SteveL
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2005
- Messages
- 380
About a year ago, I had to stop drinking high test coffee. Since DW was still drinking the caffeine, I let her keep the drip machine, and I switched to instant. Now, I'm tired of the taste, and am looking for a solution so that we could have one maker and both get good coffee. However, after a lot of research on Amazon, I have given up, and will prob buy a second drip machine. Turns out that the pod coffee makers are unreliable. When 30% of Amazon reviews for Keurig or Cuisinart machines are bad, that's a sign to stay away.
However, this is exactly the same situation I've had in the past year with lots of other products. A month ago, I bought a new computer for DW to replace our last XP machine. This made obsolete a wonderful Samsung laser printer for which there was no W7 driver. I shouldn't complain as it was 14 years old. Thinking I could replace an old HP color ink jet at the same time, I began a review of current ink jet printers. Again, I found that most had significant % of bad reviews. It didn't matter which brand. From cheap construction, to high ink use, and bad service, the picture was dim. I gave up on buying an ink jet and found a serviceable laser which I like, but what will I do when my trust HP960c bites the dust.
From Norelco razors to Kitchen Aid mixers, seems the transition to non-US mfg. seems to have produced an overall diminution of quality. For many items we use every day, there seems to be no good quality product to replace them. And, repairs are impossible too.
I'm sure there is a market for good quality merchandise. Look at the sales of $400 blenders at Costco. I don't understand why companies are destroying their brands values, developed over many years, with cheap stuff that doesn't last.
However, this is exactly the same situation I've had in the past year with lots of other products. A month ago, I bought a new computer for DW to replace our last XP machine. This made obsolete a wonderful Samsung laser printer for which there was no W7 driver. I shouldn't complain as it was 14 years old. Thinking I could replace an old HP color ink jet at the same time, I began a review of current ink jet printers. Again, I found that most had significant % of bad reviews. It didn't matter which brand. From cheap construction, to high ink use, and bad service, the picture was dim. I gave up on buying an ink jet and found a serviceable laser which I like, but what will I do when my trust HP960c bites the dust.
From Norelco razors to Kitchen Aid mixers, seems the transition to non-US mfg. seems to have produced an overall diminution of quality. For many items we use every day, there seems to be no good quality product to replace them. And, repairs are impossible too.
I'm sure there is a market for good quality merchandise. Look at the sales of $400 blenders at Costco. I don't understand why companies are destroying their brands values, developed over many years, with cheap stuff that doesn't last.