heywire wrote:
I have to make a comment here, from the view of a 23 year old male.
While you prefer to have your TV and Microwave last 20+ years, I prefer
to have a "nice, new" one every 5. I find myself replacing my cellphone
yearly, dvd player about every 2, tv every 3-5, microwave every 3-5...
not because they go bad, but because I like to have the latest and
greatest. It's not about having too much money money, as I make a
measly 40k a year... but now days you don't spend as much on an
appliance as you used to. I think of them more as a lease... I'd
rather spend $1000 over 10 years on 2-3 tv's then $1000 for one.

I am 27 years of age, so must be an old fart then :-P While I have the
latest and greatest cellphone, it was not cheap and I expect it to last
5 years or more. I tend to hang onto older stuff of the top class, I can
make repairs myself and I can pick really great stuff. No need to settle
for a 250 euro crappy TV set when I can watch a 15 year old set with
much better picture that was in the 1500 euro price-range back then.

Apart from that, there is such thing as the environment. Everything
that's thrown away prematurely is a waist of energy and a possible
source of pollution.

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Maarten Bakker.