How long did your first Rubik's Brand cube last?

[Boulet]

My first one last about 2-3 weeks. Center cap broke after the cube had fallen (many time) on the ground. Same thing happen with the next one. Now I use DIY and I broke some cores for these (cheap and replacable,fortunately).

Micael

 

[Boulet]

I always have a cube with me and solve it anywhere, thats why it falls on the ground sometime.

 

[Raffael]

I got a 25th anniversary cube one and a half year ago and am still using it as my main speedcube.(replaced the stickers though)

I carry it with me wherever I go but luckily have never dropped it.
Plus it only ever popped once. I was on the bus and missed my station.
It was worth it.

 

[faranka]

I bought my first cube (rubik's brand) in december 2007. I still use is sometimes so that makes it 7/8 months. I did resticker it with CS tiles.

 

[genwin]

i got my first one today... is it really that stiff?? i mean stifffff!!!

 

[Winston]

I'm still using the Rubik's store bought cube as my main cube, and I have been using it since December 2007. It's still as good as new, and it only needed a replacement of the original stickers to Cubesmith tiles. Works well for me

 

[Flame838]

I still have my first and only store bought cube for a year. It's still great, the stickers in pretty good condition, and turns very well. I use it for OH.

 

[HelloiamChow]

My first cube lasted me I think, a year as my speedcube, and a few more months as my one hand cube...until I dropped it and it shattered. More impressive, is that my friend still uses the first cube he ever bought. Which was at least 3 years ago. He's nuts.

 

[DcF1337]

My first... 5 (if I'm not wrong) Rubik's brand 3x3 were all destroyed due to user abuse. Throwing, dropping, screwing up the stickers, failed mod and more throwing. Currently I have 2 Rubik's brand 3x3s and one is restickered with CS tiles. The other is untouched. I'm thinking about getting another one for the sake of expanding my collection.

 

[e1337noob]

Mine is still "lasting".
I actually use it to speedcube as it is better than my Puzzlepros white DIY.
It's been badly abused and still it works much better than my DIY.

 

[dakimfo137]

My first Rubik storebought is still lasting. I've had it for 3 (almost 4) years. Its in decent shape. Still very smooth, but one of the edges are completely obliterated (but it still works)) and the stickers are all half faded. I put scotch tape over the stickers to prevent peeling so the stickers are stuck in a fading state. But overall its still a decent cube and can still speed with it.

 

[Nuceria]

mine about three months. after some hefty modding, a rivet broke the day before i needed it for a presentation. luckily i lived right next to a walmart, so i bought a super stiff new one.

 

[imaghost]

I don't really know, my friend still has mine... but I got it in March I think, very first cube I have ever owned, and could already solve it in under a minute.

Nuceria, about the V-Cubes, how much is the shipping for the set? I am looking into buying the white set and need to know the shipping fee.

 

[peterbat]

I just had to buy a new store-bought because the spring under the yellow center of my last one broke. Afterwards, the yellow face spun with negligible resistance, making it impossible to control. The cube only lasted around three months

My new store-bought is now my favorite cube. I broke it in for around 4 months before lubing it, and now it's delightfully smooth.

 

[TudMun]

My first Rubik's brand cube lasted for a month or two, before it got stolen.

 

[byu]

Mine lasted a month.

 

[Sa967St]

The first cube I solved lasted for only a few more days after I solved it. One of the centres broke because I was trying to force an edge piece back in without turning the U layer 45 degrees

 

[4Chan]

Hahaha, i thought this thread looked familiar....
Since i got deja vu reading Chris Hardwicks post, lol.

Mine lasted a few months before it broke. :d

 

[shelley]

I was about to reply to this but discovered that I already did, last year.
My second cube is coming up on 3 years now. You all can have your Type A's and Type D's and Cube4you brands and hybrids; for me nothing beats a good storebought.

 

[spdqbr]

First cube bought in '01, used it until at least '03. I still have it, it's pretty poppy these days. I'm working on year number 2 or 3 with my current store bought Rubik's brand. I've had a studio cube for about about 5 years now, I never much liked it though and eventually used it in a mod. I don't see why all the hate with store-boughts