"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:18:41 -0000, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)"
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On 25 Jan 2007 03:34:49 -0800, "La Puce" wrote:


If our attitude is to save money, many of us are saving money for the
long run, not for a quick fix. I have never expected anything to be
cheap. I have had this argument with my husband many times when he
finds something cheap and thinks it's a bargain. I hate bargains. I
know that it will break and that we will have no other choice but to
throw away.

Lidl and Aldi electrical goods have a three year guarantee and seem to
be
the
same quality as more expensive stuff.
In a Consumer test the two best ABMs were EUR220 and EUR 30.
Price doesn't necessarily mean quality.

Those of us who have lived in NL too long are constantly looking for
bargains
and finding them. We rarely, if ever pay, the RRP. Almost everything we
own was
a bargain including our 20 year old Sony TV , which was cheap because it
had a
small blemish on the screen, but came with a full guarantee. We took it
back to
the Sony importer who exchanged it for one without any defects. Most of
our
white goods are "last years models". Who cares about the current
fashion,
when
they last 20 years? BCC rules!
--

Martin

If you believe saving energy is important then I can assure you that brand
new white goods (Fridges/freezers/washers etc) are considerably more
efficient than 10 year old models.

I don't believe in throwing away things to save small amounts of energy.
The
things thrown away took a lot of energy to make. I don't leave the TV,
VCR, etc.
on standby 24 hours a day. In fact the VCR has been off since it finally
died
some years ago. As long as I am surrounded by green houses burning vast
amounts
of gas to grow tasteless vegetables, and flowers, that can be produced
naturally
elsewhere, I think I have the right to use a ten year old washing machine;
and
older deep freezes that are stuffed full with home grown vegetables. The
deep
freezes are so well insulated that the pumps rarely run.
--

Martin


LOL. You do have the right, as we all do. Long may it last