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canoeist52

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7. I'm hearing ya.

Reply to jollyreaper2112 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:52 PM

Feb 2013

23 replacement windows - one third of them failing because of felt seals coming unglued and cheap plastic side latches breaking so the top windows fall out of the frame. Can't afford to replace them so we're monkey fixing each one to make them safe to open.

Refrigerator
Stove
2 water heaters
Washer
Dryer
Snow blower
Lawn mower
2 faucets
Home phones
Toaster
Coffee maker
Coffee grinder

All within the last 4 years. Nothing lasts. And now we find that we need to replace the septic system! Can't afford this on a 45,000 dollar salary. We're losing ground in the battle in the fight against going into debt.

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They don't make 'em like they used to, but did they ever? [View all] jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 OP

Because we used to make things here in the USA with pride. Things were made well & sturdy and JaneyVee Feb 2013 #1

My mother is using a 50-yr-old Hoover vac. My hand mixer is 40+. Dishwasher, fridge, stove: 26. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #2

those companies managed to make money jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #4

When a business cares more about shareholder value Ron Green Feb 2013 #3

magic of the free market jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #5

BINGO!! lastlib Feb 2013 #12

+1 woo me with science Feb 2013 #23

+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #34

Plus they're unregulated and have all their goods manufactured in China. Initech Feb 2013 #19

IMO it's the plastic parts that are screwing us. tridim Feb 2013 #6

Yes! I spend $699 for a Troy-Bilt weed wacket on wheels and they put a plastic gas sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #9

Yep. And, it's cheap, brittle plastic, to boot. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #37

I'm hearing ya. canoeist52 Feb 2013 #7

I hear you jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #10

We decided to become a 'disposable' society. I have an USA-made color TV that was sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #8

I bought a house a few years ago. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #11

This will take an act of congress jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #13

Vance Packard says they never did. raccoon Feb 2013 #14

$95 for a computer in a dryer. hunter Feb 2013 #15

$95? That's a steal. matt819 Feb 2013 #27

It's a Kenmore. I ordered the part from the Sears website. hunter Feb 2013 #35

Even small things like bobby pins are total crap. narnian60 Feb 2013 #16

My mom bought a Maytag washing machine new in 1957 slackmaster Feb 2013 #17

There is a lot of truth in "a well educated consumer is a good consumer". NCTraveler Feb 2013 #18

I dispute your claim jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #21

I don't know. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #24

If I ever turn into a "good consumer" just shoot me. hunter Feb 2013 #22

Could very well mean you are a good consumer. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #25

Americans have proven time and again... MicaelS Feb 2013 #20

I thought you might be talking about Biden. gateley Feb 2013 #26

Guaranteed profit. you make more if you sell a replacement every 10-years instead rustydog Feb 2013 #28

I think it's a mixed bag Mosby Feb 2013 #29

my blender is lasting jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #30

They don't make things like they used to leftynyc Feb 2013 #31

No, they don't make 'em like they used to. MadHound Feb 2013 #32

I remember my parents and grandparents saying the same thing in the 1950's. It may not pampango Feb 2013 #33

I have a theory about this... phantom power Feb 2013 #36

Couldn't find a cite for this jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #40

There is one product, still made in the USA, of very high quality ... Scuba Feb 2013 #38

My Panasonic microwave is 25 years old and still working hobbit709 Feb 2013 #39