I spend two hours in the morning, from 7 - 9 am, taking apart my old Hoover TurboPower 5000 canister vacuum, in order go repair the cord reel. You know - the one that reels the cord back into the machine. Checked online for repair manuals (none) hints on how to do it (no good ones) and called Hoover customer service (they don't have tech support). No avail. I took the damned thing apart and fiddled with the mechanism for two lousy, dusty hours. Cleaned it, oiled it, tried to somehow wind it tighter.
Nuthin'.
At 9 AM I called the first repair shop to open in the morning. 60 miles away. The guy was nice, and told me those things can't be repaired. Gotta' buy a new unit, and it's $60. Probably $20 for shipping. No labor, as I can install it myself. But you know the deal - it will either be defective when I get it, or it will work fine and some other part will explode next week.
Time for a new vacuum.
Planned obsolescence - The American Way.
Nuthin'.
At 9 AM I called the first repair shop to open in the morning. 60 miles away. The guy was nice, and told me those things can't be repaired. Gotta' buy a new unit, and it's $60. Probably $20 for shipping. No labor, as I can install it myself. But you know the deal - it will either be defective when I get it, or it will work fine and some other part will explode next week.
Time for a new vacuum.
Planned obsolescence - The American Way.
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