It’s not clear to me you are asking for purchases under $200, so I’m not restricting myself by price. Everything on this list has brought me joy and I would buy

It’s not clear to me you are asking for purchases under $200, so I’m not restricting myself by price. Everything on this list has brought me joy and I would buy it again in a heartbeat. Fender electric guitars. They actually improve with age. Yamaha trombones, trumpets, flutes, viola, electric violins. Bookcases and reading tables from a Borders bookstore that went out of business. Steel desk scissors from the Boeing surplus store. Couches, cabinets, and tables from restoration hardware. We got them for 2/3 off at the outlet store. Our 20 year-old couch looks like it was made yesterday. Hideously expensive leather couch from design within reach. Bought 15 years ago, looks and feels in mint condition. Staub cast iron pots. Bosendorfer grand piano. Oreck vacuum cleaners. Zojirushi rice cooker. Vitamix blenders. Kitchenaid stand mixer.