Off Topic — HabitableZone

Off Topic » in reply to The notional toaster and the exploitation of the poor

One more bit on notional toasters
TB — (archived)

Out here in the real world, things routinely outlast their warranties. Like my house, yours is probably filled with devices that have worked nicely for many years. The TV in my living room has been running smoothly for almost fifteen years. So do most of my appliances.

Warranties are intended to deal with defective systems, not be a way to replace something you've worn out. In reality, a $200 toaster has a two-year warranty. A Procter-Silex job for thirteen bucks is 6 months. Oddly, both make pretty much identical toast.

Free market capitalism has resulted in better lives for more people than anything else ever tried. That's probably what honks off the ones who keep trying other things, and results in the "sour grapes" idea that maybe consumer items are just plain evil in the first place.

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