"Charles" wrote in message
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Case in point. Our Fellowes DM8C shredder died so I took it apart and was
delighted to find that it was easily serviceable. Two stripped gears.
So, I jumped on the Internet only to find that parts are not available.
My delight was short-lived.

So here goes 25 more pounds into a stinking, bulging and leeching
landfill, when it could have been repaired for a few bucks and 20 minutes
of my time.

I usually take stuff apart before I throw it out and about half the time
find that repair would be easy if the parts were available.

I hate the baggage of more legislation but think that something might need
to be done in this arena.


All too often even when the parts are available they are so expensive that
there's little difference between their cost and the price of a new unit, in
relative terms at the very least.