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A place to share practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last, with an emphasis on upcycled and sustainable products!

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UE mini boom Bluetooth speaker (self.buyitforlife)

submitted 5 months ago by Username to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net

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I was looking at my little speaker the other day and thinking to myself about how well it has done. My husband bought it for me about 10 years ago when we were just dating and had moved halfway across the world together with little money. It seemed like a big splurge at the time and we were using it to watch tv shows on our laptop without relying on the tinny laptop speakers (we didn’t have a tv). Fast forward to now and that speaker has traveled all over the place, been to the beach, been camping, been on sailing trips etc. and it still holds a charge really well and has pretty decent audio quality for its size. It even still looks good. I think ten years is pretty good for a little Bluetooth speaker, personally (maybe that's a normal amount of time?). Hopefully I can get many more years out of it. Anyway it feels strange to bring up older items and recommend them as BIFL because you never know if manufacturers have kept up their quality over the years. If these speakers are still being made with the same quality i definitely recommend them.

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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not sure if this was the case when you got yours, but UE is now owned by Logitech. While they made some great stuff in the past a lot of their recent products have fallen victim to extreme cost-cutting. Just something for anyone thinking about buying one to consider.

[–] Username 3 points 5 months ago

Oh no! Yeah that’s why I put the comment at the end. It’s such a shame but the cost cutting is definitely a reality. I got mine when they were fairly new to the market but a quick Google search says Logitech already owned them before they even started making the UE Boom speakers. It’s nice to see that others on here have had similar experiences with them but I guess maybe they are not something to buy new these days.