Built to last?

[Itsallicanafford]

I have bought kettles for £10.00, £50.00, £100.00! They are all ste, destined for land fill after 18months.

Is anything in this world built to last anymore?

[Leafspring]

I've gone through 3 HP laptops in 18months (HD disintegrated, screen cracked and leaked, battery fire )

[justanother5tar]

My Asda kettle has lasted us 4 years.

Cost us £8.

[Thankyou4calling]

I bought a set of saucepans about 12 years ago, not expensive, about £50.

Nothing's gone wrong with them.

[Morningside]

We are in a very, very hard water area. So hard it's crunchy! Never purchased a kettle over £10 as they just break or get furred up. A £100 kettle does the same as a £5 one.

Not lasting. Charge sockets to equipment. You would have thought that something that is going to be constantly used they could design something that works over and over again without fail.

[soad]

Managed to a fancy glass kettle once. User error.

[PurpleMoonlight]

My microwave was purchased in 1988 - Saisho.

My fridge/freezer was purchased in 2001 - Ariston.

My washing machine, tumble drier and dishwasher was purchased in 2003 - Bosh.

Kettle was purchased in 2007 - Bodum.

So yes, some things are built to last.

[TeaNoSugar]

In my hall of residence at uni we had a shared kitchen with an old-school dualit toaster, 4 slice thing with a little hinged handle to flick the toast up. I had a dispute about a refund in the 2nd year (I'd overpaid but they wouldn't refund me), so in a juncenile way I nicked the toaster when I mved out at the end of that year. That was in 1997 and one of my brothers still has it at his house now. It still works as well as ever, despite Me and my flat mates Having competitions at uni to see who could "slam" their toast up to the ceiling using the toast ejector lever. Brilliantly simple bit of design.

[Justayellowbadge]

Our house was built in the 1880s.

[Zingari]

Trigger's broom?

[technodup]

I moved out my parents 11 years ago and had to buy a toaster, kettle, pans and microwave. Everything is still fine except the kettle which gave up last year, which I thought was pretty poor considering I live alone and don't drink tea or coffee. FFS it's hardly ever used.

It wasn't cheap either, so to spite it I bought the cheapest white plastic one to replace it. I'll report back.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

PurpleMoonlight said:

My microwave was purchased in 1988 - Saisho.

My Saisho microwave is about a year older than yours and died a couple of months back, so be prepared!!!
But it came with a set of unbreakable microwave plates that we still use.

Wife has a Sony Trinitron 12" tv she got for her 12th or 13th birthday. It's in the loft now but still works fine and has a great picture. She's 52 now.

[justanother5tar]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

She's 52 now.

Careful. You'll end up sleeping in the car.

I'm sure you meant to type 32.

[Condi]

You can fix almost anything if you can be bothered, only problem is most people cant be arsed.

Laptop HD fked - replace for £50.
Kettle furred up - descale for £5.
Wife's boobs sagging - lift up for £3000.

You get the idea.

[jmorgan]

When a repair price is a big fraction of the cost of a new one, then it is up the tip with the old. Unless I can get the parts and do it myself.

[Kenty]

1896, still going strong!!

[98elise]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

PurpleMoonlight said:

My microwave was purchased in 1988 - Saisho.

My Saisho microwave is about a year older than yours and died a couple of months back, so be prepared!!!
But it came with a set of unbreakable microwave plates that we still use.

Wife has a Sony Trinitron 12" tv she got for her 12th or 13th birthday. It's in the loft now but still works fine and has a great picture. She's 52 now.

We had a Matsui microwave from that era. Its outlasted every other kitchen appliance we own until it died a few months ago.

[eldar]

I have a long case clock, 240 years old. Its rubbish, loses 30 seconds a week and I have to wind it up.

[kev b]

We have a microwave made in 1977, used/hammered in a restaurant kitchen since 1998, that has outlasted over 20 modern microwaves including v expensive commercial ones. Had to change bulbs a few times though.

[davhill]

I have a Makita rechargeable drill/driver that I bought in 1984. It still works and even has the original battery pack.

And my house was built in 1875. Stone - can't beat it.