Heard of “LG” appliances? It used to be “Goldstar” and was crap when it first hit US shores from Korea years ago!.It is still Korean crap; but, it does have a more “upscale” name now…
I had bought a GE refrigerator and it only lasted 5 years!!!! And it would have cost $800 to replace the motherboard in it!!! That was more than what I had paid for the fridge. Unfortunately, a smaller fridge from GE was also the least expensive. So far it’s fine, but I don’t expect it to last very long. A long time ago, in a rented triplex, there was a fridge in there older than me and it was still running great when we moved. Oh for the days when things lasted that long.
A few years ago there was a lighning strike near my home and it blew out the mother board on my TV. It took me 2 days to hunt down the receipt and then take the TV to the store where it was repaird for free because I brought it in on the last day of the warrenty.
juicebruce about 10 years ago
I hate when that happens !
jones.knik about 10 years ago
Planned obsolescence.
skyriderwest about 10 years ago
Been there. Done that. Won’t buy Samsung appliances ever again.
neverenoughgold about 10 years ago
Heard of “LG” appliances? It used to be “Goldstar” and was crap when it first hit US shores from Korea years ago!.It is still Korean crap; but, it does have a more “upscale” name now…
cbrsarah about 10 years ago
I had bought a GE refrigerator and it only lasted 5 years!!!! And it would have cost $800 to replace the motherboard in it!!! That was more than what I had paid for the fridge. Unfortunately, a smaller fridge from GE was also the least expensive. So far it’s fine, but I don’t expect it to last very long. A long time ago, in a rented triplex, there was a fridge in there older than me and it was still running great when we moved. Oh for the days when things lasted that long.
patlaborvi about 10 years ago
A few years ago there was a lighning strike near my home and it blew out the mother board on my TV. It took me 2 days to hunt down the receipt and then take the TV to the store where it was repaird for free because I brought it in on the last day of the warrenty.