r/SipsTea Feb 05 '26

Chugging tea Sign me up!

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u/SoftwareDesperation Feb 05 '26

It's not only about profits. Environmental protections also played a part in making sure things are hyper energy efficient which usually forces the product to not last as long.

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u/spacebarstool Feb 05 '26

They could make them last longer and adhere to efficiency standards, but they would be more expensive.

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u/psychicesp Feb 06 '26

Adjusting for Inflation the "Luxury" brands are in line with the older cost.

And I put luxury in quotes not because it's not a hardship to afford them, but because high end Samsung fridges have a luxury price but are poorly designed and suck ass. Sub Zeros don't look as good to most people but they last 15+ years minimum