tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post2438227373098109624..comments2023-10-29T04:49:36.513-04:00Comments on So Very Very Thankful: You have old stuff!!VirginiaChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-60315898245782359192014-03-20T20:27:37.101-04:002014-03-20T20:27:37.101-04:00I have no problem with new and improved items prod...I have no problem with new and improved items produced by the manufacturers....what I abhor is the practice of making things to last for a definite period of time, with warranties that barely cover the period before it breaks down. It's no wonder that stores are selling Extended Warranties, for they know the products don't last very long.....it's a vicious cycle.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-949132689765707202014-03-20T00:36:59.654-04:002014-03-20T00:36:59.654-04:00Oh. I'm up to date. Good. See you again soo...Oh. I'm up to date. Good. See you again soon.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-36849857196339773292014-03-20T00:36:27.767-04:002014-03-20T00:36:27.767-04:00We have lived in a throw away society for years bu...We have lived in a throw away society for years but now that we demand that everything is as cheap as possible profit margins on individual items are small and profits are made on volume. No one wants to keep spares because they are money sitting on a shelf and they may never be sold. I could go on but you know all this anyway. It's just something we have to accept. After all the labour cost of mending most things is higher than the cost of the parts. GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-87335979393792971212014-03-17T15:41:14.606-04:002014-03-17T15:41:14.606-04:00Oh my you have made me laugh with your story, but ...Oh my you have made me laugh with your story, but I'm sure that we can help if you post a photo of your remaining mugs, someone out here in Blogland may be able to help you locate a replacement.<br />I'm with you....things become old rather quickly these days....and there is nothing we can do about it.<br />Here on the island we refer to these items as "mash up and buy back."<br />I care for anything that I own, so my stuff lasts a long time....I certainly don't have the "mash up and buy back" mentality.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-39733935289854816712014-03-16T06:45:51.055-04:002014-03-16T06:45:51.055-04:00Stuff tends to get old very quickly nowadays! I gu...Stuff tends to get old very quickly nowadays! I guess you have to be glad you didn't have to buy a whole new sewing maching just because the lamp bulb went out! :) <br /><br />This week I happened to break a tea mug that was one of three. Once upon a time I was given just one single such mug as a birthday present. Several years later, I went into a store in town and bought two more in the same series (same pattern, different colours), so that I had three. In my mind, that was not so long ago. Knowing the store was still there (even if under a different name, but still selling the same kind of household things) I took a chance and popped in to ask if they still had those mugs... Of course I got a similar reply as you did (in attitude if not the exact words). THAT pattern has not been in production for YEARS... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com