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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j1g4e9q wrote

Reply to comment by FunctionalGray in Samsung recalls more than 660,000 washing machines after fire hazard reports. by SUPRVLLAN

I have no fucking idea why Samsung is somehow considered the top of the heap for consumer appliances.

It's genuinely bizarre.

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Acrobatic-Morning383 t1_j1gvxdx wrote

They aren’t but they’re better at marketing apparently.

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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j1h00c7 wrote

When I sold electronics they were by far, far and away, the most overrated company...

...and the most demanded by consumers.

You're right about the marketing. Sony did fuck all, but Sammy paid millions.

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necbone t1_j1hsik4 wrote

To be fair, they do make some good products (phones tvs, ram), just their appliances suck, washers dryers microwaves stoves fridges....

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MemoryAccessRegister t1_j1iobzc wrote

>I have no fucking idea why Samsung is somehow considered the top of the heap for consumer appliances.

Competitors like Frigidaire, LG, GE, Whirlpool/Maytag/KitchenAid, aren't any better. Modern appliances are junk because it has become a race to the bottom with consumers buying appliances based on price/features not quality.

The only appliance brands I still trust to build a decent quality product are Miele, Speed Queen, and Bosch.

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HolyAndOblivious t1_j1hvsjj wrote

It's about cost efficiency for me. Is a Bosch dishwasher better? Sure. In my area costs x3 . So for medium quality shit, Samsung is the way to go.

I have the dishwasher, refrigerator and inductive hob. 0 issues for years

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