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| Post# 170718 , Reply# 1 11/30/2006 at 11:08 (6,357 days old) by washertalk () | ||
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"(sigh) oh, lord, we have been bought up. Now I will have to move to Benton Harbor. Why didn't I just keep my job at WKRP?" 
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| Post# 170737 , Reply# 2 11/30/2006 at 11:59 (6,357 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Not extremely surprised-- but it still sucks, especially for the residents of Newton. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
Post# 170739 , Reply# 3 11/30/2006 at 12:03 (6,357 days old) by tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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Well, it was not that much of a job change, really. When you pronounce the station's call letters, the word is the same as what Maytag has been turning out for quite a few years. The products had a bad air about them, too. | ||
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Post# 170767 , Reply# 6 11/30/2006 at 14:18 (6,356 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 170837 , Reply# 7 11/30/2006 at 17:16 (6,356 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 170838 , Reply# 8 11/30/2006 at 17:21 (6,356 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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You may want to pick up that last Dependable Care washer whi | ||
| Post# 170856 , Reply# 9 11/30/2006 at 18:32 (6,356 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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the dependable care washers aren't all that dependable | ||
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Post# 170873 , Reply# 10 11/30/2006 at 19:17 (6,356 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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The dependable care washers aren't all that dependable | ||
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Post# 170914 , Reply# 11 11/30/2006 at 21:27 (6,356 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 170943 , Reply# 13 11/30/2006 at 22:23 (6,356 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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No regrets here.... | ||
| Post# 170945 , Reply# 14 11/30/2006 at 22:26 (6,356 days old) by washertalk () | ||
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really though. It's Maytag. You have to shed a tear. It's Maytag. The gold standard for toploaders, at least in dependability. The maytag site has a pair of what looks like duets on the front page. hmm. | ||
| Post# 173226 , Reply# 15 12/7/2006 at 00:20 (6,350 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
I blame the Neptune debacle. Those washers had a boatload of problems with mildew, control boards, and other design-based issues. Instead of stepping up to the plate, Maytag management basically told consumers "tough". They often didn't repair the machines properly under warranty, they didn't extend warranties when it was obvious the problems stemmed from design, and they didn't have the guts to admit that Neptune was a horrific mistake that should have been corrected by discontinuing the appliance and recalling the units, offering consumers a deal on another, more reliable machine. Whatever money was "saved" by cutting all these corners pales in comparison to the cost of the complete collapse of what used to be one of the proudest brand names in America. I feel very sorry for people in Newton, whose economic livelihood was tied to Maytag; all their hard work and trust in the company has been trashed by execs who worried more about their compensation packages than they did about upholding one of the finest reputations in American business. I don't blame Whirly if they do kill the Maytag name. It doesn't stand for much of anything any more, and it hasn't since That Thing (the Neptune) first reared its ugly, corner-cutting, ill-designed head. | ||
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Post# 173237 , Reply# 16 12/7/2006 at 01:47 (6,350 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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The downfall of Maytag really can't be pinned on one particular product but the shift of their core philosophy. They bought up companies that were already producing products of questionable quality and then did nothing to bring those products up to the high standards that Maytag always had been known for. Profits were put before quality instead of trying to strike a balance between the two. While it's true that some of the steel panels got thinner and porcelain coatings weren't quite as heavy as prior models, this isn't and wasn't exclusive to just Maytag - only one other manufacturer even uses porcelain in wash baskets and it's not very thick either. The Dependable Care washers had some troubles with their carbon-face seals - which was corrected some time ago. Water would penetrate the seal and cause the stem of the outer tub to rust and leak, in some cases the seal would fail under the agitator causing water to contaminate the tranny. This has also been corrected. You should have many years of happy service with your washer, Gary - as long as you're not washing too many loads of hammers! | ||
| Post# 173324 , Reply# 17 12/7/2006 at 11:04 (6,350 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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I think you're right that Maytag's core philosophy was also to blame (putting the hallowed Maytag name on $59 LG air-conditioners sold at Home Depot didn't help), but the QC and design issues with Neptune really generated a public-relations problem. The Internet is full of horror stories about the product, and many people don't necessarily take the time to find out WHICH product is a problem- they just sidestep the whole brand. Again, really, really sad. An entire town is wondering what its future will be like, due to poor decisions made by people whose compensation packages will see to it that THEY won't miss a single lobster dinner. | ||
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