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[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 42 points 8 months ago

Appliance repairman here. New appliances are aggressively overpriced for very little reward. Aside from looking nice they offer nothing new. And worse of all older appliances from the late 90s early 2000s are significantly better than anything coming out right now.

It is a pleasure working on those old appliances when they pop up.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

I would assume newer appliances have just as many increases to efficiency, as they do corners cut to reduce the cost.

I'd say the smart features are something new, but it's almost always locked behind information stealing applications that you need to have, just to check if your laundry is done yet.

9 times out of 10 you can get better smart integration with some alligator clips and a raspberry Pi or esp32.

[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

In 20 years of appliance repair doing on average 5 orders a day I have met maybe two or three clients that used the smart features in their appliances. Otherwise they are totally useless.

I remember reading an article from GE a while ago where they were complaining that very, very few people were using the WiFi features on their washers and dryers.

No one asked for WiFi, no one needs Wi-Fi on their appliances.

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[-] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago

I don't think I've experienced a greater high recently than buying a new dryer

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Idk man I wanted those fridges with the water and ice dispenser as a kid bad

[-] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago

Seriously! Now that I have one as an adult I appreciate it every day and drink a bunch of delicious filtered icy water every day.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago

We had one of those growing up. It was always the highlight when friends came over

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Oh man you had it made! It's a must if I ever buy a fridge but well, renters can't be choosers haha.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

I've always enjoyed the allure of a new device, especially appliances. I constantly delight at having my own kitchenaide stand mixer. I was even more delighted when I was gifted an attachment to make pasta dough with it!

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago

I was so excited to get a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas. My old one was barely clinging to life even with all the 3D printed parts I shoved into it

I just wanna live without cat hair and dirt everywhere

[-] SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Have you tried not to let cats inside the house?

[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Just doing grocery in general makes me delighted.

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[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I just want the appliances to get out and leave me and my usable space alone

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