Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture

Re:Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture by tonyedgecombe on Saturday March 17, 2018 @01:16PM (#16607944)

I used to try and avoid the shitty products and "buy it for life". The trouble is it's often difficult to know the quality until you have lived with something for a while, even price doesn't give you a good idea. Sometimes cheap will last a long time or I might buy $1 bike lights because I don't want to worry about them being stolen.

So now I'll start with shitty and if that fails then next time I'll spend a bit more.

By the way I think the word you were looking for is conspiratorialist: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/conspiratoriali...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture by bsummer4 on Sunday March 18, 2018 @02:11AM (#16610662)

I've argued with a lot of friends about the "buy it for life" meme. I think it overlooks how quickly people change what they want from their things.

Maybe a more healthy meme could be: "Buy high-quality things, but never buy new". If you believe a product is durable, you should be comfortable with buying it used. If you end up not needing the thing anymore, you should be able to sell it again without any waste or loss of value.

[ Parent | on HN ]