Comment on good idea, no downsides
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 weeks agoAll appliances used to be really expensive, now only good ones are. Stop buying crap and they will last 20 years.
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.
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.
No Miele appliance I have owned has ever broken.
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.
Strange. Made the mistake of getting the 10 year warranty on all of the appliances and never used it.
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 Your opinion is a decade out of date.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.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Miele does for sure. Not sure about Bosch.