Bit off topic, but I can’t believe people buy new appliances. For $200 each we got the nicest washer and fridge we’ve ever had off FB Marketplace. Our dishwasher was $50 and I found our glass-top oven for free on the road. Nothing wrong with any of those appliances.
That’s just gambling with extra steps. You won on your bets, but even refurbished appliances often have expensive issues that aren’t obvious until after they’ve been in use for a little while.
I can buy 5 fridges for $1,000 bucks at $200 for used. It’s a no-brainer for me. Plus, I’m not contributing to manufacturing CO2. Plus plus, I can fix basic shit, I’m not helpless with a toolbox. The person selling on FB is usually dead honest about issues. After all, you know their real name and where they live.
Go blow money if ya got it. The economy would collapse if 1-in-10 people spent like my wife and I.
I hear your and generally agree, but honestly the cost of a fridge conking out isn’t just the fridge, theres probably a bunch of food in there as well at risk, so maybe 2-3x repurchasing.
Fridge died and I lost nothing but ice production for a couple of days. Loaded everything into coolers I’d found and fixed up, along with the ice and freezer packs. Found another cooler tonight! Needs the telescoping handle fiddled with and cleaned out. Yet another example of stupid consumerism. That same cooler is $45 at Dollar General. I’ll have 20-minutes of work in it and zero dollars.
Fridge died after the hurricane last week. Again, we lost nothing. Went to my camp in the swamp and grabbed my crappy Harbor Freight generator and powered 5 houses worth of fridges for my neighnbors.
If your risk tolerance is low, handyman skills low and bank account high, sure, buy new shit.
Bit off topic, but I can’t believe people buy new appliances. For $200 each we got the nicest washer and fridge we’ve ever had off FB Marketplace. Our dishwasher was $50 and I found our glass-top oven for free on the road. Nothing wrong with any of those appliances.
That’s just gambling with extra steps. You won on your bets, but even refurbished appliances often have expensive issues that aren’t obvious until after they’ve been in use for a little while.
I can buy 5 fridges for $1,000 bucks at $200 for used. It’s a no-brainer for me. Plus, I’m not contributing to manufacturing CO2. Plus plus, I can fix basic shit, I’m not helpless with a toolbox. The person selling on FB is usually dead honest about issues. After all, you know their real name and where they live.
Go blow money if ya got it. The economy would collapse if 1-in-10 people spent like my wife and I.
I hear your and generally agree, but honestly the cost of a fridge conking out isn’t just the fridge, theres probably a bunch of food in there as well at risk, so maybe 2-3x repurchasing.
Fridge died and I lost nothing but ice production for a couple of days. Loaded everything into coolers I’d found and fixed up, along with the ice and freezer packs. Found another cooler tonight! Needs the telescoping handle fiddled with and cleaned out. Yet another example of stupid consumerism. That same cooler is $45 at Dollar General. I’ll have 20-minutes of work in it and zero dollars.
Fridge died after the hurricane last week. Again, we lost nothing. Went to my camp in the swamp and grabbed my crappy Harbor Freight generator and powered 5 houses worth of fridges for my neighnbors.
If your risk tolerance is low, handyman skills low and bank account high, sure, buy new shit.
I’m right there with you holy fuck. I put 90 percent of a whole ass solar setup on my house via Marketplace.