About The Last Buy
The Problem We Saw
Every year, Americans throw away millions of products that should have lasted longer. Cheap construction, planned obsolescence, and a review ecosystem that optimizes for clicks instead of longevity means consumers keep replacing things that should have been bought once.
The average household spends more replacing cheap products over a decade than they would have spent buying quality upfront. But finding genuinely durable products is surprisingly hard. Traditional review sites test products for days or weeks. Durability plays out over years.
What We Built
The Last Buy is a durability scoring platform. We rate products on what actually matters for longevity using our Durability Index -- a composite score across five pillars:
- Warranty Coverage -- What the manufacturer stands behind
- Material Quality -- Construction materials and build quality
- Community Sentiment -- What real owners say after years of use
- Brand Reputation -- Track record for durability and service
- Repairability -- Can it be fixed, or is it landfill-bound?
Each product gets a score from 0-100. We break it down transparently so you can see exactly why something scored the way it did.
Our Philosophy
Buy it once. Buy it right.
We believe the most sustainable purchase is the one you never have to make again. That a $200 pan you use for 30 years is cheaper than five $40 pans that each last three years. That durability is an environmental position, an economic position, and a quality-of-life position.
We are not here to sell you things. We are here to help you stop buying things -- by getting it right the first time.
How We're Different
- We score durability, not features. Most review sites tell you what a product does. We tell you how long it will keep doing it.
- Community data, not lab tests. We aggregate real-world ownership data from communities like r/BuyItForLife, owner forums, and warranty claim patterns.
- Full transparency. Every score is broken down into its component pillars. You can see the math.
- No pay-to-play. Brands cannot pay for higher scores. Our methodology is public. Our data sources are cited.
The Team
The Last Buy is built by a small team that got tired of replacing things. We combine data engineering, consumer research, and a deep belief that "good enough" products are actually the most expensive ones over time.
We are independent, self-funded, and answerable to our readers -- not to manufacturers or advertisers.
Contact
Have questions, feedback, or a product you think we should score? We would love to hear from you.
Email: hello@thelastbuy.com