I never had nice things because I grew up poor. So to follow the Comes Boot Theory and spend hundreds of dollars on a really good coat is a luxury that’s I finally have access to. It made it a lot easier when it’s a lifetime guarantee.

But now I’m finding all the companies that used to do that no longer offer it. Or they offer it but hidden in the language is that they’ll only repair it if it has never been used.

So now, things are just expensive because it is