credit to u/shittyretrocomps on reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt/comments/1jyacoo/have_you_ever_tried_to_make_toast_but_your/
Also, read this: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/
I think you could make a lot of money selling authentic replicas of 1950-1970's models of home appliances.
The kind of toasters and blenders you could drive nails with. "Heritage" items you could pass down to the grandkids when it was time for them to start college.
When I bought my house in ‘21, I thought my dad was just being an old kook when he told me not to get rid of the fully functional Speed Queen washer and dryer. I wish I’d listened… some of the fancy mid/high-end appliances we bought broke irreparably just days after their warranties expired.
I live in an apartment building. They recently replaced all the old washers and driers with brand new models. There hasn't been a full month where all the machines were working at the same time. I told the company that owns and services them that they should just get the repairman an apartment in the building.
The kicker is that my brother worked as a repairman for the washer/dryer company at the time. I’m still kicking myself.
Laundry machines are like the one thing I won't consider upgrading until they fail irreparably. It's not like house guests are ever going to see or interact with them like kitchen appliances
I can't believe you got rid of a Speed Queen.
Appliances with a good build quality make me happy.
I think that even if it cost three times a "normal" appliance's price, people would buy the more durable one. Less waste and more satisfaction.