Godammn vacuum cleaner broke. Took it apart, its just a part of the brush roller that is broken. Should be an easy fix. But they don't sell spare parts for my vacuum. They never have, they just want you to buy a new one. So one little easily replaced plastic bit makes the whole thing into non-functional mostly plastic waste. The vacuum is even clearly designed to be easily repaired, it's one of the most intelligently laid out appliances I've ever seen.

But it's not profitable to sell spare parts, so I have to send this thing to a landfill if I can't figure out some ghetto fix. This intentional wastefulness is one of the things that pisses me off about capitalism nearly every day.

  • Perplexiglass [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I had a new laptop that I got for a pretty solid deal on one of those frugal websites. It was a steal, but I figured out quick the keyboard was pretty junk when a couple keys broke after a few months. Found website. $4 per key, $6 flat shipping charge. "Fuck it, I'm a gamer."

    These fuckers waited a week, canceled my order, then emailed me a link for a "discount" on a $60 full keyboard replacement.

    Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck capitalism.