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01-02-2012, 12:02 PM | #31 | |||
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Oh and those old hot water systems were insulated with asbestos, hope your dad's one wasnt.
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01-02-2012, 12:40 PM | #32 | ||
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It did have what looked like hessian, but more then likely it was impregnanted with asbestos. But he isnt with us anymore so unlikely to be affected now.
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01-02-2012, 01:31 PM | #33 | ||
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What great video`s I agree with everything there saying! this type of thinking would make a better place for our children to grow up in & a better social life for us all! The sooner we overthrow the greedy people of the world the better off we will be!
As for all those people who lost their appliances that they had for so long! look at all the money it saved you! good luck finding one that will last you that long again!
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01-02-2012, 01:46 PM | #34 | ||
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Problem is its all about consumerism and market share, rather than good engineering and innovation.
My Remington hair clippers worked fine for over 20 years (habitually shaved my head every weekend - that's at least 1000 times) and the replacement barely lasted 3 months... |
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04-02-2012, 02:04 AM | #35 | |||
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04-02-2012, 09:09 PM | #36 | |||
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I once went to Office Works to do some copying, and there was a promotion that read along the lines of "Get a HP 3 in 1 printer / scanner / copier for $24.99 with any purchase over $50". No worries. Grabbed the cartridges for it ($55) and asked for the printer. The girl told me that photocopying does not come under purchase and I said, I know... I'm buying the cartridges to get the printer ;) haaaa |
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04-02-2012, 09:36 PM | #37 | ||
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I have a HP printer and scanner... and decided to buy a generic brand cartridge (lucky only one) and put it in... and then promptly a warning comes up on the screen telling me that the cartridge isnt a GENUINE HP cartridge and therefor wont print!
Great for competition isnt it?
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04-02-2012, 09:41 PM | #38 | ||
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I seem to recall my dad paid something like $700 for a Laser printer in the mid 1990s, still works today.
But why are people expecting a printer that costs $50-100 today to last as long? If you spent a similar amount on a Laser today, it would probably just as likely last as long. We had an expensive Laser printer at work die 6 months out of warranty, and HP replaced the motherboard at no cost. They admitted it should have never failed, warranty or not. Some things may not last like they used to, but people arnt paying what they used to either.
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04-02-2012, 10:36 PM | #39 | |||
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