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Speed Queen washers come to mind. They are commercial washers that laundromats would install.
A home washer might cost $500. That’s what I spent and got 10 years out of an LG (and still going).
A Speed Queen might cost 2 to 2.5X that.
Most people don’t really care to buy it for life. $1200 now or $600 now isn’t a hard decision.
People will just take their chances.
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Speed Queen washers come to mind. They are commercial washers that laundromats would install.
A home washer might cost $500. That’s what I spent and got 10 years out of an LG (and still going).
A Speed Queen might cost 2 to 2.5X that.
Most people don’t really care to buy it for life. $1200 now or $600 now isn’t a hard decision.
People will just take their chances.