LPT: To buy quality household appliances that will last a lifetime, like what your parents used to have available, buy from commercial suppliers (e.g. barber supply, commercial kitchen, etc.)

Inflation has robbed us of purchasing power, so the blender you're able to buy at the big box store is nowhere near as solid as what was sold in the 1960s and 70's in the US. Same with other motorized kitchen appliances like mixers, even toasters.

Then there's electric hair clippers... probably more, but that's all I know of that you can still get in high quality.