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Have you ever wondered why you buy something new for the house weather it's a small item or a large one, after the guarantee runs out the item stops working and you have to buy a replacement. A long time ago when you bought something it worked for ages well passed the guarantee date but nowadays that's not the case, for instance over 20 years ago we bought a fan to keep us cool when it's summer and it's still working and about 2 weeks ago we bought a new kettle and it's stopped working, why? The main reason I think is the manufacturer doesn't make things like they used to so that they can make money quicker by you having to replace the item every time the guarantee runs out, a simple explanation but it seems to be true. Then you think to yourself I'll buy a quality item with a well known brand name, now that's surely going to be reliable, no, exactly the same, where have all the old manufacturers gone who made a household item to last, they've gone out of business because you never had to buy a replacement, what a shame. Somethings don't change for the better in this modern technologically world they just get worse with the ordinary people suffering financially because the household items keep breaking down and then they have to spend your well earned wages on something that is supposed to last,well until the guarantee runs out, it's a never ending circle buy, works, guarantee runs out, buy again. What do you think, has the same thing happened to you, I am quite sure it has. 

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