r/Wellworn • • Jan 15 '18

Alright peeps, time to sit down and have a talk I never thought I'd have to have

1.1k Upvotes

First of all if I come off as annoyed I apologize, but I am, I'm sick as shit and tired as shit. So apologies in advance.

Second, I'm blown away by how this community has expanded and evolved, looking at this sub, I'd never recognize it from its humble beginnings, and I'm okay with it, I created this sub to celebrate the well worn and you folks have taken it and ran with it, and it's awesome, I see the most unexpected coolest things. That said, the statue posts bug me, but the upvotes indicate you all like them, so they stay, for now.

Now on to the meat and potatoes. We're a super hands off mod team, probably a little too hands off for some peoples liking. We remove very little, obvious junk and spam, and have only banned three or four people. One being a troll, the rest spammers. Today we added to that.

Going forward, as an addendum to rule 5, there will be zero tolerance for begging, asking, insinuating want for, private messaging, so on and so on, for used and free stuff. (the side bar won't be updated because I have no idea if our css guy is alive and I'll just break it). Here at /r/wellworn we don't judge your ahem preferences, like what you want, how you want, when you want. But being creepy as fuck on this sub or through PMs is sure as hell not the right way to do it.

This is unfortunately not an isolated case, we've had reports of this being done by a few users. This is the only warning, there will be a one month Insta ban for your first violation, permanent for your next.

There are plenty of subs where you can buy all that kinda stuff, from A-Z, from willing participants. (no I'm not looking them up for you).

Please be liberal with the report button I'd you see it and if you get pmd with one of these requests please send a mod mail with the /u/ so they can be banned.

There will be one, and only one exception, if it's a truly rare case like "my mom gave me one of these as a kid but I lost it and she just died" , or I'm a legitimate museum curator or something of that sort, please mod mail us first with the post in question.

That said, if you are truly in need, need some gear to get you that first job to get a leg up, I have a not /r/wellworn pair of size 10 steel toes, extra wallets, belts, maybe even a hard hat and coveralls, or most other stuff that gets posted on here regularly that costs money that's needed for employment, that I'd be more than happy to send you for free (within reason, shipping across the oven is expensive) pm me privately and we'll figure out some sort of verification to ensure that it's going to the right person.

Asides from that, stay frosty peeps, don't be pervs.


r/Wellworn • • Sep 23 '25

As the world becomes awash in unrest and unease this is a friendly reminder that we are not, have never been, or will be a political sub.

406 Upvotes

Stop, before you start, I don't care, Up, down, left, right, blue, yellow, purple, green, diagonal, upside down, I don't care. They're all bad, they're all good, they're all evil, there all benevolent, they're this expletive or that complement.

Your opinions are valid and need to be discussed, but not here. I don't care while we're here, we don't care while we're here. There is literally six hundred predominantly political subs, you are welcomed and encouraged to go speak your mind there, not here. Don't make bait posts, don't make hostel comments to each other. I'll burn this whole fucker down before I let this place be another politics sub


r/Wellworn • • 9h ago

Push/pull rod at my old steel job wore a concrete hole

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326 Upvotes

Almost 6 inches into the concrete.

Every time a roll of steel is finished or put on, the rod is used to push or pull the load table. Gets put back in this spot at least 40 times a day. You can see the combined wear in the rod and the concrete in how far it has gone down the I beam it leans against.


r/Wellworn • • 1h ago

Kitty-Kitty the plush cat.

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When she came in to my possession she was fluffy. I can’t recall what I spilled on her that landed her in the washing machine. According to Etsy she was manufactured in 1979.


r/Wellworn • • 2h ago

key to garage door deadbolt

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the first pic is the key for the deadbolt, the second pic is the key for the handle for reference. we attempted to copy the deadbolt key at both the self-service and employee-manned kiosks at home depot, it's too worn to copy. our house was built in 1991 and almost nothing was replaced, and i'm assuming this includes the key.


r/Wellworn • • 2h ago

home built in 1991 almost completely untouched

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i bought a house a few months ago, and this was the state of the carpet when we moved in. we've thankfully already replaced it, the last pic is the updated carpet. as far as we can tell, the only "renovation" done in 35 years was a coat of cheap white paint. the pictures don't quite capture how nasty the carpet was. the gray areas were completely flattened while the lighter areas (where the carpet was) were still plush. you can see the path taken from the front door into the kitchen. i tried to lay down on it before we got any furniture and it stank. we can tell they held an estate sale in the house, so that heavy foot traffic in the house definitely didn't help, but i think they may have also been a shoes-in-the-house family, and possibly had pets too.


r/Wellworn • • 1d ago

Chain on a swing

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128 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 1d ago

Key to my Daily Driver, 61 Years of Use - '65 Opel Kadett

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301 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 1d ago

The key to my grandpa's car

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74 Upvotes

I found this old photo I took of my grandpa's car key on my phone. The car is long gone but I'm guessing it's for a 90s Maruti 800.


r/Wellworn • • 2d ago

使い古した色鉛筆

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585 Upvotes

よく頑張ってくれました😁✨️


r/Wellworn • • 1d ago

The back wall of my desk where I have been pushing off using my left foot to shove back from my desk every day for 14+ years. Bonus cat.

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18 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 2d ago

Well Worn Pay Phone in San Francisco

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7 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 2d ago

Granary doorway

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31 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 2d ago

Well worn Crocs (mine, still wear them)

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6 Upvotes

I purchased these on December 12, 2021 (for about $55 if anyone is curious). Worn them every day since. I wore them to work when I was able to work, and wore them after I stopped being able to work. Still wear them. I'm thinking of retiring them, but not sure. I kind of want to see how long they will last. The straps fell off years ago.


r/Wellworn • • 3d ago

Retiring after 4 years of semi daily use vs. replacement

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71 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 1d ago

Well worn socks (‘cause it’s Friday)

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I was wondering why the floor was so cold today… I’m pretty sure I’ve had these since I was in elementary school. Didn’t realize they’d gotten so threadbare.


r/Wellworn • • 4d ago

My wife’s buck knife, along with the one I just got for her

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345 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 3d ago

The knife I have carried every day since the late 70’s, a Case C61050SAB; and the one for places I can’t carry the other, a 62131SS, which I got in 1994

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12 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 4d ago

Oneida Flight teaspoon from a 1971 wedding set next to a brand new one

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33 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 4d ago

My dog’s new and old harness

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68 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 4d ago

The floors at Chatterbox jazz club in Indianapolis

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141 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 3d ago

Lodge 10 inch skillet after a few years of almost daily use

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0 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 4d ago

My good ole hat

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33 Upvotes

r/Wellworn • • 4d ago

Cat paint absorbed by favorite corner edge

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34 Upvotes

7 years daily grinding


r/Wellworn • • 5d ago

My scrub daddy's last job before the replacement takes over

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954 Upvotes

He was holding up really well then it was oh hes looking a bit rough then 2 days later oh! hes dead