Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous

Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by ksec on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @12:53PM (#17759574)

I would much rather they build an Appliance that were design to last 10+ years, and with an warranty of 10 years for a higher price. Such design would means the company has an incentive for the fridge not to break in the 10 years, and extremely simple to fix within the 10 years.

There are things that I would like to buy for life. Kitchenwares, Desk, etc. There are things that are consumable and may be being a services would be better.

The world already has made a Subscription model for an Expensive and long last fridge and that is called installment plan.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by lazerpants on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @01:21PM (#17759865)

I think Miele has ten year warranties for some appliances, and it wouldn't surprise me if Viking does. I know that Sub-Zero warranties some parts for up to 12 years. So, if you are really willing to spend big money on appliances, you can get lengthy warranties. Anecdotally, Viking, Miele, and Bosch appliances last a very, very long time.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by wsy on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @05:31PM (#17762097)

We are quite offtopic already, so: in my experience, Liebherr fridges last decades.

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