The AI-generated cat pictures thread
03-16-2017, 08:39 PM
Boost Pope
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I don't care if it only lasts one lap, it will be a glorious lap.
That having been said, the following is my fanwanking pet theory: James Bond is not a man. Like Q and M, he is an occupation; a job title. Over the years, many men have served their country in this role, and each has made a unique and valuable contribution to MI6.
Except George Lazenby.
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03-17-2017, 07:46 AM
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03-17-2017, 08:49 AM
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because manufacturers know that you don't make decisions based on the drawer, but rather on the equipment that sits atop it. Once you do decide on the equipment, you have exactly one choice for drawer; yes or no. If you want it, you really want it, and if you don't want it, then you weren't going to buy it anyways, so the price is very inelastic. Lastly, manufacturers change the design just often enough that when your washer or dryer fails, you won't be able to reuse the perfectly good pedestal with whatever new equipment you purchase, even if it is from the exact same model lineup. The end result is they can get away with charging you $300 for a drawer that your $400 washer sits on, because there is no competition and no used drawer market
Follow-up question: Why do people buy those drawers, anyway?
More specifically, why not just construct (or pay a local carpenter to construct) a shelf which contains drawers, but which also raises the washer and dryer up to a reasonable height? I mean, I realize that I'm on the taller end of "this is just barely normal," but even someone at the shorter end of normal (say, 5'0") still has to bend over to reach the clothes on the inside.
In homes with separate cooktops / ovens, the wall oven is customarily mounted at arm-level. Same goes for microwave ovens in built-in or over-the-range installations. So why is it considered universally acceptable for the clothes portal to be at knee-height?
Am I really the only Penn in an appliance-buying world filled with Tellers?
Not my actual family, but pretty close to what we look like:
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03-17-2017, 08:50 AM
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because STUPID PEOPLE, and manufacturers know that you don't make decisions based on the drawer, but rather on the equipment that sits atop it. Once you do decide on the equipment, you have exactly one choice for drawer; yes or no. If you want it, you really want it, and if you don't want it, then you weren't going to buy it anyways, so the price is very inelastic. Lastly, manufacturers change the design just often enough that when your washer or dryer fails, you won't be able to reuse the perfectly good pedestal with whatever new equipment you purchase, even if it is from the exact same model lineup. The end result is they can get away with charging you $300 for a drawer that your $400 washer sits on, because there is no competition and no used drawer market
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03-17-2017, 10:36 AM
2 Props,3 Dildos,& 1 Cat
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y8s does not abide.
I used **** I had laying around my shed, bought two elfa wire drawers and fabbed some wood rails to slide them on. white paint later and I have a basement quality riser pair:
Of course if you need a second washing machine for some reason, you can buy that option too. It's stupid expensive.
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03-17-2017, 11:34 AM
I bought a "stacked laundry center" for $500 13 years ago, in the scratch and dent section at Sears. The buzzer for the dryer has gone rogue, it goes off randomly throughout the drying cycle. Other than that, it has survived 5 moves and is still going strong.
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