do you ever have problems buying new things,(big and small)"they're not made like they used to be?? (924 views, 34 replies)

I recently tried to buy a new STOVE--RANGE.EASY,RIGHT?i looked up all the consumers' real reviews of new stoves,"consumer reports"cheap,expensive,ect--TERRIBLE REVIEWS on GE-Whirlpool-(Frigidaire i know is evil)and I had so much trouble, finding good reviews by consumers of new stoves.I had already bought a new fridge,several years ago,and it literally has fallen apart inside.like its made of cardboard!!the bins are like paper!!We glued the door seal back.--but some of the inside panels just MELTED. I have an old air-popper,must be 30 yrs old,motor still works--so i "tinfoiled-repaired"the top plastic part.the top barely works. ok, any advice?thank you!!

i DID GET MY OLD VERY GOOD SEWING MACHINE CLEANED,AND FIXED HERE,i FIGURE"TRY to GET THE OLD OVEN FIXED."the burners work ok.--just the oven no longer works(except for broil).but is solid as a rock.--not made out of "plastic-paper."or TIN.THE chassis is good.--(like you car-guys say.)HAS ANYONE ELSE fallen for "fake new stuff that falls apart"now?I would NOT ever buy a new Cuisinart,they make em all in China now!!!

Because you need to buy a new iPhone every 2 years. That's how they calculate. Marketing.

Headphones break every few months. They're not supposed to be disposable so I go right back in the store, buy a pair, put the old ones in and return it. I'm not going to pay for it like toilet paper. Don't intentionally make products that wear out after normal use.

Cars are pretty much all made out of plastic now a days. They say it lessens injuries on impact. I call bullsh*t. You don't see them making Tanks out of plastic and sending them off to war.

I miss the old muscle cars. I felt safe and if I had one today, I'd be the safest person on the roads. They'd all blow apart and I'd drive away without a scratch.

Okay it isn't something I buy personally, but the crap in the office I work at is garbage.... photocopier breaks down daily and I'm expected to fix the thing.... all plastic pieces and stuff that breaks so easily.... totally ridiculous since the Gov't pay huge dollars for it. No one else likes to get their hands dirty, I personally don't care.

The scanners have pieces that fall off on a regular basis, don't know how they charge the big dollars for such inferior sh*t.

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It's like today's T.V.'s. Back in the day when I played my video games & got pissed because I got killed or something, I'd sling my controller into the T.V. screen. Did the screen break? NO! Those old T.V.'s were built like tanks. The controller would just bump of that thick ass screen. Today's T.V.'s are made so flimsy, that all it takes is an ounce of pressure against the screen to totally f**k it up. Even tissue paper has gotten weak. I remember as a young lad blowing my nose and never having to worry about blowing a damn hole through the paper. Today, I blow my nose and get snot all over my hands. Hang on, my girlfriend just reminded me, those were handkerchiefs I use to blow my nose in. Anyways the T.V. example still stands. I've gone through 3 T.V.'s this past year. Do I have anger problems? Maybe, but I'm trying to make a point. Cheers to all.

No, you are just frustrated,Webhead,like me.I got so scared,at all the reviews of BAD RANGES AND STOVES,NEW,online,I freaked out,went back to Home Depot,and wanted all my new-stove payment back-before i got the stove- ---I renigged,cuz i got cold feet. --Near $600. bucks is a lot!!

Home Depot hates my guts,hah.

I will ask a good appliance repair,here,if my old one can be fixed.If not,,look for older ones,that were made better,repaired for sale.I know what to look for now.--the sew machine was really successful,cleaned up, like new.--If you have a "solid chassis"maybe some older stuff can be repaired.I'm gonna try it.

Its not just the MONEY--(that's bad enuff)--its like huge corporations you are forced to buy from, have you screwed to death.The Corps. are UNTOUCHABLE!! YOU CAN'T GET TO THEM!!they're "protected"from angry consumers.--we can't even demand customer service!!

BUT--consider this--the new tariffs on imports into the USA,(maybe as much as 25 %)could make some companies BAD SALES,cause no one wants their sh*t any more.--so anything bad,imported,has even less chance of sales here.--Lots of junk sent over here,will fail in sales.Americans won't pay for em."Native companies"in America would gradually look more attractive--if they are better.
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IF WE EVER PRODUCE BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS.--HOW could we get WORSE THAN CHINA?these importers would be stopped,by " good competition."Yeah,it sounds like re-inventing the wheel!!those corporations importing,might dry up.--that's why nations use tariffs--to discourage competition against their own native products.

