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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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"4 year extended warranty" buddy where I'm from the dishwasher is a family heirloom and the washing machine helped raise us

"smart appliances" fuck u i want them dumb as a brick and incidentally as sturdy and enduring

#that washing machine was more emotionally present in my childhood than my actual parents #planned obsolescence is spreading like chlamydia in a nursing home into every part of our lives and you should be PISSED #anyway. buying things secondhand when you can (appliances but also clothes & furniture) is a great way to weed out #what has staying power and what was designed to break #plus it's great for your budget #please check out your local thrift store for blenders food processors mixers etc #if it's old ugly clunky but it works? then it is probably a TANK that will keep on working til kingdom come #kitchen appliances especially get donated bc people die/move and no one wants them because they are old/bulky #and they have low resale value bc advertising culture trains us to only want the new shiny stainless steel version #but if a blender has been alive and kicking since the 80s? baby i don't care about the aesthetic that is Grade A Family Heirloom material #trawl facebook marketplace/whatever for washers/dryers/ovens that work but people want to get rid in favor of the new and shiny #get comfortable with having things be a little scruffy and dated but functional and useful. your life will be so much easier and cheaper #also learning basic mending and furniture repair skills will save you a ton of money #never underestimate the power of a coat of spray paint or decorative contact paper #and it will allow you to personalize things in a fun and colorful way if you so choose!#it doesn't have to be perfect it just has to make your life easier and bring you a bit of joy in the process #tell corporations to go fuck themselves! learn diy #reject this crazy ideal that everything has to be replaced just bc it's a little dented and showing its age. that's wabi sabi baby!!!!!!!

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 11 months ago

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#that washing machine was more emotionally present in my childhood than my actual parents

"smart appliances" fuck u i want them dumb as a brick and incidentally as sturdy and enduring

#planned obsolescence is spreading like chlamydia in a nursing home into every part of our lives and you should be PISSED #anyway. buying things secondhand when you can (appliances but also clothes & furniture) is a great way to weed out #what has staying power and what was designed to break #plus it's great for your budget #please check out your local thrift store for blenders food processors mixers etc #if it's old ugly clunky but it works? then it is probably a TANK that will keep on working til kingdom come #kitchen appliances especially get donated bc people die/move and no one wants them because they are old/bulky #and they have low resale value bc advertising culture trains us to only want the new shiny stainless steel version #but if a blender has been alive and kicking since the 80s? baby i don't care about the aesthetic that is Grade A Family Heirloom material #trawl facebook marketplace/whatever for washers/dryers/ovens that work but people want to get rid in favor of the new and shiny #get comfortable with having things be a little scruffy and dated but functional and useful. your life will be so much easier and cheaper #also learning basic mending and furniture repair skills will save you a ton of money #never underestimate the power of a coat of spray paint or decorative contact paper #and it will allow you to personalize things in a fun and colorful way if you so choose!#it doesn't have to be perfect it just has to make your life easier and bring you a bit of joy in the process #tell corporations to go fuck themselves! learn diy #reject this crazy ideal that everything has to be replaced just bc it's a little dented and showing its age. that's wabi sabi baby!!!!!!!

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darkisthenewlightnow · 1 year ago

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Gaud, your tags, they are overflowing.

#that washing machine was more emotionally present in my childhood than my actual parents#planned obsolescence is spreading like chlamydia in a nursing home into every part of our lives and you should be PISSED#anyway. buying things secondhand when you can (appliances but also clothes & furniture) is a great way to weed out#what has staying power and what was designed to break#plus it's great for your budget#please check out your local thrift store for blenders food processors mixers etc#if it's old ugly clunky but it works? then it is probably a TANK that will keep on working til kingdom come#kitchen appliances especially get donated bc people die/move and no one wants them because they are old/bulky#and they have low resale value bc advertising culture trains us to only want the new shiny stainless steel version#but if a blender has been alive and kicking since the 80s? baby i don't care about the aesthetic that is Grade A Family Heirloom material#trawl facebook marketplace/whatever for washers/dryers/ovens that work but people want to get rid in favor of the new and shiny#get comfortable with having things be a little scruffy and dated but functional and useful. your life will be so much easier and cheaper#also learning basic mending and furniture repair skills will save you a ton of money#never underestimate the power of a coat of spray paint or decorative contact paper#and it will allow you to personalize things in a fun and colorful way if you so choose!#it doesn't have to be perfect it just has to make your life easier and bring you a bit of joy in the process#tell corporations to go fuck themselves! learn diy#reject this crazy ideal that everything has to be replaced just bc it's a little dented and showing its age. that's wabi sabi baby!!!!!!!

"smart appliances" fuck u i want them dumb as a brick and incidentally as sturdy and enduring

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