samson

complaint
it bothers me so so so bad how things "aren't made like they used to be". I live in an old house and most things in my house are very outdated and could use some updating. Along with that, most of the major appliances in my house are the same ones I've had since I was a child. They aren't actually ready to get replaced yet, but know their time is coming. But I really do not want to replace them until I absolutely have to, because I worry about the quality of the new product not matching what I am already used to.
For example; some people probably know I recently replaced my water heater. Previous one was installed in 2003. Before that, the water heater we had was the one that came with the house. My dad owned the house for about 20 years at that point and he had zero idea how old the water heater was at that point. So we got 20+ years out of each water heater.
Now with the newest one we got, I went with my dad's advise and bought one from the "big box store". That's what my dad recommended. He's always done it that way and he's owned a house for 40ish years, so he's probably right? Wrong. The brand Home Depot carries for hot water heaters is well known to be a hot mess. It had issues right out of the box and apparently still has issues. I had to relight the pilot light this morning. Never had to do that once with my old one. I poke around online and there is all sorts of complaints about this brand of water heater, but also complaints about pretty much any brand water heater not being "like how they used to make them". My uncle got a top of the line water heater because he could afford that, still has issues with it. After 4 years it had to be replaced. (He also recently had to replace his fridge that was less than 5 years old :u)
Idk it feels like it should be illegal. Things should be able to be constructed way better than they were 20 years ago, but instead we are heading backwards. All because companies can't "profit" on you buying an appliance that lasts you half your life