Comments on: Culture of Repair. http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/ The Neat Side of the Web Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:49:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ruibert http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28752 ruibert Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:00:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28752 heck, i'd love to repair things here too, if it didn't take three weeks, cost $300 and end in them telling you they can't fix it and you have to buy a new one anyway. /bitter heck, i’d love to repair things here too, if it didn’t take three weeks, cost $300 and end in them telling you they can’t fix it and you have to buy a new one anyway.

/bitter

]]> By: John http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28104 John Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:52:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28104 I have long been an advocate of fixing something first before buying a new one. Cell phones and cameras are a big favorite of thing to have fixed as opposed to buying new ones. I understand that new innovation is driven by obsolescence of products but if a small part (like a pager motor) is all that's busted go and have it fixed. I'm glad we don't do that with cars... I have long been an advocate of fixing something first before buying a new one. Cell phones and cameras are a big favorite of thing to have fixed as opposed to buying new ones. I understand that new innovation is driven by obsolescence of products but if a small part (like a pager motor) is all that’s busted go and have it fixed. I’m glad we don’t do that with cars…

]]> By: Thermus http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28077 Thermus Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:42:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28077 I have to agree with this. I'm by no means an environmentalist and I love the US, but it is quite disgusting how being a wealthy nation entitles US manufacturers to create non-user-servicable products. Too frequently, they'd rather you throw the whole thing away than sell you a replacement part. I have to agree with this. I’m by no means an environmentalist and I love the US, but it is quite disgusting how being a wealthy nation entitles US manufacturers to create non-user-servicable products. Too frequently, they’d rather you throw the whole thing away than sell you a replacement part.

]]> By: wah http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28011 wah Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:21:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/#comment-28011 Very cool. It's hard to imagine how much stuff we waste here in the U.S. I try to be pretty good about it, but don't nearly push the kind of efficiency that seems to be required in some of the harsher social environments on this lil' rock. Very cool. It’s hard to imagine how much stuff we waste here in the U.S. I try to be pretty good about it, but don’t nearly push the kind of efficiency that seems to be required in some of the harsher social environments on this lil’ rock.

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