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Re: Top 5 items to not repair... NTC
From:
Phil Nutting <[log in to unmask]>
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(Leadfree Electronics Assembly Forum)
Date:
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:00:50 -0400
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We truly have become a "throw-away" society.

It pains my "old Yankee thrift" father to buy a calculator for $2.95
have the battery die and find that the replacement battery costs $3.95.

What would happen if we didn't bring out new models every 2 months and
instead brought them out once a year with all the bugs worked out and a
very useful and reliable product?

What happens when we have exhausted the cheap labor in the third world
countries? We will no longer be able to drive the costs down to make the
throw-away products.

Oops... Just fell off my soap box!  Back to work.

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Fjelstad
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:54 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [LF] Top 5 items to not repair... NTC

SmartMoney.com just released a list titled:

"Top 5 Products You Should Never Repair"

1) Computers
2) Digital Cameras
3) MP3 players
4) Microwave Ovens
5) Cell Phones

_http://money.aol.com/top5/general/things-not-to-repair_
(http://money.aol.com/top5/general/things-not-to-repair)


The implications are.... interesting

Joe

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