They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To…

I bought a new printer in April.  It is a pretty basic multi-functional printer that does the things for which I need a printer.  Except when it doesn’t.  Three months!  I’ve had it only three months, and it stopped working.  I called their “tech support,” and the rep had me go through a couple tests.  Then, he tells me he’ll be sending me a replacement printer in three to five days!  Hey, I’m running a business here.  Three to five days!  The rep spoke to his supervisor, and then he told me they’d ship it overnight and I’d have it tomorrow.

So until I get a workable printer, I am emailing everything I need to print to my husband for him to print on his printer.

I never heard the announcement.  Exactly when did companies begin producing products that were not meant to last?  If the item is electronic, it is a good possibility that another product will be released soon after you purchase yours that is a better version.

Last year, 40 years after I purchased it (with Blue Chip Stamps), my Pressure Cooker broke.  I used it for 40 years! The one I purchased to replace it is not nearly as good.

I have a rice cooker that I purchased in 1970.  I still use it about once a week.  It looks and operates exactly the same as it did the day I bought it.

I bought my washing machine, clothes dryer and refrigerator about twenty years ago.  I am still using them all.

I believe the use of plastic instead of longer-lasting metal contributes to various products being built with no intention of them lasting very long.  Has quality control been reduced so much that companies no longer care whether or not their merchandise is durable?

Whatever the cause, it is a real shame.  Plastic will continue filling up our landfills until we’re buried in it.  Mind you, I don’t pretend to have the answer to this situation.  But I am seriously having difficulty adjusting to disposable everything!  How about you?

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