Throwaway society
Throwaway society
I’ve got a small cafetiere I keep at work. I think it’s sold as a 3 cup, which means it does 1 mug. Anyway, I’ve had it maybe six years and the mesh filter is starting to break up so I’m browsing the web looking for a replacement. Amazon would like me to subscribe to a regular replacement service for them, and claims the most popular interval is 4 months. What?
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Re: Throwaway society
Recurring revenue... all companies are chasing it. The crazy one for me is car companies selling subscriptions to access features of the car. E.g. Unlock the drivers seat massage function for €10/month (I made that one up, wouldnt he surprised if someone is doing it though).
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Re: Throwaway society
You're luck, I am shortly going to have to throw ny cafetiere away because the mesh has disintegrated and being an odd size I can't replace it.Grumble wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:44 pmI’ve got a small cafetiere I keep at work. I think it’s sold as a 3 cup, which means it does 1 mug. Anyway, I’ve had it maybe six years and the mesh filter is starting to break up so I’m browsing the web looking for a replacement. Amazon would like me to subscribe to a regular replacement service for them, and claims the most popular interval is 4 months. What?
The internal diameter of the cafetiere is 80mm, so the mesh needs to be 90mm dia. 100mm is too big.
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What size is the mesh?Boustrophedon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:15 amYou're luck, I am shortly going to have to throw ny cafetiere away because the mesh has disintegrated and being an odd size I can't replace it.Grumble wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:44 pmI’ve got a small cafetiere I keep at work. I think it’s sold as a 3 cup, which means it does 1 mug. Anyway, I’ve had it maybe six years and the mesh filter is starting to break up so I’m browsing the web looking for a replacement. Amazon would like me to subscribe to a regular replacement service for them, and claims the most popular interval is 4 months. What?
The internal diameter of the cafetiere is 80mm, so the mesh needs to be 90mm dia. 100mm is too big.
It seems relatively easy to buy mesh online, could you bodge a replacement?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252712442303
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I’d have thought a man with your skills could cut some mesh to size, roll the edge and drill a hole through the middle. Given the right metal working tools of course. Probably need to fit a collet in the middle too.Boustrophedon wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:15 amYou're luck, I am shortly going to have to throw ny cafetiere away because the mesh has disintegrated and being an odd size I can't replace it.Grumble wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:44 pmI’ve got a small cafetiere I keep at work. I think it’s sold as a 3 cup, which means it does 1 mug. Anyway, I’ve had it maybe six years and the mesh filter is starting to break up so I’m browsing the web looking for a replacement. Amazon would like me to subscribe to a regular replacement service for them, and claims the most popular interval is 4 months. What?
The internal diameter of the cafetiere is 80mm, so the mesh needs to be 90mm dia. 100mm is too big.
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Yeah noticed that trying to find a magnetic whiteboard to stick on the fridge. Almost all of the hits link to Amazon. Ho hum, off I go to look there and most have got this recurring order thing, that apparently you can cancel. Stuff that. I can sort of get it for consumables (whether actual food or things that get used up), but why on earth would I need to keep buying magnetic whiteboards?TopBadger wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:11 amRecurring revenue... all companies are chasing it. The crazy one for me is car companies selling subscriptions to access features of the car. E.g. Unlock the drivers seat massage function for €10/month (I made that one up, wouldnt he surprised if someone is doing it though).
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Did it suggest permanent markers as a "people who bought this also bought"?FlammableFlower wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:32 amYeah noticed that trying to find a magnetic whiteboard to stick on the fridge. Almost all of the hits link to Amazon. Ho hum, off I go to look there and most have got this recurring order thing, that apparently you can cancel. Stuff that. I can sort of get it for consumables (whether actual food or things that get used up), but why on earth would I need to keep buying magnetic whiteboards?TopBadger wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:11 amRecurring revenue... all companies are chasing it. The crazy one for me is car companies selling subscriptions to access features of the car. E.g. Unlock the drivers seat massage function for €10/month (I made that one up, wouldnt he surprised if someone is doing it though).
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Re: Throwaway society
BMW 's £15/month for heated seats isn't far off https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/07/1 ... re-of-carsTopBadger wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:11 amRecurring revenue... all companies are chasing it. The crazy one for me is car companies selling subscriptions to access features of the car. E.g. Unlock the drivers seat massage function for €10/month (I made that one up, wouldnt he surprised if someone is doing it though).
