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To think things don’t last as long as they once did?

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K8Davidson · 25/04/2025 20:35

I bought a new toilet seat a year ago, and it broke yesterday. I’m very frustrated because when one issue is solved, something else breaks.

My furniture is mostly antique because I know they will last for the rest of my life!

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FloatingSquirrel · 26/04/2025 00:41

There are still options which last. They just cost more.
The difference is that (relative to wages) everything was generally more expensive without the cheap options we now have.

OoooopsUpsideYourHead · 26/04/2025 00:41

Then again, when I was growing up in the 70s, we had a TV repair man who would come round and replace all sorts of parts and a washing machine repair man.

The high streets always had repair shops too, for lawn mowers, portable heaters and even your hair dryer if it went kaput.

Now we all tend to just bin and replace.

OoooopsUpsideYourHead · 26/04/2025 00:39

I don't think electrical things do but I'm ok toilet seat-wise 🤣