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re: Cool graphic showing decline in labor hours required to buy home stuff: 1979 vs now: wow
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:05 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:05 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
The costs have gone down but I would question the durability of most of the "new" items versus the old.
Engineered to fail much earlier than their predecessors, especially appliances.
Engineered to fail much earlier than their predecessors, especially appliances.
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Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:08 pm to AndyCBR
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Engineered to fail much earlier than their predecessors, especially appliances.
Essentially my sentiment on pg 1. A refrigerator, washer, dryer or ac unit would give you 20-30+ trouble free years. Now they are all plastic pieces of shite with unnecessary electronics.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:11 pm to fallguy_1978
And they were far more likely to be American made.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:12 pm to AndyCBR
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Engineered to fail much earlier than their predecessors, especially appliances.
No doubt about it.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:14 pm to northshorebamaman
My dad still owns the ac unit, fridge, washer, dryer and microwave from my childhood. All still working fine. I refurbished our house with appliances in 2013 when we moved here. 75% of them have had some kind of problem.
Our oven is from 1978 and I won't let my wife replace it because despite the retro look, it still works like a champ
Our oven is from 1978 and I won't let my wife replace it because despite the retro look, it still works like a champ
This post was edited on 10/12/18 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:15 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Except that stuff lasted twice as long
This is true for almost everything posted. A 1979 bike was light years better quality than a fricking $84 walmart bike. You could ride that '79 bike across the country. I'm not sure you could ride the walmart one across the county. And I'm not a "everything was better back in the day" kinda guy. Bikes now are way nicer than a '79 bike but you'll pay $500 and up up up. This example goes for almost everything.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:17 pm to fallguy_1978
I dig the retro look
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:17 pm to fallguy_1978
Yep. My mom's blender is from the mid 70's, still runs great, and you could damn near power a go-cart with the motor. I've probably went through 3 or 4 blenders in the last 15 years.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:20 pm to northshorebamaman
I didn’t mean to be a douche in my OP, not sure why I am getting downvotes
I saw this posted by a well respected Ivy League economist on twitter
I did not at all mean to be rude if y’all took that from my post
I saw this posted by a well respected Ivy League economist on twitter
I did not at all mean to be rude if y’all took that from my post
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:20 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I dig the retro look
Make that oven beige and in a brick wall insert and that's essentially what we have. 2 knobs and a knob timer. I know as soon as I replace it the computer system board will go out in my new one
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:23 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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I didn’t mean to be a douche in my OP, not sure why I am getting downvotes
I saw this posted by a well respected Ivy League economist on twitter
I did not at all mean to be rude if y’all took that from my post
Well, I didn't think you were rude. I just don't think the graphic tells the full story.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Unfortunately people don’t buy stereos anymore
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:25 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Except that stuff lasted twice as long so we're really not coming out ahead.
Even if your hyperbole is correct as stated, everything shown is reduced by 50% or more. So even if you have to buy everything twice to last as long, you STILL come out ahead.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:25 pm to fallguy_1978
My moms dryer in the 70s was kind of iffy. It only worked in specific weather conditions.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:26 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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My moms dryer in the 70s was kind of iffy. It only worked in specific weather conditions
That's where my maw maw dried my church clothes
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:34 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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I didn’t mean to be a douche in my OP, not sure why I am getting downvotes
I don't think anyone thinks you were a douche. It's an interesting discussion point.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:36 pm to castorinho
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Now do trucks
$5,489 or 835 labor hours
$26,615 or 1263 labor hours
51% increase
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:37 pm to fallguy_1978
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That's where my maw maw dried my church clothes
I freaking hated to hang up clothes, or wash dishes. The struggle was real
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:44 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Must be a really shitty treadmill for 90 bucks. I once had one for 200 that was pretty crappy.
Posted on 10/12/18 at 10:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Thanks Chinaman!
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