Maybe that's true if you buy no-name appliances from Wal-Mart, but most major brands still mostly offer no-frills budget lines that are aimed and marketed at ho

Maybe that's true if you buy no-name appliances from Wal-Mart, but most major brands still mostly offer no-frills budget lines that are aimed and marketed at home builders and landlords. If you go look at the lowest price GE appliance in most categories it's almost certainly going to outlive their high-end stuff.