A friend and I were talking the other day and the subject came up about shoddy workmanship in the products we buy nowadays. He was upset because he had to upgrade his phone again. I know it’s easy to place the blame onto the modern day worker or the fact that so much of our consumer product comes from China or Vietnam. But I don’t think the blame that can be put on the workers themselves. I believe the blame lies on the shoulders of the todays
You see, back in the old days, our grandfathers and even our parents had to scrimp and save every penny, sometimes for years to purchase things like cars, houses, televisions or air conditioners. They demanded that the items they bought were of quality construction because they knew that they probably would never buy another one. But with us, even if they did build an item to last a lifetime, we would still want to trade it in every few years because we are always on the lookout for the next best thing. Nothing pleases us more than to be able to use the excuse that the one we have is broken. We can complain about it on the outside but on the inside we give a little smile.
So can we blame a company for knowing that if they make a product that has to be replaced or upgraded every few years means more cha-ching in their pockets? After all, we get what we ask for.
Absolutely true. I am still not able to register likes on some sites
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I hope you can get it fixed without costing anything. my friend. Good luck to you.
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There’s some truth to this… I think some people like myself still look for Quality rather than the next fad, but there are a lot who want to be “trendy”. I bet you still had guys in your time wanting to show off that they had the newest and best of the best of things though 😉
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Your right about that my friend. We all longed for things, even back in the old timey days, we just knew we would never get them or if we did we knew we had better make it last.
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I don’t like the way some things are going now, like regulations are being passed to keep drivers from drinking a soda or water bottle while driving. I find that crazy. But I bet there’s some old guy out there wishing he could still drink a beer while he drives 😛
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Montana is filled with people that think it is their right to do whatever they please. Some examples…Our former govener still carried his pistol everywhere he went. Dogs are allowed in any store and the former govener would have his dogs paw print stamped on any bill he signed. We had a congessional race where the candidates fired weapons at a TV with the other candidates commercial on it. You can drive if you have had no more than 3 beers in an hours time.(not legally)
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True story. 👍
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We live in a throw-away society. It’s all about the upgrades. I don’t buy a new thing until the old one breaks. 😀
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The way technology changes so quickly, things are obsolete before we have a chance to buy them off the shelf. But generally, If I find something I am happy with, I will keep it until it falls apart. I have shirts in my closet that are twenty years old and I will wear them until they fall apart.
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True, for sure!
In the 1980’s, a friend had an old washing machine that had just had a new engine put in it and then they sold it to us cheaply. They had it for 20+ years. We had it for another 15+ years. One day it started leaking and the repair guy looked it over and said, “Wow! This is a very old machine and it’s all rusted out underneath. So you’ll need to buy a new washer.”
I told him the history of it, and how old it was, and then he said, “Just know…the new machine you buy now will NOT last as long as this one did!”
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Sad to think that we are such a throw away society.
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For what it’s worth, I hang onto my stuff until it really is unusable.
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So do I my friend. Sometimes even after they have outlived their usefulness.
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Spot on analysis.
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Thank you my friend.
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I once heard a comedian say “how is it ‘if the best things in life are free you get what you pay for’ …..😂😂😂
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I love that. Thanks for dropping by my friend.
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Empathize with you and loved reading this post.
I can honestly say that when devices fail these days, it is a different technology that is under the hood, and not one that can be fixed using wire, solder or screws. I have always been the first to try and fix before buying new, being born in 1934.
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