One of the big pluses of gadgets like this is that they don't wear as fast as the electrical equivalent. We're using motors to do these things even though we're off-grid, because it's convenient. But motors wear out and need maintenance, far more than those appliances will.
Once upon a time, you could get your domestic appliances maintained and repaired. Nowadays it's cheaper to buy a new one (since local engineers are much more expensive than engineers on the other side of the globe) and modern white goods designs reflect this. If the price of global transport rises, we may see a reversal of this trend.
In short, I'm not impressed with the handle on your gadgets, so much as with their construction. :-)
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Once upon a time, you could get your domestic appliances maintained and repaired. Nowadays it's cheaper to buy a new one (since local engineers are much more expensive than engineers on the other side of the globe) and modern white goods designs reflect this. If the price of global transport rises, we may see a reversal of this trend.
In short, I'm not impressed with the handle on your gadgets, so much as with their construction. :-)
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