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My guess: These companies have an internal repair division that will try to sell it as "warranty repaired" later. Or, they sell it at a discount to a company t
by throwaway2037 2y ago
My guess: These companies have an internal repair division that will try to sell it as "warranty repaired" later. Or, they sell it at a discount to a company that specialises in oven repairs. They will fix it, then resell it. My guess: Apple's devices are way harder to repair than your average oven or refrigerator.
- nijave 2y agoThey did at Kitchen Aid (American company) but only for higher prices goods. They'd refurbish stand mixers but not <$100 USD stuff like stick blenders or hand mixers. Stand mixers were solid metal so I'm guessing a decent portion of the cost was casing/housing At least in the U.S. this stuff tends to be called "manufacturer refurbished"
- maxerickson 2y agoI expect the cost of the cast, cleaned up and painted metal parts is a small fraction vs stuff like assembly and overhead. The raw materials aren't that expensive and they have enough sales to use high volume processes.