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Tesla have made Bluetooth connection to their entertainment console a 'charge for' feature after the 8th year (I think)Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:47 pmBMW 's £15/month for heated seats isn't far off https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/07/1 ... re-of-carsTopBadger wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:11 amRecurring revenue... all companies are chasing it. The crazy one for me is car companies selling subscriptions to access features of the car. E.g. Unlock the drivers seat massage function for €10/month (I made that one up, wouldnt he surprised if someone is doing it though).
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ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
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I normally subscribe to save the money then cancel the subscription the next dayGrumble wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:44 pmI’ve got a small cafetiere I keep at work. I think it’s sold as a 3 cup, which means it does 1 mug. Anyway, I’ve had it maybe six years and the mesh filter is starting to break up so I’m browsing the web looking for a replacement. Amazon would like me to subscribe to a regular replacement service for them, and claims the most popular interval is 4 months. What?
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Does this mean that you're throwing away the subscription? Another example of Throwaway Society!Stranger Mouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:33 pmI normally subscribe to save the money then cancel the subscription the next dayGrumble wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:44 pmI’ve got a small cafetiere I keep at work. I think it’s sold as a 3 cup, which means it does 1 mug. Anyway, I’ve had it maybe six years and the mesh filter is starting to break up so I’m browsing the web looking for a replacement. Amazon would like me to subscribe to a regular replacement service for them, and claims the most popular interval is 4 months. What?
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I took out a printer cartridge subscription when I bought my printer, cause they push them and to be honest the price worked out as roughly 1 of each cartridge per year, which seemed reasonable, plus the added convenience of the new ones turning up automagically.
Except, in the two years I've had it I've not need to change the cartridges until now. And they haven't sent new ones, and I've had two customer service tickets open, one since August, that are being ignored.
So I'll cancel it when this month's subscription is up (otherwise they remotely cancel your printer), and try to pursue a refund lol.
Except, in the two years I've had it I've not need to change the cartridges until now. And they haven't sent new ones, and I've had two customer service tickets open, one since August, that are being ignored.
So I'll cancel it when this month's subscription is up (otherwise they remotely cancel your printer), and try to pursue a refund lol.
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It's probably most cost efficient to buy the cheapest same-sized cafetiere and taking the mesh out of that. It seems materially wasteful, but the efficiency of mass production means that someone else can make whole cafetieres for less than the time and effort to you to craft another filter from mesh by yourself.
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Is somebody on a subscription model of chancellors? (is there an upgrade to PMs?) the last one didn't seem as well put together as the ones we started out with.
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Re: Throwaway society
Just had to buy a new rubber seal for my aeropress, as it had finally perished after 10 years.
Got a new one for 7€ plus p+p, and it was very easy to swap out - good as new!
Got a new one for 7€ plus p+p, and it was very easy to swap out - good as new!
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They changed the rubber material a few years ago (from nitrile to silicone I suspect) and - fingers crossed - the new ones seem to be long-lasting.Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:11 pmJust had to buy a new rubber seal for my aeropress, as it had finally perished after 10 years.
Got a new one for 7€ plus p+p, and it was very easy to swap out - good as new!
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Ah cool! I'll set up my recurring Amazon delivery for once a decade, thenMartin Y wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:40 pmThey changed the rubber material a few years ago (from nitrile to silicone I suspect) and - fingers crossed - the new ones seem to be long-lasting.Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:11 pmJust had to buy a new rubber seal for my aeropress, as it had finally perished after 10 years.
Got a new one for 7€ plus p+p, and it was very easy to swap out - good as new!
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We have a heavily-used shared Aeropress at work and the original rubber bung on the plunger leaked after a couple of years. New type has outlasted it.
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To be fair there were a few years when it sat in a cupboard in the UK while I was gallivanting. But I've gotta say I'm impressed with the longevity.
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Prime Ministers don't seem to last as long as they used to.
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They just don't make them like they used to.
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Maybe Brady forgot to cancel his recurring subscription?
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I did wonder how you’d set itBird on a Fire wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:41 pmAh cool! I'll set up my recurring Amazon delivery for once a decade, thenMartin Y wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:40 pmThey changed the rubber material a few years ago (from nitrile to silicone I suspect) and - fingers crossed - the new ones seem to be long-lasting.Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:11 pmJust had to buy a new rubber seal for my aeropress, as it had finally perished after 10 years.
Got a new one for 7€ plus p+p, and it was very easy to swap out - good as new!
where once I used to scintillate
now I sin till ten past three
now I sin till ten past three