WELL, THOSE IMPORTS NEED COMPETITION NOW!!EVEN an awkward,fledgling company here,would get some business.(How did the electric-car go?did they make it here?)A lotta PC users,are having their old hardware,rebuilt,to go with new software.--instead of buying new PC bodies.Me, probably.My sister got ridda her PC, got an apple.--she says its more dependable,simpler.Yes, sometimes tariffs on a country,are not bad--they keep junk out,more. So, we'll see.

Thanks for all the comments, very helpful.I'm sorry lots of people do got this happening.
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I've got one positive comment DYSON.

They have never been surpassed in my opinion.

Hoovers were never this good.

Yes, they are a wee bit of an investment, but (for example) my Dyson is going to be collected, cleaned and repaired (if necessary), and returned to me from my house, by Dyson technicians, for one low price regardless of what needs to be done. Essentially it will be restored.

I've had mine for 9 years, and never a problems and it gets ALL the dirt and dust and hair and pollen.

They are easy to take apart, and easy to assemble. They do what they're meant to do!

They are MARVELOUS (I hate hoovering).

"Hoovers were never this good." Hoover is and a 'White goods manufacturer' like vacuum cleaners.And many other stuff. Dyson are new on the block, using heaps of plastic.

clarachan, Buying new stuff can be a stress, Took me 3+ years to pick a fridge. My old Kelvinator was 38 years old and getting noisy and made bangs like a gun.

Bought a new one online. Delivered and installed next day. Old Kelv went off with them to fridge/freezer heaven, Or got a new motor to run another 30+ years.

The new one has some sort of airflow system that uses less power to keep stuff cold. Glass shelves, and a body magnets stick to. I like it.

Yes "Made In China"

Do you think the Chinese are less proud of their stuff than manufacturers in your Country?

Well,I think they should not be proud of selling us shoddy goods.If they are going to lower their production standards so that every major product fails badly,,WHY ARE we letting them do all that manufacture?Supposedly they can handle the huge job,but it does not look that way now.

Every big American corporation is depending on cheap Asian factories to cost less,but,What if the consumer gets sick and tired,and wants something BETTER?--that is dependable and well made?I already know that older appliances and machines of all types,are being hoarded,used,and even upgraded to keep working--so those people. don't have to buy NEW junk.

"Build a better mouse trap,and the world will beat a path to your door." .

Even repaired,upgraded and fixed old products would help a lot of us now,if they did a good job.Maybe Americans need a swift kick in the pants,from bad products,to wake up & realize SOMEONE has to consider making BETTER PRODUCTS,or even "super-repaired products."
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Start repairing ALL THE GOOD STUFF,and make a real business out of it!THINK ABOUT "99 Cent Stores" which are pretty popular,a big success,cause some one "gave the public what they needed now."--Remember reading about Henry FORDS' first autos?cheap simple basic little things,but people bought them cause THEY COULD AFFORD THEM.They weren't huge big chrome monsters beyond peoples'---they were just simple little cars. (spelling! it means"the people's car.")was produced or invented by Hitler,I read.--THEY finally affordable.

What do you think of my idea?A small business of getting and repairing well made OLD APPLIANCES and trying to fix them, or COPY THEM BASICALLY AND MAKE CHEAP GOOD OLD PRODUCTS AGAIN?

NOT inexpensive, but figure out.what money you can spend on production,and how much people will pay.--That makes a business run,that people need it and are able to buy it.The idea of production HERE IN THE US would be tricky.But if we ended up making very expensive ones(like cars,stoves,)no one would buy them except the rich(like they do now.) ect.)If you HAVE TO NOT PRODUCE in the USA,do it right over the border.

They already have American hospitals in Mexico,Americans go over the border and pay money for treatment.They are very successful.---ditto to avoid huge American red tape,expenses,manufacture there--they can still use American workers.And don't produce a lot at first,Good but basic with no frills--

.I went on a professional chefs' site,they were talking about "convection ovens"(cooking by fans blowing warm air,in an oven.)but they yakked about em, and said"Yes, they're all bad!"I was surprised--but a lotta products that are too complex,fail a lot.--lots of problems.I think this increasing failure of big American products,that we are forced to buy, is an OPPORTUNITY for smart,clever business & technical people to take SOME business away from foreign factories--it would be very hard at first--we might have to get Japanese technicians to educate workers.
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Na clarachan, you might waffel a bit, something that can't be cooked in a fan forced oven.
The problem with really well made stuff, It is expensive. Takes trades people that know what they are doing. Equipment made to do the job. (Tool Makers). And then basic materials like steel, carbon fiber ect.

I bought a kitchen top miniature fan forced oven. Bakes and roasts as well as the full sized one. Uses a quarter the power, being it's only heating a quarter the volume.

I had it posted to me, free of postage. And yes from China. The same thing from USA is way out side my price range. Good grief, the postage costs more than the item!