I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and struggling with how poorly made everything seems to be these days, unless you’re willing to part with a small fortune. Clothing and shoes seem to be especially bad for this - I was raised to believe that spending more than a certain amount on either was exorbitant, but I also don’t remember the clothes I wore when I was younger being quite so quick to turn shabby. It also feels unfair to spend so much more than my boy on clothing, but men’s clothes seem so much more sturdy, for a fraction of the price.
And now it looks like we’re going to have to replace the couch, unless the company my parents bought it from 30 years ago still exists and is willing to honour the warranty on the springs. The last thing I want to do is to shell out hundreds of dollars on a cheap couch of dubious quality from a big box store, but we don’t have thousands for one we can be sure is well-made. /rant