Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality

   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #161  
Like everything else in life, you get what you pay for. You buy cheap, you get cheap.
 
   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #162  
It's not just cheap appliances. Friends have some high end ones that need constant servicing.

Ex: you can buy a $1000 microwave and it will still have the same Magnetron as one that cost $300.
 
   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #163  
When it comes over in a container, you can rest assured it's probably sub standard.
 
   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #164  
My friend was an appliance repair man, had his own business and he gave it up and went trucking.
I asked him if he was insane?

He said no, I just can't take it any more, having to tell people that "you can replace your whole refrigerator cheaper than I can get you a new crisper drawer that you cracked." He said they are all throw away junk now. Cheaper to replace than fix.

I don't bother with expensive appliances any more. I buy the cheapest ones and throw them out when they fail. And so far they last just as long.

I bought a cheap washing machine from Home Depot that had the worst reviews I ever saw. So far it has been flawless.
 
   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #165  
My friend was an appliance repair man, had his own business and he gave it up and went trucking.
I asked him if he was insane?

He said no, I just can't take it any more, having to tell people that "you can replace your whole refrigerator cheaper than I can get you a new crisper drawer that you cracked." He said they are all throw away junk now. Cheaper to replace than fix.

I don't bother with expensive appliances any more. I buy the cheapest ones and throw them out when they fail. And so far they last just as long.

I bought a cheap washing machine from Home Depot that had the worst reviews I ever saw. So far it has been flawless.
An independent repairman told me the same thing a few years ago. Stick with basic no frills appliances. That $4000 fridge with Bluetooth just ain’t worth it. 😬
 
   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #167  
Used to be able to get Kenmore parts from Sears for years. Even Sears has changed dramatically.
 
   / Rant: Modern household appliances are of poorer quality #170  
It's all designed for the throw away society that we live in and it ain't cheap.
 

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