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[Misc] What is the oldest thing you have used "As new"?



Dick Swiveller

Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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As we are in silly season for thread topics, let's have a go at this one. Just having a tidy up and wanted to protect some old magazines I got off of eBay. Just opened a sealed pack of Woolworth's punched pockets to put them in.

Minimum of 13 years is a very low bar to set. So what is the oldest thing you have essentially broken the seal on to use for the first time? A word of advice, don't try this with prophylactics. There are YouTube videos of people eating WWII MRE packs, old canned food etc. Again, don't try this at home kids. Ever bought a mint in box Star Wars figure from the 70s and ripped the packaging? I think James May did that with a Hornby train he bought at auction on an old programme.
 






jakarta

jakarta

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May 25, 2007
15,627
Sullington
A 1973 Norton Commando ex-Production Racer, when bought in 1981 it was it in its component bits as Norton's of that era tended to be.

By the time I had spent a fortune on it, was better than new e.g. NO oil leaks even after a 120MPH thrash (miracle for a Commando)

Should never have sold it, but that's the case of loads of my Bikes

Not sure if this answers the original question but its what came to mind...
 








bhafc99

bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003
7,089
Dubai
Not quite the same, but kinda linked…

When we moved from Edinburgh to Dubai in 2011, we had a load of stuff from our house we didn’t know what to do with. So we rented a small storage unit and put in there. At the time, our plan was to stay in Dubai for a year or two max.

8 years later, we finally got round to getting the stuff out the unit.

It was like cracking open the seal to Tutankumen’s tomb and stepping back in time, to a frantic Saturday morning almost a decade earlier when we’d just shovelled all kinds of random bits in there and completely forgotten what any of it was.
 


Normal Rob

Normal Rob

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Jul 8, 2003
5,658
Somerset
Found a 16 year old pack of smoked mackerel fillets in the back if my mums fridge when clearing it out the other day. However I decided not to use them.
 








Dick Swiveller

Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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Normal Rob said:
Found a 16 year old pack of smoked mackerel fillets in the back if my mums fridge when clearing it out the other day. However I decided not to use them.
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On balance, I think that was wise. Fridge rather than freezer? :shit::sick:
 


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giveusfalmerplease

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Sep 21, 2006
1,988
Not quite a million miles from Brighton
Bought a kettle from Tesco in 1999, never even unsealed the box. Our current one broke and remembered this one! Plugged in working like a charm
 




bhafc99

bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003
7,089
Dubai
giveusfalmerplease said:
Bought a kettle from Tesco in 1999, never even unsealed the box. Our current one broke and remembered this one! Plugged in working like a charm
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It’s as good as brew!
 


Uncle C

Uncle C

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Jul 6, 2004
11,683
Bishops Stortford
1942 valve in my amplifier - 104 years. Unused in that time.
 


Superphil

Superphil

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Jul 7, 2003
25,419
In a pile of football shirts
I have a 1999/2000 Brighton home shirt still in its original bag, never opened.
 








Knocky's Nose

Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,137
Eastbourne
I cracked open a sealed and unused record deck stylus last year which was made in 1988. Played as new.

Aside from that, I have a boxed and unused Bang & Olufsen LX6000 'tube' television in my unit. One day I'll turn it on... probably on November 5th as it'll probably go up like a firework!
 


Superphil

Superphil

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Jul 7, 2003
25,419
In a pile of football shirts
Dick Swiveller said:
Then you are allowed back on this thread when you have opened it and worn it! :)
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Ah, didn’t fully appreciate the terms of the thread, on this occasion I’ll bow out gracefully.
 




Dick Swiveller

Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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Superphil said:
Ah, didn’t fully appreciate the terms of the thread, on this occasion I’ll bow out gracefully.
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When I went on a nostalgia trip years ago, I bought a board game I remember having as a kid. What the eBay listing didn't say was that it was unused. I can tell as it is a game based on the old penny pushers in the arcade - all of the coins are still in their plastic surround like you get with Airfix kits. Needless to say, I haven't the heart to use it.
 




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