Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.1-Ounce Battery

Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by thedougd on Saturday May 21, 2022 @03:04PM (#31460794)

I'm out of touch with 99 percent of people do. Can they really afford to call the repairman for every minor appliance issue? Or do they just live with it until replacement?

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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by panda888888 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @07:57PM (#31463433)

Labor is very expensive, more than parts.

For something like a washing machine that costs $750 and has an expected lifetime of 10 years, it's hard decision of when to repair vs when to replace.

Say my washer is already 6 years old, it breaks, and labor + parts to fix it would be $250. I might decide to give up and buy a brand new one instead.

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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by runamok on Sunday May 22, 2022 @03:58PM (#31472113)

Which means it ends up in the landfill.

I wish there were more repair cafes that might takebin items like that.

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