Old Stuff / New Stuff

Nat · 07-27-2010, 11:41 AM

Do you tend to like new stuff or old stuff better?

Jesse · 07-27-2010, 11:52 AM

For me, that would depend greatly on what "stuff" we are discussing. For example, I love old cars... but on the flip I also love new electronics.

Jesse

theoddz · 07-27-2010, 12:31 PM

I prefer old stuff...and that includes people, too (I don't do kids).

Theo

....who is weird that way.

AtLast · 07-27-2010, 01:40 PM

I really like old things that were designed to be serviced or fixed and last. If that kind of thinking had prevailed, we would have a lot less in landfills!

Some things old like plumbing and wiring I'd rather update.

I have to say after taking a look under the carpet in my little 1940's bungalow at the original wood flooring, the quality of the wood is amazing and very much worth refinishing!

there are some new green home design products that I like very much such as recycled glass counter tops and composting garbage disposals.

And I'm never giving up my Sunbeam perculator! Never!

Apocalipstic · 07-27-2010, 02:57 PM

Both!

I like new ideas

But old books and antiques!

Blade · 07-27-2010, 05:42 PM

Depends on the stuff. But just in general I think old stuff more so than new stuff. I do like new electronics but I love the old games. I keep a new truck but love antique cars and muscle cars. I love a old knucklehead Harley, but prefer the dependability of the newer models, not to mention the suspension is also much smoother. So I think some of both is a good thing, old and new.

Cute topic

jenny · 07-28-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by June

I know this is on purpose. No one can convince me otherwise. "Planned Obsolesence" (I can't spell it, but I know what it is)

You spelled it right.

I hear you about stuff designed to be replaced... drives me nuts. Of course, there's also the "I want" consumerism syndrome -- people wanting to replace something perfectly serviceable with something newer/better/different. Electronics are one example of that -- my teenaged son, for instance, wants the newest iPod/game console/etc. as soon as it gets released, even though his old stuff is just fine.

My favorite thing? Something old, repurposed as something new. An old rusty watering can hung sideways from a tree as a bird nest... an old divided wooden box used to store candles upright... antique doorknobs made into coat hangers -- there's a million ways to repurpose cool old things!

SassyLeo · 07-28-2010, 11:50 AM

My house is filled with antiques and randon flea market/thrift store finds. I LOVE old stuff.

BUT

I also love my new(er) laptop and ipod.

I like the mix of old and new energy...

Guy · 07-27-2010, 09:41 PM

At the moment my old dishwasher isn't working , so it would have to be new.

Massive · 07-27-2010, 10:18 PM

I had to vote for old stuff, I have a real thing for old (haunted) buildings, of which we have far too many on this side of the pond, but we also have some great flea markets, again in really old places, one's in a victorian train station, which is now a metro station, whic always has lots of old stuff for sale there.
But then again, without new stuff, would we be able to communicate in this way??

Soon · 07-27-2010, 10:25 PM

I was undecided until I thought about in terms of memories vs. experiences.

I picked new experiences over old memories.

The_Lady_Snow · 07-28-2010, 08:32 AM

Depends on the stuff

I need more details to make a good decision

Queerasfck · 07-28-2010, 08:38 AM

As witnessed by my sore back, we keep everything.

blush · 07-28-2010, 09:39 AM

Both.
I love old movies and music but I also love finding a new artist.
I love antiques.
I love old linens.
I sometimes love vintage jewelry, but it depends on the history/source.

I love new electronics.
I love new clothes/shoes.
And I love a new bottle of perfume.

07-27-2010, 11:41 AM	#1
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07-27-2010, 01:40 PM	#4
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I really like old things that were designed to be serviced or fixed and last. If that kind of thinking had prevailed, we would have a lot less in landfills! Some things old like plumbing and wiring I'd rather update. I have to say after taking a look under the carpet in my little 1940's bungalow at the original wood flooring, the quality of the wood is amazing and very much worth refinishing! there are some new green home design products that I like very much such as recycled glass counter tops and composting garbage disposals. And I'm never giving up my Sunbeam perculator! Never!

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Guy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 1,858 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,258 Thanked 2,574 Times in 889 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	At the moment my old dishwasher isn't working , so it would have to be new.

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