Nate
A lot of things are indeed better after they’re used. When you buy a new pair of jeans or a baseball mitt, they’re much better after being worn over time. As that time passes, it’s amazing to see just how different they look next to a brand new one.
From old teddy bears to shoes, people are sharing examples of how things have changed over time, and it’s pretty interesting.
1. “My Brother And I Each Received Identical Teddy Bears When We Were Born. I Loved Mine Just A Bit More…”
2. “The Glass Globe Of This Light Focused The Sunlight Enough To Burn The Sun’s Path In The Grass”
3. “The Cover Of George Orwell’s, “1984,” Becomes Less Censored With Wear”
4. “Moving Around Dumbells With My Foot Wore My Shoes Into Showing My Foots Skeletal Pattern”
5. “Good Boy Spotted In Prague”
6. “The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign So It Looks Like Its Heavy Metal Style”
7. “This Dog’s Favorite Spot”
8. “My Girlfriend’s Cat Paces Using The Same Steps Each Day”
9. “Pigment Stripped From Leaf Because It Spent So Much Time In A Pool”
10. “Staples From Posters After Four Decades”
11. “The Wire Has Worn Into This Rock After Years Of Hikers Walking Over It”
12. “The Flooring In The Waiting Area At This Pizzeria Is So Worn You Can See The Old Floor”
13. “Cobb’s Mat From Eager Tapping When He Hears The Car Pull Up”
14. “This Key After 10 Years Of Entering Orders At My Grandmother’s Shop”
15. “The Comparison Of Right Handed And Left Handed People At My High School”
16. “This Wall Broke Exposing Years Of Layers Of Paint”
17. “All The Letters On My Gf’s Lotion Bottle Started Falling Off”
18. “These Knives At My Work Have Been Used So Much They’re Almost Gone”
19. “Fake Door At IKEA”
20. “Our Local Barber Has Been In Business For As Long As I Can Remember. The Metal Floor Is Worn Down Where He Walks Round The Only Chair Each Day”
21. “My Dad Has Had The Same Wallet For So Long His Driver’s License Photo Is Imprinted On The Plastic”
22. “My Mom Bought The Same Stuffed Animal For My Sister In Case She Lost It. After 16 Years, We Found All Four Of Them”
23. “14 Years Of Scratches”
24. “My Sheaffer Reminder Ballpoint Pen. This Has Been In My Pocket Every Weekday For The Last 15 Years. It Used To Belong To My Grand-Father. I Know He Used It Because The Brass Was Already Starting To Wear Through When I Got It. They Still Make The Refills For It”
25. “I’ve Worn Each Hole In This Belt”
26. “Store Doorbell”
27. “The Wear Indicators On My Tires Show A Percentage Representative Of The Amount Of Tread Left”
28. “Fax Machine/Scanner Used So Heavily, The Paper Has Cut The Plastic Over Time”
29. “My Grandma’s Carpet After Moving Her Bed For The First Time In 60 Years”
30. “Stairs Built In 1829 vs. 2005”
