... a got a great backpack in Hong Kong... zippers and everything still good after 5 years ....... couple other new fangled nylon? ones...junk, mostly the zippers.
HK one is a canvas thing... I do load it up on occassion... good bag!! others are like "tail light warranty cars" once they can't see you, you are on your own. nylon? junk and the how flipping difficult or expensive is it to make a decent zipper?
our "pancake" maker for 99 RMB is already 2 years and still good. My 30 RMB shoes I also bought 3 years ago.
But to be fair it is a hit and miss. Can be good can be bad be it cheap or expensive
I bought my cheap Lifan 320 Mini copy car 4.5 years ago for 45k. Wasn't sure how well it would last. 4.5 years later it's now done 90,000km and still running well. Maintenance has been reasonable and it's never broken down on me. I know it won't last forever but am happily surprised how well it's still running.
Bought some crossfit shoes - brand '361' - 4 years ago and use them daily. They have held up well. Also bought some 'Joe One' jeans at same time and they also are still great. I am usually careful what I buy, pay a little more and always ask my Chinese friends for help and info.
I bought a Honda 125 CBR (anything higher is illegal apparently) and it is still running pretty good at the time I left China. It lasted three years and is sitting in storage currently.
Some good coats... but that's pretty much it... everything else kind of turned into junk pretty fast.
In Canada, I bought a Cadillac SRX and it was great but had some trouble with the battery (short circuit) and something else.
Just the luck of the draw... but in China you are more likely to draw badly
I bought an LG 42 inch HD TV about 5 or 6 years ago and I still have it its a good good for gaming and bluray.
although I do wish i had a bigger tv now though.
My Giant Mountain bike I got about 4 years ago is still good I do look after it and get it serviced every month or 2.
I've lived in the same place for 5 years. The fridge that was here when I moved in still works well enough.
And the oven I bought way back is still fine (although, that doesn't get used very often).
The electric water heater still works as per usual, although I did have to have the fuse replaced early on, and recently the pipes had a serious problem requiring replacement - but that wasn't the heater itself.
