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debm55

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23. Lake you found a gem.

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #22)

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 04:17 PM

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What brand of anything-food, appliances, vehicles, stores or clothing have seriously gone downhill? [View all] debm55 Aug 2023 OP

Pretty much all household appliance brands, IMO. Built to self-destruct. hlthe2b Aug 2023 #1

I know, it's like they have a 3 year expiration date. debm55 Aug 2023 #3

I think the guy they love to hate around here coined the phrase: planned obsolence GreenWave Aug 2023 #5

That is when he was respected. The fall since was rather steep... hlthe2b Aug 2023 #8

Yep, it is planned that things will need to be replaced. Or are of such low quality that no one debm55 Aug 2023 #15

It's More Complex Than That, Though ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #26

Professor, it's our own experience with purchases we made then and purchases we have made recentlly. debm55 Aug 2023 #27

Still Anecdotal ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #33

I see what you mean. debm55 Aug 2023 #34

Bernard London Lulu KC Aug 2023 #20

My parents had a Zenith chest freezer that lasted 52 years.... lastlib Aug 2023 #9

My parents still have their chest freezer and it is about that old. debm55 Aug 2023 #12

My grandmother's Frigidaire is now commemorated as a mini retro refrigerator... hlthe2b Aug 2023 #13

That looks like the little Freezer we just bought. debm55 Aug 2023 #16

GE BigMin28 Aug 2023 #2

I got rid of my large freezer and bought a much smaller one. It was only 99 dollars. The large one debm55 Aug 2023 #4

You Won't Get Any Appliance That Will Last As Long As Your Montgomery global1 Aug 2023 #10

So true for the "it will last a lifetime" . It won't and doesn't. debm55 Aug 2023 #17

There are a lot of things soldierant Aug 2023 #29

I found a neighbor who said he could fix it. so we gave to him. debm55 Aug 2023 #30

Well, that works. soldierant Aug 2023 #32

I Nominate Two Brands - GE (General Electric)Appliances & Pella..... global1 Aug 2023 #6

Customer Service--try getting some advice from Best Buy. debm55 Aug 2023 #18

Studebaker Ptah Aug 2023 #7

HAHA that was a tank. debm55 Aug 2023 #19

Ah, the Loewy coupes.. Permanut Aug 2023 #21

Now there's a question in my wheelhouse bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #11

I have a very hard time buying shoes. How am I to walk the dog after it rains in mesh shoes? I agree debm55 Aug 2023 #14

My 2001Nissan Pathfinder 170,000m runs. Our mechanic says he can keep it running forever. LakeArenal Aug 2023 #22

Lake you found a gem. debm55 Aug 2023 #23

Yes but as they say above. It's 22 years old LakeArenal Aug 2023 #24

Our 1983 Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible gademocrat7 Aug 2023 #25

Solid. Our Nissan ain't pretty. But it runs up a mountain like buttah. LakeArenal Aug 2023 #28

Washing Machines. MOMFUDSKI Aug 2023 #31

I forgot what company made them , but one christmas my husband me a new up washer and dryer.. It was debm55 Aug 2023 #35

If LG had hired drmeow Aug 2023 #40

Wow, that is strange. Do your clothes get dried? debm55 Aug 2023 #41

If I'm using drmeow Aug 2023 #44

Here's a story. My husband bought a 3 pack of Cracker Jacks at WalMarts. He opens the one box---one debm55 Aug 2023 #36

Dewalt tools tazkcmo Aug 2023 #37

thank you for posting about your experiences. debm55 Aug 2023 #38

I've had good luck with Dewalt drills and an impact driver. WestMichRad Aug 2023 #43

Kenmore appliances for sure. Scottie Mom Aug 2023 #39

Kenmore, for sure was very good brand. When we got married it was Kenmore. Not any more. debm55 Aug 2023 #42