I think it’s because when people are looking for a BIFL product they’re looking to replace a pattern of behavior (disposables) or something they broke. Water bottles are one of the most disposed of items (it’s truly shocking that selling water which should be free is a ~300 billion dollar industry), and experience a lot of drops and abuse in the form of getting tossed in the dishwasher. So I think what we mostly see when people present, or ask for their water bottles is basically real world experience with “Hey! This is my thing, this is the longest I’ve had one of these thing. It’s doing pretty good I think!” or “Hey, I broke my thing. Do y’all have suggestions for thing that has lasted a long time”
I’d say 20 year old stanley mug is a GREAT endorsement for stanley mug.
I find it odd how often bottles and mugs come up in the context of BIFL. How often are people having them break?
With the exception of disposables or the cheap freebies that you sometimes get at events, I’ve never had a bottle or a mug break.
My travel mug is a Stanley that’s ~20 years old, and it has one hand opening. It still pretty much looks the same as the day I bought it.
I think it’s because when people are looking for a BIFL product they’re looking to replace a pattern of behavior (disposables) or something they broke. Water bottles are one of the most disposed of items (it’s truly shocking that selling water which should be free is a ~300 billion dollar industry), and experience a lot of drops and abuse in the form of getting tossed in the dishwasher. So I think what we mostly see when people present, or ask for their water bottles is basically real world experience with “Hey! This is my thing, this is the longest I’ve had one of these thing. It’s doing pretty good I think!” or “Hey, I broke my thing. Do y’all have suggestions for thing that has lasted a long time”
I’d say 20 year old stanley mug is a GREAT endorsement for stanley mug.