Comments on: Buying Quality vs. Buying Crap

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:09:40 +0000

Rusco,

Let’s just say it’s a lot more than $150 but less than $1,000.

By: Tari Akpodiete

Tari Akpodiete — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:13:03 +0000

i previously had a Hoover, then i went with a Fantom Fury whic was great (but died when neighbour dropped it down a flight of stairs), so then it was a Miele. however, the BEST investment i’ve ever made in this category was a Dyson (got it on sale after watching the flyers for months). and since i don’t plan to let it be borrowed, i’m sure i’ll have it for a good long time.

By: rosco

rosco — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:31:38 +0000

so what does it cost to buy a quality vacuum?

By: Laurie/HaloSecretarial

Laurie/HaloSecretarial — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:11:33 +0000

Quality is better of course, but like Josh commented, sometimes the service and repair facilities just aren’t there at a reasonable price.

Still we did spend a pretty penny on a new vaccuum 3 years ago or so (the Dyson animal) and it has been a wonderful investment, working as well as the day we bought it, even though we put it to some tough use!

By: Agoracom

Agoracom — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:14 +0000

A fact of a “made in China” world we now live in?

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:25:23 +0000

True… but not always.

I can’t think of one expensive new product we’ve bought recently which has lasted longer then the older product it replaced.

In fact servicing no longer seems to be an option with consumer goods. It breaks, just buy a new one. It cost more to replace the screen on my phone then buy a new one… we bought a whole new washing machine for our 4 year old one which broke because it was cheaper then getting it serviced and fixed… etc

By: Daniel Gibbons

Daniel Gibbons — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:48:49 +0000

I’m on a big “buy local, buy quality and buy things that will last” kick right now. Of course, buying locally made electronics in Vancouver isn’t really possible, but it is possible here to buy Bensen furniture that costs about three or four times what you’d pay for Ikea, but that will quite literally last a lifetime, rather than two years.

Is it because people don’t have the cash on hand to buy quality, or simply that they’re stuck in the rut of buy / dispose / buy?