People have mentioned energy use and safety, but adjusting for inflation they were also way more expensive, a washing machine in the 50s was over $1000 in today’s dollars. If you’re willing to spend that much, you can find great reliable appliances with long lives.
There are tons of models out there that cost half that much. Sure, there are fancy ones with wifi and touch screens you can spend $1000+ on, but a basic washer is like $4-600.
also has bullshit WiFi/touchscreens because it is so cheap to integrate for them
If you are extremely lucky, there is a review for that model somewhere that isn’t just paid advertising, but outside of the US with less-used models, that is pretty much a fantasy.
For example, even on the most expensive 1400€ Series 8 models Bosch (traditionally one of the best quality washers in the EU) now instead of a drum with bolts and a gasket, plastic welds their drum covers so it doesn’t last as long, breaks at the seam, and is almost impossible to repair correctly.
And their specs say the size, capacity, programs, and a few useless features like automatic dosing, lighting inside, and “led display” , and that is it.
Yeah dawg, I think you’re just not very good at researching your appliances. Put a little time in to learn to sniff out bots and find reviews that aren’t advertisements. Look at 4 star reviews. I hate to say it, but look at reddit; it’s a legitimately great research resource for that kind of thing if you can recognize ads.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of touchscreen WiFi bullshit out there to spend stupid money on, but there are a few diamonds in the rough if you’re willing to look.
I can’t speak to outside the US in terms of exact models, but the techniques transfer. Don’t trust brand names, find reviews of specific models.The internet is full of dorks who go on forums to geek out on appliances, you just have to find them.
Lol 1000 doesn’t even get you half way to a speed Queen. You just get the same low end shit except it’s got app or screen that with show you add eventually.
I am ready to give that money, if the device will last for 50 years. But it is really hard to rely on the machines. Even the best ones may break after a few years.
People have mentioned energy use and safety, but adjusting for inflation they were also way more expensive, a washing machine in the 50s was over $1000 in today’s dollars. If you’re willing to spend that much, you can find great reliable appliances with long lives.
That’s literally how much they cost now, or even much more and they last 10 years or maybe 15
There are tons of models out there that cost half that much. Sure, there are fancy ones with wifi and touch screens you can spend $1000+ on, but a basic washer is like $4-600.
And there were tons of ones back in the day that didn’t cost that much either.
Surprise, cheap stuff existed then too, it just didn’t survive like the expensive appliances.
The difference is now the expensive stuff ALSO barely lasts at all.
Sure it does, you just have to buy the stuff that’s expensive because it’s quality, not expensive because it has WiFi and touchscreens and stuff.
Yes but they hide that as much as possible.
If you are extremely lucky, there is a review for that model somewhere that isn’t just paid advertising, but outside of the US with less-used models, that is pretty much a fantasy.
For example, even on the most expensive 1400€ Series 8 models Bosch (traditionally one of the best quality washers in the EU) now instead of a drum with bolts and a gasket, plastic welds their drum covers so it doesn’t last as long, breaks at the seam, and is almost impossible to repair correctly.
And their specs say the size, capacity, programs, and a few useless features like automatic dosing, lighting inside, and “led display” , and that is it.
Yeah dawg, I think you’re just not very good at researching your appliances. Put a little time in to learn to sniff out bots and find reviews that aren’t advertisements. Look at 4 star reviews. I hate to say it, but look at reddit; it’s a legitimately great research resource for that kind of thing if you can recognize ads.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of touchscreen WiFi bullshit out there to spend stupid money on, but there are a few diamonds in the rough if you’re willing to look.
I can’t speak to outside the US in terms of exact models, but the techniques transfer. Don’t trust brand names, find reviews of specific models.The internet is full of dorks who go on forums to geek out on appliances, you just have to find them.
Lol 1000 doesn’t even get you half way to a speed Queen. You just get the same low end shit except it’s got app or screen that with show you add eventually.
My Miele was €1500, and they are known to be super reliable. They engineer for at least a 20 year life span.
I think I paid around $1200 for my Maytag commercial, not one single problem in the last 5ish years.
I am ready to give that money, if the device will last for 50 years. But it is really hard to rely on the machines. Even the best ones may break after a few years.
I wonder how much that high cost could be reduced by modern manufacturing. Same/similar designs, but modern tooling and logistics.
I mean, they did not have CNC mills back then.
You are paying more for materials and labor though especially RnD
You could get something like this: https://c7.alamy.com/comp/3CRWJFN/hoover-washing-machine-magazine-advertisement-1953-3CRWJFN.jpg
For the equivalent of 425 dollars. Note that the “automatic pump” doesn’t FILL your machine, nor does this machine heat the water.
I paid 1K for a Whirlpool 6620.