On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:47:09 GMT, "Brian Barnson"
brought forth from the murky depths:

China it is. So is the replacement. The guy said that Maytag has
picked
up Amana as a budget line and that nowadays most stuff lasts 5 years.
Planned obsolesence they call, I call it planned insolence. Global trade
and having to compete with stuff from Korea and god knows where else is
part of it.

My 2-year new stove, an Amana, is now exhibiting arcing sounds
from the most-used switch. I bought all new equipment when I
moved up to Oregon and am now wishing I had that old, rusty
stuff I left. DAMN!


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