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TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoWell it easy to just repair your own washing machine yours-… Oh it’s Samsung, never mind. Overly complex electronics and digital control made to not be fixable and break just after warrenty. But on the upside, it has ads and doesn’t work without an app on your phone!
Remember the time when a washing machine actually was made to wash clothes, for over 20 years? Or a fridge, which was designed to keep your products cool, for over 20 years? Without a monthly subscription, no ads, no updates, no popups, no ai which doesn’t work, no phone connectivity required, etc. And all for a reasonable price, as it wasn’t an overly complex computer. 120 euros for a washing machine which lasts for over 20 years, or a 650 euros for one that lasts 3 years and 2 months.
We’re not buying appliences that make our life easy anymore. We’re just buying devices designed to make companies and billionaires as rich as possible.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
All appliances used to be really expensive, now only good ones are. Stop buying crap and they will last 20 years.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Like what?
hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Speedqueen
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Miele, Bosch Benchmark.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Bosch appliances are famous for designed failure and inability to fix. Their washers are designed to break. Your opinion is a decade out of date.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Hm. Do they have a Canadian service network? Cause I’m a bit skeptical towards German engineering these days.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The problem is that there are very few well built appliances anymore, even among the expensive options. Some catagories just have no option that’s competently designed and manufactured at all, from any brand.
You are correct that adjusted for inflation/portion of yearly average income, appliances used to be proportionally much more expensive, though. Manufacturers could afford to build them to last back then.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Bad ones are also expensive. For what I’ve seen, the cheap ones are the non-smart basic function devices. They usually last longer and if they break they can be easily fixed with a screwdriver and a YouTube tutorial. You don’t need a Rolls Royce, a Toyota Landcruiser works just fine.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
No Miele appliance I have owned has ever broken.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
The Miele oven I had broke 2 months after 2 year warrenty. The mechanic who looked at it said it was dead, I needed to buy a new one. I found the issue myself, the spit roast function (which I never used) was broken. I unplugged it and the over worked again. The Miele mechanic costed €85.
Miele used to produce great devices which would last for 40 years. But also they found out you sell less when it never breaks. Now they rely on their good name while the quality becomes less.