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Thread Number: 69547
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Samsung Using Dish Satellite TV techs for washer repairs |
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Post# 924462 3/2/2017 at 08:21 (2,605 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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From the Consumerist, an offshoot of Consumer Reports
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Post# 924464 , Reply# 1 3/2/2017 at 08:29 (2,605 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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They were only offering like $50 to do that recall repair, no technician in their right mind would be willing to do that for such a low amount. | ||
| Post# 924485 , Reply# 3 3/2/2017 at 10:37 (2,605 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Post# 924494 , Reply# 6 3/2/2017 at 11:55 (2,605 days old) by Kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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I think we should just beat up all the Millenials with our canes...
No generation is without their worthless individuals. I have a good number of Millenial friends and many are amazing individuals. I know a lot of people my age and older that are pretty unimpressive humans. Let's leave the broad brushing to painters that are in a hurry... | ||
| Post# 924495 , Reply# 7 3/2/2017 at 12:07 (2,605 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US) | ||
And this, right here, is why I rarely come to this site anymore, and is possibly the reason there are so few good members who still offer logic and intelligence. Now it's become a gathering of old crotchety "Queens" that are grouchy because we can't (nor should we) use 50 gallons a cycle to wash a load of clothes or dishes. You can't scroll your mouse wheel twice before coming across some blanket statement about "millennials" and the younger generation knowing -nothing- about appliances and only caring about their nose in a phone.
On that note, as a 25 year old "millennial", I'll be the first to denounce anything made by Samsung because of their shoddy workmanship and poor designs, and I'll be the first to tell you that myself and many of my fellow "Gen Y Snowflakes" don't really care that our machines beep or boop or connect to our phones, and that we care that they perform properly and we care to take the time to practice good loading and use habits. How many of us grew up with Gen X parents who "just didn't have the time", and as was the case for myself, if I didn't take it upon myself growing up to take over the laundry and dishes, etc., I had to live with clothes that were faded, dyed a weird color, or smelled like mildew because my parents DIDN'T care whether the machine worked properly, or if the clothes were separated properly, water temp/level was correctly selected, and so on. Also, as a 25 year old "millennial", you'll find by taking a stroll through past threads that I've dusted the floor with a particular few here that decided to dismiss my knowledge because of my age, only to discover that you had absolutely NO idea of what you were actually talking about. Anyway, back to gansky1's original post, I find it absolutely hilarious and fitting that Samsung would use DISH service techs. It plays along with their theme of cutting corners and taking the cheap way out. Let's see how long before this turns into another exploding washer/exploding phone battery debacle because some poor tech had no idea what he was doing because he instead insisted on trying to sell a satellite subscription to meet his quota. | ||
| Post# 924496 , Reply# 8 3/2/2017 at 12:24 (2,605 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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Well!!!! Guess he told us boomers!!! | ||
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Post# 924498 , Reply# 9 3/2/2017 at 12:31 (2,605 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA ) |
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sing along time! | ||
| Post# 924503 , Reply# 11 3/2/2017 at 13:30 (2,605 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Haha, yeah this really is fitting for Samsung.
It's part of the issue too where I've had sales reps at Best Buy and Home Depot tell me that they actively stock Samsung (and some LG) parts because their service is so horrendous, and they redesign their parts every few years, that if any of their customers need repairs later on, THEY have to provide the parts. It's a way they can still entice people to buy the cheap (or expensive) flashy trash that gives them yummy margins. Hahah....and that picture of "a Millennial" is hilarious, Washman. I do work with Millennials. 3/4 of our engineering dept. are 'them.' Including me. And we're all individuals who may share aspects of that graphic, or none at all. I've worked with some GENIUS Gen Y's over the years, and some very dim wastes of space. It's as varied as the population. It's the same thing with how I blame the Boomers for the absolute $hit national situation we are in. But of course I'm more sensible than that, and I know it's not the fault of an entire generation. Just some of them. Because there's some amazing Boomers out there really trying to make a difference. So yeah, I love my Starbucks coffee, my iPhone, name brand clothes from the outlet mall (that's called being smart) and yeah Capitalism does suck. But I'm not a Communist and I don't know any either. We just know there's a lot of crap broken from previous generations. We've gotten a long hard shaft and many of us have come to terms with not having as much as our parents did. We persevere. Some handle it better than others. Some are brilliantly industrious about the crap hand they have. Some don't care. Some are very thrifty. Some are socialist. Some are Trumpites! Some (including me) try to scrimp and save everything we can under mattresses and in 401ks because they saw all the hock their parents put themselves in. Guess what, they're all individuals. My grandparents thought their kids' generation were a bunch of losers. Our parents think we're losers for moving back in with them. (Nevermind there were no jobs for several years). My washer refuses to use 50 gallons of water per cycle. My dishwasher takes two hours. I'll be lucky if they last 5 years. You know what though? My clothes are always clean. Last longer. Lower my bills.... Many of us have learned that life ain't so bad when you're not so angry all the time, even if life has given many of us an old, wrinkly middle finger with orange hair. But guess what. You keep trashing us. Because someday, we'll be changing your diapers. | ||
| Post# 924511 , Reply# 12 3/2/2017 at 13:56 (2,605 days old) by washman (o) | ||
Only in your dreams. | ||
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Post# 924512 , Reply# 13 3/2/2017 at 13:57 (2,605 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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So who else will do it? | ||
| Post# 924519 , Reply# 14 3/2/2017 at 14:52 (2,605 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Not really my dog fight, but Sounds like the same old crapola that I heard back in the 60s. Made me think of the movie "Wild in the Streets" Just remember age will catch up to all of us, unless you meet with the alternative. Put into perspective, in 25 years or the lifetime of 10 new washers, you will be my age. Sucks huh?
