04-06-2018, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondays child
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If I can fix it I will. Rather than spending more money by buying new plus hopefully not having the old one being dumped on landfill.
Monday, That is exactly what l was going to say!!
What do they say, about great minds think alike?
04-06-2018, 08:18 PM
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Make do and mend is my mottoGood for you Colin for fixing and saving from landfill
Thats what stops me from throwing stuff and buying new - landfill
My favourite suitcase, an old Antler, has been on its last wheels for 10 years or more. DH just buys new ones and repairs them. Not only that a friend uses the case more then us so we are getting great value from it
05-06-2018, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Aerolor
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I am even more irritated sometimes when he says "you don't need to buy one - I'll make you one" 
Our house is full of "I'll make you ones"
"Coffee machine you don't need to buy one! I will make one" * scuttles off to garage *
Originally Posted by Missy
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Make do and mend is my mottoGood for you Colin for fixing and saving from landfill
Thats what stops me from throwing stuff and buying new - landfill
My favourite suitcase, an old Antler, has been on its last wheels for 10 years or more. DH just buys new ones and repairs them. Not only that a friend uses the case more then us so we are getting great value from it
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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I learned it was cheaper to buy the wheels.
05-06-2018, 09:25 AM
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I am also one of the fix it mob. I have found many times that there is a way to be able to repair most things. I do know that some times it could be cheaper to buy new. As the spare parts can be more expensive. But they don’t make some things as reliable as what they did in the past.
05-06-2018, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DWebb
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Do you ever repair things or are you more likely to bin it and go buy a new one? Reason I ask is my trusty old Carlton airtech hard shell case wheels bit the dust when I was on holiday in April, instead of happily pulling along 23kg of suitcase on nice spinning wheels, I ended up dragging 23kg of case and luggage through the packed Sydney streets to the hotel.
23Kg?? Where on earth were you going? My suitcase is usually 9 to 13kg the higher figure when it is topped up with jars of Vegemite as presents. I am not sure I could even lift 23kg now but for a month's overseas holiday my suitcase is usually about 10kg.
Anyway, as for generally repairing or replacing it depends if it is worth replacing, there are few electrical goods that are worth repairing, usually much cheaper to replace. There are exceptions and as an ex technician I can usually repair most electronic gear but rarely do because replacements are so cheap and generally better faster etc.
always best for me to buy new.
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