http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021433174Oh my.
The things primitives complain about.
shraby (15,065 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:12 PM
I am 70 years old and I'm sooo tired of buying things that don't work right..
New dishwasher that doesn't wash dishes clean. Can't decide if it's the dishwasher or the automatic washer soap I use.
Last new clothes dryer I bought makes the bedding roll up in a long thing like a sleeping bag and then they don't dry.
Last new clothes washing machine I bought had a part break and filled the washroom, kitchen and dining room with smoke. Now I don't really trust it.
A manual can opener that sometimes opens okay and other times skips so I have to use a knife to get the food out.
Can't buy a bra that fits right.
Replaced our furnace with a new energy efficient one..can't use the tax break cause we don't pay taxes anymore (not enough income) and come to find out the city raised out property taxes cause we bought a new furnace..nevermind that the last one was around 50+ years old.
anyone have any to add?
Vinca (21,966 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:18 PM
2. My dryer dries the clothes, but suddenly it started sounding like a printing press.
I don't know what the heck is wrong with it and I don't feel like paying someone to come to the house to see if they can fix it. The washer washes okay, but it doesn't spin the water out of the clothes very well. Clothespins . . . that's what really drives me crazy. The cheesy clothespins you buy that are made in China won't hold up a wet paper towel. I've resorted to buying old, used clothespins at estate sales. People think I'm crazy. As for bras, I found some that fit but the hippie in me (at 63) still doesn't want to wear them.
^^the braless vindictive primitive, the notorious re-seller of used goods.
cbayer (111,801 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:20 PM
3. My biggest complaint is cell phone service.
We pay for two lines that have unlimited service, but they don't provide enough bandwidth for us to do what we want with it.
We used to be able to watch movies, some TV on hulu, stream you tube. But if more than a handful of tourists hit the area, it becomes completely unusable.
In the meantime, I am paying Netflix and Hulu monthly for something I can almost never use.
Complaints to the company fall on deaf ears, because they would love for us to drop our unlimited data plans.
Basically they are strangling us.
As to the bra issue, sports bras are the only way to go these days, imo. Cheap, comfortable and they generally fit - even for those of us who have, you know, *changed*.
OTOH, I am really happy with things that do work. Amazon for buying in bulk and getting things delivered quickly and at no cost. Now that I love.
^^franksolich's former--no more--
objet d'amour from Skins's island.
digonswine (957 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:23 PM
5. My stupid Keurig coffee maker-does not work if the water I put in is too cold! WTF? I had to call the company and some dude said that is how they are. The thing is supposed to boil water and send it through the grounds! That's it.
The young man told me this as if it was perfectly reasonable.
riderinthestorm (10,663 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:24 PM
6. Oh, I've posted about the can opener thing a few times on DU!
I had one for about 25 years. It finally broke and I've since gone through at least FIVE in the past 3 years - none of them work, or they broke within a month.
I'm sure I've had at least 10 toasters in the past 25 years. 7 microwaves. I've stopped counting how many computers and printers I've gone through....
Personally, also, I think the CFL lightbulbs are simply a conspiracy I tells ya!
maxsolomon (11,270 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:24 PM
7. You get what you pay for
As to bras, my wife swears by Wacoal.
wickerwoman (5,029 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:05 PM
25. Except you don't anymore.
If I pay $200 for shoes I expect them to last a hell of a lot longer than 6 months. I've spent literally months trying to find decent quality new shoes, nevermind the price, and have been shocked at the number of places selling $400 shoes that look like they would fall to pieces in a stiff breeze.
I'm still wearing a pair of jeans I bought in 1993. They're in better shape than pairs I bought for more money six or seven months ago.
I paid more than $100 a piece for some dress shirts from Macys a while back and after six months they are in tatters, seams worn through, buttons popping off, fraying everywhere... I wash them on a gentler cycle than recommended and air dry them and they're still shot.
It really pisses me off because I hate shopping and I don't have a ton of money so I go out of my way to try to pay a little bit more for nice quality stuff that will last awhile and I'm finding over and over again that you actually can't find decent quality anything for love or money anymore.
