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The government plans to introduce labels on domestic appliances informing consumers how long they are likely to last. Which appliances have lasted the longest?
— In 2017, Sydney and Rachel Saunders of Exeter, both in their eighties, were reported to be getting rid of appliances bought soon after their marriage in 1956 and still working.
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