Planned obsolescence isn't a thing.

They aren't built as well because consumers want a $20 coffeemaker and that cost reduction has to come from somewhere.

This coffeemaker was $55 in 1985. That is $150 in today's money.

Spend $150 on a good quality drip coffeemaker and you should have one that lasts as long.

Unfortunately all makers now produce stuff that is low end and carries the companies name and reputation (even when it shouldn’t lol).

There is much blame to go around. Companies for being so cheap and consumers who give business to cheap Chinese brands thus forcing reputable brands to compete with them.

i bought a newer mr. coffee and all of the sudden something inside gave way and let all the water out of the reservoir. I figured it was a crack. So these assholes used a special headed screw so you can't get it off without whatever proprietary piece of crap they have. I broke the damn thing open Only to find the god damn hose came un clipped and fell off. I put the hose back on, tightened the clamp a little and it's been fine ever since.

I almost bought another one. Not that day you greedy coffee making bastards, not that day!

oh that's an awesome piece of the 80s right there. I love it.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

I love how years back designers were experimenting with amazing contraptions like this. Now they all look the same.

You answered my question! Never seen a coffeemaker that doesn’t emit steam. It’s not possible at those temps, especially with rapid heating. Collecting steam under a cabinet in a tight space seems like terrible design.

Omg I have that in my rv. It makes fine coffee !!!

Awesome man. 100% worth it been wearing their clothes for about 5 years

That’s the powder one and definitely worth it, been using it for years and it is the best hoodie ever. Granted I would wait until it’s 25% off… lol it’s really the only hoodie I wear but I have a lightweight one for them I wear occasionally

I miss ours. It only recently died, when the bottom rusted out because of a slow leak. Now, getting one of these vintage coffeemakers off eBay costs like US$100, the last time I checked.

My grandparents had one. The steam produced when brewing destroyed the wooden cabinet it was mounted to.

The #1 reason coffee makers used to fail was user negligence.

Now, it's planned obsolescence.

Yup, plenty of times, she’s good about keeping it clean. My cousin owns a coffee shop and has tried to replace it countless times and she refuses

Lots of recommendations for Speed Queen / Huebsch but they appear to be small capacity. Any recommendations for larger capacity units?

Oh wow.

I forgot about those.

I remember when they first came out. I thought they looked SO futuristic

Hoodies look cool but 200 for one geez

It was a leak.

Anything that has stretch in it will feel a hell of a lot hotter, unfortunately, so rule them out immediately. The best pants for hot weather that I’ve found are light colored linen pants. Like you aren’t even wearing them. The downside is that they aren’t the best looking and they wrinkle easily. But they are like nothing else.

Funny you should say that cause there have been a few times that I've gone to grab it before heading out to the trail and found the battery to be dead and taken by G-Shock GWM5610 instead. I miss the backup compass and barometer when on the trail though.

Yup, it was a whole "space maker" series of different appliances that all mounted on the wall underneath a cabinet. Really cool stuff.

Honestly in terms of cost per wear the Goodfellow ones from target compete with the most premium tees out there. They fit well too. They're like 6 bucks and better quality/fit consistency than main line j crew and similar brands.

I had a really hard time recognizing that as carrots and not as some beast of a crab’s legs. 😂

Lovely crock pot.

Please have me over for dinner 🥺

Oh man, I’ve never seen Duckworth before, this looks great! Ordered a couple of hoodies to try out… Thanks!