Alaishana t1_j65emif wrote on January 27, 2023 at 8:56 PM

Reply to comment by zgembo1337 in Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances by HushedShadow

And why exactly do you NEED all that?

Gimmicks.

ShitholeWorld t1_j67rc2t wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:15 AM

I feel like a lot of these things are solving non-problems. I've never thought "gee, I wish I could schedule my washing machine remotely."

As for notifications? If I'm home, I'll hear the machine stop. If I'm not home, what am I going to do about it?

zgembo1337 t1_j65vtr7 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:50 PM

Because I can schedule the wash to be done when i get home, and then hang the clothes to dry immediately and be free for the rest of the day

The alternative is an ordinary timer, but if i stay longer at work, the clothes will stay in the drum and get crinckled, if a meeting is cancelled, I'll be home already before the wash even starts, and I'll have to wait for it to finish, before i can go somewhere else.

You dont need-need it, but it's nice to have, and doesn't really cost a lot... I can get a connected washer for ~300eur here, maybe even less if it's on a sale. If you reall dont need it, just don't connect it to wifi, and it'll still be a dumb offline washer