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Those are designed to have a service contract for continuous maintenance. Not the best idea for a home.

bluGill 1y ago
Most of them don't have a contract. And most homes wouldn't want the type of appliance that needs a service contract anyway.
- fragmede 1y ago
  On a thread about what the rich people do, not being able to afford a service contract isn't something the rich do. Ever have a IT person on call for your own house because you're to busy being rich? At some level of rich you want the service contract.
  - mrguyorama 1y ago
    Eh, that level of rich doesn't care about a service contract. If their hyper-fancy, whatever gadget filled dishwasher/oven dies randomly because it's made like cheap shit and all the features are just checking boxes, they don't care, they can have it replaced within an hour, so the cook will just have to deal with only a single oven until then. Which is why the rich are terribly undiscerning purchasers: the downside for them is some wasted pocket change. The time it took to consider the purchase already earned them more money than they will spend. The appliances themselves however absolutely are built and designed to be serviced regularly to meet their expected lifespans.
    - fragmede 1y ago
      > If their hyper-fancy, whatever gadget filled dishwasher/oven dies randomly because it's made like cheap shit and all the features are just checking boxes, they don't care, they can have it replaced within an hour. What do you think a service contract is?
      - bluGill 1y ago
        Not their problem. The staff might have that, or might not. The right person just knows the gadget is broke and an hour later the staff has figured it out.
  - bluGill 1y ago
    There are a lot of middle class people who buy at restaurant supply stores. You can get some high quality stuff for similar prices to the "wal-mart quality".
ce4 1y ago
That and the professional gear is optimized for operational speed (e.g. a glassware dishwasher that has a 10min cycle for a bar. Guess how much water/electricity it needs).

Most of them don't have a contract. And most homes wouldn't want the type of appliance that needs a service contract anyway.

fragmede 1y ago
On a thread about what the rich people do, not being able to afford a service contract isn't something the rich do. Ever have a IT person on call for your own house because you're to busy being rich? At some level of rich you want the service contract.
- mrguyorama 1y ago
  Eh, that level of rich doesn't care about a service contract. If their hyper-fancy, whatever gadget filled dishwasher/oven dies randomly because it's made like cheap shit and all the features are just checking boxes, they don't care, they can have it replaced within an hour, so the cook will just have to deal with only a single oven until then. Which is why the rich are terribly undiscerning purchasers: the downside for them is some wasted pocket change. The time it took to consider the purchase already earned them more money than they will spend. The appliances themselves however absolutely are built and designed to be serviced regularly to meet their expected lifespans.
  - fragmede 1y ago
    > If their hyper-fancy, whatever gadget filled dishwasher/oven dies randomly because it's made like cheap shit and all the features are just checking boxes, they don't care, they can have it replaced within an hour. What do you think a service contract is?
    - bluGill 1y ago
      Not their problem. The staff might have that, or might not. The right person just knows the gadget is broke and an hour later the staff has figured it out.
- bluGill 1y ago
  There are a lot of middle class people who buy at restaurant supply stores. You can get some high quality stuff for similar prices to the "wal-mart quality".

ce4 1y ago

That and the professional gear is optimized for operational speed (e.g. a glassware dishwasher that has a 10min cycle for a bar. Guess how much water/electricity it needs).