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The goal should be to have chargers sold separately. Packaging chargers with the devices does nothing to reduce electronics waste.
by gmueckl 7y ago
The goal should be to have chargers sold separately. Packaging chargers with the devices does nothing to reduce electronics waste.
- llampx 7y agoThat's an anti-consumer move guaranteed to add $20-50 to any phone purchase.
- gmueckl 7y agoThat's a good thing. It guarantees that chargers are truly exchangeable between devices and cuts down on the number of chargers produced and shipped. Let's face it: how many chargers do you need? How many are left over from devices that you replaced and still working?
- jacknews 7y agohow so? I see it as 'batteries not included' So long ss batteries are standardized, it's not a problem.
- throwaway9d0291 7y agoI think the idea is that it only adds $20-50 to the first phone purchase. You can use that first charger for all later phones. In the end it should work out better for you. You no longer have to buy a charger you don't need with every new phone.
- notatoad 7y agoi've bought two new kindles since amazon stopped shipping a USB Charger with every new kindle, and in that same time period i have not bought any new USB Chargers. you don't need a new charger with every device.