Refrigerators— things that used to have an expected life of 15 years at the minimum— aren't lasting like they used to. Here's why.

 @stevelehto  just posted a video about the epidemic of bad refrigerators last week, and because I’m weird, I wanted to expand upon that and dig into why things aren’t lasting like they used to. If you’ve bought a new fridge recently or are thinking about buying one, here’s why it might not last as long as your old one…and by extension how you can improve your chances of getting one that does.

Further reading/watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGAhWgkKlHI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTjPzw9VhY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/10/25/samsung-refrigerator-investigation-complaints-continue/70982873007/