# "They don't make 'em like they used to" what \*older\* items do you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878 "2010-02-13T17:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/81 "2010-02-17T00:41:39Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Good [flat disposable razors] are tough to find here. The most common ones (sold in Walmart, Rite Aid, etc) are made in China and they go dull astonishingly fast. Gillette still sell blades under their name that are made in Russia that are much higher quality, but aren’t nearly as easily found. One can, of course, order blades from all over the world over the internet, but I really miss the convenience of being able to buy good blades at the supermarket. Yeah, even over here you can’t get them at the supermarket anymore, but the drugstores (I’m not really sure of this translation; it’s not a pharmacy - they usually only sell non-prescription drugs and stuff like cosmetics, cleaning agents and cheap sunglasses) over here tend to carry Gilettes. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/82 "2010-02-17T09:07:05Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Mice. And keyboards. And gamepads. Damn you, consumer base ! I don’t want wireless, wireless sucks ! Ever seen a copper wire run out of batteries, or go all wonky because of interference from another copper wire ? Yeah, I didn’t think so. You’re using the wrong wireless technology if you’re getting interference. Bluetooth keyboards rule. > [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > It’s been mentioned a few times in the last month or so, but you can still get newly manufactured big wonking clacky keyboards - as made by IBM in the 80s and 90s from [Unicomp](http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/keyboards.html). Easily the most durable and strong keyboards you can find that aren’t specialist items. Well worth the price IMHO. I’m still using an original IBM one manufactured in 1992. And they’re now available in USB. Excellent! ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/83 "2010-02-17T13:40:23Z")
Rotary egg beaters (hand powered). The new ones are pieces of garbage. I had to find an old one on eBay and it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/84 "2010-02-17T13:57:33Z")
Tinkertoys. The old wood ones were great. New plastic stuff is crap. Television game show sets. Give me the old “egg carton” displays every time. The old Family Feud set looked great. New one is crap. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/85 "2010-02-17T14:00:04Z")
Wooden dominoes. Can you even find them anymore? Sure, the plastic ones may be cheaper and servicable for playing games with, but who buys dominoes to play games with? The clacking noise is intolerable when you make a domino chain with them. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/86 "2010-02-17T14:06:40Z")
Garden tools. The good UK made ones of steel. The crap from Taiwan or China bends so easily. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/87 "2010-02-19T23:23:28Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Garden tools. The good UK made ones of steel. The crap from Taiwan or China bends so easily. You are right about that. I still have Grandpa’s garden tools (made in USA). I bought some Chinese made ones-they broke in one season. Absolute junk. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/88 "2010-02-20T03:03:02Z")
Erections. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to-what-older-items-do-you-prefer/528878/89 "2010-02-20T03:33:09Z")
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