▲ 260 ▼ What item did you "buy for life?" (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Poe@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments How's it holding up?
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) My B&O landline telephone in 1982 1985. Didn't really pan out. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Geist_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) so you don't have it anymore? or it's just unused? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I haven't used it for 15+ years, so when we moved 5 years ago, I finally threw it out. It was an amazing phone, super light handset, and superior sound compared to other phones, plus it was a very modern design. https://www.scandinavian-designers.com/EN/beocom-1000-2000-bang-olufsen-telecom/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Geist_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) huh. Still looks pretty modern indeed. It's got that 70s-80s unashamed flashy coloring vibe to it, I like it. B&O is a pretty nice brand,... when you have the money... :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree it's normally too expensive for my taste too. But here all phones were expensive anyway at the time, because there were only a few brands that cared to have their phones approved for sale in Denmark. $100 USD was the absolute cheapest you could get that was legal, this cost about $200-250. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Geist_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) so you don't have it anymore? or it's just unused? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I haven't used it for 15+ years, so when we moved 5 years ago, I finally threw it out. It was an amazing phone, super light handset, and superior sound compared to other phones, plus it was a very modern design. https://www.scandinavian-designers.com/EN/beocom-1000-2000-bang-olufsen-telecom/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Geist_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) huh. Still looks pretty modern indeed. It's got that 70s-80s unashamed flashy coloring vibe to it, I like it. B&O is a pretty nice brand,... when you have the money... :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree it's normally too expensive for my taste too. But here all phones were expensive anyway at the time, because there were only a few brands that cared to have their phones approved for sale in Denmark. $100 USD was the absolute cheapest you could get that was legal, this cost about $200-250. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I haven't used it for 15+ years, so when we moved 5 years ago, I finally threw it out. It was an amazing phone, super light handset, and superior sound compared to other phones, plus it was a very modern design. https://www.scandinavian-designers.com/EN/beocom-1000-2000-bang-olufsen-telecom/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Geist_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) huh. Still looks pretty modern indeed. It's got that 70s-80s unashamed flashy coloring vibe to it, I like it. B&O is a pretty nice brand,... when you have the money... :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree it's normally too expensive for my taste too. But here all phones were expensive anyway at the time, because there were only a few brands that cared to have their phones approved for sale in Denmark. $100 USD was the absolute cheapest you could get that was legal, this cost about $200-250. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Geist_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) huh. Still looks pretty modern indeed. It's got that 70s-80s unashamed flashy coloring vibe to it, I like it. B&O is a pretty nice brand,... when you have the money... :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree it's normally too expensive for my taste too. But here all phones were expensive anyway at the time, because there were only a few brands that cared to have their phones approved for sale in Denmark. $100 USD was the absolute cheapest you could get that was legal, this cost about $200-250. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree it's normally too expensive for my taste too. But here all phones were expensive anyway at the time, because there were only a few brands that cared to have their phones approved for sale in Denmark. $100 USD was the absolute cheapest you could get that was legal, this cost about $200-250. permalink fedilink source parent