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Post# 567469   1/6/2012 at 19:39 (4,464 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 567476 , Reply# 1   1/6/2012 at 19:57 (4,464 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 567760 , Reply# 4   1/8/2012 at 02:54 (4,463 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...in a land that has historically referred to itself as 'the land of the free', that it would appear the statement 'only as free as we want you to be when it comes to choice' seems to hold true with respect to certain things.
Qualin, on the note of a machine that works. Well, may I respectfully suggest that any European machine will wash a full load clean, with your choice of cold/30c through to nearly boiling point, use very little water and most definately will NOT shred clothes. If you want a top load machine, well, then you can have a tumble action one that will do the same thing....
Or you can buy a Fisher and Paykel machine with a wash plate....they seem to work well, appear to be reliable and clean well - especially with liquid detergent of which so many on here appear to be fond of....and they certainly won't cause any more wear on clothing that a centre post agitator machine.
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If you want a new machine that was built like your mothers Maytag or Whirlpool from 1965, then you're almost out of luck in every country. Europe has Miele and VZug, the US has Speed Queen. So either put up the cash those manufacturers charge for their respective machines or stop moaning about it. Don't forget that the $300 or so your folks paid for their machines in the 50's, 60's was worth a huge amount compared to today. Effectively, if you spent USD$300 on an appliance in 1965 and then wanted to spend the equivalent today, you would need to find USD$2070.
If and when you have done that, you can have a grumble about quality and cost!
As an example, I paid out AUD$1250 for my mothers ASEA in 1988. In 1968, she paid about AUD$250 for her Simpson. That was roughly the same value when you apply CPI....well sod me if she didn't get the same life out of both machines - actually longer out of the ASEA as it's still working while the Simpson has been junked. |
Post# 567808 , Reply# 6   1/8/2012 at 10:00 (4,463 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 567920 , Reply# 7   1/8/2012 at 18:43 (4,462 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 567925 , Reply# 8   1/8/2012 at 19:03 (4,462 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 567931 , Reply# 9   1/8/2012 at 19:26 (4,462 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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