Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by helij on Saturday March 13, 2021 @08:45AM
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The issue is that higher price and promise of quality does not reflect reality once you start using the item. We paid £100+ for a cutlery set and it still stained for example.
Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by danielscrubs on Saturday March 13, 2021 @11:23AM
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Maybe it’s users fault but wouldn’t that imply that buying good ratings on sites like Amazon would be fruitless? If users don’t care that is.
Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by developer92 on Saturday March 13, 2021 @05:29AM
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Spoken like a person with a good income. The principal is fine, but the definition of expensive varies by person and product.
Therefore, by adjusting the quality down a little bit, the company gets a bit of feedback as to how low quality a typical consumer is able to tolerate at their price point.
So i think ultimately the responsibility lies with the consumer to demand the quality they want by purchasing good quality stuff, even if it costs more, and to educate themselves to discern what is quality and what is fluff.