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StickyNode OP t1_irvl6kw wrote

People suxh as this guy selling appliances for 37 years, are resigning themselves to the junk cycle and getting cheapest possible.

But i think his budget comes into play

I found a subzero fridge today at a yard sale and im going to get it. Hope it works

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StickyNode OP t1_iqt48zy wrote

You've given me hope in this thread when I thought I was going to walk away empty-handed.
Thank you boilerbuttslut, haha wtf is that name

Well time to get some fridges. I'll need about 9 new ones in the next 10 years and one asap.

My plan is to do research and cross my fingers like everyone else. I think I want bosch or kitchenaid.

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StickyNode OP t1_iqsbgzb wrote

I appreciate that. This a started with finding a good refrigerator I want to last 20 years. I dont mind spending the extra money. I was just amazed at the examples from 80 years ago still in operation and how advancement meant we had to move backwards to satisfy the bells and whistles crowd, which has essentially taken over. But i agree, if your washer lasted 20 years and it has all these bad reviews then theres a great chance im not seeing the forest through the trees in my search for a fridge that lasts.
I've had people in the industry tell me Liebherr and Miele and Bosch fridges are still 6-10 years. This was the poison pill that started this.

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StickyNode OP t1_iqs6e0i wrote

I have a kenmore dishwasher from 1998. It might have cost $1300 in today's dollars but 10,000 in today's dollars isnt going to garantee 24 years of operation from any appliance. Thats the qunadary. Short of manufacturing your own appliance soup to nuts, NO budget can satisfy an appetite for longevity, because there arent any more. I agree the average consumer wants junk with features, so thats the end all be all. Its like listening to pop music all day. You cant just scan the radio and find good stuff from lesser-knowns. My purpose here is to propose something at os at work here other than the free market and I want to know what answering accordingly looks like.

Also the "last until you die" example doesnt even last weeks for a qaurter of the people writing the reviews. Yes, who knows with that, maybe home depots shipping company sucks.

I withdraw myself.

I still really appreciate this community, I need honesty, not echochambers

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StickyNode OP t1_iqormom wrote

Reply to comment by xopranaut in Appliances custom built by StickyNode

Fair point and I understand where you are coming from, but there is still unmet demand so you have to ask what the "free" market is really doing here. As a previous commentor said, 6-10 years is too soon. Its a big decision, the fridge handles may need to be removed, the doors from the frame to move it in and out, ai'd like to make the choice as infrequently as possible. If I'm a landlord that includes appliances these choices become WAY unacceptable. 6-10 years is not what the consumer asked for, just like nobody wanted all phone manufacturers to collectively and simultaneously deicide that they would remove microSD card slots so they could price gouge flash storage, unanimously, oligarchically, and contrary to a truly free market, removing the slot from every single example of leading phones. The same thing is going on here. The landfills are becoming packed with appliances.

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StickyNode OP t1_iqoo2jt wrote

I'll pay 1600 for one that lasts 2x as long and 2400 for one that lasts 3x as long, but one such doesnt exist. People eho have been selling appliances or working with appliances for decades say even the highest quality fridges can only be guaranteed max 10 years these days.

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