Re: Tragedy averted

On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:03:32 +0000, flood of sins wrote:

On 2025-03-26, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 3/26/2025 2:03 PM, flood of sins wrote:

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my question is, how often do you use your toaster? ours is
easily 12ish years old and gets used 3-4 times a month on average,
up to 8 times at most. i don't know what brand it is and she hasn't
answered my text asking about it yet. we've been married for 42
years and have had for sure 3, maybe 4, toasters in all that time.
all but the last one were purchased at Sears. the last one was
purchased at Walmart. she hasn't answered my text yet which
means she put her tablet down which is a fkn miracle. lol. if i
was using a toaster nearly every day and they were lasting only
a few years, i'd have been shopping for commercial quality products
a long time ago.

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Today, twice.  On average, it is probably once a day with the occasional
twice.  Looks like I use it about 8X your use.

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before anyone goes out and buys another 3-5 year throwaway
toaster, or anything else for that matter, at any retailer
local or online, i suggest watching the "Buy Now" documentary
on Netflix.
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https://www.netflix.com/title/81554996
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the documentary opens talking about planned obsolescence. the
reason toasters are being thrown away every few years is that is
exactly what they were designed to do.
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if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
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Micheal Trew knows a thing or two about this i am sure.
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Hearing aids have a planned life of 5 years. The manufacturers will
repair aids for up to 5 years. After that, you have to send your aids to
all-make repair labs. On this rock that means being sent to the mainland
and being without your aids for about 10 days. It'll cost you 200 to 400
bucks. If an aid is still under the manufacturer's warranty - they just
send you a new one. Hearing aids aren't typically fixed these days.
I used to fix hearing aids back in the day. These days, I can't fix
shit. My hands and eyes aren't up to the task. I did put together a
broken aid on Tuesday for my special little friend. It was broken in two
and still working. All I did was reattach the loudspeaker and glued the
shell together. I didn't charge him a dime. He was happy as a clam.
There are people that will fix stuff for you but they're hard to find.