Comment on It's why the thrift store has so many of them

• Exusia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The joke is that you cant just buy the plate. You probably have to get a whole new microwave if you want it back

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  • j4k3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They have become fairly standard due to consolidation of global manufacturing. I’ve taken apart a half dozen over the last decade and they all had the same slow mains motor and 3 wing drive mechanism. There are probably lots of exceptions, but the parts inside are pretty simple.

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    • Exusia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ah but are they available for separate sale, or are you stuck going to Goodwill then?

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        if you know the size of the plate you can just go on the internets. the only real variations I see are the diameter. if it’s got bearings underneath, now those can be a bastard to size right.

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The plates are pretty standard and can be bought online many places.

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  • ebolapie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You can buy a replacement turntable plate! They’re not very expensive either.

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  • MissJinx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    of course you can! there is site just for that aliexpress.com

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    • Revan343@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Probably quicker to order from the manufacturer

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      • MissJinx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        idk for you but for me usually arrives in 5 days

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  • orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is not comedy.

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    • Exusia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Disagree. It is textbook comedy/tragedy.

      The victim has been disproportionately inconvenienced to GREAT irritation. The plate can be replaced quickly and at very little cost. The microwave is in no way damaged permanently, and indeed will still work without the plate.

      Yet therein lies the absurdity. Someone went out of their way to steal your turntable. It has zero value to them. They cannot resell it or use it themselves, as all microwaves come with one.

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      • LoreSoong@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Gotta take tv remotes, they are generally really expensive to replace with the new smart tvs, and the victim will assume that they or someone in the household has lost it. Theres also this youtu.be/wu-7soEIHgY

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Image

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• tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s vengeance. Pure, unhinged, vengeance.

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• PapaStevesy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Honestly, I think a big part of what makes this funny, to me anyway, is the “slighted” phrasing. It’s kind of an underused/archaic usage, so it sounds inherently a little funny in this modern context. But it also carries the implication that the original wrongdoing that they’re attempting to punish wasn’t very serious. Which actually makes sense, as this isn’t that annoying, just mildly inconvenient. It will still get hot in there, if you’re worried about food cooking unevenly, just turn it 180° halfway through.

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