• silentbob@literature.cafeEnglish
    8·
    21 hours ago

    Why are appliances shit nowadays >:( i bought a house with 20-30 year old appliances that work fine, but decided to start upgrading so I bought a new washer and dryer. The new machines dont work nearly as well and I know they’re not going to last even 10 years. We’re already having issues with them 4 months later.

    • tempest@lemmy.caEnglish
      52·
      18 hours ago
      • they are often “cheaper” then what you would have paid in the 80s and they are built to that price
      • they are more efficient, which means every thing has tighter tolerances and thus more likely to break
      • they are more complicated due to the above which means more to break
      • with the above efficiently they use way less water but in my experience that means they clean worse