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  • E [email protected]

    But generally are built like shit.

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    It really depends, Ive stayed at hostels where the machines run 3+x a day and sometimes some machines will be 5+ years old. There doesnt seem to be any rhyme or reason as far as brand or usage pattern, though I've never seen an old combination unit.

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      Everytime this kind of topic comes up, it's always Miele that gets mentioned.

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      I have a Miele vacuum, what a beast (light and sturdy and powerful), never regretted buying it, way over a decade old maybe 15 years.

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        Speedqueen

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        I keep seeing people say this, but they only have a 3 year warranty. Samsung, siemens, and random chinese companies I've never seen in the US offer 20 year, on much cheaper machines.

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        • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zoneP [email protected]

          This isn't true at all. Laundromats have to pay for water and electricity, that eats into their profits.

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          Water and electricity is cheap compared to other cost (location, wages). It is more profitable to have more customers per machine per day.

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            !remindme a decade

            Hope it outlasts you (200 years!!)

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            Hope our instances last that long

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              I keep seeing people say this, but they only have a 3 year warranty. Samsung, siemens, and random chinese companies I've never seen in the US offer 20 year, on much cheaper machines.

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              The thing about speed queen is that they go out of their way to be repairable though.

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                The thing about speed queen is that they go out of their way to be repairable though.

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                Samsung is willing to bet they can make a profit while covering 20 years of repairs, whereas Speedqueen is only willing to bet 3. That says to me the speedqueen is less repairable or Samsung and others expect to weasel out of their warranty.

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                • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zoneP [email protected]

                  Dogwhistles are real bestie. I think this says way more about you, than the person you're replying to.

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                  What was described here clearly wasn't an instance of one though. It was two different people reading a saying two different ways.

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                    Samsung is willing to bet they can make a profit while covering 20 years of repairs, whereas Speedqueen is only willing to bet 3. That says to me the speedqueen is less repairable or Samsung and others expect to weasel out of their warranty.

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                    Yeah, they make them so cheap they can give you 3 machines over the life of the warranty.

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                      Yeah, they make them so cheap they can give you 3 machines over the life of the warranty.

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                      But the actual price is cheaper too, do you suppose the 650USD samsung costs 200 USD to build and ship? A 250 dollar machine with a 6 year warranty would be impressive, and triple their profit margin.

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