I have finally given up buying curtain hook and runners-?

Question

Every time I go to buy new ones the disign has changed. I use curtain rings now - No problems.
I have a high flush loo that has been running for 150 years.
My clock I wind up each week and that also was made over 100 years ago. My point is. Why are we producing all these batteries, plastics and other wasteful and enviromentally damaging products that are only designed to make the manufacturers money. We standardise nothing in this world. Every washing machine, car, vacuume cleaner etc are different, but do the same job. Why is joe public being told to seperate his/her rubbish, when the real culprits are big manufactures creating wastful designs for big profits.
What do you think?

Answer 1

Wow , I can't believe there is someone out there who agrees with me. i COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER.

Answer 2

Leaving aside your atrocious spelling, you have a point in saying that design changes are mainly to maintain profits, but you overlook the fact that, because we as consumers must have the latest thing, millions of jobs are preserved. If everything was made to last 100 years, demand would quickly dwindle and unemployment quickly rise. Think of the fashion industry - do you never buy anything simply because it's fashionable? And if you don't. and nobody did, what would happen to the thousands employed in the rag trade?

Answer 3

I think people like to shop. People my mother's age enjoy buying cheap junk because when it breaks, they can go shopping again.

Ironic, because it was their generation that was financially ruined by the outsourcing of factory jobs.

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Answer 4

ole.... money-pure and simple...buy stuff thats crap, it lasts two minutes so you go out and buy more....round and round..