Someone explain this repair culture thing to me. I’m old and in the 80’s stuff was expensive and so we repaired a lot of it before replacement. These days so much things are cheap to replace and yet I’m always seeing local post about people looking for someone to repair electronics or appliances Why would you pay hundreds of $$$ to repair a washing machine when you can buy a new one for about the same or a little more and get more life out of it?

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26 分鐘內	Sarah Walton sarah_lynne3713	Some people value sustainability over having the latest gadget.
40 分鐘內	Michael Pflieger handyman11672	I'm older. And, in the 50s, we repaired everything. Ourselves. So there is no real comparison. Today, with everything being computer/electronics-based, we can't repair hardly anything ourselves. so people post ads looking for someone who can fix the problem "and not charge an arm and a leg". That is, someone other than an authorized dealer or service center.
一小時內	trombenik	The older repaired appliance will probably last longer than the newer (Chinese) one that can’t be repaired.
一小時內	Peter Henry peter.henry.16	Because the washing machine you pay hundreds to repair probably costs about a thousand new. I repaired my walk oven for about $200 after seeing that a replacement would be $2300.
2 小時內	Jen Yi perpetual.introvert	Those cheap things are made with cheap labor. I’d rather spend a little more to fix what I already have than contribute to the exploitation of people. It’s also wasteful and bad for the environment. Recycling is a myth. Buy less things and take care of what you already have.
2 小時內	Albert Hook mighty_big_al	I still repair within resson. Hot water valve in my front load lg when it started leaking. My brother replaced the rollers and band in my mom's dryer. If you diy with replacement parts it makes sense in lots of instances.
2 小時內	Andrew Schrag theandyeffect	Because we don’t want to ruin the world, Larry.
2 小時內	John yogurt_likes_to_paint	It was your generation that made shit more difficult to repair
2 小時內	John Brunner midouestern	In Europe, the approach has become different. The French government was giving money to repair clothes, shoes, and service bikes in recent years. This was to stem overconsumption and encourage sustainability. Europe also pushes tech companies to make their devices more easily reparable by people. Interesting perspectives.
3 小時內	Brooke Thompson brookethebae	Washing machines cost about $800 for a good one on sale. More if you want the gold standard for thing like reliability. I’ve never had a repair cost more than $200 or last less than a couple years. Now if these new touch screen dials go out I’m sure that’s more expensive but I’ve had really good luck getting years and years out of appliances for a sub $200 repair. New fridges cost around $1500-4000 for a fairly regular one.