re: Replacing a $2500 kitchenaide refrigerator after 4 years ...

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It’s all junk and meant to break so you’re buying one again in 5 years not 15-20 like you should

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Somewhat, yes.

The other problem is they are made for a certain price point and everyone wants a certain level of tech or looks built in.

Then you add in BS like green energy and water savings, which makes things more difficult and more likely to break.

So they continually cost cut on parts and this is what we get.

ETA: what is complete BS is the mark up on parts though. It’s absurd. I’ve seen $250 for a control board on a washer that was $600-800.

I have 0 issue with parts mark up, but it shouldn’t cost you 4X to build something from parts. More like 1.5 or 2x.