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[Cyberpunkd]

Got thinking about it lately due to three things:

1. Toilet light (the thing you put on the toilet bowl if you need to go during the night and don't want to turn on the main light) went out - wife told me to buy a new one, but I emailed the manufacturer (I bought the thing 4 months ago) and within 6 hours they shipped me a replacement unit, works great.
2. My top-end electric razor is more than 10 years old, I was thinking about buying a new one (these go for 150€+ top end model, 250€+ with a cleaning station), but the main problem is the battery - I checked YouTube and you can change the battery yourself in 10 minutes. Original manufacturer battery costs....15€. This also makes me appreciate the razor more since I threw away the charging station, but I can buy it separately. Foil and blades - I can buy them separately. Battery (already mentioned) - separately. Charger, brush if I need to - separately.
3. My Bose QC15 headphones are almost 10 years old, the only use was seen on ear pads - I bought a new ones and replaced them myself in 10 minutes, the headphones look like new.

 

[nightmare-slain]

I always try repair. If it's not possible or worth the time/money then I'll sell/donate/recycle it and buy new. I love taking things apart but a lot of electronics are too small and awkard to work on. My old PS4 the wifi/bluetooth antenna was faulty so i bought a new antenna and replaced it myself but doing the same thing for my Switch seemed a lot more troublesome so I put it on eBay and put the money towards a new one. I'm sure someone out there with more patience than me could easily fix it.

I try limit how much stuff I buy/waste so yeah I do my best to fix it but if I can't I'll pass it on to someone else to fix or recycle it.

 

[jason10mm]

These days stuff can be hard, if not impossible, to fix. Everything is glued together and you can't get a parts list to save your life.

I do find that the higher quality the item, the more likely it is to have a repair culture around it.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

These days stuff can be hard, if not impossible, to fix. Everything is glued together and you can't get a parts list to save your life.

Yes, this is what annoys me incredibly. I cannot find another explanation than companies making it hard on purpose to repair since then you need to buy a new product, which then adds to new revenue, etc. Good for capitalism, wasteful for the planet and expensive for you.

 

[AJUMP23]

I try to repair what makes sense. And I buy new what doesn’t.

Had to repair my ckn run from a storm this week.

 

[diffusionx]

100% of the time, but most stuff is not made to repair, which is a shame. This is one of those laws I am fully on board with, especially regarding removable batteries.

 

[CatsGamesWhatever]

I always try to repair or get it repaired if possible as it's often less costly that way. The last major repair was a new heating element for the dryer but it was installed by a repairman which cost $200 after a tip. I've done enough work on dryers and they are a PITA to repair when it's something major so I didn't mind paying more so someone else could do it. The amount of times I had to hear "Did YoU cHEcK the DRYER hOSe??????" from well meaning relatives/friends drove me crazy though. Sometimes the fixes aren't simple!

 

[Mohonky]

Depends on what it is. Can I get it open with a set of drivers / sockets / spanners?

Then I'm at least taking a look at it for the obvious.

I'm perpetually amazed at the amount of work bike stores get for repairs and maintenance; it boggles my mind that people don't do their own servicing. The only servicing I wouldn't do on my own bike is the suspension which needs some specialist tools and components are hard to get / costly if broken, so that I would send to professionals, but everything else I am doing myself.

 

[pesaddict]

I had about 5-6 xbox 360's damn RED RING OF DEATH !

My hoovers been repaired 3 times now Damn kids !

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I always try to repair or get it repaired if possible as it's often less costly that way. The last major repair was a new heating element for the dryer but it was installed by a repairman which cost $200 after a tip. I've done enough work on dryers and they are a PITA to repair when it's something major so I didn't mind paying more so someone else could do it. The amount of times I had to hear "Did YoU cHEcK the DRYER hOSe??????" from well meaning relatives/friends drove me crazy though. Sometimes the fixes aren't simple!

Had a dryer problem, was still on warranty but guy came and it turns out a plastic piece at the back was broken. Bro told me: “it’s plastic, it always breaks. When out of warranty just buy the piece yourself and install it, costs 10€ and takes 10 minutes.”.