Ive taken back everything i have bought this year,edgers,lawn furniture,blowers,solar lights....what is this doing to our landfills,any why are CEOs making the big bucks for producting crap
2006-09-09 12:18:00 · 14 answers · asked by bumpercar 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I think that it has to do with propagating supply and demand. If a product has a shortened lifespan, then it is necessary to replace it far sooner than normal. This aids in keeping the demand for a product high. When it comes down to it, most CEOs are more interested in the financial health of their companies rather than the environmental health of their world. Supply and demand....
2006-09-09 12:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by joesfoot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they want you to have to buy another one (or pay to have the one you own fixed). That way, they get more money than if they manufactured a product that would last a lifetime.
Pff at the person who made the remark about goods made in China. Things everywhere fall apart or malfunction within a couple of years, whether they're American-made or not.
2006-09-09 12:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by ChiChi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At one time almost every thing was hand made. Craftsman (people making these items) took great pride in their work, therefore making the best quality product they could produce. In today's mas market world, most every thing is mass produced and cheaply made. You get what you pay for. Check out a genuine antique piece of furniture and you will see just what I am talking about. Good, quality furniture is made of real wood. Most of today's furniture is made of fiberboard. It is heavy but does not hold up an if it gets wet it crumbles in time.
2006-09-09 12:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by ELIZABETH 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 00:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by rangnow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats the miracle of free trade were your fellow greedy american buys some cheap product from a country that has abundant cheap labor .and those CEOs are absolutely making akilling out of it because they can bully there suppliers to sell them a product that is discent looking but poor quality. this should be a wake-up call to all of you your people are loosing jobs because big companies dont invest in the U.S. anymore instead they are selling stuff from overseas so go figure why you have cheap stuff and some people looses jobs there
2006-09-09 12:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lionel M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS happens to make you keep buying so people have to work to produce the things you need and thanks to these they have a job so they have money to buy things that fall apart and buy them because they have a job and earns money and so on ... I hope you understood je je ... IT seems so simple but I think this is not progress because a lot of people buy silly things and they coul d pent their money and time improving their knowledge and culture and then realizing that the effort of all of us could be used in improving the way of life but really improving it not making us depend on the crap produced but in transcendental matters.
2006-09-09 12:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by AMAYI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fueling the economy..? Teaching our children to be consumers?
I do know what you mean. I am always amazed at how quickly things wear out and the fact that it is far less expensive to replace than repair it.
Which gives us...love of convenience? ; )
2006-09-09 12:24:33 · answer #7 · answered by tantiemeg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you will keep buying. Its sad. Things you bought 50 years ago will still work today.
2006-09-09 12:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's all made in China.
Try buying things that were made in the USA.
2006-09-09 12:22:50 · answer #9 · answered by moxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Made out of cheap quality
2006-09-09 12:21:00 · answer #10 · answered by Rani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