The appliance manufacturers blame energy-efficiency regulation for the massive drop-off in longevity. For myself, I'm 100% sure that they just saw an opportuni

The appliance manufacturers blame energy-efficiency regulation for the massive drop-off in longevity. For myself, I'm 100% sure that they just saw an opportunity to cut quality and serviceability to nothing and blame regulations. It was sickening when I delivered appliances. So many stories about how they replaced their 20-year-old fridge 4 years ago and now they're replacing the replacement. There are no good options left on the market that aren't multiple times the cost of the already extravagantly priced Samsung wifi-enabled smart fridges. "Oh, if people wanted to pay for longer-lastong appliances then they would still be on the market. It's really the consumers' fault that our $3k fridges only last 5 years" BS. If I had a dime for every customer who said they'd rather have bought a smaller, less fancy appliance with more longevity for the same price, I'd have enough to manufacture my own line of fridges that don't crap out the day the warranty ends.