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That specifically is such a naked example of planned obolescence i’m still salty that was not already illegal.

I was fuming when the bearing on my Bosh washing machine wore out and without batting an eyelid they wanted to sell me the whole drum assembly. Including mounting springs. Instead of just some bearings.

For the unitiated, that is roughly 70 percent of all the components in the whole machine. Other than the drum assembly there’s basicly only some logic boards, some plumbing and the motor.

All that to replace a 20 euro bearing. Which is a “wear part” by the way and should therefore 100 percent be serviceable.

That specifically is such a naked example of planned obolescence i’m still salty that was not already illegal.

I was cooking when the bearing on my Bosh washing machine wore out and without batting an eyelid they wanted to sell me the whole drum assembly. Including mounting springs.

For the unitiated, that is roughly 70 percent of all the components in the whole machine. Other than the drum assembly there’s basicly only some logic boards, some plumbing and the motor.

All that to replace a 20 euro bearing. Which is a wear part by the way and should therefore 100 percent be serviceable.

That specifically is such a naked example of planned obolescence i’m still so salty that was not already illegal.

I was cooking when the bearing on my Bosh washing machine wore out and without batting an eyelid they wanted to sell me the whole drum assembly. Including mounting springs. For the unitiated, that is roughly 70 percent of all the components in the whole machine. Other than the drump assembly there’s basicly only some logic boards, some plumbing and the motor. All that to replace a 20 euro bearing. Which is a wear part to begin with and should therefore 100 percent be serviceable.