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It's worse than that. The cheapest thing possible from walmart is still better than average, and probably better than the best from 20 years ago. Plastic drinking cups now were anodized aluminum. 10 times the price, and make you crazy. Find a (new) t-shirt from 1989 and wash it 50 times. how much did that color change? how many holes are in it? Bet that walmart shirt is holding up fairly well.

I'm not a walmart fan, Old stuff just sucks. It can be fascinating and intriguing and cool, but a difference engine looses to a pentium core 2 duo. You can go buy a car for $20k right now, that is faster, safer, and more fuel efficent than anything sold in the 1970's.

time == tech. tech wins.



I find the opposite. Button up Shirts of mine that are 15-20 years old are still wearable, while shirts that are 5 years old end up frayed and torn.


Eh, I have yet to have good luck & longevity with WalMart clothes.

Edit: Not that I have examples from the 80s or 90s to compare with.




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