Dont worry! I dont think forking out rediculous amounts of money for the best brand is always the best idea. sometimes cheaper models last longer and you get your moneys worth out of them. My mams had the same Nilfisk for about 15 years.
Dont worry! I dont think forking out rediculous amounts of money for the best brand is always the best idea. sometimes cheaper models last longer and you get your moneys worth out of them. My mams had the same Nilfisk for about 15 years.
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Siemens, I think ... of course, it gets plenty of rest, I don't use it too frequentlyOriginally Posted by Scheherazade
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Helen Keller
My mother had her first one for years as well but the ones she got later on did not last that long (still they did not resign after only 2 years).Siemens is a very good brand, though.Siemens, I think ... of course, it gets plenty of rest, I don't use it too frequently
Maybe this is my problem: I vacuum everyday (and there are days I might twice :-/).
Does anyone know where I can get a life?
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I've had a Kenmore for about 4 years now. It's healthy enough for the time being. The only issue I have is that it needs a belt, but other than that all is well. I know my mom had the same brand for around 10 years, and she never had issues other than new belts, filters, etc. I know that mine has been used and abused, and it is still cleaning up dog hair like a pro
Whats with that! I mean, my mam has also had the same microwave since i was about five also. She also had a cooker and a washing machine for about ten years and after they were replaced, suddenly she was replacing them more frequantly. I think products just get crappier the more they are mass marketed.
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They do I'm afraid. My husband explained it all to me in tech terms regarding the electronic components, but all I really understood is that they're crap. Things are made to be disposable. I remember my first cell phone, and the darn thing would still work like a charm if there was a service provider for it. My new shiny one will maybe make it the full two years before I'm due for another one. Disposable is the name of the game any more, but if they're made to just be thrown away it just seems awful that they charge as much as they do. $800 for a washer isn't bad if it will make it 10 years, but when it only lasts for 5... Then it isn't too much of a deal at all.
Well, this is a Brave New World!
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I have a motorola razor phone. its probably about 5 years old. I've had a couple of phones since that have lasted a year, year and a half. my sister had one of the old nokia 3210? phones and she had it for two years, my mam had it for two years, then i had it for a year and i think someone else still has it. must be at least 9 years old now. They really know how to make money. Build a not so trusty phone and people will buy a new one quicker.
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Very true. I'm always geared up for my new one after 2 years, but then I also try to stick to a phone that I can get for free. This time was hard since there are some new tech savvy phones that I'm dying to get my hands on. Anyone have a Droid they would like to give me
hmm, I don't think so. We have a saying here: Soll es funktionieren oder soll es Siemens sein? – meaning something like: Do you want it to work or do you want Siemens?
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Helen Keller
hmm, I don't think so. We have a saying here: Soll es funktionieren oder soll es Siemens sein? – meaning something like: Do you want it to work or do you want Siemens?
My parents' first washing machine and fridge were Siemens and they lasted for 19 years, I think?
I think part of the problem is that these days the labour is so expensive (and the prices of the new ones are lower) that if you call a technician to fix your broken machine, it costs almost as much as a new one - especially if they replace a part. So, most people opt for a new one rather than having a "mended" machine.
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I think I've found the problem.Maybe this is my problem: I vacuum everyday (and there are days I might twice :-/).
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Electronics... now heres something I can talk about!! ^_^
We had a microwave that we'd had for about 10 years it was awesome... I melted it by cooking a jacket potato in it for 45 minutes! We also had a very old kettle, about 8 years? I managed to get the wire hooked around the hob of the oven, went to make some soup... burnt through the wire. Electrical fire FTL! ... As for our hoover... I never touched that, Probs why our dyson made it to about 6/7 years before it bust!
Luckily my fiance's dad can fix anything! His tv blew up, actually smoked... if you look in it now, theres some missing parts which have been replaced by wire, lego and blu-tac. Tv works great now!
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I suppose I should promote a Dyson - we made parts for them and my last ever dispatch from the factory before we closed down was a completion of one of their orders. But - the model I actually owned did not actually last very long. I can't say I used it as frequently as Scher but it did battle with dog and cat hairs - but then, I expect a vac to do that as par for the course.
I have a Vax bagless model now: it was chosen for its light weight rather than its cleaning ability - no dogs or cats now but I was staggering about on two sticks at the time and needed something that would move with minimum effort. It is however as good as anything I've had previously. I've decided on cheap and cheerful for both vacs and washing machines - if I'm going to have to fork out for both within five years, as I've had to with both expensive and cheap models, then minimum outlay each time is for me. My toaster cost £3.45 four years ago - I shall not mind binning it when the time comes but at the moment it's going strong!
I can still only use an upright vac model - which type do you prefer - upright or cylinder?
*HUGE eye-roll*
Aaaand we're talking about vacuums again.
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