@mekkaokereke @Rycaut @dusk @clive @hazelnot @teadrinker I'd gladly pay more for a product that lasted. I'm nursing along all my appliances, all ~10y old and now iffy.
When I was a kid my mum used to shred washing machines. Lot of laundry. Repair guy from the manufacturer told her "you're using it too much". Eventually bought an expensive model which looked a bit quaint but lasted until well after I moved out.
Not sure that same resilient thinking goes into any products now, expensive or not.