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Originally Posted by btimbit
A few months ago I was thinking about how wasteful everyone is these days and how I remembered growing up we didn't just throw stuff away when it broke, we'd get it repaired. So when my dishwasher broke, I called a repair guy.
$75 for a guy to come out, look at it for 30 seconds, and suggest I just buy a new one anyway.
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I look at dishwashers as disposable. I'm just going to buy them at Ikea from now on (my latest one is from there). They come automatically with a free five-year warranty (versus standard two-year warranty when you buy them anywhere else). When it breaks after that warranty is up, I'll just buy a new one. It's not worth paying someone to fix a dishwasher since they're so cheap anyway. Calgary labour rates are too high to make it make sense to have them repaired IMO. I know someone will say to buy a Bosch, but I think I'll come out ahead with my new system and my dishes are always sparkly clean so I'm doing okay.