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| Whoey Louie <trader4@optonline.net>: Nov 11 07:40AM -0800 On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 1:12:57 AM UTC-5, Poster wrote: > that all of us have busy lives and there just isn't enough time to > complain about every product that is not satisfactory. Thats how and why > companies get away selling poorly made junk. The question is, would you be willing to pay what it costs to make a better item that would last longer? Do most people want something that lasts longer or something that's cheap and that maybe if you use it a lot you have to replace it in two years or ten years? I don't think there is one easy or right answer. Some things are a disaster today. The one that comes to mind is portable dehumidifiers. Today I see posts from many people saying the same thing, that they only last a few years. I had that experienc with a Sears unit. The blower went after about 2 years. I ordered a replacement, $50. That one lasted about a year. Still not having learned my lesson, I bought another one. That one smoked immediately. After that I went and googled and there were loads of reports of the same problem, going back years before I first bought mine. And Sears was still shipping defective crap. On the other hand, there are items like one finds at Harbor Freight, cheap tools. I would not use them if I was a mechanic. I would not use them as my primary set of wrenches or sockets. But for tools that you only plan on using once every few years or for special one time projects most of them are fine. Also, some like socket extensions, hammers, are so basic that they are fine for most uses. So, if I need a rarely used socket, should I buy Snap-On? Craftsman? Those cost 2x 3x+ more. It seems for most things people have made the decision that they like the low cost and that drives the market. And IDK if it's such a bad thing with many things. Some like the dehumidifier are just total junk. Breville appliances are in that category IMO too. I had a cordless blender, it failed in just months. Electric kettle lasted longer, but it too failed, a thermal fuse opened. It opened with no overheating due to any misuse either. You'd think that would be easy to replace, but the way it was designed it was part of the whole base, not possible to get to and replace. So that went in the trash and no more Breville crap for me. Those are the really annoying things for me. |
| ggggg9271@gmail.com: Nov 11 07:35AM -0800 https://www.al.com/news/2019/11/veterans-day-2019-where-can-veterans-eat-free-today-chick-fil-a-starbucks-cracker-barrel-more.html |
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