The Daily B***h*: "Buying high-end appliances, only to have them

[niyad]

malfunction the minute the warranty runs out is only one of my many talents."

*Both a noun, and a verb, depending on the context.

[Earth-shine]

1. Acquiring warranty service always consumes time and effort. It can sometimes be a hassle.

Sometimes, I buy the cheaper thing knowing I'll get rid of it, rather than maintain/clean/service it.

Examples include toaster ovens and sneakers.

I have an expensive Velodyne subwoofer with a blown amp. There are no electronics repair shops around here. I did not plan for its obsolescence.

I grew up being a person who fixed things. Sadly, we live in a disposable world that's running out of landfill space.

[LoisB]

2. Malfunction by design.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. It's a Chinese business plan bullet point.

Build things that break and Americans buy more.

[LoisB]

6. LOL! You are so correct. nt

[hlthe2b]

3. I will never forget my grandmother's tank-like Frigidaire refrigerator-freezer. Manual defrost (obviously)

but as far as I can tell it was purchased in the late 1940s and was still running upon her death in 1990. NOTHING lasts 40-50 years anymore. Few appliances last even 5 without issues. It is beyond infuriating.

When Frigidaire came out with this small replica (that for what its worth looks just like the real thing), I had to buy it, even though I didn't need it. They "saw" me coming. LOL

[kimbutgar]

4. My mother in law has a refrigerator that was in her house when she moved in thirty years ago and it runs fine

It is a Nord one. She got a new one whirlpool 25 years ago that is in her kitchen and the ice maker finally died last year but the refrigerator is going strong,

I have a Samsung refrigerator that is 5 years old and the ice makers doesn’t work anymore and every few days I have to unplug it because it gets too noisy which is due to the non working ice maker freezing up the fan. I am on a Facebook group and almost owner complains about the unnamed refrigerator that begins with a”s” I want to buy a new refrigerator but don’t know if there are any reliable ones out there anymore.

[appleannie1]

7. A repairmen told me that

: They make appliances like refrigerators to only last between 7 and 12 years on purpose. That way you have to replace them instead of keeping the same appliance for 20 plus years. It keeps their profits steady and reliable.
My grandson spilled something inside my 1936 Westinghouse refrigerator a few years ago and it ran down inside the control knobs and shorted the motor. I now use it to store stuff I don't want to freeze inside. It is in my garage. I had used it as a beverage and sometimes leftover refrigerator since the 1980's when my husband brought it home. Someone he worked with was asking how he could legally dispose of it. It worked better than most new ones do. The downfall is you had to defrost it regularly. It had the freezer section hanging down from the inside top that was big enough for 2 ice cube trays. There was a meat drawer under the freezer and you could put milk bottles on either side of it.
I used to take the two metal shelves out to fit the pot I brined my turkey in for Thanksgiving. It was perfect for that.