"RF" wrote in message
I bought a Kenmore microwave oven about 9 months ago and it went belly up
last week.

Prior to buying it I had a GE microwave and it lasted 26 years without any
repairs.
No more Kenmores for me, thank you.

RF

Companies often lose business from people due to things like that, but the
reality is, your experience means little to the rest of us.

Consider the following,
If every Kenmore microwave died in 9 months, the brand would be out of
business. Most are quite reliable.
Kenmore brand is manufactured by at least three of the major appliance
makers so there is a good change your next one will be made by the same
company
Most microwaves, regardless of the brand label, are made on two or three
assembly lines (Sharp is one of the biggest)
Every appliance company has a few DOAs or early demises or multi-repaired
lemons.
No appliance company makes things the way they did 26 years ago, be that
good or bad
Sometimes, **** happens. Sucks when it happens to you.

In terms of real dollars (or hours worked to buy the appliance) you paid a
LOT of money back then compared to the $49 you can pay today. Chances are,
you had to work 15 to 20 hours to buy the basic model compared to 2 hours
for one well equipped.