the most angering laundry commercial and presentation

Life is too short to be that angry, Jerome.

You should be aware that the advertisement world spends BILLIONS every year pitching their goods to entice buyers. In those advertisements, they go to great lengths stretching the truth and bullshitting their way into getting the consumer to purchase their junk. Sometimes they lie beyond all comprehension. It's the way the world works, that's why one has must spend ample time researching products and combing through reviews instead of impulse buying. It was much easier to fool consumers before the internet was around but there's still a large percentage that believe advertising, base their decision off of looks/appearance (lipstick on a pig), convenience, nametags that changed owners sometimes decades prior or changing hands multiple times, and are too lazy to do their own research.

Maytag was one of the few that could back up their Maytag Man advertisements with the helical design as being the longest running, most dependable washer. However, they also stretched the truth in some of their other products and marketing claims, especially towards the last 1.5 decades of their existence.

The hanging suspension rod design isn't going anywhere in top loaders. It's extremely cheap to build and quick/easy to assemble at the factory. They also get another round of money when it fails in the not so distance future through selling parts. Maytag helical washers were one of the very few washers that had a fully adjustable suspension instead of popping non-adjustable springs into place and having tubs leaning to one side or another even with a perfectly leveled machine. They could also be "tuned" on the soft side for a subfloor or more aggressive on a concrete pad. Dumbed down temps, for the most part, are heavily influenced by EPA regulations. Others use it for "green" purposes through advertising as consuming less recourses/less electricity.

Purchase a vintage top loader if you want a quality built machine that hasn't been heavily regulated by government.


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Post# 1201440 3/13/2024 at 17:10 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)
Checkrate/Likes This is the most angering laundry commercial I have EVER seen. And yet, here we are ever since these GE/hotpoint models have been introduced in 2015. I know that chetlaham is going to be very angry as I am. First of all, how will this washer be built tough? There's nothing tough about it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO GELaundry4ever's LINK

Post# 1201441 , Reply# 1 3/13/2024 at 17:16 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)
Checkrate/Likes *presentation* What is this guy suggesting? So far, I am not seeing any toughness in these GE products. They're still being built with Chinese parts. There is still that hanging suspension. This is why I revive these threads involving these, because apparently nothing has changed. And I suspect the temps are still dumbed down. The agitation is still noisy and is still weak. Again, how is this built tough? It's just marketing. The real washers and dryers are Speed Queen Laundry as far as I'm concerned. Honestly, I don't see these GE's lasting in a commercial setting. CLICK HERE TO GO TO GELaundry4ever's LINK

Post# 1201449 , Reply# 2 3/13/2024 at 19:55 by chetlaham (United States)
Checkrate/Likes 1 All lies. Companies like GE know words are motivators, not delineators of truth. However there is no need to explain it out. You're second video says it all "pro channel" "100 unit multi family project" and "property management customers". They aren't selling to actual end use humans, they're selling to businessmen looking to stick the cheapest possible prop in a space just so the leasing entity can claim their property has said prop. I've despised the practice and always will. Renting is a scam. Cookie cutters are a manufactured fantasy image. GE is simply the one to fill that demand of the scam which the public has fallen for. For those who know the truth, yes, it is both painful and maddening. The one good thing about these videos is they make me appreciate my Speed Queen even more. Never take anything for granted is the best thing experience has taught me.

Post# 1201450 , Reply# 3 3/13/2024 at 20:02 by qsd-dan (West)
Checkrate/Likes 8 Life is too short to be that angry, Jerome. You should be aware that the advertisement world spends BILLIONS every year pitching their goods to entice buyers. In those advertisements, they go to great lengths stretching the truth and bullshitting their way into getting the consumer to purchase their junk. Sometimes they lie beyond all comprehension. It's the way the world works, that's why one has must spend ample time researching products and combing through reviews instead of impulse buying. It was much easier to fool consumers before the internet was around but there's still a large percentage that believe advertising, base their decision off of looks/appearance (lipstick on a pig), convenience, nametags that changed owners sometimes decades prior or changing hands multiple times, and are too lazy to do their own research. Maytag was one of the few that could back up their Maytag Man advertisements with the helical design as being the longest running, most dependable washer. However, they also stretched the truth in some of their other products and marketing claims, especially towards the last 1.5 decades of their existence. The hanging suspension rod design isn't going anywhere in top loaders. It's extremely cheap to build and quick/easy to assemble at the factory. They also get another round of money when it fails in the not so distance future through selling parts. Maytag helical washers were one of the very few washers that had a fully adjustable suspension instead of popping non-adjustable springs into place and having tubs leaning to one side or another even with a perfectly leveled machine. They could also be "tuned" on the soft side for a subfloor or more aggressive on a concrete pad. Dumbed down temps, for the most part, are heavily influenced by EPA regulations. Others use it for "green" purposes through advertising as consuming less recourses/less electricity. Purchase a vintage top loader if you want a quality built machine that hasn't been heavily regulated by government.

