How long have you been married and how many things are broke

my kids dresser
3 chairs
vacume cleaner
pesach burners
coat rack

I'm going on 6 years ky'h

my rebate check is going to buy new things.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48155

Oy, vey; I've mostly broken drinking glasses and window bllinds !!!!!!!!!

Active Poster Joined: Jan 13 2008 Posts: 33

B"H almost 4 years
We've broken a couple glasses, corningware and a few goblets.

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we're coming up on 8 yrs. can't remember e/thing that broke but we basically get stuff fixed as needed (besides for stuff like dishes and glasses, etc)

we inherited a really old electrolux vacuum cleaner from dh's grandfather and it is still going strong.

going on 11 yrs b"h

some glasses, some dishes, some flatware, garbage can cover (I threw a fit Embarassed

), baby changing table, dining room chairs, do fans count Question

, first the bowl from my mixer blender type of thing, got it replaced and then the cover broke and they stopped making it Sad

, cassete player, car, computer, probably other things to, but that's all I can think of.

when we moved (the movers broke), a turkey plate I never used, a folding table, glass from a picture, maybe it was even a few of them from over the years moving so many times,

Posted: Sun, May 11 2008, 3:49 pm Post subject:

I think 10 years is maximum life span for most stuff ... these days even less ... we live in a disposeable world so stuff is made cheaply ... although my kitchen aid is still going good ... I've gone through toaster ovens every few years ...
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This summer is gonna be 2 years and we already had to replace our vacuum. I've broken 3 glass drinking goblets so far, its a good thing we got 2 sets of goblets as wedding presents so we use one set for friday night and the other set for shabbos afternoon.
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Posted: Sun, May 11 2008, 4:52 pm Post subject:

Oy, my whole house is slowly but surely falling apart. Sad

But not the vacuum cleaner. I just bought a new one, the old one I had 12+ years. Smile

married 2.5 years bh

we are on our second toaster oven, and third food processor! this one better last cuz it was a ton of $$ and I'm tired of those blades cracking on me.

oh, and a glass pan shattered

Posted: Sun, May 11 2008, 6:31 pm Post subject:

I forgot about dishes. I broke 3 of them while we were moving in

2 printers
and a china candy dish
and all of my milchig cups - tile floor

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 07 2007 Posts: 10429

20+ years--who can remember?

What doesn't break gets lost, accidentally thrown out, worn out or stained beyond help.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 18 2005 Posts: 1546

a little over 5 yrs
I have managed to smash 7 out of 8 shabbos glasses, 5 out of 8 milchig glasses, did u know that corelle breaks - I thoguht it didnt - I was wrong.
some pyrexware - I am getting to a point that I need ot buy more - recently we have smashed so many things its crazy...
our chairs broke but have been fixed...
our car is broken so we're borrowing FIL's..

Posted: Sun, May 11 2008, 9:16 pm Post subject:

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 07 2007 Posts: 10429

The rule of thumb is that if you like it it'll break and if you hate it it will live forever. The good news is that if you hate it it may grow on you by virtue of hanging around for so long. The bad news is that once you decide you don't really hate it any more, it'll break.

How do you remember it all'
I can't count...... Crying or Very sad

Silver Member Joined: Jan 29 2008 Posts: 612

oh gosh!! am I supposed to remember?? its been bh almost 6 years with many things that have come and gone, but I am thankful to have whatever I need and more and happy that the things that break are replaceable...

Gold Member Joined: Feb 07 2008 Posts: 1226

almost 5 yrs. married...who can really rem. all the things I broke
bet. a buncha cell phones, 2 cameras (in the past yr.) irons, eye glasses, drinking glasses...oh so much more!!!!!

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Posted: Sun, May 11 2008, 10:56 pm Post subject:

my father had a dryer thats going on 20 years, I think that wooden furniture lasts a lot longer than the other kind. so I want to buy something good quality but to pay for everything at once ouch....