Like, this apparently simple repair job of what's probably a $0.50 wholesale part of a whole worth like $100 had me scrounging around for a clamp, looking up superglue drying times, spend 20 minutes doing a tiny jigsaw puzzle...
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...and it's possibly still not enough. What I've done so far is within what I already know. and now it looks like I'll have to learn about nylon thread weights, how to tie a whipping knot, bobbins, possibly how to apply epoxy/lacquer... none of which I've done before.
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So far, I've spent $0, 1 hour, and learned nothing. But if I do the whole thing
@DavidRalin suggests in the replies to make it a solid fix, I'll probably end up spending $20, and 2 hours more. In the process I'll acquire a new skill, and $18 worth of inventory for future repairs.1 reply 0 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
Plan B would be to play phone tag with the manufacturer for an hour, and maybe pay $6 to get just the part. I'd learn the much less valuable lesson of how good a company's customer service is. Plan C would be to replace the whole thing. A 2 minute, $100 task.
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Incredibly, the incentives are radically stacked to make that last option the financially rational one unless you're extremely cash poor/time rich by US standards.
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Replying to @vgr @DavidRalin
Kind of makes you wish every apartment building could have a person who could accumulate the tools/know how to repair your stuff and run a service doing so for like, $2-$5 (even accumulating a library of 3D models!). But, regulations etc.
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Every apartment building, or the convenience cost is too high.
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This person has to live on troglodyte wages, no one building will keep them busy enough. How about one corresponding to each light rail stop?
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I think you're assuming like-new replace > repair culture continues unchanged. If we move to high repair culture, there'd be enough volume in one apartment building of say 200-300 units I think.
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Still, major shifts in value of time and things required.
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