Quote Originally Posted by smilingcat View Post
Replacing TV and other appliances every 5 years??
Agreed... that is wrong IMO. It's amazing to me when you look at the quality of components of things made 20-30 years ago, and not even "high end" items compared to what is available now, at any price... what we can buy today is just junk

Our house isn't even 10 years old (built in 2001, we bought it in 2003, as the 3rd owners ), and we've had to replace so much of the door hardware it's not funny.... almost all of our cabinet hinges throughout the house have BROKEN where they screw into the frames, which isn't something that can be fixed, they have to basically be replaced one by one as it happens (I have a whole ton of replacements now so I'm not running out to find the right one as we need them - replacing all of them at once is a daunting prospect since there are just so many).. a couple of the drawer guides in the kitchen have had to be replaced because the supports completely broke. It sucks... yet my mom has hardware in her house that is like 40 years old and I know it was cheap when it was purchased, and it's all fine? It's mind boggling, really.