I remember when my Dad wouldn't buy something new," because they just don't make them like they used to." He died in 1975, and people are still buying new everything. Things that sometimes aren't of the same quality as the previous generation. Things that will be in the landfill, rather than a museum.
So we can be nostalgic for things built with pride and quality, and in your lifetime, you can think back of the washer you had last week.
Not to worry about diapers, given the statistics we boomers could well outlive you adventurous selves. | ||
| Post# 924523 , Reply# 16 3/2/2017 at 15:07 (2,605 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Actually I have an HE washer, and HE Dishwasher, and Low flush toilets. I'm doing my part. This is a collector site, you will read about water savers, suds savers, low temp usages all through this site.
This is also an intergenerational site, where we should all be able to learn from one another, not being insulting, condescending, and rude.
Just trying to bring the uppity attitudes back to earth, where the water is.
I might also point out, in the 60s, we invented risky behaviors. Don't even start to claim ownership on those. We also brought about environmental protections, increased safety standards, and yes, planned obsolesce.
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| Post# 924528 , Reply# 18 3/2/2017 at 15:39 (2,605 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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My my my...things certainly seem stirred up in this thread! | ||
| Post# 924536 , Reply# 19 3/2/2017 at 17:07 (2,605 days old) by washman (o) | ||
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Since your so "enlightened" to the goings on in this world, how about YOU? | ||
| Post# 924631 , Reply# 21 3/3/2017 at 09:41 (2,604 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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I just wanted to leave this little nugget: ;)
"Millennial homeowners in particular have shown a willingness to pay more for what they perceive as better-quality products, including household appliance. Speed Queen buyers also like that the machines don’t have a lot of complicated parts." CLICK HERE TO GO TO johnb300m's LINK | ||
| Post# 924654 , Reply# 23 3/3/2017 at 12:46 (2,604 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Honestly, I pity you Washman.
So angry. So jaded and hateful to a whole generation of people......well who created and nurtured and begat that whole pitiful Millennial generation? I'm really sorry your whole experience with young people has been so shitty. It must've been so bad there is just no convincing you that there's some good eggs among us. | ||
| Post# 924656 , Reply# 24 3/3/2017 at 13:08 (2,604 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 924663 , Reply# 26 3/3/2017 at 13:22 (2,604 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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You know what, Iheartmaytag?
You're right. And it's sad. Some of my fondest memories are working in some of the factories in my internships and first jobs, navigating the personalities of the crotchety old men in the machine shops. Over time we forged great working relationships and I learned a lot from them. And they really learned a lot from me. I came to understand their anger with all the nonsense they've been through over the years. And that mutual understanding brought us closer not just as coworkers, but as humans. There were other young kids that just couldn't see that, and treated them as empty resources of a dying time. Well guess what? They're less willing to help you that way. A little politeness and understanding go a long way for mutual gain. Of course this doesn't run true for everyone unfortunately. Maybe they can learn down the road hopefully. | ||
| Post# 924674 , Reply# 29 3/3/2017 at 14:35 (2,604 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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I can tell you this If my Maytag Fl machine had an app that would beep my smart phone when it was finished so I didn't have to run up and down the stairs to check on it. I would love it.
I love technology, gadgets, and goodies. Also having to understand that when I learned to type, we learned on typewriters, and even then not until the freshman year. My daughter learned computers, and keyboarding in pre-k.
---side note--- A few years ago there was a big project a the Wichita Aviation Museum where Doc, the Boeing B-29 was being restored. It was planned as an intergenerational project, so they called back some of the engineers and workers that built it originally, as well as some of the young cad/cam engineers of today.
I understand there were several heated arguments where the "new" guys wanted to re-engineer something, and the comeback was "Listen here, we designed and built this plane with a slide rule and pencil and got it through a war, we can get it ready for a museum." End the end they worked together and Doc flew again through their efforts. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Iheartmaytag's LINK This post was last edited 03/03/2017 at 14:59 | ||
| Post# 924675 , Reply# 30 3/3/2017 at 14:41 (2,604 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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You could use a cheap baby monitor, to save steps. | ||
| Post# 924697 , Reply# 32 3/3/2017 at 16:50 (2,604 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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