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Edited to increase specificity: time is from 1960 to 2010, and limiting the question to refrigerators.
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Mark Miller
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Have large appliancesrefrigerators become less reliable over time?

An often recited quip, both in my home and in popular culture, is "They don't make them like they used to." Most recently, the quote was brought up when our refrigerator stopped dispensing filtered water.

Is there data to back up the claim that quality (as measured by longevity) in large appliances like refrigerators, ovens, and washing machines has decreased over time, from the 1960s to the 2010s?

Pardon if the question isn't scientific per se.

Have large appliances become less reliable over time?

An often recited quip, both in my home and in popular culture, is "They don't make them like they used to." Most recently, the quote was brought up when our refrigerator stopped dispensing filtered water.

Is there data to back up the claim that quality (as measured by longevity) in large appliances like refrigerators, ovens, and washing machines has decreased over time?

Pardon if the question isn't scientific per se.

Have refrigerators become less reliable over time?

An often recited quip, both in my home and in popular culture, is "They don't make them like they used to." Most recently, the quote was brought up when our refrigerator stopped dispensing filtered water.

Is there data to back up the claim that quality (as measured by longevity) in refrigerators has decreased over time, from the 1960s to the 2010s?

Post Closed as "Needs more focus" by Sklivvz
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Mark Miller
Mark Miller
  • 170
  • 5

Have large appliances become less reliable over time?

An often recited quip, both in my home and in popular culture, is "They don't make them like they used to." Most recently, the quote was brought up when our refrigerator stopped dispensing filtered water.

Is there data to back up the claim that quality (as measured by longevity) in large appliances like refrigerators, ovens, and washing machines has decreased over time?

Pardon if the question isn't scientific per se.