^^you know, that's really odd.
Back when Ronald Reagan was president, franksolich paid a mint for a custom-tailored three-piece suit, 34" waist, 33" inseam, and then when the first George Bush was president, I paid another mint for two such suits, 34" waist, 33" inseam.
I still wear them; they look good as new, although the waist-line's currently shrunk to 32.5".
Why is it when a Republican's president, one always seems to get what one pays for?
JitterbugPerfume (17,989 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:26 PM
8. I recently bought a new vacuum cleaner, put an attachment on it and can't get it off. Don't even get me started on bras' that dont fit right....
After which a great deal of primitive bitchery about computer printers, and then the oblate spheroid, Vlada Mitty, shows up:
nadinbrzezinski (109,295 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 06:52 PM
20. Coffee makers
after the third one broke six weeks into it. we had it. We just boil water anymore and use a melita.
Yes, sent a nasty gram to the company... like it matters.
After which a great deal of primitive bitchery about General Electric appliances, and then this:
coldwaterintheface (5 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:08 PM
27. You get what you pay for
yes it is depressing that of you pay $500 for a dishwasher and it turns out to be crap but for a dishwasher $500 is the crap price point.
If you take the time to research before you buy you will be less likely to waste your money.
I think it is because of the elimination of union labor in America, that is why most of my purchases have been things made in Europe by Union Labor.
onethatcares (6,164 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:31 PM
38. the deal that really pisses me off is
I had to buy a new airconditioning unit. I got three estimates. Took the one with the best SEER rating and though not the cheapest, I thought I was getting a good deal, in fact it was a good deal for me and the company.
90 days to the day the float switch shuts the unit off and it's 93 degrees outside on a sunny Sunday in sunny Florida so you know the humidity is up there. So I call the company and they call me back to tell me it will be $83.00 to send a tech out. New airconditioner and a service charge already. So I agree and the tech tells me the primary float switch is having a problem with the speed of the fan blowing the condensation off the air handler causing it to shut the farking thing down.(unit has two, count em, 2 float switches) I thought that was a good idea because if you've ever gotten up in the middle of the night and stepped on wet floors due to the water overflowing the pan, it's worth having 2 float switches. You'll have to trust me on that.
Well after the service was done and paid for, I took the time to actually write a letter using the Palmer Penmanship method I learned in Catholic school expressing my dismay and my thoughts.
I NEVER GOT A ****ING REPLY, NOT A PHONE CALL, POST CARD OR LETTER. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY AND WILL KICK IT TO THE CURB EVERY CHANCE I GET.
What happened to "customer service"??? Yeah, I'm done with the new American method of treating customers.
asjr (9,405 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:43 PM
41. Oh my dear, I just became 80 years old and know exactly what you have been going through. I have had the dishwasher and clothes dryer screwups. Right now I would love to find a bra that fits. I am so tired of hauling these things around and if they get any lower I will be able to play my own soccer game with them. If my back didn't hurt 24/7.
XemaSab (56,343 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:45 PM
42. My brand new cell phone has dropped every call I've made so far
and I live in downtown Redding, which is the biggest city in California north of Sacramento.
The oblate spheroid again, pointing out that she covers fires:
nadinbrzezinski (109,295 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 08:02 PM
52. Funny, the other day at the fire
we were that close to the border, but still in the US... guess what? TELCEL was picking them so international rates.
Warpy (64,857 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 07:49 PM
44. The bra is the easy part
There are fitting sites online that tell you what size you are through the use of a tape measure. Once you get the right size, just roll 'em up and stuff 'em in. It makes quite a difference.
I'm still using the 1946 floor furnace that came with the house. I will continue to use it until it dies. After that, I might look into a heat pump setup for heating and cooling.
The washer/dryer situation can be difficult. The best advice is to ignore style and look at Make + Complaints on Google. Then pick the one with the bad timers and solenoids over the ones that crack their drums and blow their gaskets.
For dishwashers I got nothin. The only one I ever had is at the ends of my arms.
^^the defrocked warped primitive, with a face like Hindenberg's and a body like Mussolini's.
