The finer things

[TexasHusker]

Related a little to another topic, I know a lot of folks appreciate quality and are willing to pay for it.

I thought it would be interesting to get folks' opinions on "best in class quality" of various odd items, regardless of price. Here are few items that I have had personal experience with:

Clothing - Ralph Lauren
Men's shoes - Allen Edmonds
Golf clubs - Titleist
Fly fishing gear - Orvis
Roofing material - slate
Window - Andersen
Car brand - Lexus/Toyota
Kitchen appliances - Viking
Watch - Rolex
franchise steakhouse - Ruths Chris
Frozen pizza - Di'Gorno
Mac N Cheese - Kraft
Sunglasses - Ray Ban
Volleyball - Baden
Dinnerware - Spode
Holiday dinnerware -Fitz & Floyd

[disneysteve]

Mac N Cheese - Kraft

I must say I have never heard anyone include Kraft mac and cheese on a list of the "finer things".

[TexasHusker]

I must say I have never heard anyone include Kraft mac and cheese on a list of the "finer things".

I tried the generic and ended up having to add a bunch of cheese. 😜

[disneysteve]

I tried the generic and ended up having to add a bunch of cheese. 😜

I understand that, but typically the phrase "the finer things" refers to luxury items. A Rolex watch or Spode dinnerware or Viking appliances yes. Mac and cheese, not so much.

[Fishindude77]

Fancy stuff like cars, clothes and watches don't interest me much, so not much opinion in those areas.
Some stuff that I use and appreciate includes:
Rifles - Weatherby, Browning, older Remington s
Pistols - Colt
Fishing boats - Lund
Optics - Swarovski
Hand tools - Craftsman, Klein, Channel lock
Power tools - Dewalt, Milwaukee
Tractors & Farm equip - John Deere
Construction equip - Caterpillar
ATVs - Honda, Polaris
Sound system - Bose
Knives - Cutco

[scfr]

Vacuum Cleaner - Miele
Kitchen Knives - Global
Bath Towels - Restoration Hardware
Walking Shoes - Keen
Watch - Seiko
Car - Toyota
Chocolates - See's
Jam - Sarabeth's
Pens - Pilot
Purses - Kipling
Toothbrush - Sonicare

[TexasHusker]

Fancy stuff like cars, clothes and watches don't interest me much, so not much opinion in those areas.
Some stuff that I use and appreciate includes:
Rifles - Weatherby, Browning, older Remington s
Pistols - Colt
Fishing boats - Lund
Optics - Swarovski
Hand tools - Craftsman, Klein, Channel lock
Power tools - Dewalt, Milwaukee
Tractors & Farm equip - John Deere
Construction equip - Caterpillar
ATVs - Honda, Polaris
Sound system - Bose
Knives - Cutco

What about Winchester and Marlin old rifles? And for optics, I would have thought Zeiss to be the creme-de-la-creme?

[Snydley]

For real quality items for self and home: LL Bean. Expensive but lifetime guarantee and their stuff really does last.

Cars: I like Acuras. Never had an issue with those cars, great value I think.

[FLA]

duvets and covers: on sale from Cuddledown, last forever

sheets: Peacock Alley when available at Tuesday Morning

clothes: Lands End bought on clearance with a 40% discount and 20% off with Discover cash back bonus and Talbot's from the outlet. Both last forever even if they are not luxury items

[corn18]

Luggage: Briggs & Reily - lifetime guarantee. I travel a lot for business and was buying new luggage every 3-4 years. Not any more.

[disneysteve]

Cookware: Calphalon. We went through 3 or 4 sets of inexpensive cookware in the early years of our marriage. We finally splurged and bought a costly set of Calphalon tri-ply stainless cookware. We've had it for about 10 years now and it still looks brand new. It cooks much better than the cheap stuff. It cleans up easily. And it shows absolutely no signs of ever wearing out.

[FLA]

Years ago I splurged on a Circulon cookware set that is dishwasher safe. Same thing as Disneysteve, it still looks new and cooks really well.

[Fishindude77]

What about Winchester and Marlin old rifles? And for optics, I would have thought Zeiss to be the creme-de-la-creme?

Some of the model 70 Winchesters are pretty nice, particularly pre 1964,
Marlin is pretty much a utility "chevy" grade product.
Zeiss is good stuff too, as is Leica. Hard to beat Swarovski binos & spotting scopes.

[TexasHusker]

Some of the model 70 Winchesters are pretty nice, particularly pre 1964,
Marlin is pretty much a utility "chevy" grade product.
Zeiss is good stuff too, as is Leica. Hard to beat Swarovski binos & spotting scopes.

When going through my dad's stuff, I found a bunch of guns/rifles that all look basically brand new - Winchesters, Marlins, S&W, Ruger, even a seemingly brand new vintage Daisy RR B.B. gun with wood stock.

I put them all in a gun safe - I barely even know how to operate them.

[TexasHusker]

Luggage: Briggs & Reily - lifetime guarantee. I travel a lot for business and was buying new luggage every 3-4 years. Not any more.

That's good to know