Post# 1201457 , Reply# 4 3/13/2024 at 22:15 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)
Checkrate/Likes *to chetlaham* Hey chetlaham, this is why I'm grateful for Speed Queen Laundry in my apartment complex. What did you think of the Hotpoint claim of America's hardest working appliances? I suspect that GE/Hotpoint is going for a ride on their reputation still.

Post# 1201459 , Reply# 5 3/13/2024 at 22:33 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)
Checkrate/Likes 12 Why dont you just e/mail chet instead of making all these unnecessary repostings, Jerome. The rest of us are tired of hearing your ranting about nothing you or us have any control over. Many have blocked you and can you finally get the hint.

Post# 1201466 , Reply# 6 3/13/2024 at 23:27 by chetlaham (United States)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *America's hardest working appliances* My guess, if you take the undersized parts being pushed past their design limits, would technically qualify as America's hardest working contraption. So maybe it could be true in that sense. Of course that is not what GE wants the buyers to take away from that slogan.

Post# 1201473 , Reply# 7 3/13/2024 at 23:49 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)
Checkrate/Likes *GE/hotpoint* In my opinion, it's all GE/Hotpoint all under the hood. It's just the same machine, different name.

Post# 1201478 , Reply# 8 3/14/2024 at 00:33 by chetlaham (United States)
Checkrate/Likes 1 They are identical except for a few minor cosmetic differences. It has been that way since the 70s. Perhaps the 80s if you count those porcelain Hotpoints but even then there were porcelain tub dishwashers with the GE label up until the early 90s.

Post# 1201489 , Reply# 9 3/14/2024 at 06:33 by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)
Checkrate/Likes 4 *But they include the rubber hoses!* The dryer has a "flat back"! The washers have Microban! and the stack comes in a diamond gray color too! What are you all so grouchy about?

Post# 1201498 , Reply# 10 3/14/2024 at 13:35 by Maytag85 (Sean A806)
Checkrate/Likes 6 Jerome, if you just post for the sake of posting, people will get tired, block, move on. Not to mention, it�s a huge waste of mental energy to just keep on dwelling on the same topic. The only thing I can think of at this point is just to put the subject to rest, or only post in the Imperial or shoppers square forum index. That�s what I�ve been doing as of late myself over the past couple of months.

Post# 1201630 , Reply# 11 3/16/2024 at 07:06 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *New GE laundry appliances* Hi Jerome, thanks for posting these videos from GE. It�s nice to see that they�re taking laundry appliances seriously again and building good washers and dryers for the money. Obviously they�re not rugged appliances like Speed Queen but for the money these are going to offer good value and builders will buy them by the thousands, Many people will get 15 to 30 years out of these machines when they�re in light use situations. My partners older sister has a pair of these basic hot points and we used them several times when I was staying with them over Christmas and they work just fine, she wanted no nonsense machines and didn�t want to pay a fortune for them and I think she got, good performing pair of machines. John

Post# 1201657 , Reply# 12 3/16/2024 at 18:46 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)
Checkrate/Likes *GElaundry* I hope GE is continuing to take laundry seriously again. I'd like to see them return to the filter-flo or something that will compete with the Maytag pet pro system.

Post# 1201673 , Reply# 13 3/17/2024 at 00:23 by chetlaham (United States)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Only way to return would be if everyone who had a modern GE appliance refused to use while demanding a reimbursement from the builder, landlord, housing authority or property management. If everyone were like me this would have already taken place 25 years ago.

Post# 1201746 , Reply# 14 3/18/2024 at 09:47 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)
Checkrate/Likes *GE laundry thugs* I agree with you, but the thugs at GE do not want that. All they want is money. They do not care about you as a customer, not even in the upscale segment.